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We’ve got some fab stuff for young creatives this February half term, with a week of hands-on workshops with professional musicians, filmmakers and sculptors in the heart of Huddersfield. Running from 16–20 February 2026, the MakerWorld Youth Power Week, supported by Arts Council England and the National Lottery Fund, will give teenagers a chance to […]

MakerWorld has launched a membership scheme to help more young people access creativity. MakerWorld will always be free to every child.  However, for the price of a cup of coffee every month, a MakerWorld membership will help someone who isn’t able to pay access our activities. Just £4 a month will go a really long way to helping us continue

This year’s Turner Prize feels different. Nnena Kalu’s historic win as the first neurodivergent, learning-disabled artist to receive the award highlights something we’ve always known, that great art comes from many different kinds of minds. Creativity works when everyone is invited in.​ Kalu’s improvised sculptures are built from everyday materials and driven by repetition and

When the HoLD Art Collective brought Hold and Be Held to MakerWorld Gallery, we knew there would be a fantastic response. Our community is always keen to engage – but it also made me stop and think. What else is there for them, really, in our town centre? Cultural spaces can feel intimidating. There are

Along with the West Yorkshire Print Workshop, we are excited to be hosting a Big Draw event on 18 October at MakerWorld (11am-3pm). The event will bring together families, artists and the local community. This year, participants will get the exciting opportunity to draw live portraits of politicians, cultural leaders, artists, authors, illustrators and decision makers,

Our very first MakerWorld Gallery exhibition has been a huge success, thanks to the playful vision of artist Abigail Horn and the boundless creativity of our visitors. Abi’s installation, I Did It!, transformed the gallery into a place where art wasn’t simply looked at, but touched, built, knocked over, and remade in endless ways. The

There is something exciting about our view from MakerWorld since we enabled the graffiti jam on these hoardings at the weekend and it’s given me pause for thought. What makes this image so appealing? It reminds me that the images shown at the National High Street Task Force workshops were dominated by street art. Is

We’re celebrating our last summer in the Piazza Centre with a grand finale Our end-of-summer celebrations mark both the grand finale of this year’s programme of free events and our bittersweet last summer in the Piazza Centre. On Saturday 30 August (11am to 3pm), families and young people can experience a live graffiti jam from