David Hockney has invited everyone to have a go at drawing this year. The Our Patch team are bringing the DRAW campaign to people across the district.

All our workshops are FREE. All materials are provided and gentle guidance from an experienced artist is on hand.

Everyone is welcome!

Whether you love to draw or haven’t picked up a pencil in years, DRAW Tour workshops are for you. Come and uncover your inner artist.

Saturday 6 December, 10.30am – 3pm

Keighley Market
Low Street
Keighley
BD21 3PQ

BIG Craft Spectacular & Draw Tour
Join artists Gemma Foley, Zorika Gaeta, and Tracy Uren from Keighley Creative to get hands-on making and drawing in Keighley Market.

Sunday 7 December, 10am – 12.30pm

Kirkgate Centre
Shipley
BD18 3EH

Join us for the final DRAW Workshop of the year — a joyful end-of-season clear-out where we raid the cupboards of 2025’s creative leftovers. Imagine a room overflowing with the glorious odds and ends of a busy year: the artistic equivalent of a Boxing Day sandwich piled far too high, or that ‘mysterious but delicious’ curry assembled from whatever’s left in the fridge. It shouldn’t work… and yet it’s always the best bit.

Guided by artists Emma and Amy Bairstow, this relaxed Sunday-morning workshop at the Kirkgate Centre invites you to explore new drawing techniques while celebrating the standout moments of City of Culture 2025.

Come immerse yourself in creativity, community, and the joyful act of making — the perfect way to close the year.

Tuesday 9 December, 10am-12pm

Sedbergh Youth & Community Centre
Huddersfield Rd
BD6 1DJ

Join Our Patch artist Emily Parkin for the last Draw tour of the year in Bradford South! For this last free, drop-in workshop, we’ll be exploring our memories of this year and beyond. If you have an item that has a nice memory for you, please bring it along!

There are more workshops to be confirmed.

This project is funded by Our Patch.

Our Patch is a year-long arts programme across Bradford in 2025, inviting community groups and residents to design and take part in free workshops, activities and events in their local area. Led by local ‘Our Patch Producers’ alongside artists and makers, the project will bring people together through creative experiences ranging from painting and poetry to dancing, cooking and gardening. Taking place in community halls, libraries, faith spaces and social hubs across Bradford East, Bradford South, Bradford West, Keighley & Ilkley and Shipley, Our Patch celebrates local culture while helping people learn skills, build confidence and make new connections. This is Our Patch.

Our Patch is funded by The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and The National Lottery Community Fund. We extend our thanks to all players of the National Lottery.