Creative Kirklees newsletter

The latest Creative Kirklees newsletter, with details of opportunities, for my followers to peruse:

Top Rated This Week Individual: Olivia Hemingway / Photographer Business: Dewsbury Arts Group / Dewsbury Arts Group Place: Marshfest 2017 / Marshfest 2017 News: Kirklees Arts Portfolio launched Event: Jane Eyre Opportunity: Implementing Diversity & Equality: Bridging Policy and Practice Space: The Huddersfield Ukrainian Club, Edgerton Rd, Hudds HD1 5RA Image: Marsh Blues Club stage. Marshfest 2017 Video: Mikron took Kirklees to the Coast! Audio File: Resilience Creative Kirklees Newsletter 21 June 2017 This week is Small Charity Week 2017 and Localgiving will double one-time donations to local charities pound-for-pound by up to £25. The campaign will take place on Fundraising Day, Thursday 22nd June and there are four local charities currently registered, including Holme Valley Sharing Memories, Chol Theatre, Holmfirth Arts Festival and Growing Works - why not donate to one of these or register your own small charity if you’re looking to fundraise? If you enjoy browsing exhibitions there are a number to choose from at the moment, but you might want to take part in the Mindfulness and Art workshop at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park first.  This session will give you the chance to take time out and learn how to use mindfulness to become a more active observer with artwork. Then pop along to some of the great exhibitions going on locally and try it out – in Mirfield you can enjoy Limbo at the Creative Arts Hub and Tracing Memory at the West Yorkshire Print Workshop or in Huddersfield Photography and Stories by Olivia Hemingway and the Annual Exhibition of the Yorkshire Photographic Union at Huddersfield Art Gallery. From next week the newsletter will be sent out on a Tuesday, so add your events and news by Monday evening to be in with a chance of being included. Events Fri 19 May to Sat 01 Jul 2017 (1 month) 'Limbo' exhibition & launch, Terence J Lambert Join us for the launch of Terence Lambert's new exhibition of paintings and prints, entitled 'Limbo'. From 6pm to 8pm, Friday 19th May - refreshments provided. Exhibition runs until 1st July 2017. Artist Terence J Lam... Fri 23 Jun 2017 Acrylic Painting and Palette Knives with Miriam Laville Workshop Details Acrylic Painting with Palette Knives Choosing either landscapes or natural forms this art workshop consists of working solely in acrylic paints, using painting knives, straight edged plastics, thick c... Sat 13 May to Sat 02 Sep 2017 (4 months) Annual Exhibition of the Yorkshire Photographic Union 2017 The Yorkshire Photographic Union was the first of the United Kingdom’s regional photographic federations. Since 1898 their annual exhibition has showcased the best amateur photographic works from 75 Yorkshire photographi... Fri 23 Jun to Sat 01 Jul 2017 (1 week) Assassins - music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Dewsbury Arts Group end their season with the ground breaking musical 'Assassins'. Opening on the 23rd June, this exhilarating vaudevillian fanfare examines nine individuals who attempted to assassinate a President of t... Fri 23 Jun 2017 Deadbeat Brass live at Small Seeds 'Friday Night Jive' presents DEADBEAT BRASS Friday 23rd June - Small Seeds, Huddersfield FREE ENTRY Huddersfield 10 piece Deadbeat Brass is the lovechild of funk, jazz, hip-hop with a dash of pop, all purposefull... Sat 17 to Thu 22 Jun 2017 (6 days) Dewsbury Arts Group - Annual Art Exhibition Featuring an exhibition of work by Ken Beaumont. 17th to 22nd June, Saturday and Sunday 10.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. Monday - Thursday 2.