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Creative Kirklees Newsletter 16 March 2022   Welcome to this week's newsletter!  We are a day late this week but still have much to share with you.  Here we highlight a few 'tasters' of what's going on this week and in the coming weeks, but please do check out the Creative Kirklees Website to see everything else on offer.  It's not too late to go along to 'Introducing the Scottish Colourists' who will be holding their March and subsequent lectures in person at the University once again.  These lectures begin tomorrow evening (Thursday 17th March).  Take a look at the link for more information.  Inspired by Huddersfield’s Irish community, local theatre company Chol has created An Irish Welcome, a play which celebrates the town’s Irish heritage.  This brand new production has been written by Chol, and is entirely based on the stories and experiences of those linked to the Irish Centre on Fitzwilliam Street.  Come along - it's at 7pm this Friday 18th March.  Additionally, and in line with this Irish theme - we highlight the much aniticipated St Patrick's Day celebrations on Sunday 20th March.  Take a look here Huddersfield St Patrick's Day Parade to see the plans for this special day! I'm sure the Ukraine crisis resonates with us all and in support of this crisis, Creative Kirklees have many fundrasiing events taking place on the wesbite including the ongoing Art Exchange for Ukraine.  Please feel free to share and support if you can. Beam have a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about making the arts more diverse and more accessible to diverse audiences.  They are seeking to appoint a Diverse Artist Network Co-ordinator to kickstart a new project focused on equality, diversity and inclusion in the public art sector.  So, if this sounds right up your street - then follow the link for more information on how to apply! In the news - check out our Kirklees Tourism Survey.  Kirklees Council are asking residents, visitors, students and businesses to share their views on the tourism offer in Kirklees.  Please take a look and share around. Do remember to check out what’s coming up at Huddersfield Literature Festival (24 March–3 April).  There’s a great selection of activities to choose from! We wish you a wonderfully creative week!     Events Fri 18 Mar 2022 AFTER LOVE (film) Simmering tensions in standout British debut feature with revelatory acting from Joanna Scanlan, a Muslim convert who discovers that her late husband had a secret family living in France. Dir. Aleem Khan (UK 2020, 89min...   Fri 18 Mar 2022 An Irish Welcome - A Play at the Irish Centre, Huddersfield Inspired by Huddersfield’s Irish community, local theatre company Chol has created An Irish Welcome, a play which celebrates the town’s Irish heritage. With funding from Historic England’s High Streets Heritage Action...   Fri 11 Mar to Sat 02 Apr 2022 (3 weeks) Art Exchange for Ukraine Enjoy Art recently launched 'Art Exchange' as a fundraiser to support the DEC Appeal to help with the humanitarian effort in Ukraine. The idea is simple: donate £5 and create your own artwork in the gallery (of anythi...   Thu 17 Mar 2022 Craftivist Textile Art with Nicola One of three workshops across Thread Republic’s residency in Fair Trader, exploring aspects of Textile Art with Nicola Twynham. This empowering workshop will support you to explore ideas around kindness and compassion. W...   Wed 23 Mar to Fri 08 Apr 2022 (2 weeks) Curiosity Creative Scene's BANK Network presents Curiosity An exhibition celebrating the freedom to be expressive and committing to creativity. Featuring mosaics, hand-tufted rugs, miniature canvas and clay sculpture, wood car...   Fri 25 Mar 2022 Curiosity: Meet the Maker – Harriet Lawson and Pauline Leitch Drop into Creative Scene's UNION on Friday 25 March to meet two artists in the Curiosity exhibition and get an insight into their work. Harriet Lawson will be working on her portraiture and Pauline Leitch will be dem...   Fri 18 Mar 2022 Fundraiser feat Klonk at Venn Street Social To Ukraine With Love presents... KLONK + support from Hotclub Hudds Friday 18th March 2022 Venn Street Social, Huddersfield Doors 7.30pm Pay As You Feel / Donation Entry Food is available at this venue fro...   Sun 20 Mar 2022 Huddersfield St Patrick's Day Parade 2022 To celebrate St Patrick’s Day 2022, the annual Huddersfield St Patrick's Day Parade is returning to St George’s Square on Sunday 20th March. This year will be the 20th annual Parade after the celebration originally ca...   Thu 17 Mar 2022 Introducing the Scottish Colourists INTRODUCING THE SCOTTISH COLOURISTS The Scottish Colourists are now acknowledged as one of the most talented, experimental and distinctive groups in twentieth century British art. Their love of Paris in the Belle Époque...   