Category: Ongoing

We’re on the look out for New Trustees!

Post author By KeighleyCreative
Post date June 23, 2023

Some of the Keighley Creative team at the K-Town Shopper event. Photo: Bob Smith Photography

Keighley Creative is on the look out for a new Chairperson, and new Trustees to join our charitable board in September 2023.

For an informal discussion about the roles and to learn more about this exciting opportunity please see the document attached, or come along for a chat at Keighley Creative. We’re hosting two drop-in sessions for you to meet some of our Trustees, find out more about us, and discuss what skills, experience, and energy you want to bring to our charitable work:

WHERE? 3-7 Cooke Lane, Keighley, BD21 3PF (next to Farmfoods and Airedale Shopping Centre)

WHEN?

Thursday, 6th July, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Saturday, 8th July, 10:30am-11:30am

Applications by CV with a supporting statement: Please let us know why you are applying, and the skills and experience you will bring to the role.

Please send applications to Cathryn Murray: admin@keighleycreative.org

Deadline for applications: Midnight on 23rd July
Post application follow up sessions will be held on: 29th July

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Film, Film, Film! Find out more about The Unit, our newest residents at Keighley Creative

Post author By KeighleyCreative
Post date March 23, 2023

Introductory video about The Unit’s work

The Unit is now based at Keighley Creative! They offer an open access workspace to the district’s talented content creators linked to film.

Whether you are looking to make your first film or trying to carve your career path in the creative industries, The Unit is here to help you.

They believe that the Bradford district has an abundance of brilliant artists and content creators. This is why they offer a full service experience including industry-led workshops, equipment and post-production facilities, and a fast-growing network of peers to share resources.

Visit their website (linked above) for more information and to join their membership list: https://sites.google.com/impacthub.net/theunitbradford/

Tags film, film making, keighley, the unit

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Get your hands on £1000! Fusion Grants now Open

Post author By KeighleyCreative
Post date March 23, 2023

Over at Keighley Creative we’re helping to support Keighley Association Women and Children’s Centre (KAWACC) with their new grant-giving project called Fusion, funded by The Leap.

What is it about?

Keighley residents and community organisations can access grants of up to £1000 to realise their creative, community-led ideas. These grants will prioritise people and organisations that have been unfunded, or under-funded in the past- and that highlight new creative outlooks in Keighley. To find out more, please email Irum at iram@kawacc.org.uk

Closing Date

4th April 2023

Tags art, community, fusion, KAWACC, keighley

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We’re Hiring! Festival & Events Director

Post author By KeighleyCreative
Post date March 20, 2023

CLICK HERE: Job Specification for Festival and Events Director

CLICK HERE: Job Application Form for Festival and Events Director

CLICK HERE: Keighley Creative Equalities and Diversity Monitoring Form

Festival and Events Director

Full Time (37.5 Hours a Week)

Job Shares Considered

Come and join our small, dynamic team to lead and deliver a year round programme of events, and our annual festival (known locally as KAFF!) All with a focus on arts, film and community.

Closing Date: 17th April

To find out more or to apply, download the forms above, or email: admin@keighleycreative.org

Tags director, events, festival, festival and events director, job, keighley, keighley creative, recruitment

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Building our Future! Keighley Towns Fund

Post author By KeighleyCreative
Post date September 11, 2022

Many of you may remember that back in 2021 we heard of our success in securing £2.6 million to buy and renovate an existing town-centre building so we have a permanent home in Keighley. This has been made possible through Keighley Towns Fund https://www.ourtownkeighley.co.uk/

This funding makes it possible to create an accessible and exciting Hub focussed on how we live, work and play through arts and culture, designed with, by and for our local communities.

If you would like to read more about how our future hub and festival will benefit Keighley, here you go, free to download:

Towns-Fund-Boards_Final Download

More news will follow at the end of the month… watch this space!

Tags art, craft, festival, gallery, keighley, keighley creative, towns fund, workshop

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Bradford won the City of Culture 2025!

Post author By KeighleyCreative
Post date August 18, 2022

Bradford won City of Culture 2025, known as BD25 you will hear lots more about it and how it can benefit the city, and our towns within it. We are very proud to be supporting this work, with a BIG focus on Keighley. For more information visit https://bradford2025.co.uk

Tags Bradford, city of culture, culture, keighley

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What does culture mean to you?

Post author By KeighleyCreative
Post date January 28, 2021

What does culture mean to you? In the second half of last year, we held zoom sessions with lots of different people who live and work in Keighley to find out just that. These conversations were part of Bradford Council’s 10-year ‘Culture is Our Plan’ project. The aim of which is to re-imagine the whole of Bradford district as a cultural space – our homes, our mills, hills, streets, markets, moors and parks. To recognise that our cultural life is everywhere and in everyone and is vital to our wellbeing, education and sense of pride in where we live.

Our community zoom sessions focused on the hopes of the people of Keighley with the aim of us being able to meet some of these needs over the coming years. One of our studio holders, Naseem Darbey, then translated these conversations into vibrant illustrations. Naseem says: “Zoom is odd to me- we are all together yet so far apart. The sessions often started quiet, but then burst into colour and strong, urgent ideas- I have tried to capture this experience.”

One of the major themes of all our discussions was how the word ‘Culture’ means different things to different people. But what really shone through was how much people want to celebrate this diversity and GET INVOLVED! We’ll be sharing a lot more of these conversations in the coming weeks. And we’d especially like to keep them going – so come on, what does Culture mean to you?