We are pleased to announce WOVEN has secured funding from Arts Council England (ACE) to enhance community activity in Kirklees for WOVEN 2025.
This support will enable us to launch three ACE-funded local hub community projects as part of the 2025 festival, in partnership with Chestnut Centre in Deighton, Birkby and Fartown Library and Ravensthorpe Community Centre.
“We are delighted to support WOVEN 2025 through our National Lottery Project Grants investment,” said Dan Jarvis, Senior Relationship Manager at Arts Council England, “This grassroots festival will create opportunities for Kirklees’ communities to co-produce and create their own mini-festival, celebrating the region’s rich textiles heritage.”
“This funding success will enable WOVEN to provide more artistic and creative opportunities throughout our towns and villages,” said Councillor Carole Pattison, Leader of Kirklees Council and Cabinet Member for Culture.
These collaborations are supported by mental health and wellbeing charity S2R Create Space and Kirklees Libraries with the aim to empower communities to develop their own WOVEN festival experiences and generate ideas that reflect unique cultural identities and aspirations.
The theme for WOVEN 2025 is “Connecting Culture,” reflecting the festival’s role in bringing communities together through the universal language of textiles.
