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Contents ISSUE 18|aug/sep 2016

7_NOTE FROM THE EDITOR 8_In the news 12_shipley street arts festival 18_Bingley Music Live 22_saltaire brass bands 26_a.a. dhand 30_world curry festival 34_KATH LIBBERT 40_samantha pickard 44_josephine dellow 48_golden cabinet 52_best of the fest 57_what’s on?

SUBMISSIONS on the cover This month’s cover was designed by Josephine Dellow, whose George Street illustration is the latest in a series of covers curated by Saltaire Inspired. If you’d like to feature on the cover send your entry to submissions@thesaltairereview.co.uk The deadline for submissions to the next issue is August 15th.

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The Shipley Street Arts Festival brought colour and energy to Shipley town centre and we are lucky to have an insightful review from Maya Jones, who was involved as a volunteer for the event. We also highlight some of the events to look out for at this year’s Saltaire Festival, which is always a fantastic tribute to the talent and creativity we have in the area. As always I hope you enjoy the read and please help us by supporting the wonderful businesses that allow us to exist through their advertising support. haigh simpson

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In the news Meditation group for parents and carers A new meditation support group for parents and carers of children of all ages has been set up at Saltaire United Reformed Church. The community of parents and carers meet each Friday from 1.30-3pm to meditate together and develop mindfulness to help us live more fully and connect more deeply with ourselves and our children. The group experiments different forms of meditation each week, with songs, yoga inspired movement and a reading for adults. Costing ÂŁ3 per adult each week, the group is open to anyone caring for children who is interested in learning relaxation skills and meditation exercises with children, and support one another in the wonderful, but often stressful, role of bringing up children.

Dragon Boat Festival raises over £40,000

Bradford’s first family film festival

The Lord Mayor’s Dragon Boat festival held earlier this year in Robert’s Park raised a massive £43,000 for charity, it has been revealed.

Film fans are set for an exciting new addition to the summer events calendar with the launch of the first Bradford Family Film Festival for summer 2016.

The popular event attracted over 10,000 spectators for a sunny day in May to watch 45 teams battle it out on the water.

The Festival - run by Bradford UNESCO City of Film - offers free and subsidised screenings, workshops and events in and around Bradford throughout the month of August.

The funds have been split equally between Bradford Hospitals Children’s Charity and the Spread a Smile Appeal, which was introduced by Councillor Joanne Dodds during her year as Lord Mayor of Bradford. Cllr Dodds said, “I can’t thank the organisers of the festival enough for getting people together to raise this phenomenal amount of money. The teams from the council really got behind the festival and raised almost a third of the money.”

The full programme includes everything from family blockbusters including Big Hero 6, Paddington, Rio and Cars to Disney classics like Alice in Wonderland, as well as Bollywood’s longest running romance Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Screenings will be held in City Park, Bradford Museums and Galleries, Bradford Playhouse and the Eccleshill Mechanics Institute, ensuring plenty of difference places for families to visit where there will be additional workshops, activities and exhibitions.

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ROOM AT THE TOP by John Dewhirst is the third volume in the BANTAMSPAST HISTORY REVISITED series. It provides a unique social history of Bradford in the nineteenth century and tells of how Bradford became known as a centre of sporting excellence.

LIFE AT THE TOP (also by John Dewhirst) continues the story of the rivalry of the two senior Bradford clubs from 1890 until 1908.

Manningham FC and Bradford FC were bitter rivals, originally in the Rugby Union and then as founder members of the Northern Union. With the abandonment of rugby at Valley Parade and Park Avenue they renewed their rivalry in the Football League. Until now that rivalry has not been explained nor why the two clubs changed codes twice in succeeding decades. LIFE AT THE TOP tells the story of their conversion and why the enmity remains to this day. Discover the real reasons for their secession from the Rugby Union which contradicts the traditional interpretation of Rugby League history. Travel back to a long lost world and be surprised about the similarities with today.

John’s previous book A HISTORY OF BRADFORD CITY IN OBJECTS was described by Hunter Davies as ‘the best illustrated history of any club that I have ever read’.

