Creative Kirklees newsletter

With details of events upcoming in Kirklees, here is the Creative Kirklees newsletter:

Top Rated This Week Individual: Fee Fye Foe / Fee Fye Foe Business: On Trend Design / . Place: Temporary Contemporary / Contemporary Art in Queensgate Market News: Drypoint – Taster Session – January Event: Dale Holmes & Garry Clarkson exhibition Opportunity: Audience Development Officer – Contemporary Arts Commissions Space: Office / project / Live/work space - Loft 6 Image: David Speight Photography Video: Playing the piano in the Byram Arcade Audio File: Radio interview with Huddersfield musician Thabo Creative Kirklees Newsletter 15 January 2019 We hope you enjoy browsing through the newsletter and do remember you will find lots more things to see, do and get involved in on the website! Just to mention ……   The next Temporary Contemporary Happening event takes place in Queensgate Market this Thursday (17 Jan) from 5-7.30pm.  The event is a chance to meet other artists, creatives and those involved in the Temporary Contemporary initiative.  If you haven’t been before, do go along and find out what it’s all about and see the preview of the Dale Holmes and Garry Clarkson exhibitions currently on show. Two Festivals are coming up in February.  The 130th Mrs Sunderland Music Festival is a ten day Festival of performing arts that will be held in Huddersfield Town Hall and brings workshops, classes, performances and more. The Electric Spring at the University is an annual festival of sonic exploration of cutting-edge practice in electronic music with a five-day programme of concerts, installations, workshops and symposia. Events Sun 20 Jan 2019 A New Year's Viennese Concert Join the Hepworth Brass Band and their very special guest, soprano Sarah Ogden at Christ Church, New Mill, Holmfirth for an afternoon packed full of Viennese musical delights, evoking the magic and excitement of 19th cen... Sat 12 Jan to Sun 03 Feb 2019 (3 weeks) Art in the Barn Saturday 12 January to Sunday 3 February 11am-4pm (closed Mondays & Tuesdays) Our popular annual art exhibition and sale featuring the work of local artists in the Visitor Centre Barn. Free entry with many works availa... Fri 18 Jan 2019 Beginners Crochet - Day Workshop - Jan 2019 Beginners Crochet Designed for complete beginners, come along and learn the basics you need to crochet from first knot to fastening off. Friday 18th January 10:30 - 15:00 Day Workshop *There wi... Thu 17 Jan 2019 Behind the Veil: The Art of Islamic Persia Lecture by John Osborne at 7.30pm. (Doors open 7.00pm) Iran - or Persia - has a sophisticated cultural heritage frequently ignored in the headlines. The main part of the lecture illustrates the development of the specta... Sat 12 to Sat 19 Jan 2019 (1 week) Cinderella Huddersfield Light Opera Company are back to put an end to the post-Christmas blues with their usual fun-packed traditional family pantomime. Bursting with comedy, audience participation, spectacular scenery, a breath... Thu 17 Jan 2019 Comedy Cellar - Jo Enright and Masai Graham Intimate, atmospheric and relaxed, our popular monthly Comedy Cellars are the perfect way to experience stand-up in all its spontaneous, electrifying glory. JO ENRIGHT From I’m Alan Partridge, Phoenix Nights, Life’s ... Wed 16 Jan to Wed 10 Apr 2019 (3 months) Harmony Singing | Celebrating Age If you’re over 55 and want to experience the tingle of singing in harmony with other people, here is your chance! Harmony singing is a great way to; nourish your mind, body and soul; meet people and make new friends (... Thu 17 Jan 2019 Katy Jones - Trombone Thursday 17 January 1:15pm St Paul's Hall Principal Trombone of the Hallé Orchestra, and previously Co-Principal Trombone with the London Symphony Orchestra, Katy brings an interesting and varied programme to this r... Sat 19 to Sat 26 Jan 2019 (1 week) Life x 3 by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton Ever wondered how a situation might play out if you'd have behaved differently? Reza explores this concept with her usual sharp wit and observation, with three takes on the same disastrous evening. Funny yet biting and t... Sat 19 Jan to Sat 23 Mar 2019 (2 months) Mindful Drawing Workshops with Maggie O'Keefe Maggie O'Keefe returns with her popular Mindful Drawing monthly workshops. She will guide you in exploring some simple drawing practices designed to help us let go of the inner critic. You don’t need to know anything abo... Thu 24 Jan 2019 Music of Consequence: Wagner, Ravel and Shostakovich Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Few pieces demonstrate the effects of war more starkly than Ravel’s Piano Concerto in D major, written for the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm... Mon 21 Jan 2019 Organ Concert: Gordon Stewart - 21 January Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 During each season audience members approach Gordon Stewart and ask for certain pieces to be played. This programme includes three of those requests. During the summer of ... Thu 24 Jan 2019 Screen Printing: Paper – Taster Session – January Thurs 24 January 2019 £30 - Evening session 6 - 9pm Tutor: Neil Anderson Spend an evening with artist Neil Anderson and create your own screen prints. Screen printing/silk screen printing is the process wher... Mon 21 Jan 2019 Serge Vuille - Percussion Monday 21 January 7:30pm Phipps Hall Percussionist, curator, and composer Serge Vuille presents a program of new and experimental music by Kaija Saariaho and CeReNeM postgraduate composers. Wed 16 to Thu 17 Jan 2019 (2 days) University Pop Ensembles Wednesday 16 & Thursday 17 January 7:30pm Phipps Hall Second and final year students perform original songs and covers from a variety of genres including blues, funk, prog and reggae. Fri 18 Jan 2019 Wandering Monster - Small Seeds, Huddersfield 'Friday Night Jive' presents Wandering Monster Friday, 18th January - Small Seeds, Huddersfield FREE ENTRY Wandering Monster perform intricately arranged instrumental rock music which draws upon jazz sensibilities ... Opportunities Fri 01 Feb 2019 Arts Adventurer Co-Ordinator: Creative Scene Feb 2019 – Dec 2019 / 25 days / Fixed Fee - £2500 Creative Scene is looking for an individual to join the team and play a key role in setting up, recruiting and co-ordinating a new Arts Adventurers team. Arts Adven... Tue 22 Jan 2019 Digital Marketer Apprentice: Creative Economy (Kirklees Council) The Culture and Vibrancy Service in Kirklees Council includes the Creative Economy Team, Museums & Galleries and Markets. The Creative Economy Team aim to be innovative and creative in the way they communicate and eng... News Mon 14 Jan 2019 Etching – Taster Session – February Thurs 14 February £30 - Evening session 6 - 9 Tutor: Neil Anderson This taster will show you how to produce your very own etchings. From preparing your plate to inking and printing. Etching, is an ‘intaglio... Mon 14 Jan 2019 Huddersfield's Cultural Offer - Banners in Town Centre Have you noticed the banners dotted around the town centre promoting the cultural offer in Huddersfield have changed? Huddersfield’s cultural organisations have come together in this shared campaign and the banners s...