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. Sat 24 to Sun 25 Jun 2017 (2 days) Extravaganza 2017 EXTRAVAGANZA 2017 is a fast-paced show filled with song, dance, drama and musical theatre performed by 150 talented students. With songs from the shows, drama excerpts, improvised drama and everything in between, thi... Sat 10 to Sat 24 Jun 2017 (2 weeks) Final workshops The final workshops of our Byram Arcade residency. Come and join the fun! Creative hands on workshops for children aged 5-15years. Saturdays 10-11.30am. £8 per workshop. Booking essential 10th June: Printing 17th Ju... Sun 04 Jun to Fri 22 Sep 2017 (4 months) HRI LOVE STORIES - An Exhibition of Photography and Stories HRI LOVE STORIES An exhibition of stories and photographic portraits. Photographer and artist Olivia Hemingway is collaborating with The SHARP Agency on a new project asking the people of Huddersfield why their hospit... Sat 24 Jun 2017 June Art & 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... Fri 23 Jun 2017 Kumihimo Braiding Workshop Kumihimo Braiding is a really engaging, easy to grasp, form of braiding using a disc. It creates professional looking jewellery in a short amount of time. At the end of this 2 hour session everyone should leave with at l... Sun 25 Jun 2017 Midsummer Folk at the Cowshed Award winning folk musicians Kate Young (fiddle, song) and Raphaël Decoster (accordion) form an exciting blend of original and folk-influenced music. Discover their hidden stories and landscapes - French accordion, Scott... Wed 28 Jun 2017 Pins & Needles A monthly drop-in crafts session for lovers of sewing, knitting, crocheting and other crafts to come along and join like-minded people for a sociable afternoon and the chance to swap tips and ideas, perhaps help others l... Sun 25 Jun 2017 Ravensknowle Gala Stalls, entertainment, music and rides. The Museum will be open too with refreshments for sale. Free entry, some attractions may charge a fee. Tue 13 Jun to Tue 11 Jul 2017 (1 month) Still Looking: Mindfulness and Art A new way to take a bit of time out for yourself and enjoy experiencing art mindfully. Learn how to use mindfulness practices to move from being a passive observer to more active engagement with artworks in the galleries... Sat 24 Jun 2017 The Lego Batman Movie (U) Animated Comedy. “ There are big changes brewing in Gotham, but if Batman (Will Arnett) wants to save the city from the Joker's (Zach Galifianakis) hostile takeover, he may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to w... Sat 27 May to Sat 08 Jul 2017 (1 month) WYPWexhibition - Tracing Memory Tracing Memory 27tH May – 8th July 2017 Victoria Browne Susan Corke Theodore Ereira Guyer Katherine Jones “A book read by a thousand different people is a thousand different books.” - Andrei Tarkovsky ... Sat 24 Jun 2017 Yellow Goose live at Small Seeds Yellow Goose Dance plays contemporary and slightly twisted ballroom and latin music. Fantastically catchy tunes. Brilliant to dance to. It is a top-class 10-piece band – great rhythms, lovely harmonised vocals, a red ... Opportunities Mon 03 Jul 2017 Creative Scene’s Make It Happen School Monday 9 - Weds 11 October and Monday 23 - Weds 26 October 2017 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire Adventurous training for people who want to make great things happen outdoors. Learn to play with fire… and bring your art ... Fri 23 Jun 2017 Lower Strings Teacher Vacancy Part-time Lower Strings Teacher Required from September 2017 Initially four hours of teaching per week in central and South Kirklees. The position will be hourly paid - £23.25 per hour. The successful applicant ... Wed 12 Jul 2017 Studio space available Well appointed studio space available to rent at Creative Arts Hub - £81 pcm, all inclusive. Great little starter space with lots of furniture, storage, and belfast sink. Contact mark@creativeartshub.org.uk for more deta... Mon 26 Jun 2017 Young Chorus Casting Opportunity Do you love performing? Can you dance, act or sing? Are you between the ages of 9 and 17? And are you prepared to work hard and commit a lot of time to the show? Then we need you to be part of the Young Chorus for JACK A... News Tue 20 Jun 2017 Give feedback on Grants for the Arts guidance Arts Council England are refreshing their online guidance for Grants for the Arts. They are asking for feedback about how they can improve the guidance. Take part in the survey at http://bit.ly/ACEOnlineSurvey Tue 20 Jun 2017 Lottery arts funding plummets by £55m National Lottery operator Camelot expects “disappointing” sales to decline further this year. Arts funding through the National Lottery was down by around £55m last year, following a “disappointing performance” which ...

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