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Shipley By Maya Jones

For three days at the beginning of July Shipley Street Arts Festival took over Shipley town centre with an array of colours and a cause for celebration. After a dull and rainy week that defied the beginning of summer Shipley responded with a creative cheer for the arts. With market stalls, dance, music and storytelling, the festival promised there would be something for everybody - and there was. The not-for-profit festival, run by street theatre company Q20 Events, aims to provide a showcase for the local artistic talent. With contributions from schools alongside performances from professional companies, the breadth and variety of this year’s festival is its biggest accomplishment. Indeed director of Q20 Events John Lambert confirms the growing success of the festival, now in its third year, “I’m absolutely delighted with this year’s festival - it was bigger and more varied and engaged with

more members of the public. People stayed throughout the day in a very relaxed manner.” Volunteering on a school trip with a class of seven-year-olds meant I got to experience the festival the best way - like a child. Hand in hand, we skipped the stalls and headed straight for the main stage where we joined fellow students from the surrounding area. John describes how the main stage is a new addition that has proved successful in “significantly improving the scale of the festival.” The stage certainly attracted the attention of passers-by and created a central hub for music and dance. In the first of many celebrations of the community, we watched as each school dramatically unveiled a piece of artwork. The contributions were fantastic and the buzzing atmosphere only heightened by the collective excitement of the young children who were so ecstatic to see their work on stage. Most took the theme of a popular children’s story - one school revealed a glistening mermaid’s

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I’m absolutely delighted with this year’s festival - it was bigger and more varied and engaged with more members of the public. People stayed throughout the day in a very relaxed manner.

tail whilst another presented a hungry caterpillar and its never-ending dinners. The unveiling ended with the newly decorated SHIPLEY letters, which epitomised the event as a celebration of our local area. The highlight of the day was undoubtedly Q20’s production The World Of Beatrix Potter. Aimed at celebrating Beatrix Potter’s 150th anniversary, the company managed to create a piece of theatre that was exciting for the children and nostalgic for their parents. They merged Beatrix Potter herself with some of her most famous characters - Peter Rabbit, Mrs Tiggywinkle and Mr Tod all appeared in convincing costumes. The production’s strength lay with the audience participation, which kept the children entertained and allowed the actors time to reach the suitably moral conclusion of everybody working together. Admittedly, Beatrix Potter is not my favourite

writer but the performance proved Q20 are a company that can bring any story to life. We finished the day sitting on the steps of Asda listening to a storyteller recount another tale about working together. The children’s preference for joining in and adding their own interpretations summed up the festival as both interactive and inclusive. When I volunteered to work on this school trip I’ll admit I was somewhat sceptical. Whilst I love my hometown, the close proximity to UNESCO world heritage site Saltaire means it’s not the obvious choice for a school trip. To my happy surprise Shipley Street Arts Festival put on a fantastic show that brought colour and creativity to a town in need of a little celebration. I only hope that more events like this continue to grace our streets and celebrate our wonderful community.

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Bingley Music Live Tinie Tempah tops a big lineup at the 2016 Bingley Music Live

Travis, All Saints, Tinie Tempah, Sigma, Echo and The Bunnymen, Lightning Seeeds, Sigma, Black Grape, We Are Scientists and Sigala are just some of the fantastic acts leading the charge at this year’s Bingley Music Live, which will take place over the first weekend of September. Eight number one singles and rising, there is no doubt that Tinie Tempah is one of the leading lights of the UK music scene and a massive coup for BML. Exploding onto the top of the UK charts in 2010 with the BML 2015 headliner, Labrinth produced track Pass Out, the smash hit gave birth to the career of both artists. Having received two Brit Awards in 2011 for Best British Breakthrough Act and Best Single he has continued to collaborate with other artists such as Ellie Goulding on Wonderman, BML 2014 artist Jess Glynne on Not Letting Go and recent KDA Number One ‘Turn The Music Louder (Rumble) with BML 2013 artist Katy B. One of the most celebrated multi Brit Award winning and platinum selling bands, Travis, make their long awaited return to the British musical landscape. The band have been responsible for hit after hit with huge tracks such as Sing, Writing to Reach You, Flowers In The Window, and the anthem of all anthems, Why Does It Always Rain on Me. One of the outstanding headline acts, Echo and the Bunnymen, are set to thrill the crowd with hits such as Nothing Lasts Forever, The Cutter, The Killing Fields and Bring On The Dancing Horses.

