Bankfield Museum

The Calderdale Open Art competition is returning! Artists are invited to submit any 2D artwork, with selected entries going on display at Smith Art Gallery and a £250 first prize. Enter via the Museum website with submissions opening in March. More details coming soon.

Our "The World of Chris Mould" exhibition of graphic art includes a life-size picture by Chris called The Bankfield Pirate. Visitors can draw their own face for the pirate, one of which will be selected each week to complete the picture. Here is the first selection @chrismouldink

Our new exhibition "The World of Chris Mould" is now open, featuring a fantastic collection of original artwork by the award-winning local illustrator of The Iron Man, Animal Farm and War of the Worlds. It also features a colossal model of the Iron Man made by Chris.

A busy day yesterday hanging the paintings by local artist @RogerDavies01 for his new exhibition "Welcome to Calderdale" which has its public opening on Saturday 1pm at Smith Art Gallery Brighouse.

Bankfield Museum certainly is old, a refurbishment of the staff kitchen has unearthed this historic graffiti dating back to the 1870s!