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Bedford Underpass Gets a Bright New Look From Artists and Young People

A once-neglected underpass in the heart of Bedford town centre has been transformed into a vibrant mural celebrating creativity, resilience and community. The mural, unveiled on Sunday 13 April 2025, now brightens the pedestrian route between The Embankment and Aspects Leisure Park — a space that for years had been prone to flooding, vandalism, and poor lighting. The…

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BCA Bids Farewell to Celebrated ‘Community Portrait’ Showcase

Exploring AI Whilst delving into more traditional photography, Community Portrait also looked to the future. J.E.S.S. (Just Exploring Systemic Stereotypes) became a main feature throughout the project, an interactive AI installation by artists Arnab Chakravarty and Fergus Laidlaw. Shown at both The Higgins and the BEYOND 2024 conference, J.E.S.S. invited audiences to explore how AI interprets community images.…

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Head of Market Expansion at ARA Speaks On AR Collaborations with BCA

Chris Burke, Head of Market Expansion at Aircraft Research Association (ARA), demonstrated AR technologies, as well as sharing his own personal experiences of using AR for marketing purposes, in his presentation for the Silverstone Technology Cluster. We collaborated much with Chris, at ARA, for our Digital Art Murals and Ghost Signs projects. More recently, ARA…

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Our 2024 Recap

Winter – Spring We started the year off strong, continuing our collaboration with Pride of Place (POP) Bedford to deliver various POP Art exhibits of art from local artists in vacant shop windows across Bedford. Artists included: Amanda Silk, Egle Khan, Charlotte Aldred, Conor Chesterman, Aiden Donnellan, Chloe George, Daryl Gilliam, Robyn Cayley, and The Circus of Illustration. Then, in February, we…

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Bookings Open for Symposium Exploring AI in Portrait Photography

On 14 January 2025, we are hosting Community Portrait: Reprint Revolution – a symposium to explore AI and community image creation: questioning the reimagining and reinterpretation of community images and the dramatic shift from traditional methods of photography. The symposium is part of, and at the site of, our Community Portrait exhibition which features over…

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BCA at BEYOND

We are excited to share that we will be showcasing J.E.S.S (Just Examining Systemic Stereotypes) from our Community Portrait exhibition, at the BEYOND conference in Manchester, from 25-27 November 2024. With us, will be AI artists Arnab Chakravarty and Fergus Laidlaw. Portrait photography creates images by elevating humans beyond their stereotypes, while Al image models generate…

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Launch of Community Portrait Exhibition

We are delighted to announce the commencement of our Community Portrait exhibition, at The Higgins Bedford. The art gallery and museum opened the doors to the exhibition to the public on Saturday 28 September 2024; it will run until 25 February 2024. The exhibition features over 200 portraits of Bedford locals taken by local school-age…

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