Craven Arts

Craven Arts Artist-led organisation and registered charity with an aim to support local artists in Craven ☺️
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Some great pics from Sketching People on Location yesterday!Amanda began her class at Craven Arts House before taking pa...
18/06/2026

Some great pics from Sketching People on Location yesterday!

Amanda began her class at Craven Arts House before taking participants out and about in town to sketch IRL.

Amanda Beck is a much loved tutor known for her gentle, encouraging teaching style: "From the outset, I was made very welcome, a lovely relaxed feel to the day with Amanda giving me the confidence to take my first steps of sketching."

Next workshop: The Art of Sketching People
📅 25th July
⏲️10:30am - 4pm
Find out more: https://ow.ly/hplY50ZcIjP

Amanda Beck's solo exhibition is currently on display in the Club Room at Craven Arts House. It's open until the 28th of June, so there's still plenty of time to see it!

See what's on at Craven Arts here! https://www.cravenarts.co.uk/current

60 Second Doc - Filmmaking WorkshopMake a 60 second documentary film in a day! This is a free event for ages 15-19. Join...
17/06/2026

60 Second Doc - Filmmaking Workshop

Make a 60 second documentary film in a day! This is a free event for ages 15-19.

Join ex-Skipton Academy Student Dawn Feather, a producer, director, postproduction editor for TV and film. By the end of the session you will be able to understand documentary as a format, have learned production planning, camera and post production skills as well as have made your own 60 second film.

📽️Sign up here https://www.cravenarts.co.uk/service-page/60-second-doc-filmmaking-workshop-2?referral=service_list_widget

Extending XR workshops are starting in July at Craven Arts House. These workshops are part of a new training programme f...
16/06/2026

Extending XR workshops are starting in July at Craven Arts House.

These workshops are part of a new training programme from the XR Stories project at the University of York that is offering people in York and North Yorkshire the opportunity to develop skills in creative technology.

Workshop 1: 3D scanning objects and characters:
Monday 6th July
2pm - 4pm and 6pm -8pm
Learn how to use a smart device (a mobile phone or a tablet) to scan physical objects, people and places and load them into a virtual environment.

Workshop 2: Character animation and performance capture:
Monday 13th July
2pm - 4pm and 6pm -8pm
Learn how to apply animations to a virtual character and record animations using a we**am and AI software to automate tasks and enhance efficiency.

Workshop 3: Virtual world creation and exploration
Monday 20th July
2pm - 4pm and 6pm -8pm
Learn how to create a virtual world using online resources and your own real world scans. You will then explore the world using a smart device to position the virtual camera, set up shots and adjust camera settings.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/ab3m50Zciqt

Are you aged 17-25? Do you love reading? Join us for our first reading social and celebrate the National Year of Reading...
16/06/2026

Are you aged 17-25? Do you love reading? Join us for our first reading social and celebrate the National Year of Reading 2026.

You can bring ANY reading material you like, whether it's fiction, graphic novels, poetry, magazines or non-fiction!!

Young People's Reading Social
Thursday 9th July
6pm - 6pm

We'll start with a "check-in" where you'll be able to get to know each other followed by a quiz based on book trivia with prizes up for grabs. Afterwards, we'll move onto a Q&A with the members from Craven Arts' Youth Advisory, a working group that provides young people with a voice at Craven Arts. Finally, it's time to share you fave book(s) in a discussion and social.

This will be a relaxed, fun event and an opportunity to meet other young people and find out more about Craven Arts. This event is inspired by the National Year of Reading 2026.

👀Find out more and book your place https://ow.ly/bRnC50Zcacm

15/06/2026

🎵 WE NEED YOU! 🎵

We're looking for donations of musical instruments and equipment to help support our growing community of musicians at CAMM.

Do you have an instrument gathering dust at home? A keyboard, guitar, drum kit, music stand, or other musical equipment that could be given a new life? Your donation could help someone discover a passion for music and make learning more accessible for everyone.

Every donation, big or small, makes a difference. Thank you for helping us keep music alive in our community! 🎶

Please get in touch if you'd like to donate or find out more.

🖌️🖊️Chinese Calligraphy with Chris Newson ⭐Join Chris for a workshop where you will learn Chinese and Mongolian calligra...
15/06/2026

🖌️🖊️Chinese Calligraphy with Chris Newson ⭐

Join Chris for a workshop where you will learn Chinese and Mongolian calligraphy techniques which you'll then paint on handmade papers and objects such as fans and pebbles.

Inspired by our upcoming exhibition, Words and Pictures, you will be working from books and printed material, using Chinese ink and watercolour paints to complete artistic designs on a range of artefacts and papers for framing. At the end you'll leave with a brush and papers to continue creating at home.

Suitable for both beginners and those who attended the previous session.

£20

👀Find out more https://ow.ly/MLNP50ZbSC8

Don't forget to join us this weekend at Craven Arts House for North Yorkshire Open Studios!Studios open: Ellie Taylor AC...
12/06/2026

Don't forget to join us this weekend at Craven Arts House for North Yorkshire Open Studios!

Studios open:
Ellie Taylor
AC Telfer
Bridget March
Cum-bye Arts
Harbour Art Glass
Jane Carlisle Bellerby
Lesley Woodhouse
Luke Thompson

📅13th & 14th June
⏲️10am - 5pm
📍55 Otley Street, Skipton

👉Find out more https://ow.ly/NW9850Z9hGl

We're delighted to be a part of Extending XR, a new training programme from the XR Stories project at the University of ...
11/06/2026

We're delighted to be a part of Extending XR, a new training programme from the XR Stories project at the University of York. The programme offers people in North Yorkshire the opportunity to develop skills in creative technology.

The programme aims to help you learn how to use free software that you can continue to use after the training on personal devices such as smart phones and tablets.

The first round of Extending XR workshops are designed at a foundational level for people who are interested in creating new content, experiences or stories, but don’t know where to start.

Covering 3D scanning/modelling, basic animation/performance capture and creating virtual environments, each two-hour workshop builds on the skills developed in the previous session

These workshops will run throughout July.

Find out more / book a workshop here: https://ow.ly/Jeq350ZamGz

🎉Last week we celebrated the Young Creatives' Takeover! Students from Make More Music and Saturday Art Club shared what ...
11/06/2026

🎉Last week we celebrated the Young Creatives' Takeover! Students from Make More Music and Saturday Art Club shared what they have been creating over the past few weeks.

Thanks everyone who came and supported.

👉Find out more about Saturday Art Clubs and Make More Music
🖌️https://ow.ly/cEhv50Z9hxc
🎵https://ow.ly/QbEu50Z9hxa

Thanks everyone who attended the opening of Art and Contemplation: Featuring Bridget March and David Crompton at Parceva...
10/06/2026

Thanks everyone who attended the opening of Art and Contemplation: Featuring Bridget March and David Crompton at Parcevall Hall last week.

Monday 20th July - Save the date!
⭐Community Viewing: 2–4pm
🌊Contemplative Viewing: 6–8pm

About the artists:
David Crompton has worked as an art technician and ran a picture framing business. David has long been inspired by the scribe monks who illuminated sacred texts, especially the examples in the Wi******er Bible. Coupled with his love of wildlife and the natural environment, he illuminates biblical texts and initial letters interweaving them with birds and flowers. David has created new artwork drawing on the setting of Parcevall Hall featuring birds and plants.

Bridget March spent twelve years in Vietnam where she was able to concentrate on painting as well as supporting local artists and opening an art gallery. She is inspired by the natural world and believes that nature has the capacity to stir our souls beyond what words can express and in so doing connects human beings to the entire universe.

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55 Otley Street
Skipton
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