Dean Clough

Located in Halifax, West Yorkshire, the gallery is housed within a group of large factory buildings built in the middle of the 19th century for the manufacturer Crossley and became one of the world's largest carpet factories. Following several years of declining production it closed in 1983. It was bought by a consortium led by Sir Ernest Hall which developed the Grade II listed site for various commercial and cultural uses. It is now seen as a leading example of successful urban regeneration and the converted mill now house about 150 businesses of various sizes. These include visual art venues and even a commercial radio station.

The Dean Clough art collection is made up of over 300 art works, mainly paintings, drawings that have been accumulated since the mid-1980's. Many of the earlier pieces in the collection came from a scheme whereby Dean Clough Studio Artists 'paid' for their rent by donating items. This scheme soon proved impractical and was abandoned. Other pieces in the collection have been purchased in order to variously assist artists in mounting overseas exhibitions or, have been donated by artists who valued Dean Clough's role within the arts. Artists represented in the collection include Anthony Davies, Anthony Earnshaw, David Hockney, Derek Hyatt, Jeff Nuttall, Willy Tirr and Tom Wood.

The Henry Moore Studio has probably left the most significant legacy of works. The brainchild of the late Robert Hopper one-time director of the Henry Moore Institute, the 'Studio' was actually the complete ground floor of a large part of the mill. Between 1988-2003 the Henry Moore Institute funded artists to work in the studio on a large scale and thereby hone and develop their working practice. Artists who held residencies included Anthony Caro, Richard Long, Bruce Mclean and Alison Wilding.