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Sat 18 JulBankfield MuseumA full-day workshop dedicated to maintaining and restoring the beauty and mechanics of vintage sewing machines. This session focuses on vibrating shuttle sewing machines, including the much-loved Singer 127.
Sat 01 AugOnline Entry Portal - coming soonThe Calderdale Open Art Exhibition is returning in 2026. Open to all amateur and professional artists who are invited to submit original artwork in any 2D format (e.g. paintings, drawings, photography, digital art, textiles). Successful entries will be displayed at Smith Art Gallery.
Multiple DatesSat 01 AugBankfield MuseumDiscover your inner artist by joining our learning team for some creative family fun and produce your own masterpiece to take home each time. Our artists will be running creative making sessions on the first Saturday of the month, using a range of materials and techniques.
Multiple DatesTue 04 AugBankfield MuseumTuesday 4 August, 10am to 11am or 11.30am to 12.30pm Get hands-on with air dry clay to create beautiful, everlasting flowers. Children will shape, press and add texture to their designs, experimenting with different techniques to bring their creations to life.
Tue 04 AugShibden HallTuesday 4 August, 11am to 3pm Join poet Christine Sanders for a fantastic day doing what Anne Lister did best – write! In a relaxed, positive and encouraging atmosphere, you will be guided to write poetry/prose in the form of a dramatic monologue.- Multiple DatesFri 07 AugBankfield MuseumFriday 7 August, 10am to 11am or 11.30am to 12.30pm Get ready for a fun, gooey and creative session making your own colourful summer slime! Children will mix, stretch and customise their slime with fun colours and textures, then decorate a special jar and design a label to take it home in.
- Multiple DatesTue 11 AugBankfield MuseumTuesday 11 August, 10am to 11am or 11.30am to 12.30pm Create eye-catching stained-glass style art using bold outlines and vibrant colours. Children will design their own patterns and bring them to life with beautiful translucent effects that glow when placed in the light.
- Multiple DatesFri 14 AugBankfield MuseumFriday 14 August, 10am to 11am or 11.30am to 12.30pm Discover the relaxing art of bead weaving and create your own colourful designs. Children will learn simple techniques to thread beads into patterns, making bracelets, decorations or small keepsakes.
- Multiple DatesTue 18 AugBankfield MuseumTuesday 18 August, 10am to 11am or 11.30am to 12.30pm Explore the magic of marbling and watch colours swirl and blend into stunning patterns. Children will experiment with different colour combinations to create unique marbled paper designs, perfect for artwork, cards or crafts.
- Multiple DatesFri 21 AugBankfield MuseumFriday 21 August, 10am to 11am or 11.30am to 12.30pm Design bold, repeating patterns using stencil printing techniques on fabric. Children will experiment with shapes, colour and layering to create their own printed fabric pieces.
- Multiple DatesTue 25 AugBankfield MuseumTuesday 25 August, 10am to 11am or 11.30am to 12.30pm Bring shapes and patterns to life with vibrant yarn in this creative string art session. Children will wrap, layer and weave colourful threads around different shapes to build bold, textured designs.
- Multiple DatesFri 28 AugBankfield MuseumFriday 28 August, 11am to 12pm or 1pm to 2pm Roll up your sleeves and get ready for a burst of colour! This August, Bankfield Museum invites young artists to dive into the exciting world of screen printing.
- Multiple DatesSat 05 SeptBankfield MuseumDiscover your inner artist by joining our learning team for some creative family fun and produce your own masterpiece to take home each time. Our artists will be running creative making sessions on the first Saturday of the month, using a range of materials and techniques.
Wed 16 SeptBankfield MuseumExplore a selection of fashion made and bought in Halifax and the surrounding local area. From the mid-19th to 20th century.
Sat 19 SeptBankfield MuseumCreate your own felted fox in our relaxed session using the needle felting technique - a wonderful, tactile craft that allows you to shape and sculpt wool into three-dimensional objects.
Sat 19 SeptBankfield MuseumJoin us for a talk with Jenny Fenwick about the exciting journey her 1964 Mary Quant dress went on after being rediscovered in her loft!- Multiple DatesSat 03 OctBankfield MuseumDiscover your inner artist by joining our learning team for some creative family fun and produce your own masterpiece to take home each time. Our artists will be running creative making sessions on the first Saturday of the month, using a range of materials and techniques.
Multiple DatesFri 09 OctBankfield MuseumIn this third installment of our attachment sessions we focus on fabric manipulation and decoration as we learn how to use tuckmarkers and embroidery / darning attachments.- Multiple DatesSat 10 OctBankfield MuseumIn this third installment of our attachment sessions we focus on fabric manipulation and decoration as we learn how to use tuckmarkers and embroidery / darning attachments.
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