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What's happening at Keighley Creative, around the town, and in the arts?

Stories from Keighley Creative

There's so much for us to shout about.

Short Term Studio Space Available!
Short Term Studio Space Available!

Keighley Creative

Keighley Creative is able to offer a short-term licence for one of our Artist Studios. Studio 9 is available immediately, until March 31. This is for local artists looking to have a space to do their work in a creative environment.

Sunday, 25 January 2026

Meet our Staff - Cat Murray
Meet our Staff - Cat Murray

Interview by Bob Smith

Keighley Creative wouldn't be what it is without our amazing staff, so here is a chance to learn a little more about what they do, why they do it, and how much work they put in to make Keighley a fantastic place for artists and creatives.

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

The New Keighley Creative Hub
The New Keighley Creative Hub

Keighley Creative

The development of our multi-million pound, revitalised cultural hub for Keighley is well underway. If you missed our exhibition late last year showing our plans, here is a chance to learn a little more about our new home from a recent BBC news article.

Monday, 19 January 2026

 Lotte Reiniger: A 100 years of silhouettes.
Lotte Reiniger: A 100 years of silhouettes.

Keighley Creative

100 years ago, 'The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)', the oldest surviving feature animation was made by the wonderful Lotte Reiniger in her unique style, but how did she do it?

Thursday, 8 January 2026

How To: Make Potato Printing Wrapping Paper
How To: Make Potato Printing Wrapping Paper

Keighley Creative

This ‘how to’ guide will show you how to use potato printing, an easy and fun method for creating simple and repeatable designs, to create wrapping paper for your presents!

Monday, 22 December 2025

A Year of KC Arts and Heritage Community Project's!
A Year of KC Arts and Heritage Community Project's!

Keighley Creative

In 2025 our Arts and Heritage Officer has worked in five local communities to complete their final artistic responses, celebrating their individual heritage stories, and we want to share with you all the amazing work that the community and artists have made this year!

Saturday, 20 December 2025

Interview with Sarah Boon
Interview with Sarah Boon

Joseph Hird

An interview with artist Sarah Boon about her work recreating natural textures using textile techniques.

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

How Rombald’s Rocks Began?
How Rombald’s Rocks Began?

Keighley Creative

Rombald’s Rocks: Keighley Sculpture Trail is a project created and implemented by artist, Leonie Briggs, and ourselves, Keighley Creative. It is the brainchild of Leonie who thought Keighley deserved it’s own sculpture trail and she wanted to create a community art project that involved local people and would bring something positive to town.

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Communities Creating Their Own Rombald��’s Rocks
Communities Creating Their Own Rombald’s Rocks

Keighley Creative

The Keighley Sculpture Trail features Rombald’s Rocks artworks designed by local community groups.

Thursday, 5 June 2025

Rombald's Rocks - Keighley Sculpture Trail
Rombald's Rocks - Keighley Sculpture Trail

Keighley Creative

May 2025 saw a big community art project come to town. The all new Keighley Sculpture Trail involved 100s of local people and took it's inspiration from local legend, Rombald the Giant.

Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Arts and Heritage Community Project
Arts and Heritage Community Project

Keighley Creative

The Arts and Heritage Community project is a two-year partnership programme run by Kala Sangam.

Friday, 14 March 2025

What a year 2024 has been!
What a year 2024 has been!

Keighley Creative

Well what a year! The last 12 months at Keighley Creative have been amazing and our team is proud that they have been able to bring so many arts and culture projects to town in 2024. We started the year carrying on our I Am Brill project celebrating our hometown and the talents of Keighley […]

Monday, 30 December 2024

Visit to Local Art Gallery for Monday Group
Visit to Local Art Gallery for Monday Group

Keighley Creative

Recently one of our Arts for Brain Health groups took a field trip! 10 people from the Monday Creative group visited Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Bradford with facilitators, Ailsa Lewer and Carine Brosse. The Monday group welcomes participants who are affected by dementia and their carers. We hired a minibus from Keighley Community Transport […]

Thursday, 25 July 2024

Studio Holder Leads Activity at Upcoming Event
Studio Holder Leads Activity at Upcoming Event

Keighley Creative

Visual Arts Social this January includes an activity led by studio holder, Carole Griffiths, with her workshop ‘Rip and Tear – Smudge and Draw’.

Monday, 8 January 2024

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