We are Brigantia
Creating with our communities
Mentoring young musicians
Making space for creativity
Celebrating our heritage
Bringing the arts into our parks
Telling our stories
Connecting artists
An introduction to Brigantia
We are Brigantia Creative, a charity established in 2020 by local stakeholders in North Kirklees, to provide community voice and creative capacity in this part of West Yorkshire.
We are based in Dewsbury, Kirklees, a ‘ priority place’ for investment and development and an area of rich cultural heritage and diversity. We are thinkers, producers, facilitators, project managers, artists, evaluators partners collaborators and what else? We are making great creative things happen in our towns parks, social clubs, pop ups and public spaces. We are Brigantia - named after the ancient northern goddess, who unified the tribes of the North, bringing together different people and traditions, enabling a flourishing of arts and cultures.
What We Do
We engage with partners, community groups and people, listen to their ideas and co-create projects - from the ground up. We put people, place and planet at the heart of everything we do.
- Connecting young people and young adults with creative opportunities
- Engaging communities in creative activities and expressing their cultures
- Celebrating and caring for our environment, heritage, parks, and open spaces
- Enabling spaces, connections and opportunities that support community groups, artists and creative workers to start, grow and thrive.
Our Track Record
Over 12 years , our team have worked with communities and groups across Kirklees to ‘make the arts a part of every day life’. From Parking a Poem in a biscuit factory, to lighting up a lake with fiery sculptures, intimate poems and stories from experiences of the pandemic and lockdowns, to celebration of our heritage, towns and talents. These reports and films highlight some of our very best projects over the years, the transformative effect on individuals and the special celebrations of our people and places.
From our Chief Executive
Brigantia started with a simple belief — that creativity belongs to everyone, and that our towns, parks and communities are richer for it. Every project we take on is a chance to listen, to collaborate, and to help local people bring their ideas to life. That's what keeps us going.
— Nancy Barrett
Meet The Team
Meet the thinkers, makers and doers behind Brigantia's work.
