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Art, Architecture & Design

Explore the world of art, architecture and design with Bradford Literature Festival. Join us as we bring together experts from around the world to explore art in its many forms; from classics to post-modern.  

Discover how faith, art and design align, and explore how the world of art and galleries are striving to improve accessibility. 

Get hands-on with workshops and classes led by artisans and master-craftspeople.  

Art, Architecture & Design

Prints for Peace: Letterpress Printmaking Masterclass
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 09:30 – 13:00
People Powered Press, BD18 3JF
Art, Architecture & Design
Salts Mill Hockney Gallery Tour
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 09:45 – 10:45
Salts Mill, BD18 3HU
Art, Architecture & Design
Yorkshire Tatreez
Threads of Palestine: Tatreez Embroidery Masterclass
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 10:00 – 12:00
Reception Room 2, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Art, Architecture & Design
Olha Zhydetska
Petal to Paper: Crepe Paper Flower Masterclass
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 10:15 – 12:15
Reception Room 1, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Art, Architecture & Design
Dr Pragya Agarwal, Maxim Samson, Saeed Khan
Drawing Power: The Politics of Maps
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 12:30 – 13:30
Norcroft Auditorium, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
Art, Architecture & Design, Global Futures, History
David Kennedy, Suzanne Rennie
Paris 1900: The Forgotten Female Artists
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 19:00 – 20:00
Banqueting Suite, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Art, Architecture & Design
Olha Zhydetska
Make Your Own Motanka Doll!
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 10:15 – 11:45
Reception Room 1, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Art, Architecture & Design
Samuel Sharp
Designing Digital Landscapes with Samuel Sharp
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 11:00 – 13:00
Norcroft Lounge, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
Art, Architecture & Design
Peter Sanders
Peter Sanders: Searching for Light – A Retrospective
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 13:00 – 14:30
Pictureville, The National Science and Media Museum, BD1 1NQ
Art, Architecture & Design
Munise Emetullah Akhtar
Biomorphic Patterns and Islamic Illumination with Munise Emetuliah
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 13:30 – 16:00
Norcroft Lounge, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
Art, Architecture & Design
Great Art Explained with James Payne
Wednesday, 8 July 2026 | 19:30 – 20:30
Main Hall, St George’s Hall, BD1 1JT
Art, Architecture & Design
Agnis Smallwood
Looming ‘eck! A Looming Masterclass
Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 09:30 – 13:00
Reception Room 1, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Art, Architecture & Design
Chris Moffat
Lahore After Modernism: Architecture and its Histories in Pakistan
Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 11:00 – 12:00
The Chamber, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Art, Architecture & Design, History, World Affairs & Politics
Traditional Ottoman Bookbinding Talk
Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 11:15 – 12:15
Banqueting Suite, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Art, Architecture & Design
Soraya Syed, Art of the Pen
Global Perspectives and Islamic Calligraphy
Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 11:30 – 12:30
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HY
Art, Architecture & Design
Dr Rachel King
The Tudor Heart: Love, Power, and a Royal Discovery
Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 12:30 – 13:30
Banqueting Suite, City Hall, BD1 1HY
History, Art, Architecture & Design
Islamic Calligraphy Masterclass
Sunday, 12 July 2026 | 11:00 – 14:00
Reception Room 1, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Art, Architecture & Design
World of Islam: Festival 50th Anniversary
Sunday, 12 July 2026 | 13:00 – 14:15
Pictureville, The National Science and Media Museum, BD1 1NQ
Art, Architecture & Design
Ahmed Paul Keeler
In Conversation with Ahmed Paul Keeler
Sunday, 12 July 2026 | 17:30 – 19:00
Pictureville, The National Science and Media Museum, BD1 1NQ
Art, Architecture & Design, Film, Global Futures, Race & Identity

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