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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.

Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe joined members of our Monday Creative group for the premiere of our new short film Keighley Creative were thrilled to have a visit from Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe to watch the premiere of our new Arts For Brain Health film, showcasing our Monday Creative group. Monday Creative is our weekly creative group for […]

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 […]

On Saturday 24th August 2024, local engineer and STEM ambassador, Alisha Bell, ran a special event at Keighley Creative. The event was titled Engineering and Arts Exploration and Alisha and the team welcomed local families to come along and join in the fun activities exploring Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths through arts and crafts. A […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Eid celebrations were a great success at Keighley Market this year. Local artist and experienced facilitator, Emily Parkin, designed and led a fun Eid themed craft activity on Saturday 13th April. The families who attended made Eid cards to pass on to loved ones. Lots of Keighley people got involved and it was a real […]

And that’s a wrap!!! Last week we were privileged to have the play, KAILEY, performed in the Stockroom at Keighley Creative. This live performance was written by Kerry Wright and directed by Tess Seddon and is part of Kala Sangam’s On Tour series taking performances to alternative venues around the district whilst their Arts Centre […]

Tuesday night was the Bradford Visual Arts Social run by Bradford Producing Hub. This time it was held at Keighley Creative and what an honour it was! The event was a great success with lots of positive feedback. Attendees came from across the district to meet other artists, social, network and hear more about opportunities […]

Last Friday was the I Am Brill disco, a free family event organised by us and held at Victoria Hall in Keighley. The event welcomed 100s of local families and the aim was to encourage Keighley kids to come together and celebrate their brilliance. The I Am Brill disco was the culmination of numerous creative […]

Keighley Creative and The Unit have been chosen to host a pop-up cinema for the upcoming Leeds International Film Festival and will be screening a number of films from our base on Cooke Street in Keighley town centre. A key part of the festival is showcasing local stories so at our all new Stockroom Cinema […]

What a Spooktacular Saturday we had at Keighley Market! Thanks to all our creepy crafters that came and made spooky spell books. And well done to all the market traders for joining in the Halloween fun. It was lovely to see the market so busy. Look out for our upcoming arts and crafts events that are free and […]

Keighley Creative are always keen to offer affordable and fun arts activities for local children over the school holidays. This October half term we wanted to link workshops to our upcoming I Am Brill project, celebrating the talents of Keighley people. So on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th October, we ran the Pom-pom Making Extravaganza, […]

Wow, what a weekend! The Mega Drawing Box welcomed 100s of people into a disused department store to get creative and what a success it was. Lots of smiling faces and fabulous feedback. Thank you Keighley people for embracing it and attending in such numbers and a huge thank you to all of our artists, […]

Keighley Creative won an award and what a wonderful evening we had! The Keighley & Airedale Business Awards was held at Victoria Hall and the team put on a fabulous do and Keighley Creative’s team were chuffed to win the Creative Services Business of the Year prize. Thank you to Aireworth Vets for sponsoring it. […]

A MEGA FREE EVENT is coming to Keighley the weekend of the 7th (10am-5pm) and 8th (11am-4pm) October. This interactive, live art event will be led by a team of 8 professional artists ably assisted by the Keighley community. Visitors will get the opportunity to manufacture their own drawing tools and to use them in […]

We’re seeking someone to join our team to lead and co-ordinate our creative outreach and engagement work with Keighley’s diverse local communities. Keighley is home to long established communities and relatively new communities from other parts of the world including asylum seekers and refugees. We are here for everyone, and this role will help more […]

Letty McHugh (one of our fantastic studio holders!) and Jess Kidd (a brilliant local artist!) are exhibiting together in a new exhibition titled Worth. Do come along and see Jess’ new paintings of Keighley, and Letty’s seven metre long banners inspired by our textile and family histories. Gallery open on Mondays and Thursdays, 11am – […]

New Exhibition- OPEN NOW! Project curated by Gabriela Boiangiu, See What’s On for more information 🙂 Where? Keighley Creative Gallery Keighley Creative / Hanover Street / Keighley / BD21 3QJ When are we open? 10 June- 1 July 2021 Monday 11am – 3pm Thursday 11am – 3pm Saturday 10am – 4pm (Hours extended due […]