The Lightning Seeds, with Ian Brodie and band will deliver a plethora of super pop hits like Lucky You, The Life of Riley, Pure and Three Lions at the Bradford Council-run festival. Chart-topping exponents of Drum and Bass, Sigma will no doubt be welcomed with open arms as they take to the Myrtle Park stage. The act topped the UK charts with Nobody to Love and in 2014 they released their second consecutive number one Changing co-written by BML 2015’s Ella Eyre and featuring Brit Award winning Paloma Faith with smash hit Higher featuring BML 2015 headliner Labrinth and the hits still keep coming. The recently re-formed All Saints immediately gate-crashed the top 5 album charts with their returning album Red Flag. They’ll be smashing out hit after hit. Always the coolest of all the girl bands, they have an arsenal of massive hits that includes tracks like Never Ever, Pure Shores, I Know Where It’s At and Under The Bridge to name just a few. Festival favourites such as the brilliant We Are Scientists, the Happy Monday’s Shaun Ryder and Bez’s much lauded, exciting side project Black Grape land in Myrtle Park as will the Discovery Stage that will deliver the very best of UK new music such as Hidden Charms as well as a few firm favourites too. And it doesn’t stop there. With around fifty other acts playing across the festival weekend, BML will also pay tribute to Starman David Bowie with a host of very special guest artists each performing their favourite track by him in what is sure to be a very special festival moment.

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A history of brass bands in Saltaire By Eddie Lawler

Almost from day one Saltaire had a brass band. The first Saltaire Band was founded in 1855 by Titus Salt, which accords with his plan for positive leisure-time opportunities in the village. Joseph Paley from Baildon taught and conducted this band right up to 1894, by which time he’d become the publican at the Ring Of Bells. Salt also founded a drum-and-fife band. But Salt’s successor James Roberts had other ideas about spare-time activities and in 1894 he called in the instruments and ended this first period. Saltaire heard no more band music until 1932, when the Salts Silver Band was founded by Herbert Bowdin ‘HB’ Hawley. Hawley ran the Hammonds Sauce Works in Apperley Bridge, but was also an organist and composer. The players came from the Shipley and Saltaire area and Salt’s Mill provided a rent-free practice room. HB’s band functioned up to the Second War, at which point he founded a junior band. From this juncture local brass band music

develops two differing strands. After the war the Salts Silver Band carried on, but under the title Hammonds Sauce Works Band, playing regularly into the 90s but with the direct Saltaire connection beginning to fade. In 1993 it became the Yorkshire Building Society Band, which hit the high notes in national and international competitions. From 2009 the band linked up once again with its heritage and performs now as the prestigious Hammonds Saltaire Band, led by conductor and composer Morgan Griffiths from Batley, and with highly-skilled personnel from West Yorkshire and beyond. When this band played a magnificent programme on the new Roberts Park bandstand, they needed an extension to fit all the members in! They are eight-time European Champions (England soccer, be ashamed…..). They will be competing in the British Open at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall on 10 September. Come on, Saltaire! But if you hear brass band music in Saltaire buildings and on its streets it’s most likely you are listening to Hall Royd Band, most of

Current members of the Hall Royd band (Photo by Stephanie Outlaw)

whose members live within walking distance of Saltaire and Shipley. They were founded just after the Second War by Ralph Nellist, a man with a Salvation Army background who set up the church choir at the Hall Royd Methodist Church, Shipley and progressed to brass banding, acquiring some of the instruments from the Saltaire band. The ethos he created continues to this day, the band aiming to give the joy of music to the public and to pass on to the community the gift of music and brass playing. They have an open-door policy, welcoming allcomers regardless of level and experience. Ralph’s successor for many years was the very popular Norman Cree, who retired to Ireland in 2004. Norman brought many young players along, and developed a tradition of summer tours to the European mainland (they travel

to Sweden this year). Norman still functions as a bandleader in Kilkenny, and Hall Royd make an annual St Patrick’s Day pilgrimage to play a concert with their Irish counterparts. The Hall Royd band is now led by Mark Sherwood and boasts an age range from 12 up to mid-70s, grandfather playing alongside granddaughter for instance. In addition to appearances at fairs, shows and festivals in the vicinity, they always have a Sunday summer booking at Roberts Park bandstand, a February appearance at the Bradford Beer Festival in Victoria Hall – and they brave the chilly streets of Saltaire and Baildon in December with Christmas carols. On Saturday 1 October this year they celebrate their 70th anniversary with a concert at Northcliffe Church, both in the afternoon and evening, and they welcome allcomers with their cheerful broad repertoire.

