Impressions Gallery

Enjoy great art and activities for everyone at Impressions Gallery on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 June, as part of Bradford Festival, a free event for all the family, bringing the very best international, British and local theatre, art, music and dance right into the heart of the city.

Gallery opening hours during the festival are 10am to 5pm on Saturday 14 June and 12 to 3pm on Sunday 15 June. Workshops run from 12 to 3pm on both days

In the Gallery:

Thirteen by George Chakravarthi
In Thirteen, award-winning artist George Chakravarthi takes on the guise of 13 Shakespearean characters including Brutus, Lady Macbeth and Cleopatra, in a set of powerful self-portraits. These large scale, multi-layered, jewel-like images are mounted in lightboxes recalling stained glass, monuments and tombs.



Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, this is the first time Thirteen has be shown outside the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon.


In the Foyer:

Hero for a Day
Be your favourite Hero For a Day at our digital photography workshop, inspired by our current exhibition Thirteen.

Drop in any time between 12.00 and 3.00 to unleash your inner hero! Come dressed as your favourite superhero or choose a costume from our collection and strike a pose for professional photographer Jonathan Turner. Our team will use digital magic and put you into a special Bradford scene. Your picture will be displayed on the Big Screen in City Park throughout Summer.

Join in and get a free book Super Duck by Jez Alborough part of National Book Start week encouraging families to read with their children.

In the Lounge:

Saturday Stop

Visit our exhibition, relax in the Lounge overlooking City Park, and take part in free creative activities for children. Pick up a free Gallery Trail and solve the puzzles as you travel through Thirteen by George Chakravarthi.



Free entry to all activities, drop in
All welcome