Creative Kirklees newsletter

Here is the latest Creative Kirklees newsletter, including opportunities and upcoming events, for my followers to peruse:

Top Rated This Week Individual: Elizabeth Dobson / Yorkshire Sound Women Network Business: Ellie P Smith STUDIOS / Design Pop-up Studio Place: Co Up. Creative Coworking Spaces / Co Up. News: More good news about the creative sector Event: WI Sew Crafty - Batik Opportunity: Screen Yorkshire Launches Film Industry Bootcamp for 2016 Space: Creative Art Hub Image: Chris James and Martin Fletcher Video: University of Huddersfield Brass Band, 7 Dec 2015 Audio File: Resilience   Creative Kirklees Newsletter 27 January 2016 We’ve had the January Blues here at Creative Kirklees!  The website’s been down and the newsletter couldn’t go out last week ……….. but we’re pleased to say that everything is now up and running and back to normal – hurray!  So, apologies to everyone who couldn’t access the site when you wanted to and thanks for your patience while we got things sorted. There are plenty of events this week and some lovely workshops to get your creative juices flowing, but we want to flag up two events in the newsletter in case you’ve missed them over the last week or so. First up, PEOPLE · MAKE · PLACES: Business Driving Culture at Café Ollo in Huddersfield on Wednesday 3 February, 6 – 8.30pm.  Featuring presentations from regional and local design agencies: Nick Bax, Director of Humanstudio and Darren Evans, Design Director at The Engine Room , the evening will be an opportunity to explore and discuss how business can play a role in the creative and cultural life of a place.  Get yourself booked on and read more here. Second up, if you run events in Kirklees (particularly festivals, galas, parades and music events in outdoor or non-traditional spaces) you’ll find the Health and Safety training being offered (for free!) invaluable.  The Event Training programme has 3 sessions just on Health and Safety and you need to book on all 3 to make sure you find out all there is to know.  It’s good to be back!   Events Sat 30th Jan 2016 All Stars of Comedy | International Comedy Special Following a sold-out show in 2015, the international comedy clash returns to rock Huddersfield into the new year. This season’s all-star line-up features the people’s choice, the undisputed pound for pound champion of...   Tue 9th Feb 2016 An evening with Levison Wood A talk and slideshow from the explorer and TV personality Levison Wood about his latest expedition, his book and new TV series Walking the Himalayas. The intrepid explorer, writer and TV presenter talks about and pres...   Wed 20th Jan to Wed 24th Feb 2016 (1 month) Contemporary Crafts Contemporary Crafts is a 6 week course aimed at teaching a variety of craft techniques to produce contemporary art. Contemporary Crafts is a great way to improve your wellbeing through creativity and experimentation ...       Tue 26th Jan to Tue 1st Mar 2016 (1 month) Mindful Weaving Mindful Weaving is a 6-week course aimed at building on basic skills and techniques in the longstanding craft of weaving. Using handmade wooden frames you will learn how to weave and create your very own fabric or contem...   Wed 10th Feb 2016 Networking Event for Creative Business Owners/Leaders A monthly meet up for creators, makers and innovators. Creative business owners, freelancers, sole traders and people who stimulate creativity in their community, town/city and the sector at large. We believe that connec...   Wed 3rd Feb 2016 PEOPLE · MAKE · PLACES: Business Driving Culture 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...     Sat 30th Jan 2016 Steve Fletcher, Tim Green, Hoodoo....Live 30.1.16 THE STEVE FLETCHER BLUES BAND "Either they like us or they were favourably drunk! But one way or another Steve Fletcher Music and HIS BAND will be making a ("By popular demand!!) triumphant return to The Marsh Blues &...   Sat 30th Jan 2016 Vinyl Tap Presents... Philophobia Music LIVE Our friends over at Philophobia Music in Wakefield have a fair list of great local talent on their books and so we will be hosting an afternoon live event for some of those acts. Featuring: Yard Wars https://www.f...   Sat 16th Jan to Sat 6th Feb 2016 (3 weeks) Wire Jewellery Jewellery Course– Saturdays, starting: 16th January, 1-3pm. Over the 4 weeks we will be covering the following: · Producing a basic swirl · Producing a coil and double coil of wire to be used within jewellery · P...   Sat 30th Jan 2016 Working with Acrylic Paint Workshop With tuition by professional artist, Audrey Erbany. This workshop is for beginners and experienced artists alike. Get the best out of Acrylic paint and take advantage of the versatility of this great medium. You’ll l...   Opportunities   Mon 8th Feb 2016 Artist/Maker - Creative Interpretation Commission Royal Armouries (Leeds) is seeking creative response from one or more artist/s, jewellery maker/s or metalworker/s to make new work for display in response to objects (mostly highly decorative sword fittings) in a forthc...   Wed 24th Feb 2016 Creative Engagement Conference Event organisers are becoming increasingly aware that good events often need more than good programming to succeed and that locally communities need to gain a sense of ownership to make an event sustainable and successfu...   Wed 30th Mar 2016 Wanted: Talented writers aged 16 - 21 yrs The Writing Squad are looking for 30 talented writers to join The Writing Squad, to work with their tutors, professional writers and squad grads. If you’re aged 16-21 years old, and you’re from or you live, work or stud...   News Tue 26th Jan 2016 For the Love Of It 2016: national street artists gathering Street Arts professionals annual gathering: 48 hrs of inspiration, creation and fun, a chance to recharge an re-connect - this year a the Watershed, Slaithwaite. Theme: INSPIRATION Fri 4th – Sun 6th March 2016 A t...