Creative Kirklees newsletter

Here is the latest Creative Kirklees newsletter for my followers to peruse:

Top Rated This Week Individual: david coldwell / artist (painter, poet, photographer) Business: deliciousmedia / Delicious Media Place: Heritage Quay / events News: FREE EVENT TRAINING for Kirklees-based community orgs/groups Event: British Music Collection Tours Opportunity: Comoodle Online Resource Sharing Platform Tender 2015-16 Space: Co Up. Creative Coworking Spaces Image: Huddersfield Art Gallery Video: Saving Grace Collective: O2 Think Bigger Project Audio File: Resilience   Creative Kirklees Newsletter 25 November 2015 We’re getting into the Christmas spirit already with seasonal art and craft fairs popping up and Christmas lights being switched on across Kirklees, so take the chance to do some present shopping and support our local artists and crafters.  If you’ve got events and activities going on for Christmas make sure you’ve put them on Creative Kirklees and we’ll help spread the word. For those groups and organisations who are already thinking beyond Christmas to next year’s outdoor event then you might be interested in a new series of free training sessions for Kirklees-based community organisations and groups. The Event Training Programme is aimed mainly at those groups who organise outdoor events such as festivals, galas, parades and music concerts with expected audiences of over 500.  The sessions will help guide you through some of the planning, logistics and information needed to help you run a successful and safe event.  Booking is essential and more information is in Opportunities below. Have you filled in the Kirklees Creative Sector Survey yet? If not you’ve only got until this Thursday (26 November) to complete the survey and help build the picture of the creative sector in Kirklees. We can't include everything that's going on in the newsletter so have just given you a taste of the many events going on this week.  To ensure you don't miss anything keep checking Creative Kirklees and  follow us on Facebook and Twitter.   Events Sat 28th Nov 2015 'Crafty Praxis' Art and Craft Fair - Saturday 28/11 Have you been to the Crafty Praxis Art and Craft fair yet? My new original paintings, prints and collaged gifts will be on sale at this fabulous monthly craft fair held in Huddersfield's most splendid, Byram Arcade. ...   Fri 20th Nov 2015 to Sat 30th Jan 2016 (2 months) 'Retrospective' - Sculpture and Drawings by Melanie Wilks A retrospective exhibition of the work of highly regarded local sculptor Melanie Wilks will open to the public at Batley Art Gallery on Saturday 21st November. Showcasing a range of Melanie’s artwork and also including d...   Sat 28th Nov 2015 An evening with Blind Dead McJones and guests 28/11/15 THE BLIND DEAD MCJONES BAND Blind Dead McJones was never a fan of being in the spotlight, no number 1 singles, cheesy videos or appearances on celebrity cooking programmes. A true Bluesman in every sense of the word, li...   Fri 27th Nov 2015 Auditory Recollections Friday 27 November Heritage Quay, 2pm hcmf// is keen to hear your stories about the Festival. Do you have a memory attached to a specific Festival or event? Did hcmf// spark an important life event for you, creative ...   Sun 29th Nov 2015 Fox & Moon Vintage and Antique Fair Fox and Moon presents quality antique and vintage fair with more than a touch of the unusual thrown in for good measure. Developed out of a passion for antiques and joy of discovering the weird and wonderful. Join ...   Wed 25th Nov 2015 HLF2016 Preview event Authors, explorers, poets and performers... Afternoon Literary Tea, LGBT events, competitions, workshops and more... Be among the first to find out what's happening at the 2016 Huddersfield Literature Festival (3-13...   Fri 4th to Sun 6th Dec 2015 (3 days) Huddersfield Hat 2015 Gigs, events, performances! Celebrating local artists. Huddersfield Hat 2015 aims to fill Huddersfield's streets, bars, pubs, galleries and any other space you can find with your creativity. Whether you’re an art...   Mon 30th Nov to Wed 2nd Dec 2015 (3 days) Jump and Shout A festival where performers aged three and above take centre stage and shine in the spotlight. The youngsters of Kirklees will be breaking out their fancy footwork with a variety of dance routines, gaining valuable e...   Sat 28th Nov 2015 Just a Vibration Bates Mill Blending Shed, 11am Indian bass guitarist, Shri Sriram, will be visiting hcmf// with the project Just a Vibration, creating ground-breaking new music fusing the traditions of Brass Bands and Indian Classica...   Sat 28th Nov 2015 November Craft Fair On the 4th Saturday of each month Crafty Praxis and The Byram Arcade hold an Art and Craft Fair, featuring 10 different artists designers, both local and national. No two months are alike, each month there is a good s...   Sat 28th Nov 2015 Old Mother Hubbard and Her Cupboard Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to fetch her poor dog a bone, but when she got there, the cupboard was bare… Or was it? A dotty old woman takes you on a nursery rhyme journey as she ...   Thu 3rd Dec 2015 Orchestra of Opera North: Lutosławski, Mahler Richard Farnes’ illustrious 12-year term as Music Director of Opera North concludes in the summer of 2016 with complete cycles of Wagner’s Ring up and down the country. Richard has conducted the Orchestra in several mem...   