Exhibitions and Events
| Gallery | Artist | Dates |
| Mosaic/Upstairs Gallery | Calligraphy Society | 5th Oct – 3rd Nov |
| Crossley Gallery | The Grid Project | 26th Oct – 9th Feb |
The Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society (CLAS)
Letters Hand Made
The Mosaic and Upstairs Galleries
Saturday 5th October – Sunday 3rd November
Exhibition Preview
2.00-4.00 pm Saturday 5th October
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society, a travelling exhibition of new work by national and international lettering artists will be on display at the Dean Clough Galleries in October.
The exhibition title is Letters Hand Made to celebrate the tangible, the analogue and the tactile skills of using pens, inks, paints, brushes or other tools. Scientific studies have proved that the physical act of writing by hand results in a closer understanding and involvement with content.
Visitors to the exhibition will enjoy seeing the work on display, as so much can be gained from looking at artwork in real life to appreciate the skills of letters hand made.
The Halifax Grid Project
In Search of Urban Happiness
The Crossley Gallery
Saturday 26th October – 9th February 2025
Exhibition Preview
12.00-2.00 pm Saturday 26th October
This ‘portrait’ of the Halifax area in 2023 was carried out by 63 contributors from the local community. They produced 2471 photographs and 41 pieces of writing.
Their work forms the most recent Grid Project, a project which uses systematic approaches to documentary photography and seeks to avoid cherry-picking solely picturesque outcomes.
What makes us happy in our environment?
This project uses photography and writing to look at the question from a less-than-conventional point of view. Typically, we might be happy if we inhabit a place with, say, low crime, good schools, friendly neighbourhoods, low-volume traffic, attractive views with lots of trees, clean and tidy streets and so on.
We looked at a different dimension of happiness, based on The Image of the City (1960) by Kevin Lynch. It’s concerned with the sense of wellbeing we get when we possess a strong image of our town or city.
