Stories

Close up drawing of a zebras eye

January’s DRAW! gallery

Check out some of your DRAW! submissions in January, hand-picked by Bradford 2025's Creative Director Shanaz Gulzar.

July’s DRAW! gallery

Check out some of your amazing entries for July's DRAW theme of birthdays.

How to… DRAW! with scissors (doodles and squiggles)

Ben Holden shares their tips on how to draw a party on a piece of paper! - part of DRAW! supported by David Hockney.

Artist Morag Myserscough and her dog Elvis. Morag has a silver bob and round black glasses and wears a pink top. She is sitting at a desk with a notebook. Elvis is a very handsome white terrior dog.

Draw a Birthday with Morag Myerscough

Morag Myserscough asks us to draw a Birthday – part of DRAW! supported by David Hockney.

May’s DRAW! gallery

Have a look at some of your May DRAW! submissions hand selected by Zandra Rhodes, for the month's theme of patterns.

June’s DRAW! gallery

Check out some of your DRAW! submissions in June, for the month's theme of draw a typical Sunday morning.

Artist Ann Hamilton, with short white hair and wearing a dark coat, gestures thoughtfully while seated at a table covered in papers, a tablet, and writing tools. She is in the expansive, light-filled interior of Salts Mill in Saltaire, a historic industrial building with high ceilings and exposed beams.

Video: Hands of We Will Sing

Hands of We Will Sing is a 15-minute film offering a portrait of internationally-acclaimed artist Ann Hamilton as she creates We Will Sing for Bradford 2025.

A young boy stands in a classroom drawing on a whiteboard. Is smiling and looking towards an adult who is copying his drawing.

How to… draw a dragon

We asked children from Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy, how would you teach an adult to draw? Part of DRAW! supported by David Hockney.

Comedian Harry Hill smiles against a patterned background. He wears a big smile.

Draw a typical Sunday morning with Harry Hill

Harry Hill asks us to draw 'A Typical Sunday Morning' – part of DRAW! supported by David Hockney.

How to… draw a mandala

Mussarat Rahman shares their tips on how to draw a mandala – part of DRAW! supported by David Hockney.