Thu 26th Nov 2015 Orchestra of Opera North: Sibelius, Dvořák Both Sibelius and Dvořák were deeply attuned to the folk culture of their native lands, Finland and Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) respectively. Dvořák wrote that ‘Love, God, Country’ were in his mind as he worked on ...   Mon 30th Nov 2015 Organ Concert - Gordon Stewart - 30 November Gordon Stewart plays one of the most famous 19th century German organ works, the Sonata on the 94th Psalm by Julius Reubke. A pupil of Franz Liszt, Reubke died at the age of only 24, leaving two great sonatas, one for p...   Fri 4th Dec 2015 PEOPLE · MAKE · PLACES: Beyond the Gallery PEOPLE · MAKE · PLACES is a series of events to simulate thinking, ideas and debate and inspire action to drive cultural and creative development in Kirklees. Guest speakers will present examples of initiatives which are...   Thu 26th Nov 2015 Phoenix Dance Theatre | Mixed Programme 2015 One of the UK’s leading contemporary dance companies presents four powerful works by some of the most innovative choreographers at work today. One of the most influential figures in world dance, Christopher Bruce CBE’...   Sun 29th Nov 2015 Sound System Culture and Pop-Up Art School Sunday 29 November Creative Arts Building Atrium, 1pm - 4pm This year, hcmf// will be working with the team that produced the book and film, Sound System Culture. The project documents and examines the culture that w...   Thu 3rd Dec 2015 There will be Fire...again - Creative Scene @ Crow Nest Park Thursday 3rd December 2015 5pm - 8pm Creative Scene (www.creativescene.org.uk) return to Crow Nest Park with a breathtaking display of fire sculptures and sound. Watch our for details of how you can join in and ...   Thu 26th Nov 2015 WI Sew Crafty - Wet Felting 7-9 For anyone who missed it last time (or just fancies another play! If so, let me know and you'll get a reduced fee). We'll be learning wet felting techniques, a really good fun way to make unique fabric and art pie...   Sat 28th Nov 2015 Winter Art & Craft Fair Join us for our festive art & craft fair - 10 stalls of unique, hand-made items for you to see and purchase, plus open studios and arts activities for the kids! Artist include: Louise Elizabeth JP Richards Danielle...   Opportunities Tue 1st Mar 2016 Event Training Programme (for Kirklees-based groups) The Creative Economy Team has organised a series of FREE training sessions for Kirklees-based community organisations and groups. The sessions are aimed mainly at those groups who organise outdoor events such as festiv...   Thu 31st Dec 2015 Foyle Foundation Small Grants Programme The Foyle Foundation is inviting small local charities to apply for funding through its Small Grants programme. Through its Small Grants Programme, grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available to smaller charities ...   Thu 26th Nov 2015 Help Create a Picture of the Kirklees Creative Sector The Creative Economy team recently commissioned a report to try to get a better understanding of the size and scale of the creative sector in Kirklees. Burns Owen Partnerships (BOP) undertook the research comparing the p...   Sun 29th Nov 2015 Hudds Festive Bazaar Huddersfield Partnership is organising two Christmas themed events that we are organising in November and December called Hudds Festive Bazaar (www.huddsfestivebazaar.org.uk). The premise of the Hudds Festive Bazaar is t...   News Mon 23rd Nov 2015 Arts in the Neighbourhood Online Briefing Presentation A briefing presentation, giving a step by step guide to completing the Arts in the Neighbourhood Application Form has been added to the Arts in the Neighbourhood webpage. If you are thinking of completing an applica...   Fri 20th Nov 2015 Christmas Craft Fair at wypw Join us for our Christmas Craft Fair at West Yorkshire Print Workshop! Saturday 5 December, 10.ooam - 3.00pm A wide range of contemporary art and craft from local and regional artists and makers, including prints a...   Thu 19th Nov 2015 Hepworth Band Counts Down To Christmas The countdown to the festive season begins for the Hepworth Band with a concert at Ackworth School on Sunday 6th December in support of the Parkinson’s UK Charity when the band will be joined by choirs from Ackworth Scho...   Thu 19th Nov 2015 Huddersfield Hat feature with Huddersfield Art Gallery Swimming Machines, Moomins, Print Exhibitions and more! Pop along to Huddersfield Art Gallery on Saturday 5th December at 12pm and watch artist Lisa Stansbie swim on her sculptural swimming machine! The ten minu...   Wed 25th Nov 2015 Kirklees Council Budget consultation Kirklees Council is continuing its budget consultation process and is asking resident about their views on some of the options for how Council services will be run differently in future. The three key priorities in Ki...   Fri 20th Nov 2015 RSA Lecture: The Citizen Artist as an agent of change A fascinating lecture from the Royal Society of Arts on the role of citizen artists as agents for change in their communities. "Artists after all live in houses, down streets, in communities, they shop locally, they s...