This exhibition presents the creative voices of students from Carlton Bolling School, young people whose art emerges from the crucibles of life in our intercultural, interfaith city. Many of these students, primarily from Muslim backgrounds, are sharing their work with the public for the first time, inviting us to see them as they see themselves. In partnership with the Cathedral, this initiative not only opens doors into the arts for these students but also offers a glimpse of resilience, strength, and hope—a prophetic testament to their experiences and aspirations as they navigate paths toward creative futures.
You can also join us for the opening event on Monday 10th February and the presentation event on Wednesday 26th February.
Artwork on Display
| No. | Title | Artist | Details |
| 1 | Aged man (Art) | Tabea Sordar | Ageing Weathered and Worn |
| 2 | Blue jacket (Textiles) | Savera Noor | Expression through fabric manipulation |
| 3 | Plane (Art) | Rema Ahmed | Chaos in the air, when will this end |
| 4 | Pen Rabbit (Art) | Salam Bhatti | Patience with the pen |
| 5 | Reptiles and dinosaurs (Art) | David Moses | Dream Menagerie |
| 6 | Mosque (Art) | Aqsa Afzal | Destiny Entered |
| 7 | Acrylic city street painting at night (Art) | Fatima Imran | New York City NightScape |
| 8 | Tonal pencil and pen portrait/landmarks (Art) | Monumental Strength | |
| 9 | Temple pen drawing (Art) | Safwan Zaman | Ancient Cultural Icon in a modern Age |
| 10 | Dragon pen drawing (Art) | Sumaiya Khan | Mythical Beasts |
| 11 | Tomatoes with checkerboard (Art) | Ayesha Khalid | Tomato Pop |
| 12 | Tonal pencil portrait (Art) | Fatima Imran | Self Portrait |
| 13 | Fragment tonal drawing with watercolours (Art) (A3) | David Moses | Fragmented personality |
| 14 | Tonal pencil portrait (Art) | Abida Ali | Self Portrait |
| 15 | Selection of tonal pencil portraits in one piece (Art) | Daria Cristea | Expression through art |
| 16 | Tonal portrait man with beard (Art) | Daria Cristea | Living through the ages |
| 17 | Portraits on a string (Art) | Tabea Sordar | Zipped up |
| 18 | Watercolours mouth (Art) | Mehek Zara Ali | Zipped up |
| 19 | Acrylic kiwis (Art) | Shahima Begum | Sliced Kiwi |
| 20 | Brown vases (Art) | Safa Rehman | Still Life after Braque |
| 21 | Acrylic cherries (Art) | Eirna Rose | Cherrie sweetness |
| 22 | Colourful leopard (Art) | Ruhella Akhtar | I stand out in the desert with my rainbow of colours |
| 23 | Colourful portrait (Art) | Sumaiya Khan | Freedom of colour |
| 24 | Remnants (Art) | Sufyan Ahmed | Crowded colour |
| 25 | Francoise Nielly oil pastel portrait (Art) | Ayesha Akhtar | Self Portrait |
| 26 | Portrait with colour in the background (Art) | Rema Ahmed | Expressing my identity through colour |
| 27 | Tonal portrait (Art) (A2) | Evrina Rose | Pencil tone portrait |
| 28 | Colourful portrait with green scarf (Art) | Fatima Imran | A burst of colour |
| 29 | Acrylic portrait pastel (Art) | Safwan Zaman | Self portrait |
| 30 | Pen portrait (Art) | Tawheed Hussain | Self Portrait |
| 31 | Ruched pale blue dress (Textiles) | Asmaa Ali | Flowing through the garden |
| 32 | Sunset grass (Photography) | Shahnaz Aktar | Amongst the grass |
| 33 | Black and white (Photography) | Hashim Khan | Escape into the distance |
| 34 | Landscape portrait (Photography) | Hashim Khan | This is me |
| 35 | Green cushions (Textiles) | Mohammed Shahid | Cattle in the landscape |
| 36 | Brusho bubbles (Photography) (A3) | Ayesha Imran | Vibrant bubbles |
| 37 | Clare Youngs Collage (Art, A3) | Sehr Zafran | Owl embracing his patterns amongst the trees |
| 38 | Fruits (Photography) | Faseehah Mohammed | Fruits in a line |
| 39 | Shells and rocks (Photography) | Mohammed Faahd Qadeer | On the rocks |
| 40 | Sarah Graham artist study (Art, A3) | Sarah Zunaira Noor | Sarah Graham creative study |
| 41 | Sarah Graham artist study (Art, A3) | Urva Salamat | Sarah Graham creative study |
| 42 | Sweets (Art, pencil crayon, A3) | Sarah Zunaira Noor | Scrumptious sweets |
| 43 | Trees blue (Photography) | Saweera Noor | Trees of blue |
| 44 | Headteachers | A journey through time | |
| 45 | Marylin Monroe (Textiles) | Sadia Rasal | Sole and Remember: Marilyn Monroe |
| 46 | Headteachers | A colourful past | |
| 47 | Top/skirt and Heart jumper (Textiles) | Umama Barber | I pour my heart into my fragile emotions. Floral tribute in pink and yellow |
| 48 | Tesselations (Art, 4 pieces, A3) acrylic, paint pens) | Digital collaboration | Sculptures amongst the marks |
| 49 | Bird dress (Textiles) | Syeda Naqvi | Flight to Freedom: I’m ready to spread my wings |
Organiser
For any queries relating to this event, please call our office on 01274 77 77 20 (Mon – Fri 9am – 2:45pm) or e-mail info@bradfordcathedral.org.
Venue
The main Cathedral nave can seat up to 500 people for a seated concert. Enjoy the best arts and culture in the beautiful historic Cathedral building.
