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Big Crafty Doo-Dah Facilitator 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.

Samuel Deakin
Jun 9, 20252 min read


Keighley Sculpture Trail launched rocked!!!
On Saturday 24th May, a new art project was launched in Keighley. “Rombald’s Rocks” were unveiled at locations across the town centre and 100s people came along to celebrate the launch event enjoying lots of different activities and performances.

Samuel Deakin
Jun 2, 20254 min read


New series of free craft workshops launched
FREE craft workshops are being organised by our team as part of a major new arts project, Rombald’s Rocks: Keighley Sculpture Trail, which will see 10 unique creations on display across the town. Behind the initiative is artist, illustrator and sculptor Leonie Briggs, who is working on the venture with arts charity Keighley Creative. Inspiration […]

Samuel Deakin
Apr 29, 20252 min read


Talented local artists selected by community panel
Keighley Creative are pleased to announced that 5 artists have been specially selected by a panel of local people to design sculptures for a new arts trail launching this May. Local artist, illustrator, sculptor and studio holder, Leonie Briggs is the founder of the sculpture and is working with the KC team to bring this […]

Samuel Deakin
Apr 3, 20253 min read


What a year 2024 has been!
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 […]

Samuel Deakin
Dec 30, 20243 min read


Exhibition extended due to popular demand
On Wednesday 16th October 2024, we opened our new exhibition “Nature and Imagination” but, following lots of interest, we are pleased to announce that the exhibition will continue for a month until Wednesday 13th November 2024. Arts for Brain Health is one of Keighley Creative’s core programmes offers workshops to people that may benefit from […]

Samuel Deakin
Oct 28, 20242 min read


Making Keighley’s streets feel safer
This was the aim of a recent community walk organised by Keighley Town Council and Keighley Creative. The walk was organised as a part of Keighley Walking Festival and the theme was “Light Up The Night”. The walk welcomed anyone who would like to come along and together we walked 2 miles round town. The […]

Samuel Deakin
Sep 23, 20241 min read


Keighley children celebrate their Pledges to the Landscape
On Saturday 17th August 2024, 100s of Keighley people came along to Cliffe Castle park and joined in some fun, creative sessions run by Keighley Creative that focused on learning about the environment. Families who attended were given the opportunity to join in with all sorts of activities and everyone was welcomed to get stuck […]

Samuel Deakin
Aug 20, 20243 min read


Opportunity for artists interested in STEM
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Call-out for Keighley artists! Would you like to provide creative content for our Engineering and Arts Explorations project? A new project has recently been launched in Keighley. Local engineer and STEM Ambassador, Alisha Bell, supported by The Leap organisations is on the hunt for local artists to engage the next generation of engineers. […]

Samuel Deakin
Jun 28, 20242 min read


Arts and Crafts at Eid on the Green
This weekend a big community event was held on Church Green in Keighley. The Eid on the Green event featured a host of activities including an arts and crafts stall hosted by our fab team as well as soft archery, rodeo football and face painting. There were also stalls by Keighley Lions and Pawperfection Rehoming […]

Samuel Deakin
Jun 25, 20241 min read


Celebrating St. George’s Day in Keighley
St. George’s Day celebrations came to Keighley on Sunday 21st April 2024 with a parade followed by lots of activities and goings-on inside the Airedale Shopping Centre. As well as lots of performers and entertainment put on by the shopping centre and Keighley Town Council, Keighley Creative were invited to run a themed craft workshop […]

Samuel Deakin
Apr 30, 20241 min read
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