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Keighley Creative’s I Am Brill project is focused on celebrating the people of the local community and their brilliant talents. As we approaching the 100 year anniversary of the opening of the Mechanics Institute, local artists are keen to highlight the town’s successes, not just in history but today, and celebrate the potential that the […]

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, […]

Many of our followers have been keen to find out more about our Monday Creative group for those affected by dementia so we decided to have an open day to promote our Arts for Brain Health project. Therefore on Tuesday 17th October 2023 we opened the doors at Keighley Creative and hosted a small exhibition […]

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 […]

You may have noticed something illuminating in Keighley today. A quote has appeared on the front of Keighley Library that is taken from a document from the original Mechanics Institute that was on North Street. The idea of the Mechanics Institute was to educate Keighley folk, to let their brilliant talents shine forth, and bring […]

Earlier in the year we trialled a new creative group for those looking to boost their wellbeing and confidence. It was a great success and we are pleased to announce that thanks to some more funding, the Wednesday Creative group is back! These are FREE drop-in sessions running weekly offering creative activities to help combat […]

Have you heard about our Monday Group? Keighley Creative’s Arts for Brain Health group is held weekly on a Monday, from 1.30pm till 3.30pm and offers people living with dementia and their carers a chance to meet new people and have a go at creative activities together. Hands-on group work is proven to bring health […]

Jane Fielder, Naseem Darbey, Jon Britten, Anji Timlin, Leonie Briggs and Sean Jukes will host open studio sessions, during which visitors can chat with the artists and see what they are creating from their base at Keighley Creative. Local creative businesses taking part in the Makers Faire include Miss Hue Designs, selling polymer clay jewellery. […]

Keighley Creative is on the look out for a new Chairperson, and new Trustees to join our charitable board in September 2023. For an informal discussion about the roles and to learn more about this exciting opportunity please see the document attached, or come along for a chat at Keighley Creative. We’re hosting two drop-in […]

The Unit is now based at Keighley Creative! They offer an open access workspace to the district’s talented content creators linked to film. Whether you are looking to make your first film or trying to carve your career path in the creative industries, The Unit is here to help you. They believe that the Bradford […]

Over at Keighley Creative we’re helping to support Keighley Association Women and Children’s Centre (KAWACC) with their new grant-giving project called Fusion, funded by The Leap. What is it about? Keighley residents and community organisations can access grants of up to £1000 to realise their creative, community-led ideas. These grants will prioritise people and organisations […]

CLICK HERE: Job Specification for Festival and Events Director CLICK HERE: Job Application Form for Festival and Events Director CLICK HERE: Keighley Creative Equalities and Diversity Monitoring Form Festival and Events Director Full Time (37.5 Hours a Week) Job Shares Considered Come and join our small, dynamic team to lead and deliver a year round […]

Many of you may remember that back in 2021 we heard of our success in securing £2.6 million to buy and renovate an existing town-centre building so we have a permanent home in Keighley. This has been made possible through Keighley Towns Fund https://www.ourtownkeighley.co.uk/ This funding makes it possible to create an accessible and exciting […]

We’ve just added the K-Town Shopper Video to our Youtube channel! Many thanks to filmmaker Danny Hardaker for this fantastic piece of work, it’s a great memory of a fantastic weekend.

Javed has joined our team as Keighley Creative’s new Cultural Heritage and Diversity Lead. He has a rich and varied career to date working to support community cohesion; building inter-faith partnerships; doing lots of work helping up-skill organisations about their Safeguarding practices; as well as helping Supplementary Schools to make sure they have all the […]

Whether you would like to exhibit your work, or join in with creative family activities, Our Hanover Street Gallery is open Wednesdays and Fridays, 10:30am – 3:30pm. On Wednesdays you can drop in to fun art and craft activities for all the family, and on Fridays you can bring one piece of your work to […]