For artists

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. We have two exciting events planned, get involved!

We are looking for freelance creatives for our BIG Craft Spectacular workshop series taking place throughout 2025. This project is funded by The Leap.

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.

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 […]

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 […]

On Saturday 17th August 2024, our studio artists were thrilled to welcome more people than ever before to their open studio event. Nearly 100 people came to visit, had a tour, met the artists and viewed their huge range of artwork and creativity. The artists that hosted included Jane Fielder, Dripsy, Naseem Darbey, Jonathan Britten, […]

Calling all Keighley Makers!!! Apply for a stall at our upcoming event. We are now taking applications for local creatives who would like a stall at our upcoming Summer Maker Fayre and Open Studios on Saturday 17th August 2024. We would like applications from makers based in and around Keighley who would like to sell […]

Last Saturday 29th June 2024, a group of local people set off as part of Otley Walking Festival to draw the bog and associated wildlife of Denton Estate moorland near Ilkley. Led by local artist, Naseem Darbey, and Yorkshire Peatland Partnership (YPP) expert, Lucy Lee, the group of 10 spent the day on the moor […]

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. […]