Bradford is a place that has had a cultural, technological and creative impact that belies its size. A city that sometimes stands in the shadows of its larger neighbours and indeed suffers from negative perceptions.
However, Bradford is a city of some significance…
Bradford was the birthplace of the Independent Labour Party.
Bradford selected Britain’s first Asian Lord Mayor, Mohammed Ajeeb.
The University of Bradford was one of the first two institutions to teach computer science in the UK and was also the place where the founders of Freeserve studied.
Californian technologist Tim O’Reilly – who popularised the Open Source and Web 2.0 movements – spent childhood summers with his mother’s family in Bradford.
The National Media Museum is the most visited British museum outside London and hosts some of its collections at the Flickr Commons.
Celebrated graphic novelist chose Bradford as his backdrop for Vimanarama.
Bradford was chosen by UNESCO as its first City of Film.
The city has been home to celebrated artists, including David Hockney and Joolz Denby.
With this in mind, we wanted to remind Bradfordians and those from outside the city, that This Is Where We Live (a line from a Joolz Denby poem) and to provide a platform for the city’s most innovative and interesting voices; for provocative ideas that might shape the city’s future and most importantly a platform for optimism,
We Are Sensors: Taking Control in the Internet of Things
A call to arts: utilising the arts to believe in a city
Curating the history of the Internet
Turning Design On Its Side
Art for Art’s Sake, or For Mankind’s Sake
My Journey On The Grand Trunk Road
Disruption, Scale & Underdogs
…On Bradford
Organizer
Owner, Manthorp ACT
Tom WOOLLEY
Curator of New Media
National Media Museum
Fozia BANO
Cultural Events Programmer
National Media Museum
Ian PALMER
Dean of Computing, Informatics & Media University of Bradford