Creative Kirklees

Here is the latest newsletter from Creative Kirklees:

Top Rated This Week Individual: Sarah / Freelancer Business: Holmfirth Film Festival / Holmfirth Film Festival Place: Temporary Contemporary / Contemporary Art in Queensgate Market News: Recycling Through Print - Sat 8 & Sat 15 June 2019 Event: The Flying Machine Opportunity: Prosper North:free business support for cultural heritage orgs Space: Temporary Contemporary in Queensgate Market Image: Growing Cultures: Conversations About Creativity Video: Alexander Douglas solo jazz Audio File: Lullaby - Sonic Cradle Creative Kirklees Newsletter 28 May 2019 The Growing Cultures project in Queensgate Market, Huddersfield is inviting you to take part in a conversation about what tomorrow’s culture in Huddersfield could be and look like.  Participatory artist, Jean McEwan is exploring ideas and thoughts through conversations and creative activities throughout May-July. Drop in on one of the days Jean is in the market or leave your comments and idea on the blackboard.  For some half term family fun get aboard the flying machine with Creative Scene and Handmade Theatre’s show in various venues in the Dewsbury and Batley areas this week. Don’t forget the WOVEN festival coming up in a few weeks, there will be numerous events taking place all over Kirklees, be sure to check these out on our website here or on the WOVEN website here. And finally, Huddersfield Pride will be taking place this weekend at the Lawrence Batley Theatre, for more details check out their website here or buy your tickets now! Events Sat 01 to Sun 02 Jun 2019 (2 days) art at the house artatthehouse returns to Cliffe House in Shepley for its 2nd year, promising two days of arts, crafts and creativity, combined with good food and drink, woodland walks, children’s activities and music. § FREE ENTRY: ... Sat 01 Jun 2019 Battle of the Bands Let the Battle of the Bands commence. Marsh Blues Club in association with Huddersfield Live present 'Battle of the Bands', a fundraiser for The Welcome Centre. 1st prize will give winners the opportunity to perfor... Sat 01 Jun 2019 Blue Summit in concert at The Carlile Institute, Meltham California’s Blue Summit is an outstanding contemporary bluegrass and Americana band led by young rising star AJ (Aissa) Lee. Blue Summit combines virtuoso instrumental work with soaring vocals and sweet harmonies. Forme... Fri 03 to Fri 31 May 2019 (1 month) Friday Night Jive - May 2019 Quality live bands & artists representing music styles such as funk, soul, reggae, jazz, world, balkan, afrobeat, blues, hip-hop, swing, electronic, jump and jive. FREE ENTRY. May 3d - X-Ray Cat Trio Mixing Surf, Roc... Wed 01 May to Fri 26 Jul 2019 (3 months) Growing Cultures: Conversations About Creativity What is culture? How can we grow and nurture the culture we want in Huddersfield? The Growing Cultures project, commissioned by Temporary Contemporary, invites you to imagine, dream, talk about what tomorrow’s cultur... Sat 08 Jun 2019 Honley Agricultural Show 2019 We will have a table in the craft tent at this year's Honley Show, for the first time ever! We will have old and new cards, prints and other merchandise for sale. The event itself offers all that you would expect from... Fri 31 May 2019 King Zepha returns to West Yorkshire KING ZEPHA RETURNS TO WEST YORKSHIRE AFTER A SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF UK AND IRELAND Local singer, songwriter and producer Sam Thornton, better known by his stage name King Zepha, has had a busy year so far. Shortly after f... Thu 06 Jun 2019 Kirklees Concert Season Preview Join Kirklees Borough Organist Dr Gordon Stewart, Opera North's Director of Orchestra and Chorus Phil Boughton and Kirklees Council's Creative Economy Manager Kath Davies for an exclusive free preview of the forthcoming ... Sat 08 Jun 2019 Made Beautifully Here / June 2019 Made Beautifully Here is back. This celebration of making brings you a marketplace of beautiful things from some of the finest makers in the county and beyond. Food, drink and live music set in the stunning South Pennine... Thu 30 May 2019 Making Great Creative Things Happen Talk Are you interested in working collaboratively with other creative folk or artist collectives? Want to know more about community asset transfers (the transfer of management or ownership of public property from its owne... Fri 31 May 2019 Metal Stamped Jewellery Workshop at HolmfirthTech In this session you will learn to make your own personalised hand stamped jewellery. This will include bracelets, pendants and keyrings. After a chance to practice with different stamps, fonts and hammers you will make a... Fri 31 May 2019 My Hurt, My Pain, My Dreams Jamrock Productions Director: Angie Smith Angie had dreams and a world of opportunity in front of her, but the system let her down. With her confidence knocked, she went in search of answers. This semi-autobiograp... Sat 01 Jun 2019 Puss in Boots Puss in Boots is no ordinary cat. Clever and charming, he takes life in his stride and befriends everyone he meets. The only thing is, he always seems to bring his master, Jack, bad luck. Join Puss and Jack on their a... Sat 18 May to Sat 01 Jun 2019 (2 weeks) Situating Practices Situating Practices exhibition in the Temporary Contemporary Gallery in Queensgate Market. 18 May - 1 June 2019 Preview evening: 17 May, 5-7.30pm - all welcome Situating Practices is a postgraduate research group ... Sat 01 Jun 2019 Summer Solstice Live Art Show Huddersfield Live at Home are hosting a Summer Solstice Live art Show. This will be on Saturday 1st of June. This event is a live body art show and throughout the night there will be live music, a two course sharing plat... Sat 08 to Tue 18 Jun 2019 (2 weeks) WOVEN Festival 2019 WOVEN - A celebration of innovation in textiles across Kirklees 8 - 16 June 2019 WOVEN festival is the celebration of Kirklees’ textile industry from the past, present and future, happening this summer from Saturday ... Opportunities Mon 03 Jun 2019 Beyond Brontë’s is open for application! Beyond Brontë’s is an exciting new programme designed to break down the barriers that can prevent young people from entering the screen industries. Whether your passion is make-up, set design, accountancy, editing or res... Fri 07 Jun 2019 Upper Strings Teacher Vacancy - Musica Kirklees Required - Start of September 2019: An Upper Strings teacher to join the successful Musica Kirklees team and work in the Batley / Dewsbury area of Kirklees. There is currently 11 hours of teaching per week with the op... Fri 07 Jun 2019 Woodwind Teacher Vacancy - Musica Kirklees Required from September 2019: A Woodwind teacher to join the successful Musica Kirklees team and work within South Kirklees (predominantly Shelley area). There is currently 7 hours per week of teaching with the opport... Fri 31 May 2019 WOVEN - Volunteers wanted WOVEN is a celebration of innovation in textiles across Kirklees from 8-16 June that has been initiated by Kirklees Council in partnership and collaboration with festival curators HATCH, cultural organisations, artists,... News Tue 28 May 2019 Banner Campaign in Huddersfield 2019 Have you seen our new banners which have gone up around Huddersfield Town Centre? They are in place around Huddersfield to showcase many arts and cultural organisations and events going on in Kirklees. The current fla... Fri 24 May 2019 Help to shape a world class future for music in Kirklees Do you write, make, perform or present music? Do you work in music, teach music, manage a venue, a band, a festival or a label? However you’re involved, we’d like to hear your voice. Join the discussion about how we c... Tue 28 May 2019 Worldwide Knit in Public Day On the 8th of June 2019, people all over Kirklees will be celebrating Worldwide Knit in Public Day with THE BIG KNIT. The Big Knit is an opportunity to share skills, get creative and have a cuppa, by joining in with e...