8 May 2025
Augmenting Bradford’s DNA: Theatre in the Mill Workshop & Talk
Razwan Ul-Haq
Help to make a unique work of homegrown art.
An Arabic Calligraphy workshop where attendees helped create a unique work of homegrown art.
A Bradford 2025 Artist-Led Project.
About this project
This workshop was part of a multi-disciplinary, district-wide project by calligrapher Razwan Ul-Haq. The project aimed to bring Bradford’s environment to life. Starting in 2024, Razwan began extracting ink from Bradford city’s resources – bricks from Bradford’s iconic architecture, soil from Bradford City Football Club, rocks and stones from the rivers of Bradford, and even certain plants. All of these inks were then used to make brand new, homegrown artworks that were exhibited in Bradford in summer 2025.
Workshops
Razwan delivered a talk and a Nastaliq Arabic Calligraphy workshop where audiences could try one of the inks and participate in shaping the exhibition. They used bamboo pens and hand-ground ink sourced from Bradford, and learned about the various ways inks can be made for traditional Arabic calligraphy and how this has influenced their project.
Artist-Led Project Awards
This project was supported by the Bradford 2025 Artist-led Project Awards programme.
Find out more about this programme and the projects we’ve supported below.
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