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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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Linslade Canal Festival 2024

We attended the Linslade Canal Festival this year to share the beautiful illustrated maps and charter designed by children and artist Kremena Dimitrova during the Our Natural Blue Spaces project.

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We Won!

We won Bedfordshire Independent’s Everyday Heroes Award in the Raising the Profile to the Town – Team Category. We are very grateful to the Bedford Independent for this award and to everyone who has supported Bedford Creative Arts in our work. We would also like to give a big congratulations to our associate artist and…

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We Have Been Nominated!

We are pleased to announce we have been shortlisted for the Bedfordshire Independent’s Everyday Heroes Award in the Raising the Profile to the Town – Team Category. We are also very excited for our Associate Artist Talia Giles, who has also been shortlisted for the Raising the Profile to the Town – Individual Category!

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We Are Through to the Finals!

We are excited to announce we have been selected as finalists for the Not-For-Profit Business of the Year Award, as recognition of the work we do for the community. It’s an honour to be in the shortlist alongside 7 other incredible local organisations, such as Azalea and FACES Bedford! We look forward to the awards…

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