Art trail to reflect city's wool heritage
LDRSTemporary sculptures could be installed in a park as part of Bradford's year as UK City of Culture.
The Wild Uplands art project would see the artworks placed at Penistone Hill Country Park near Haworth.
A planning application submitted by the Bradford Culture Company said the works for the trail would reflect the area's wool heritage and also include pieces inspired by "mysterious beings from theology".
If approved by the city council, the sculptures would be installed in May and removed in October.
The 180-acre country park was formerly three quarries, which ceased operations in the late 1960s.
The site has since become popular with walkers.
A planning statement said the artworks to be installed across the park would explore Bradford's relationship with the landscape of the North Pennines, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
The series of "new, contemporary visual artworks created by national and international artists will invite audiences to reimagine Bradford's rural landscape as a gallery for exceptional art," the application said.
The first location on the arts trail would feature three sculptures inspired by the plants of the surrounding area.
They will stand between 14.7ft tall (4.5m) and 15.7ft (4.8m).
The second location will feature 75 individually sculpted butterflies.
A third location will feature just one sculpture - a 34-ft tall (10.5m) tower clad in sheep fleece and "inspired by surrounding quarried landscape and the role of wool in the industrial heritage of Bradford," planning documents said.
The final set of sculptures will be made up of "a series of life-size cut-outs of mysterious beings from theology, blending reality with imagination."
Once the arts trail ends in October, the pieces will be donated to community groups in the area.
A decision on the application is expected next month.
As well as the sculptures, the Wild Uplands project will also feature an "immersive sound walk" created in partnership with Opera North.
There will also be a programme of tours, educational activities and special events which will be announced later.
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