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A.A. Dhand The hottest crime writer of the moment, A.A. Dhand, talks to James Collingwood about his Bradford-based novel Streets of Darkness.

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Bradford has the light and the dark, much like Gotham

A.A. Dhand’s debut novel Streets Of Darkness has been optioned for TV and called Bradford’s version of The Wire. I talked to him about the book and his new detective Harry Virdee Hi Amit, you must be excited about Streets Of Darkness being published on 16 June. Can you tell us something about the main character, Harry Virdee, and his backstory? Was he a character that came to you early in your writing or did he develop over time? Harry Virdee came to my mind ten years ago. A fiercely patriotic Asian man who loves his city and his country. I was tired of seeing clichéd, stereotyped British Asians in literature or on screen and wanted to create a character similar to Luther or Jack Bauer of 24. Harry took some time to form in my mind – I kept straying into caricatures or clichés - but ten years after creating him in my mind I finally nailed the character of the man, and he’s Bradford’s Dark Knight. I’ve always thought Bradford was readymade for a crime thriller but not many crime writers have used it as a setting.

What do you feel are the aspects of this city that suit compelling stories like yours? Crime thrillers in my opinion are strongest when you utilise the edge or darkness of a city. Bradford, with its amazing history and former position as a power on a world stage - the richest city in Europe 100 years ago - is a perfect setting. A city which has real beauty, with the Bronte country and the greenery of the moors, but with satanic mills dotted around the centre. Bradford has the light and the dark, much like Gotham. Like a lot of crime writers you seem to be someone who has had a real life whilst being a writer. Can you tell us something about your work background? Do you feel your work life and experiences have fed into your fiction and if so how? I work as a pharmacist and grew up behind the counter of a corner shop and it certainly helped with observing people and listening to hundreds of miniconversations. It’s a continuous stream of information, and that helped with making conversations in the book authentic. I know from reading your blog you’ve

been hammering away at writing for a number of years. Did you get any particular encouragement/inspiration from teachers, venues, community etc. in Bradford or were you self-motivated? I’ve been writing seriously since 2008. It’s been a long hard slog but I am passionate about writing and have never seen it as work or found it arduous. In the early days of 2008 I had some advice and help from a former teacher in Bradford and later I paid for a critique of my novel from professional reviewers. Is there anything you can tell us about the potential TV series with FilmWave at this stage? Will it be based on the first Harry Virdee book or is it going to develop Wire-style over further stories? Can we expect filming in Bradford? FilmWave have secured the option rights for the book and we’re brainstorming on what a script might look like. I’m helping them with this but it’s at the earliest of stages, although they are focused on putting this onto screen and certainly there was fierce competition for the TV rights. The series will be based on the novel and once we arrive at production we can anticipate filming within the city. . Clichéd question this, but which writers have inspired you? Writers who have inspired me are Stephen King, Tess Gerritsen, Dan Brown, Thomas Harris and Lee Child. I love the darkness of Stephen King, the twists with Tess Gerritsen, the pace of Dan Brown, the frightening creations of Thomas Harris (Hannibal) and Lee Child’s Jack Reacher is someone whose attitude and need to carry out justice mirrors Harry Virdee. I understand the book is part of a trilogy. Are the other books already written? The second book in the Harry Virdee series has already been written and submitted to my publisher, awaiting feedback. Streets of Darkness by A.A Dhand was published by Bantam Press on 16 June.

