Keighley Creative maker fair ans open studios. Photo: Bob Smith Photography
Calling local artists and makers!
Would you like a stall at one of our upcoming events to share your contemporary handmade products, designs and artwork.
Halloween Night Market
Friday 31st October, 4pm-8pm We are delighted to be partnering with ‘The Kindred Bizzare’ for our upcoming Halloween celebrations. Local artists and artisan makers who make alternative handmade products, designs and artwork inspired by Halloween and all things scary, WE NEED YOU!
Saturday 22nd November, 10am-5pm (Limited spaces available) We are looking for local artists and artisan makers to share their contemporary handmade products, designs and artwork with our visitors alongside our open artists’ studios event. This event coincides with Keighley Christmas Light Switch On. A perfect time to sell all things festive!
Application Deadline: Thursday 17th July 2025 at 12 Noon Fee: £90 (£15 an hour for 4 hours)
Keighley Creative are looking for five assistant creative facilitators to support the delivery of the MEGA Drawing Box in the Park and encourage families to engage with the activity.
Photo: Bob Smith Photography
WHAT IS THE PROJECT?
The Drawing Box Project was founded in 2020, inspired by Keighley Creative artists & studio holders Naseem Darbey and Gemma Hobbs. The project ran throughout the COVID-19 crisis as a way of supporting community connection and wellbeing through creative practice.
Around 500 individuals and families in and around Keighley received a special drawing box full of materials and ideas to get creative at home. New activities were released each week through digital platforms, worksheets and participatory performances taking place at Keighley Creative, ‘live from the gallery window’.
Since then it has expanded and evolved to reach new audiences and new places. In 2023, things got MEGA and Keighley Creative produced a giant white walled drawing cube and delivered a drawing event in the Old Beales Department Store! We celebrated drawing, with dancers who drew with charcoal feet, Keighley folk made their mark with crazy mark making tools and artists created murals on the outside of the cube.
Now it’s time to take the MEGA Drawing Box on another adventure to The Beacon for Bradford 2025 at Cliffe Castle Park for ONE DAY ONLY!
WHAT’S THE OPPORTUNITY?
We are looking for five assistant creative facilitators to support the delivery of the MEGA Drawing Box in the Park and encourage families to engage with the activity.
The Mega Drawing Box is an approximately 8 metre by 8 metre structure that will take residence in the Bradford 2025 Beacon on Wednesday 6th August 2025. This large scale installation is a space for the public to make marks and play with creativity all over its walls.
The assistant creative facilitators will be stationed inside the Mega Drawing Box during the event. They will be mark making on the box and encouraging visitors to make their own marks and use their drawing tools.
The work will include:
Liaising with the lead artist about the activity content
Supporting the set up and clearing away of the workshop area
Supporting the delivery of the activity
Supporting on the tool-making station
Welcoming families to join in with the activity
Ensure the activity is delivered safely
Assisting children and families to take part in the activity
For more information about the opportunity and how to apply please use the link below
Keighley Creative Presents: the Mega Drawing Box. Kiya Major creating a mural at The Mega Drawing Box. Photo: Bob Smith Photography
Application Deadline: Thursday 17th July 2025 at 12 Noon Fee: £300
Keighley Creative are looking for seven visual artists from Keighley and surrounding areas to produce creative responses on the outer walls of the Mega Drawing Box, LIVE for the visiting public.
WHAT IS THE PROJECT?
The Drawing Box Project was founded in 2020, inspired by Keighley Creative artists & studio holders Naseem Darbey and Gemma Hobbs. The project ran throughout the COVID-19 crisis as a way of supporting community connection and wellbeing through creative practice.
Around 500 individuals and families in and around Keighley received a special drawing box full of materials and ideas to get creative at home. New activities were released each week through digital platforms, worksheets and participatory performances taking place at Keighley Creative, ‘live from the gallery window’.
Since then it has expanded and evolved to reach new audiences and new places. In 2023, things got MEGA and Keighley Creative produced a giant white walled drawing cube and delivered a drawing event in the Old Beales Department Store! We celebrated drawing, with dancers who drew with charcoal feet, Keighley folk made their mark with crazy mark making tools and artists created murals on the outside of the cube.
Now it’s time to take the MEGA Drawing Box on another adventure to The Beacon for Bradford 2025 at Cliffe Castle Park for ONE DAY ONLY!
