Sep 2025
New Focus: Bradford Young Curators
Ten young people curate a major exhibition at Impressions Gallery.
Ten young people are curating a major photography exhibition at Impressions Gallery – and creating Bradford’s biggest digital family album.
New Focus: Bradford Young Curators is part of Impressions Gallery’s award-winning New Focus programme, which supports young people aged 18–25 to gain the knowledge and skills they need to become the creatives of the future. The Bradford Young Curators will benefit from workshops and mentoring from some of the UK’s leading photography experts and creative professionals.
The heart of this 18-month programme is the handover of curatorial control from Impressions Gallery to the group, who are commissioning new work by five cutting-edge photographers from Bradford and beyond for a new exhibition. The collective will also go out into communities around the District to unearth Bradford’s cherished family photos and preserve the stories behind them, creating an online family album that will serve as a powerful tribute to the people and communities of Bradford.
Image: Members of New Focus: Bradford Young Curators (L-R): Mia Wilson, Amina Ahmed, Keyhan Modaressi Chahardehi, Zarah Ashraf, Lauren Waldron, Louie Haslam-Chance. © Arooj Din, courtesy Impressions Gallery.
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