New web hub for Kirklees cultural scene

A new website is set to change the art world of Kirklees as artists and art-lovers come together to promote and celebrate local culture.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Jun 2014, 17:00 BST
CREATIVE KIRKLEES From left to right are Kate Desforges, Julie Gaskell-Johnson, Helaina Sharpley, Samantha Bryan, Betty the Dog, Amy Hirst and Karen Stansfield.CREATIVE KIRKLEES From left to right are Kate Desforges, Julie Gaskell-Johnson, Helaina Sharpley, Samantha Bryan, Betty the Dog, Amy Hirst and Karen Stansfield.
CREATIVE KIRKLEES From left to right are Kate Desforges, Julie Gaskell-Johnson, Helaina Sharpley, Samantha Bryan, Betty the Dog, Amy Hirst and Karen Stansfield.

The Creative Kirklees website is a Kirklees Council project to bring creative people and audiences together through promotion and interaction.

Creative communities operational manager at the council, Kath Davies, said the project was trying to create a better way of dealing with culture.

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She said: “The website is the first of its kind in the north.

“It’s a great way to raise the profile of culture in Kirklees.”

The website includes a directory of artists, creative people, organisations and businesses by expertise and location.

The council hopes the directory will help artists to find venues and organisations to find people.

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It currently has 104 registered profiles, with a mixture of amateur and professional people.

The site is intended to be a jumping-off point for further events and exhibitions.

Users can add to their own events to the website’s new feed.

The website can found at www.creativekirklees.com.

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