The Arts Charity at Dean Clough

29/05/2026

Take some well-deserved time out and get creative with our resident artist, Kirsty McDonald 🎨✨

Join Kirsty’s mixed media abstract workshops designed to help enhance mood, reduce stress, and unlock your subconscious creativity — all in a relaxed, pressure-free environment.

Explore expressive mark making, experiment with colour and texture, and surprise yourself with what you can create!

Perfect for all abilities, including complete beginners aged 16+, with weekend and selected evening classes available.

Get in touch with Kirsty to book your place!

26/05/2026

Last chance to view the Louis Benoit exhibition ✨

Head down to Dean Clough this weekend to see Louis' exhibition MECHANICAL ANIMAL before it ends on Sunday.

📍 The Upstairs and Mosaic Gallery, Dean Clough
🗓 Closing this Sunday, 31st May
🎟 Free admission

21/05/2026

Congratulations Shared Harmonies 🎉

It was an honour to be a finalist alongside you in the Arts & Culture Award category ✨

The winner of the Arts & Culture Award, sponsored by VCEP LTD , is Shared Harmonies! 🎉

Shared Harmonies brings people together through singing, with accessible sessions for those living with long-term and life-limiting health conditions.

More than 100 people take part each week, with sessions offering support, friendship and something creative to look forward to.

Congratulations, Shared Harmonies. A brilliant winner.

21/05/2026

Wish us luck!

Tonight we are heading to the Community Spirit Awards to celebrate the hard work and dedication of Charities across Calderdale.

We feel honoured to have been nominated for the Arts & Culture Award, and are extremely proud to have been chosen as a Finalist alongside some other incredible causes.

Win or lose, to have our Brightside Arts Club Café recognised within it's first year is the greatest achievement of all ✨

Congratulations to the finalists for the Arts & Culture Award, sponsored by VCEP LTD:

• The Arts Charity at Dean Clough / Brightside Arts Club Café
• Verd de gris arts
• Orange Box Choir
• Project C**t Choir
• Shared Harmonies CIC

You can see all the Community Spirit Awards 2026 finalists for each category on our News post: https://cffc.co.uk/finalists-for-the-calderdale-community-spirit-awards-2026-announced/

19/05/2026

Final weekend to experience the BREATHING OUT SLOWLY exhibition ✨

Step into the work of Philip Booth one last time before the exhibition ends this Sunday.

📍 The Crossley Gallery, Dean Clough
🗓 Closing this Sunday, 24th May
🎟 Free admission

13/05/2026

Our Artisan Market returns this month with another brilliant line-up of independent traders, makers, food stalls and local businesses 🛍️

Make a day of it exploring everything Dean Clough has to offer, from galleries and studios to cafés, bars, shops and wellness spaces.

Spend your Sunday enjoying...

🧑‍🎤 Live music performances

🎨 FREE craft workshop in the Crossley Gallery (11:00 - 13:00)

🦅 Birds of prey display

☕ Coffee, cakes and breakfast at Spill, The Engine Room, True North or Eight Wellness Club

🍴 Lunch at Thai Corner, True North or Next Level

🍻 Drinks at Stod Fold or Next Level

🛍️ Unique gifts and artworks in the Design Shop

🖼️ Free galleries & exhibitions to explore

🧱 The incredible Dean Clough LEGO model

🅿️ Free parking all weekend
⚡ Ultra-rapid EV charging available

📅 Sunday 24th May, 10:00 - 15:00 | D Mill Courtyard

👉 www.deanclough.com/artisan-markets/

12/05/2026

A short exploration of the pop-up books displayed in 'Louis Benoit - Mechanical Animal' The Upstairs & Mosaic Galleries - on until 31st May

11/05/2026

Analogue photography has a kind of intimacy that digital can’t replicate.
Every analogue photograph begins with direct contact: light bouncing off a real subject, hitting film, leaving a physical trace. It’s not just a picture of something — it’s a material imprint from something.

As Walter Benjamin wrote, analogue images carry a unique “aura”: a presence, a here‑ness, a connection to the moment that produced them. In an age of infinite digital reproduction, that aura feels more vital than ever.

You can feel that connection throughout the Royal Photographic Society’s Analogue Special Interest Group exhibition — from silver gelatin to cyanotype, wet plate to salt print. Each work is a reminder that analogue photography is not nostalgia; it’s a living, tactile art form.
Analogue 10 - The Royal Photographic Society Special Interest Group is on in the Photography Gallery until August 2nd
Image - Malcolm Macnaughtan 'Allta Mhain Glen Coe'

08/05/2026

Another blast from the past.. nearly 26 years ago!