Members Events
This is a place where members can share in-person and digital events with each other and the wider cultural sector.
All Events are submitted by CVF members. Please contact the event organiser directly if you have any questions/queries about any of the submissions.
If you have an event to share, please head to our submissions page linked below.
DANC In Person Event @ Mind the Gap
Thursday 24th April, 4pm - Mind the Gap Theatre, The Silk Warehouse, Patent St, Bradford BD9 4SA
Join Mind the Gap and Triple C for this first-ever joint event, providing a space for DDN (deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent) creatives to network, connect and explore solutions to barriers that might exist. There will be industry professionals who work in the arts and screen industries, a panel discussion, and a small celebration showcase of work.
Weaving Stories – Launch Event
3pm on Sat 10 May, Bradford Cathedral
Weaving Stories is an exciting art and heritage project led by Bradford Cathedral with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. They will invite local communities to co-create a tapestry for a loom installation, accompanied by a special ‘sound tapestry’: a recorded collection of voices and stories.
Friends of DUY – Special Performance & Volunteering Launch
Thursday 1st May, 7pm - Alhambra Studio Theatre, Morley Street, Bradford
Join Dance United Yorkshire for an evening of dance, community, and impact, celebrating launch of a new initiative to connect people passionate about using dance to transform lives.
RSVP by emailing abbie@duy.org.uk
Elevate Your Freelance Career with the Creative Cities Convention Skills Summit
Wednesday 7th May, Bradford City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1HY
The Creative Cities Convention (CCC) is the UK’s leading event for screen content makers outside London, and this year it’s coming to Bradford! Brand new for this year, and in response to the challenges our industry is currently facing, we are delighted to be running a Skills Summit for mid-career professionals, hosted by award-winning presenter Jameel Shariff.
This tailored event will run alongside the main convention and is suitable for experienced mid-career freelancers who left full-time education more than five years ago and have at least three professional production credits in their current role.
What’s in store?
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Gain insights on how to progress your career from Prime Video, 4Skills & ScreenSkills
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NFTS Leeds will lead a panel looking at why and how we can use AI in production, but only when it enhances the process
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Get certified BAFTA albert sustainability training tailored to your specialism
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Network with 300+ industry professionals at their exclusive evening party
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Tickets from £20 - REGISTER NOW!
Nature Writing by the Wharfe (1 Day Workshop)
10am on Sat 10 May, Nell Bank Centre
Led by poet and editor John Whale and poet and environmentalist Matt Howard, this workshop on the grounds of Nell Bank outdoor centre will include a guided nature exploration and observation, followed by nature writing as you create prose and poetic responses to your experiences.
Lunch is included.
PECOETRY: An Evening of Eco and Cheeky Poetry
7pm on Fri 25 April, Natural Endings, Rise Lane, OL14 7AA
Join Clare Townley, multi award-winning eco campaigner and former renewable energy MD, for the premiere of PECOETRY—her new adventure in eco and cheeky poetry. Expect rhymes that are playful, provocative, and planet-friendly, with a pinch of John O’Groats and gongs.​