Wed 23 Mar 2022 LOVE MUSIC HATE RACISM seminar (Kirklees Year of Music event) Second collaborative panel with Kirklees Year of Music 2023 ahead of the Year of Music. This time we team up with Love Music Hate Racism, discussing and addressing the issues of racism still present in the music industry...   Wed 23 Mar 2022 Love Music Hate Racism, Bassment Studios, Huddersfield A national tour celebrating music as a means of bringing communities together and fighting racism is coming to Huddersfield 23rd March. The ‘Rebel Music Tour’ – which is touring around the UK including in London, Manc...   Sat 19 Mar 2022 LUCA (Disney animation) FAMILY MATINEE Joyful and warm Disney animated coming-of-age story of a young boy in the sun-kissed Italian Riviera sharing adventures with his close friend. Dir. Rob Romer (US 2021, 95mins U) Admission adult £5, ...   Thu 24 Mar 2022 Pitch your book to publishers! Whether you’ve just started writing or have already completed a novel or work of non-fiction, this is your chance to pitch your book directly to a panel of independent northern publishers: Hannah Bannister from Peepal Tr...   Sun 06 to Sun 20 Mar 2022 (2 weeks) Sewing Machine Sharing with Upcycle Fashion No machine? No problem! If you don’t own a sewing machine but really want to get a few things made, stitched up or repaired on a machine, book in for this session and you can happily stitch away in our pop up space. Sun...   Mon 14 to Sat 26 Mar 2022 (2 weeks) Special Ukraine benefit exhibition A special exhibition featuring the work of Kim Onyskiw and other contributing artists. A minimum 25% of all sales will be donated to the HELP UKRAINE EMERGENCY FUND https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpukraine This is the ch...   Sat 19 Mar 2022 The Holme Valley Housing Crisis (films and discussion) FREE EVENT 11am - 4pm A problem relevant not just to the Holme Valley, but to many other areas. Simply building more houses will not solve the problem. It is much deeper rooted. Houses should be homes not financial c...   Sat 19 Mar 2022 The Paddock Orchestra 2022 Spring Concert Paddock Orchestra present their first concert in over two years. This special spring concert will celebrate the lives of Robert Beaumont & Nora Barton, dear friends of the orchestra who were lost during the pandemic. ...   Wed 23 Mar 2022 Thread Republic Book Club Bring along a book to share with the group that has changed the way you think (and act!) about textiles. It could have changed the way you shop, taught you a new skill, or influenced your style. We’d love to hear your st...   Thu 17 Mar 2022 Ukrainian & Irish St Patrick's Day Jam The Grove pub in Springwood have been hosting an Irish jam night, every Thursday, for the best part of 15 years. This year for St Patrick's Day, they will also have some musicians from the Huddersfield Ukrainian Club com...   Thu 24 Mar 2022 Wilson's Republic 8. Reslience. Hello. It's been a while. Two years in fact since we last met and we all know what's happened in between. Resilience may seem like an obvious theme for WR#8 given most people's experience of the last two years, but ou...   Opportunities Thu 31 Mar 2022 Arts Council Project Grants: Supporting Grassroots Live Music Funding is available from the Arts Council to grassroots music venues and promoters in England to present live music programming, and for activities that put them in a better position to deliver their work in the long t...   Mon 11 Apr 2022 Beam Seeks Diverse Artist Network Coordinator Are you passionate about making the arts more diverse and more accessible to diverse audiences? Beam are seeking to appoint a Diverse Artist Network Co-ordinator to kickstart a new project focused on equity, diversity...   Tue 29 Mar 2022 Gender Diversity & Inclusion Training: Festivals & Music Venues A suite of free in person and online training courses are being offered by Holmfirth Arts Festival for staff and volunteers of Kirklees Festivals and Music Venues thanks to funding from Holme Valley Parish Council and Ki...   News Thu 10 Mar 2022 Calling all nature lovers! Fiona and Claire are hosting the People’s Art Exhibition with fellow nature lovers in Kirklees. The exhibition will be located in space provided by Huddersfield Temporary Contemporary on the Piazza in Huddersfield Town C...   Thu 10 Mar 2022 Complete the Kirklees Tourism Survey Kirklees Council have appointed the fabl to develop a three year Tourism Strategy. As part of this process, they are asking residents, visitors, students and businesses to share their views on the tourism offer in Kirkle...