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  • Help us evaluate our Capital and Arts & Heritage Activity 2023-2026

    Help us evaluate our Capital and Arts & Heritage Activity 2023-2026

    Kala Sangam is seeking an evaluator to help us understand the impact of our planned £7m+ Capital refurbishment and the district-wide programme of Arts & Heritage Activity that will accompany it. We are seeking proposals from evaluators (individuals, teams or organisations) with a flexible and adaptable approach to provide both […]

  • Wordsmithery Competition

    Wordsmithery Competition

    We’re excited to partner up with 509 Arts, Bradford Producing Hub and Mind the Gap to bring you the Wordsmithery, a new writing competition.  Bradford is chock full of creative talent, and Wordsmithery is a chance for writers of all kinds to show us what they can do. We are looking for scripts up […]

  • Mobius Dance Premiere New Work -Seeds, Dreams & Constellations

    Mobius Dance Premiere New Work -Seeds, Dreams & Constellations

    We are thrilled to announce that Mobius Dance, one of our associate companies, are co-producing new show Seeds, Dreams & Constellations at Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds in May. FROM EARTH, TO SKY AND BACK AGAIN. Inspired by journeys of migration and tales of new beginnings, two women with […]

  • Kala Sangam’s Heritage Interpretation Project

    Kala Sangam’s Heritage Interpretation Project

    Help shape the future of Kala Sangam Arts Centre! We’re undertaking an exciting heritage interpretation project as part of our major redevelopment, and we want to hear from you. As part of the major capital redevelopment of our building, which will see Kala Sangam Arts Centre become a bigger, more […]

  • Kala Sangam is awarded £4,998,500 grant from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s Cultural Development Fund.

    Kala Sangam is awarded £4,998,500 grant from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s Cultural Development Fund.

    It was announced today that Kala Sangam, Bradford’s arts centre, has been successful in its application for £4,998,500 to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s Cultural Development Fund to support the company’s ambitious capital plans and establish a new arts hub network in Bradford district. The funding, administered by […]

  • Manjit Virdee Joins Kala Sangam’s Board of Trustees

    Manjit Virdee Joins Kala Sangam’s Board of Trustees

    We are delighted that Manjit Virdee, has joined our Board of Trustees. Manjit is a partner in the real estate team at Bradford-headquartered law firm Schofield Sweeney. The award-winning firm advises businesses and individuals across the UK on a range of commercial legal matters. Manjit leads the secured property finance […]

  • Mark Chappell: Say Aphasia Exhibition

    Mark Chappell: Say Aphasia Exhibition

    Our new exhibition is from Ilkley based artist Mark Chappell. Mark has been living with Aphasia, a brain injury that effects communication, following a stroke in 2012. He uses art, including augmented reality animations, as a way to share his experiences. At the launch event on 7 February, Mark, with […]

  • Share your memories of Kala Sangam and St Peter’s House

    Share your memories of Kala Sangam and St Peter’s House

    Were you a student at Kala Sangam’s Bharatanatyam classes in the 1990s? Do you remember posting that special piece of mail to the other side of the world in the old Post Office? Is there a show that you’ve seen that has lingered long in the memory? Maybe you’ve taken […]

  • Amer Sarai Appointed as Head of Community Engagement

    Amer Sarai Appointed as Head of Community Engagement

    We are delighted that Amer Sarai will be joining the Kala Sangam team in February 2023 as our new Head of Community Engagement. She will be responsible for developing and overseeing our learning, participation and outreach programme. Amer’s career began in the Arts after gaining an Arts Degree at Bradford […]

  • Bradford Producing Hub Launch PROPEL with backing from Jerwood

    Bradford Producing Hub Launch PROPEL with backing from Jerwood

    With the help of funding from the Jerwood Developing Artist Fund, Bradford Producing Hub are launching PROPEL, a new programme to support early-career Producers and Production Managers to develop their skills. PROPEL will prepare people to deliver bold, ambitious new projects through placements with renowned national venues, festivals and events. […]