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The World Curry Festival The World Curry Festival is returning for a seventh year this September, bringing a two week spice extravaganza to a number of unique venues in Bradford and Leeds. Traditionally held over a long weekend, the event has attracted a huge following since it was first established in 2010. This years festival launches in Bradford on Thursday 15 September with a sumptuous gala dinner at Bradford Cathedral, which will tie in with the Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 90th birthday celebrations. The full festival schedule is available online, but we have picked out some of the highlights to add to your diary. All events are available to book by visiting www.worldcurryfestival.com

Opening Weekender in Bradford Expect three days of intense flavours, sights and sounds from around the world at the festival’s opening weekender in Bradford. Between Friday 16 September and Sunday 18 September the city will be abuzz with pop-up food and drink stalls on Broadway. And a food exhibition, cookery demos, masterclasses and cooking lessons will be taking place in St Peter’s House, the beautiful grade II listed building home to Kala Sangam Arts Centre.

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Faith in Food Food is traditionally used by all cultures and religions as a way of bringing people together. Churches, mosques, temples and synagogues will be holding pop-up events to celebrate this year’s festival, and inviting people to come together to share a meal. These open days are a wonderful opportunity to experience new foods, as well as learn about the important role food plays in religious festivities.

Comedy and Curry with Hardeep Singh Kohli Celebrated broadcaster, raconteur and talented cook Hardeep Singh Kohli is back by popular demand. All-round entertainer Hardeep returns to the World Curry Festival with a delicious evening of food and laughter. Those lucky enough to see Hardeep perform will be treated to a hilarious, anecdote-packed show. The World Curry Festival will be serving a sumptuous curry buffet on the night – all included in the price.

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Libbert By Mike Farren

By the time you read this, celebrations will be underway for the 20th anniversary of Kath Libbert’s jewellery gallery in Salts Mill.

with people,” she tells me, though she did take an evening course in jewellery while she was a student. I find it hard to believe her assertion that she “was pretty hopeless at it!”

The gallery is almost as much of a fixture as the Mill itself, and when I meet Kath I concede that I had taken it for granted until Jake Attree, a previous interviewee, pointed out that she was the only individual consistently bringing new artistic work to the village.

What started her dealing in contemporary jewellery was initially just personal interest. “I love to wear it and buy it for myself. I was also always thinking of business ideas and one of them was whether I could promote the work of contemporary jewellers.” She started out in the early 90s from a table top in Leeds Corn Exchange, while still working full time for the Health Service. “I represented five people, and put in £1,000. I wasn’t doing it with the intention of anything other than a hobby, but people bought work.”

Kath acknowledges how easy it is for the kind of art jewellery that features in her exhibitions, such as the upcoming 20/20 show, to be overlooked. “It doesn’t get into the art press easily. Fashion doesn’t quite get it either,” she admits. My other assumption was that Kath had had a smooth path into running a gallery. In fact her training was in psychology, and she worked for a number of years with children or in community work in psychology in Bradford and Leeds. “My trajectory was always to do

Saltaire also loomed large in her imagination at the time. “I used to come to Salts Mill more or less from the day it opened. It was a very special place. I was living in Leeds and there wasn’t a great deal special in Leeds in the 80s. There was this amazing building in Saltaire, there was a person that had decided to do something

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“The brilliant part is you have people who would never go into a formal gallery. Here, you get all sorts, and you have that fantastic opportunity to go, ‘Take a look at this.’”

interesting with it and artistic endeavours were happening. And then, just going into the Hockneys… It was unique and uplifting!”

incredibly exciting, incredibly overwhelming and I had about six weeks. He wasn’t saying they were taking me - I had to pitch for it.”

Putting the two together, she realised that the people visiting the Mill might be interested in the work she was showing. “I’d got a showcase at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. I wrote to Jonathan Silver saying, ‘I’d like to invite you and see whether you might be interested in work from some northern designers for the Home.’ I wasn’t pitching to be here. I just thought it would be great to get some of this work here.”

Those six weeks involved intensive market research and attempting to source work from jewellers, but also considerable soul-searching. “I had to decide if this was something I was going to go for. Was there going to be interest from the public? Was I going to get 20 jewellers to believe that Salts Mill was a special enough place and I was a competent person? What was I going to do with my other job?”

