New Focus first met in April 2012 and in the past 6 years the group have created five short films, met with Bradford’s key cultural figures, worked on a major Heritage Lottery funded publication and exhibition Changing Bradford, developed their own recruitment strategy raised £600 through Kickstarter to fund the production of a short film Bradford Video Portraits and creativley directed the ground breaking project No Mans Land: Young People Uncover Women’s Viewpoints of the First World War. New Focus has high ambitions and by working closely with both Impressions Gallery and Bradford’s diverse communities the group plays a role in Bradford by providing meaningful experiences for young people. To find out more about New Focus visit their blog http://newfocusblog.wordpress.com/

Hidden Schools Tour

A groundbreaking project taking high quality art to children in schools throughout Bradford, funded by Arts Council England through the National Lottery.

From September 2013 Impressions will tour the exhibition Hidden by Red Saunders to 12 schools across the district, as part of Arts Council England’s Strategic touring programme. Hidden features large-scale photographs of momentous, yet often overlooked, events in British history, which are full of rich detail to spark the imagination of children and young people.

Hidden has strong links to national curriculum subjects including History, English and Art, and an extensive education programme will accompany the tour. This will include a creative project bringing together children, their families to create artwork about local ‘hidden histories’.