Just before Christmas Keighley Creative’s Pledges to the Landscape film, shared the bill with the Muppet Christmas Carol at the Keighley Picturehouse.
A full-house enjoyed seeing the short film about our art and nature restoration project in which lead artist Naseem Darbey worked with Keighley primary school children to design and build a dam that now sits in part of our nearby historic peatland.
We then enjoyed Kermit, Gonzo, Miss Piggy and of course, Michael Caine interpret Dickens in their inimitable way.
The Art in a Cart event at Keighley Creative . Photo: Bob Smith Photography
This opportunity is now closed! Application Deadline: Thursday 13th February 2025, 12:00 noon. Paid Opportunities
Keighley Creative are looking for five artists and seven freelance creative for the upcoming Rombald’s Rocks: Keighley Sculpture Trail. This project is supported by the Bradford 2025 Creative Communities Fund.
All opportunities are listed below.
For more information about how to apply for these opportunities please contact us via email admin@keighleycreative.org and tell us whether you would like to apply for the artist commission or to be one of the creative facilitators.
What are Rombald’s Rocks?
Rombald’s Rocks is Keighley’s first sculpture trail, inspired by the local legend of Rombald the Giant.
Mr and Mrs Rombald have been throwing rocks again and one of them has shattered into 10 small pieces. The bits of rock have sprouted legs and arms and have run away to Keighley to embark on their own adventures.
Keighley based artist, illustrator and sculptor, Leonie Briggs, is fabricating ten, approximately one-foot high sculptures of Rombald’s Rocks for local community groups and artists to design and decorate.
In May 2025, the rocks will arrive in Keighley town centre for the launch of Rombald’s Rocks, Keighley Sculpture Trail for local communities and visitors to discover!
Freelance Creative Opportunities
ArtistCommission
We are looking for five artists to produce their own designs, focused on their community or their favourite things about Keighley, on five sculptures for the upcoming Rombald’s Rocks: Keighley Sculpture Trail. This project is supported by the Bradford 2025 Creative Communities Fund.
For information on how to apply please contact us via email to admin@keighleycreative.org Please use the subject line: Rombald’s Rocks Artist Commission
Community Group Workshop Facilitators
We are looking for five freelance facilitators to support local community groups to create and install their own designs onto one of Rombald’s Rocks.
Five of the blank one foot high sculptures have been reserved for five Keighley community groups to imagine and install their own designs. The five facilitators will each prepare and deliver three workshops with one of the community groups that are taking part in this project.
The workshops are all about co-creation! The facilitators will support and encourage the group to realise their design ideas and then install that design through painting, sculpting, spraying, collaging, or any other medium they like onto their blank sculpture.
For information on how to apply please contact us via email admin@keighleycreative.org. Please use the subject line: Rombald’s Rocks Community Workshop Facilitator
Public Community Workshop Facilitators
We are looking for two freelance facilitators to deliver public drop-in workshops in the lead up to and during the launch of Rombald’s Rocks: Keighley Sculpture Trail.
These public workshops have been designed to allow local people to create their own Rombald’s Rock and be part of their sculpture trail. They can add their rock to their favourite Keighley location or take it home as a memento.
For information on how to apply please contact us via email admin@keighleycreative.org. Please use the subject line: Rombald’s Rocks Public Workshop Facilitator