Success was not immediate, even after an initial meeting with Robin Silver from the Home. Kath jokes about how she contemplated standing outside the Mill like a wartime spiv, with jewellery in the lining of her raincoat.

The elements did fall into place. Kath went part-time at her psychology job, hired a new graduate for the other four days in the week, and started the Gallery as we know it today. It took five more years to give up psychology and devote herself full-time to the Gallery. However she sees elements of continuity between the different aspects of her career. “With jewellery being very intimate and having lots of personal associations, it brings you into relationship with people. Obviously

The breakthrough came when Clothes On Four opened in the Mill. Remembering her, Robin Silver suggested that she should pitch for a presence. “I was presented with the possibility that I could have a proper gallery here. It was

the intensity you get with someone when you’re working in therapy is different, but this is the more pleasurable connection!” However there was never any doubt about how at home Kath felt in Salts Mill. “It’s a very democratic place,” she tells me. “The brilliant part is you have people who would never go into a formal gallery. Here, you get all sorts, and you have that fantastic opportunity to go, ‘Take a look at this.’” Part of the mission has been to act as a bridge between visitors to the gallery and the kind of art jewellery it features. Exhibitions, of which there are a couple annually, involve interaction with the public – a quiz, a vote or more direct involvement. Kath shows me videos of people enthusiastically modelling items from the flamboyant Natural Histrionics show in 2013. “We let people declaim their enthusiasm for a particular piece by building a small stage and allowing them to be histrionic. People are very up for these things.” She is also keen to emphasise how the gallery straddles the world of high-concept art jewellery – often made from materials like paper, plastic or base metals – and the more conventional jewellery world of precious metals and stones. “People bring us heirloom pieces,” she tells me, “that belonged to a husband or a grandparent and that they want to give new life to. Sometimes it’s as simple as taking a stone out of an old piece and putting it into a new piece, sometimes it’s about completely reconfiguring something.” Kath has always focused on promoting new talent, with annual shows for new jewellery

graduates. She and her staff go to the Business Design Centre in Islington, where the degree shows have stands with graduates’ work at the end of June, prior to a new graduate show at the Gallery in November. “It’s very important to me to showcase new graduates, and a lot of these people have gone on to do well,” she continues, mentioning Kelly Munro, whose work is based on the fishing nets and creels of her Scottish home town, and Genevieve Howard, also a musician, who makes pieces using Japanese linen paper, representing the physical notation of her favourite music. Kath’s championing of art jewellery and nurturing new talent has created a unique niche in the British jewellery world. Londonbased Electrum and the Lesley Craze Gallery both had a similar ambit, but both closed within the past few years. The esteem in which Kath is held was reflected when she was asked to take on the Lesley Craze Gallery. “I didn’t want to,” she says. “I don’t have a desire to be in London doing this. It’s the very particularity of what Salts Mill is that works for me. It’s my little family. It’s the antidote to ‘corporate’ here, and I’m not a corporate person.” Having been part of that family for 20 years, the centrepiece of this year’s programme is an exhibition called 20/20. “The theme,” Kath explains, “is 20 international art jewellers to mark 20 years… and you need 20/20 vision to look closely and get the most out of it.” Going through the highlights, she mentions Jing Yang, from China. “Her exhibition was like going into the British Museum.

Kath and her team at the launch of the 20/20 vision project.

You see all these vases on podiums, but it’s called I Am Not A Vase. They break apart and they become necklaces. In China a beautiful woman is often called a vase – beautiful but hollow. She’s challenging that.” The makers involved are typically diverse, coming from South America, East Asia and many parts of Europe, picking up an international theme at the Gallery – an aspect Kath has pursued since full time involvement in the business allowed her to attend major jewellery shows, such as Munich’s Schmuck, the source for most of the 20/20 exhibitors. I’m shown some items that have already arrived, and am particularly taken with Carina Shoshtary’s graffiti-based work and Yojae Lee’s insect brooches, the latter both large and delicate at the same time.

