G - Creative Arts Hub

Above: The Mega Drawing Box event spearheaded by Keighley Creative.

Value

£2.6m

Purpose

Re-purposing a landmark town centre redundant building into a Creative Community Art Hub and create a cultural destination for the district. The proposed Arts Hub will be a facility available for hire by other community organisations, other cultural promoters and commercial partners including regular craft and specialist food and drink markets.

The grant may be used for

• A town centre base for Keighley-wide outreach to communities, schools, and businesses.
• An exhibition space of regional and national significance with a programme of 18+ exhibitions per year plus an annual Keighley Open.
• A project space and mini cinema.
• A full-time programme of education with schools and paid-for leisure learning alongside an accredited skills and training programme in partnership with Keighley College.
• A café.
• Hireable meeting and project spaces.
• Up to 50 studios / creative industry business units / increased training space/rental incomes.
• A cluster of associated boutique retail and food and beverage sub tenants, creating a distinctive destination in Keighley for day and night-time economy

Project sponsor

East Street Arts / Keighley Creative.

Further information

For further information on this project contact Michelle.Rushworth@bradford.gov.uk.