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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 […]

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 […]

This April, Keighley Creative and The Unit welcomed some new movie-goers to its teeny Stockroom Cinema. Leeds Film contacted us about using our pop-up cinema to offer Keighley families a unique cinema experience over the Easter holidays. Screenings put on were part of the Leeds Young Film Festival (LYFF) and included 80s’ fantasy classic Labyrinth, […]

A major charity has appointed a worker to help Keighley people celebrate their heritage through the arts. Lauren Kelly will work with community groups in a two-year project run by Kala Sangam. The Bradford-based organisation has appointed four arts and heritage officers, one of whom, Lauren, will be based in Keighley. She will work with […]

As part of an ambitious two-year engagement project, Kala Sangam and partners Keighley Creative, South Square Centre and Bloomin’ Buds Theatre Company have appointed four Arts and Heritage Officers to deliver a programme of activities with communities across Bradford district. The four partners will form a network of creative venues, with each organisation having an Arts & Heritage Officer embedded […]

Keighley Creative are currently looking for a new Executive Director to join our team. Could it be you?! With Bradford’s year as UK City of Culture on the horizon, and a transformational capital project ready to be delivered, Keighley Creative is looking for an exceptional individual to lead the organisation through to its next chapter. […]

Saturday 30th March we welcomed lots of Keighley families to our market workshop. The Easter Craft Eggstravaganza was supported by the Keighley Creative team, Keighley Market and Bradford Council and our facilitators, Emily and Demi, helped lots of local children make some eggsellent Easter themed mosaics. The event was a great success with lots of […]

Keighley Creative are delighted to be continuing our relationship with Leeds International Film Festival and this Easter they have asked us to host the Leeds Young Film Festival (LYFF). This will involve 6 film screenings at the Stockroom Cinema within Keighley Creative across two dates. It’s a great opportunity to take the kids out and […]

Keighley Town’s Fund is seeking new board members and they are looking for more local folk to join the team and provide input on behalf of the people of Keighley. The board in charge of an ambitious multi-million pound plan to regenerate Keighley is looking for a new Chair and for new members to join them. As […]

Last Sunday, Keighley people were wowed by an event inspired by the work of an international women’s organisation. The Women of the World (WOW) Foundation wanted to bring their WOW Girls Festival bus to town; this has been designed to celebrate and motivate young women, girls and non-binary people with a range of interactive activities. […]

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 […]

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

With the Keighley Creative Presents… project now in full swing and a number of successful events under our belt, new year brings us a chance to review and make plans for 2024. We already have upcoming events planned such as the I Am Brill disco and Kailey live theatre performance alongside our regular Arts for […]

This Christmas, Keighley Creative hosted another successful Maker Faire and Open Artist Studios event. Saturday 16th December was the date chosen to welcome local artists and makers to come and sell their handmade wares from our premises on Cooke Lane in the centre of Keighley. We also opened the upstairs art studios to allow members […]

Keighley Creative are always looking out for new volunteers to join our fab team. There is no financial commitment and you can do as much or as little as you want and you can tell us what roles you’re interested in. And you don’t have to be “arty”! Volunteering can include being a trustee, supporter […]

Our team are pleased to offer two free, family-friendly festive craft workshops this December. Hosted by Keighley Market, the workshops welcome anyone, whatever your age or ability, to pop in and join in with some creative activities. On Saturday 9th December, 11-3, we are making festive framed pictures and on Saturday 16th December, 11-3, we […]

Last week, the Leeds International Film Festival came to Keighley. Our specially built Stockroom Cinema opened it’s doors on Wednesday 15th November 2023 for the first time for the screening of the documentary, From Where We Stand. This was followed by numerous films on Saturday 18th November, namely a showing of Hitchcock’s Strangers on a […]