To engage the audience further, there will be a cryptic quiz, with spyglasses and jeweller’s spectacles for those who haven’t got 20/20 vision, and with entry into a prize draw. “It’s a way of saying thank you for looking closely,” says Kath. “It’s a playful, engaging way of celebrating the 20th anniversary, presenting 20 artists who are doing things that require 20/20 vision.” The exhibition should prove to be a fitting way to sum up the life of the Gallery so far, and make a statement for the next 20. As Kath says,”20 years is a long time, but it doesn’t feel long. I feel pretty much like I did. My excitement and interest is pretty much as it was to begin. I always enjoy coming into work. It feels just as fresh and new.” For more details visit www.kathlibbertjewellery.co.uk

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Pickard Sam’s career in the arts started in 2012, when she finished her Fine Art degree at Leeds College of Art. She sought professional experience in the creative world through volunteering, internships and employment in arts organisations in Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, and Calderdale. She currently works at the Craft Centre and Design Gallery Leeds, at South Square Centre in Bradford, and at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. She’s a bit of a busy bee but clearly loves this kind of work. Her role as Makers Fair Co-ordinator came about when she was asked to be part of the independent selection panel for the 2015 Arts Trail. “I really admired the ethos of the organisation and their dedication to showcasing quality art and contemporary craft, and so I volunteered that year during the weekend of the Arts Trail. Because of my experience of contemporary craft, I was then invited to join the organisation as a freelancer to help organise and run the future Makers Fair events.” The upcoming Makers Fair in September will be Sam’s fourth event as a part of the Saltaire Inspired team.

Sam says that the thing she loves most about working on the Makers Fair is meeting and working with the designermakers who come to Saltaire from across the UK to show their work. “Not only are they incredibly talented in their craft but they are genuinely some of the loveliest people that you could ever meet. They have a real passion for what they do and it’s always so fascinating to talk with them about it. At every event we always have a number of new designermakers who haven’t shown with us before, so it’s a great thrill to see new contemporary craft work that I haven’t come across.” Each Makers Fair brings both new and established talent to Saltaire. For September Sam is particularly looking forward to seeing the work of newcomer Julia Ogden, printmaker, and to the welcome return of silversmith jeweller Toby Cotterill, who was selected for the Craft Council’s prestigious Hothouse programme this year.

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Dellow How would you describe your artwork? I often get told my work is quirky, cute, very detailed and neat. My passion for children’s literature comes across in the storytelling nature of my drawings, along with a love for graphic detail. Combining real life documentation with my imagination, the way I work probably reflects the way I live and see the world – appreciating the joys of what’s in front of me while also spending a lot of time in a different, daydreamy place! Do you have a preferred style or medium? Fineliners have been integral to the way I work since I was a small child! I use them in different thicknesses and love drawing tiny details with the smallest nib I can find. I like to draw in pencil too, which can suit more emotive subjects like people and animals and can be very versatile once it’s scanned in. I then scan in and usually colour digitally, but I have also started screen printing, a process I fell in love with as soon as I tried it. When did you decide you wanted to become a full-time artist? I always wanted to work in a creative job and

tried a few avenues when I first left school. I started studying fashion at university before eventually realising all I wanted to do was draw. I transferred to an illustration degree and never looked back! Who are your biggest influences? Looking at other artists, my main inspiration has always been children’s books. I am inspired in different ways by Shirley Hughes, Richard Scarry and Janet and Alan Ahlberg, to name just a few. My university lecturers were very influential in the start of my practice and, most importantly, my supportive - and creative - family. My Dad was a skilled joiner who could make anything out of wood and my Mum is a fine artist, so I now see traits from both in my design approach to art. What inspires your work? My main inspiration is my happy and colourful childhood. With four older brothers and sisters our house was always vibrant and busy and my parents were brilliant at keeping us entertained. Our home was the perfect backdrop for my imagination

to flourish as we played and drew and made things. Maybe that somehow links to my other inspiration which - you can probably tell from my work - is architecture. I get excited at the sight of characterful houses and shops and want to draw as many as I can. I go through stages of working out, spontaneity and repetition when I’m drawing buildings. Each stage feels fresh when I get to it and then therapeutic in the process. What’s your relationship with Saltaire? I lived in Leeds for five years and used to visit Saltaire regularly after first discovering the Arts Trail in 2009. I can spend ages looking at children’s books in Salts Mill and used to drive over specially for that. In May this year I showed my work for the first time in the open houses of the Arts Trail and it was a great weekend. I made a trip over when I found out I’d been accepted and took photos of some of the lovely old buildings to draw and make prints of. It was really good to see firsthand what people thought of my work.

