Wild Uplands
Striking new art for the moors above Haworth.
Out on the wily, windy moors, we’re building an extraordinary open-air gallery inspired by the natural world.
Explore Wild Uplands from May to October 2025.
Wild Uplands is a series of new artworks created for the vast skies and expansive moorland views of Penistone Hill Country Park, high above Haworth. From sculptures and site-specific installations to a new sound walk, we’re reimagining this untamed landscape as a hotbed for contemporary art.
Shanaz Gulzar, Creative Director of Bradford 2025 and the curator of Wild Uplands, has invited four leading national and international artists – Monira Al Qadiri, Meherunnisa Asad with Studio Lél, Vanessa da Silva and Steve Messam – to create new works in response to Penistone Hill. They’ll be inspired both by the natural attributes and by the industrial heritage of these former quarries – and by the future of our natural world in light of the ongoing climate crisis.
We’ll be announcing more details in spring 2025 – when we’ll also launch Earth & Sky, an immersive sound walk created with Opera North for Wild Uplands that features new music from three leading contemporary composers.
Wild Uplands will also feature a programme of tours, educational activities and special events – including opportunities to contribute to the restoration of the park. We’ll be announcing full details soon.
