Broken / Makeshift is an exhibition that celebrates contemporary craft by finding the beauty in everyday objects and explores how our emotional attachment to them can survive a break, fracture, or tear.
The show and surrounding programme will highlight modern and historic methods of mending, inviting a conversation about how our relationship to things has changed since the popularisation of mass-production and the recent resurgence of upcycling, repurposing, and repair.
Visit the exhibition during its opening day on 11th October for an opportunity to meet some of the exhibiting artists and bring your own objects to get mending advice from a group of incredible local craftspeople who will be demonstrating their repair techniques throughout the afternoon.
Demonstrations
12:00 - 14:00 - Kintsugi with Amelia Jane
13:30 - 15:30 - Visible clothing mending with Carolann J Allan
14:30 - 16:30 - Jewellery repair with Emma White
Drop-in Workshop
Get involved in a free family-friendly craft activity at our drop-in table.
Drinks & Snacks
Our Tea Room will be open, selling a range of hot and cold drinks and cakes.
Gallery Shop
The Gallery Shop will be open all day, selling a range of books and prints relevant to the exhibition, along with our usual shop set up, featuring the work of a wide range of small businesses and makers.
Exhibiting artists
Abdulrazaq Awofeso
Amelia Frances Wood
Bridget Harvey
David Fox & Liz O'Connell
Grace Clifford
Isabel Fletcher
Isobel Jane Kimberley
Jo Pond
Megan Preston-Davies
Molly Rooke
Polite Rebellion
Rachel Anzalone
Rosie Vohra
Zoë Hillyard
Zoe Phillips
Accessibility
This event will be held in the Gallery which is located on Farsley Town Street. The main entrance on Town Street has a flight of stairs. The Gallery can also be reached by a flat access entrance to the rear of the building, through the Mills’ Main Yard. There are several disabled toilets on site, as well as free accessible parking.
Quiet spaces will be available during the event, please find a member of staff for support on the evening.
Please contact us ahead of time if you have any access requirements you'd like us to be aware of, or if you require BSL interpretation or a hearing loop for this event.
