Category: Interviews

  • Meet the Team – Stephen Cole

    Stephen has short grey hair and is sitting at a work table.

    Meet the organisers behind Kirkstall Art Trail. Stephen Cole is the man behind the camera, and took the fabulous photographs for the fashion show runway in 2024. We find out more about him and his other roles with Kirkstall Art Trail. What role do you have? This is my first year actually officially helping to… continue reading

  • Meet the Team – Jim Corah

    Jim Corah wears a yellow t-shirt. He has short hair and wears glasses. He stands in front of a Kirkstall Art Trail banner

    Meet the organisers behind Kirkstall Art Trail. Jim Corah has been the committee Treasurer since 2023. We find out more about him and his role within Kirkstall Art Trail.  What role do you have with Kirkstall Art Trail? I am the Treasurer for Kirkstall Art Trail; it’s been a role I’ve had since I joined… continue reading

  • Meet the Team – Mandy Long

    A smiling Mandy Long stands next to a shelf adorned with her sculptures and paintings

    Meet the organisers behind Kirkstall Art Trail. Mandy Long has been the committee Chair since 2023. We find out more about her and her role within Kirkstall Art Trail. How long have you been practising your style of art? I have been making sculptures for around 25 years now, around the same time I moved… continue reading

  • Personal Stories – Rare Disease Day

    A woman with her back facing towards us. Underneath are the words, rare disease day

    Rare Disease Day is an important international awareness day that takes place annually on 28 February (or 29 February in leap years). Our secretary, Mindy, has chosen to use the day to tell us her personal story about living with a rare neurological condition. ❝I became disabled by transverse myelitis in late 2015, with a growing list… continue reading

  • Meet the Desginers from the 2024 Fashion Show – Natalie Breeze

    “I can’t remember where I first heard about the Kirkstall Art Trail Fashion Show”, Natalie told us. She was following Kirkstall Art Trail, and was pondering over whether to apply with her artwork or not. She also spotted the Fashion Show call-out in an Arts and Minds newsletter. Arts and Minds share “lots of amazing… continue reading