What are you working on at the moment and what are your plans for the future? I had just started screen printing before breaking my right (drawing) hand in a car accident earlier this year. It’s been a long process and I’m still having physiotherapy, but my hand is finally feeling much better and ready to get back to printing. So that’s my focus at the moment. I always have ideas for children’s books ticking over too (I have a masters in children’s book illustration) - I like to write my own stories as well as illustrate them. I’ve also been working on some commissions including house portraits, which I’ll be updating my social media streams with as they progress. Where can we find more of your work? I’ve very recently set up an online shop on Etsy, where some of my prints are for sale. I’ll be adding more screen prints here along with some other ideas I’ve been developing for products. You can keep up with Josephine’s adventures at www. etsy.com/uk/shop/JosephineDellow.

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Best of the Fest... Claire Teal live at Salts Mill Clare brings big band and swing to music lovers everywhere, Alongside her weekly two hour live radio show on BBC Radio 2, Clare is performing in Saltaire with her trio, celebrating singers and songwriters of yesteryear and today together with original material.

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She also guests with nationally-acclaimed big bands and spring 2016 saw the release of her new album, and most ambitious project to date, Twelve O’Clock Tales, recorded with the famed Hallé Orchestra and launched on April 30th. To support the release Clare will be touring Twelve O’Clock Tales throughout 2016, conducted and arranged by world-class trumpet and composer Guy Barker. Salts Mill on Saturday 10 September Tickets £20, the bar will be open from 6.30.

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Spending the last five years touring across America provided Dave with inspiration to write and create his new album which has a laid back, rootsy vibe inspired by his love of JJ Cale, Dire Straits and The Black Keys. Working with producer Tim Palmer (U2, Pearl Jam, David Bowie), Hanson has succeeded in making an album of material that sounds warm and familiar but with a modern production value, which was released in June of this year. Roberts Park, Saltaire, Saturday 17 September, free.

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Meet Miss Inform, shape-shifting tour guide, for the most extraordinary tour of Saltaire you can imagine. Miss Inform is a highly visible, entertaining character, offering visitors an alternative view of Saltaire, local history, urban myths, stories, buildings and features. Sharing her ‘true facts’ about Saltaire, Miss Inform encourages you to see the place differently, ask questions and find out the truth behind the mis-information she provides.

Follow the trail around Saltaire’s backyards, gardens and allotments. You will find familiar gardens plus exciting new additions for 2016 which showcase what is possible in a small outdoor space.

Performed by Jenny Wilson with a script revised especially for Saltaire Festival, this performance lasts 30 minutes and is suitable for all ages. Saturday 10 September. Meet at the ‘MissInformation Point’ for your tour and free badge.

Gardens will again feature professional sculpture appropriate to each location and historical information about houses and past residents will be displayed. Sculptures have been specially selected for this year’s festival with sales by arrangement. A trail leaflet featuring the garden and sculpture trail as well as the Makers’ Fair and pop up houses will be available to download by the end of August. Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September.

Shanghai Odyssey: exhibition and film

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Shanghai Odyssey is an exhibition of Jane Fielder’s paintings and Mike Kilyon’s art photos plus film shorts and poetry by Sue Vickerman.

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Jane’s three-week Shanghai residency while Sue and Mike were spending a year in the city was a period of intensive work detailing her first impressions. Her productivity was filmed by Mike who also recorded an international gathering of artists drawing from life in Shanghai’s historic French concession, in which Jane participated as artist and Sue as model. Screenings take place in The Canteen, Arris (formerly Pace) Salts Mill between 3 and 4pm on both Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September.

Alongside the ales will be a range of artisanal ciders and British and American craft keg beer. If you get peckish, there’ll be Burlington’s Hog Roast as usual, and Manjit’s Kitchen providing Indian street food. The ever popular Hammonds Saltaire Band will also be here. Entry is £5, including free pint, glass and programme. Friday 9 and Saturday 10 September 2-10pm, Saltaire Brewery, Dock Lane, Shipley.

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