What a fantastic week we had at MakerWorld Huddersfield for Off Script: Youth Power Week. From metal sculpture to filmmaking, music production and powerful workshops on human rights from Chol Theatre, and playful inflatable workshops with Mimi Dearing it was a celebration of creativity, confidence and collaboration, ending on a real high with a cracking […]
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Get It Done is bringing its inflatable workshops to MakerWorld this February half term, inviting young people to explore everyday materials in new, sustainable and sensory ways. How can you activate our homes, schools, playgrounds with plastic bags and tape? The drop-in sessions run from 11-3 on Thursday 19 and Sat 21 February at MakerWorld
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Due to popular demand we’re delighted to have launched a new series of drawing classes at The Tech Holmfirth Aimed at 14-20-year-olds, these classes will offer hands-on, practical guidance for budding artists, architects, illustrators and designers. Tell your arty friends! Book here
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Our 2025 Impact Report is here. And it’s a joyful read.The report celebrates the creativity and collective spirit that have flourished through our projects this year and reflects the belief that creativity isn’t a luxury, it’s fundamental to thriving, welcoming communities. We’re really proud of how we’re making the case for culture to be at
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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