Keighley Arts Factory, in partnership with Keighley Furniture Project, will be holding a FREE family learning day on Saturday 5 December 10am to 1pm
Our theme is Where The Wild Things Are, we will be building a boat for Max and making a short film too. Come and decorate sticky buns and make a Wild Thing mask to take home.
Who can come? Anyone as long as your bring your family (parent & child, grandparent & grandchild, carer & child)
Please contact us to book your place by calling Jo on 01535 685060 or email Jo.whitehead@leedscitycollege.ac.uk

Winter Workshops

Christmas Workshops at Keighley Arts Factory
Join us for two evening workshops in surface design at the KAF (there will be mince pies and tea/coffee too)!

Silk Painting for Christmas
6pm to 8pm
Tuesday 8th December 2009
Design and paint your own silk Christmas cards using resist and dyes.

Decorative Batik Paper Design
6pm to 8pm
Thursday 10th December 2009
Learn to use tjantings and tjaps to make decorative hand printed paper, ideal for book binding or other paper based projects.

Fees: £15 per person (cheques made payable to: Leeds City College)
It is advisable to wear old clothes or bring an apron
to book your place please contact Rifat Bashir 01535 685060

email: Rifat.bashir@leedscitycollege.ac.uk

Family Learning is Fun!

Keighley Arts Factory, in partnership with Keighley Furniture Project, has been awarded Big Lottery funding for three years to deliver workshops and courses to local families in film and photography.

The Project "Keighley Families Welcome" aims to bring local families together and improve family learning. Our partners, the Keighley Furniture Project, will be delivering workshops in cooking together and decorating.



So we have started holding fun workshops for families in photography, including "Spooky Stories" -horror in a box! Families have made small stage sets in boxes and have been lighting them to create eery scenes which they have then photographed. Here are just two of the spooky stories, made by families from Parkwood.



This project is for 3 years and is open to all families in the Keighley district. Workshops are free and anyone can come provided they have a child or an adult with them (parents, carers, grandparents, siblings).
To find out more about the project and get involved contact us:

KAF Jo Whitehead 01535 685060 Email: Jo.whitehead@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
KFP Ann Sheriff 01535 601999 Email: anne.sheriff@btconnect.com

Human Landscape by Francine Cross

"I was born in Lille, northern France and now live near York. I obtained a BA in Visual Studies, as a mature student, in the year 2000. I have taken part in both solo and group exhibitions over the past 12 years as well as showing work in some hotels.
"The focus of my work is the versatility of the human form. The marks of brushes, knives and charcoal aim to represent the dichotomy of the body, its vulnerability and its strength.
To convey expressions of the figure my explorations seek to capture the abstract nature of individual form. Frequent travels in Asia, where my son lives, and in Europe are strongly influencing my present work, opening my eyes to vibrant colours. The use of mixed media represents the skin diversity.
"The shapes and textures of landscape can sometimes be perceived within the exploration of the human form".
Francine Cross 2009

Human Perception is showing at the Keighley Arts Factory Gallery until Wednesday 4 November.

Human Sculpture by Deborah Newbould

"My subject matter focuses upon the exploration of growth, decay and the life cycle. I make figurative ceramic sculptural forms that have texture running through them, created by organic materials. The organic materials represent the growth, a life growing into the future then decaying from the firings and parts being broken away. The traces represent our memories of human connections.
"I am concerned with the dialogue between the textures of the outer skin and the inner structure. My ceramic figures are hand built to a complete mass before parts are broken away; leaving a sense of weight that was once there. The high temperature firing process provides an exciting element of chance and uncertainty as the sculptures have a possibility of movement and closure. They hold a strong presence that forces the viewer to investigate the broken forms that appear to have textures of natural landscape that can represent the aging process or rotting flesh after death.
"I am inviting my viewer to be aware of memories and emotions that sense the realisation of the human condition. "
Deborah Newbould 2009

Human Perception will be shown in Keighley Arts Factory Gallery until Wednesday 4 November 2009.

Human Perception

You are invited to the opening of HUMAN PERCEPTION on Thursday 15 October from 6.30pm - a joint exhibition of paintings by Francine Cross and sculpture by Deborah Newbould exploring the human form.



Exhibition opens from Friday 16 October to Wednesday 4 November 2009. Private view on Thursday 15 October from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Gallery open: Mon - Thurs 10am to 12 noon and 1pm to 4pm. Fri: 10am to 12 noon.

Saturday is Market Day

Yes, Saturday 10 October will be the Ilkley Arts Market in Riddings Hall, Christchurch, The Grove, Ilkley.




Here are just some of the artists and artisans who will be selling their work direct on the day. The event starts at 10am and there will be refreshments at the Trufood Tea Room at the venue.



Recycled gift wrap from My Furoshiki



Silk painting from AJC Designs



Photography from Martin Priestley




Fine Art painting from Leyla Murr




Silver jewellery, crystals and pearls from Rachel Lucie



Embroidery and textile art from Nicky Dillerstone



Textiles and home furnishings from STACS Designs








Tile lacquered jewellery from Leigh Shepherd Designs




Felt and glass from Maria Sadzeko and Nick Fortuna






Component jewellery from Ruby Spirit Designs



Polymer clay characters from Quernus Crafts




Fine art painting from David Starley




Fine silver from Jill Stewart

Ceramics from Sally Storr

Chickens and papercrafts from Swirly Arts

Jewellery and cards from Wychbury

If you don't know where Riddings Hall is, we are just off The Grove in Ilkley. But don't worry, we will be sign posted so you can't miss us!