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Get the latest scoop on concerts and gigs, festivals, family events and everything else that’s happening in Calderdale. Browse our events guide to discover what’s on today, what’s on this weekend, and more things to do this month.
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Sat
07
John Holland’s Local Landscapes
The main hall at Bankfield Museum is hung with several works by John Holland (1829-1886), held in Calderdale Museums Service’s collection. Holland was born in Nottingham and painted landscapes and
Sat
27
Criminal Coiners: Life and Death in Wild West Yorkshire
Heptonstall Museum is open Thursday to Sunday 11am till 4:30pm. Our opening exhibition explores the lives of the Cragg Vale Coiners, the notorious band of local counterfeiters who produced fake
Sat
24
History Wardrobe Presentations
Linked to the ‘Opening the Wardrobe’ exhibition at Bankfield Museum in 2023, you can enjoy four evening presentations by History Wardrobe. The Frock Shop Thursday 20th April 2023 Fashion
Sat
05
Figure It Out
10am - 4pm A display of different ways to describe the human form by Manchester Academy of Fine Art artists Amrik Varkalis and Barbara Sykes. Upstairs & Mosaic Gallery, D
Sat
19
Dean Clough Life Studio Retrospective
10am - 4pm Saturday 19th August - Tuesday 2nd January A retrospective exhibition of works from the weekly life drawing classes at Fletchers Mill. Link Gallery, D Mill, Dean Clough
Sat
07
Three Miles from Home Exhibition
A special collection from watercolour artist Jane Austin that explores both the famous views and the hidden wonders to be found within three miles of her Halifax home. Jane’s work
Sat
04
Leeds Fine Artists Exhibition
A mixed annual show presented by the Leeds Fine Artists, one of the oldest and most prestigious regional arts organisations in Yorkshire and the North of England with over 50
Sat
02
Creating a Christmas Image – Watercolour Workshops
10am - 12pm and 1pm - 3pm Join watercolour artist Jane Austin for a workshop creating your own Christmas image of a natural wreath, either as a painting or small
Sat
09
Bankfield Museum Christmas Craft Fair
10am - 4pm FREE admission Bankfield Museum’s Christmas Craft Fair will be returning on Saturday 9th December 2023 with the venue welcoming a range of traders from across the region
Sat
13
Painting a Hawk – Free Artist Demonstration
1pm- 3pm Join watercolor artist Jane Austin in the Bankfield Museum gallery for a free demonstration of the watercolour techniques she applies to painting feathers. Birds of prey are particularly
Sat
27
Painting a Hawk – A Watercolour Day Class
10am - 3.30pm Join watercolour artist Jane Austin for a full-day workshop painting the detailed head and body of a hawk. Learn how to work with layers of colour over
Sat
03
Painting Apple Blossom – Free Artist Demonstration
1pm - 3pm Join watercolour artist Jane Austin in the Bankfield Museum gallery for a free demonstration of the watercolour techniques she applies to painting floral images. Background colour and