Artist Jane Fielder at The Mega Drawing Box 2023 Photo: Bob Smith Photography Artist Ben Holden, BJ the Bear at The Mega Drawing Box 2023. Photo: Bob Smith PhotographyArtwork by Jenna Greenwood and Ben Holden, BJ the Bear at The Mega Drawing Box 2023. Photo: Bob Smith Photography
What’s the opportunity?
We are looking for seven visual artists from Keighley and surrounding areas to produce creative responses to Keighley Creative’s chosen theme, on the outer walls of the Mega Drawing Box. LIVE for the visiting public! What’s the theme? – NATURE!
The Mega Drawing Box is an approximately 8 metre by 8 metre structure that will take residence in the Bradford 2025 Beacon on Wednesday 6th August 2025. This large scale installation is a space for the public to make marks and play with creativity all over its walls.
The seven selected artists will be provided with an approximately 2 metre by 2 metre white wall to create a mural inspired by the theme of NATURE.
For more information about the opportunity and how to apply please use the link below
The launch of Keighley Sculpture Trail. Photo: Bob Smith Photography
Application Deadline: Monday 30th June 2025 at 4:00pm Paid Opportunities
We are looking for freelance creatives for our BIG Craft Spectacular workshop series taking place throughout 2025. This project is funded by The Leap.
All opportunities are listed below.
What is The Big Craft Spectacular?
The BIG Craft Spectacular (more fondly known as The Big Crafty Doo-Dah) is an expansion of our family workshop programme. In 2025, Keighley Creative will be delivering 12 family-friendly arts and crafts workshops across Keighley.
The aim of the project is to engage Keighley families who have limited access to the arts. We will host pop-up workshops in public spaces, including the Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley Market and 4 community outreach venues around Keighley.
As a workshop facilitator or workshop assistant you will support our families & visitors, helping them to create a quality piece of art to take away. The workshops should be process led, allowing participants to learn & practice new skills inspiring them to further create at home.
Our workshops may be the first time someone encounters the arts, so first impressions count. Their experience should be a positive one. We want people to feel welcome, encouraged, valued, inspired by their artwork and to know that everyone can be creative.
Facilitator Opportunities
LEAD CREATIVE FACILITATORS Paid Opportunity
We are looking for up to 9 freelance creative facilitators to design and deliver at least one of the following community workshops, linked to the themes set out by Keighley Creative.
Dates August 2025 (final dates TBC) – 4 x community outreach workshops 20th August 2025- Airedale Shopping Centre 27th September 2025- Keighley Market 29th October 2025- Keighley Market 6th December 2025- Keighley Market 13th December 2025- Airedale Shopping Centre
For information about the role and how to apply please use the link below.
We are looking for freelance workshop assistants to support the delivery of public access drop-in workshops as part of The Big Craft Spectacular workshop series funded by The Leap.
Dates August 2025 (final dates TBC) – 4 x community outreach workshops 20th August 2025- Airedale Shopping Centre 27th September 2025- Keighley Market 29th October 2025- Keighley Market 6th December 2025- Keighley Market 13th December 2025- Airedale Shopping Centre
This opportunity is ideal for someone wanting to gain experience in workshop delivery.
For information about the role and how to apply please use the link below.
Application Deadline: Monday 3rd March 2025, 12:00 noon. Fee: £900
We are looking for a talented and creative Freelance Graphic Designer to work with us on our upcoming project Rombald’s Rocks, Keighley Sculpture Trail. This project is supported by the Bradford 2025 Creative Communities Fund.
For more information about how to apply for this opportunity please contact us via email admin@keighleycreative.org.
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!
We are looking for a freelance graphic designer who can provide the following:
Design a fun map for the sculpture trail
Design social media assets to promote the sculpture trail
Design posters and flyers to promote the sculpture trail
Design assets for the sculpture trail launch event
Would you or someone you know like to be involved in a key moment of decision making for Keighley central’s first sculpture trail and one of Bradford 2025’s Creative Communities projects? Now is the time!
How to get involved Please tell us you are interested in being involved by email to admin@keighleycreative.org by 11:59pm on Friday 14th February 2025.
The community panel will come together to select the artist commissions on Tuesday 18th February 2025 from 1:30pm-3pm. The selection session will take place at Keighley Creative, 3-7 Cooke Lane, Keighley, BD21 3PF.
Who are Keighley Creative? Keighley Creative is an arts charity operating in the heart of Keighley co-designing and delivering exciting projects and fun activities with local artists, communities, organisations and businesses.
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!
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
