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The Arts Federation is made up of numerous societies and associations in Ilkley, who meet to promote each others' events. The Federation obtains funding from Bradford Met, to financially support its members and to promote on occasions other "imported" special events, and an annual Autumn Arts Festival.
On behalf of the Federation, an arts listing "Go To It" is published monthly.
Chairman is Mr Keith G Hartley, who can be contacted on 01943 601704
Member Organisation |
Meeting Place |
Meeting Dates |
Contact |
Friends of the Manor House |
The Manor House Castle Yard Ilkley |
First Thursday of Month September - June |
Keith G Hartley 01943 601704 |
| The Friends organise a series of monthly lectures on art amd history, on the first Thursday of each of the months of Setember to June inclusinve. Concerts take plave monthly over the period Sept/Oct/Nov and Jan/Feb Mar. Friends obtain invitations to previews with wine in the upstairs gallery. | |||
Olicana Historical Society |
Church House Church Street Ilkley |
3rd Thursday of Month September - April |
M Johnson (Secretary) 01943 609206 |
| The overall aim of the Society is to raise awareness of matters historical by organising a series of lectures of wide subject and chronological interest. Excursions are arranged in the summer relating, where possible, to lectures of the previous season. The Society possesses a lending library of books and periodicals | |||
Yorkshire Opera Shop |
Wharfebank business Centre Ilkley Road Otley LS21 3JP |
Saturay Afternoons (not summer) |
Pamela Cotton 01943 603490 |
| Yorkshire Operar Soap, founded by singing teacher and director Pamela Cotton, is based on workshops she created for singers during her professional international singing career. Students are coached through individual lessons and workshops to perform classical opera in the original language, not just learning to sing, but how to interpret and project roles. | |||
Ilkley Literature Festival |
Various, in Ilkley and West Yorkshire |
See programme | Amy Young 01943 601210 (Fax 01943 817079) |
| The Ilkley Literature Festival is celebrating 25 years of promoting live literature with a full calendar of events throughout 1998 In 1999 ILF will present one large-scale summer festival - dates to be announced - in Ilkley, and a series of outreach events throughout West Yorkshire. | |||
Classical Guitar Concerts |
Myddleton Lodge Chapel Langbar Road Ilkley |
Peter Barton 01943 830447 (Fax 01943 831749) |
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| To promote classical guitar concerts in the Ilkley Area | |||
Ilkley Film Society |
Ilkley Playhouse | Alternate Sunday evenings Sept to April at 8:00 pm |
Richard Fort 01535 653471 |
| The best of world cinema, including the pick of recent commercial and independent releases, foreign language films and gems from the archives, presented on the big screen in a friendly atmosphere and a comfortable venue. | |||
Cantores Olicanae |
St Margaret's Church Ilkley |
2008: 8 March 14 June |
David Cartwright 01943 609495 |
| Cantores Olicanae are a choir of around 50 singers based
at St Margaret's Parish Church, Queen's Road, Ilkley. The choir's
musical director is Robert Marsh. The choir normally gives five concerts
each season, two with orchestra, and participates each year in the
Ilkley Arts Festival. Concerts for the remainder of the 2007/8 season, both at 7.30 p.m.at St Margaret's, are as follows.
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Yorkshire Dales Workshops |
14 Oakburn Road Ilkley LS29 9NN 01943 609393 ydw@btinternet.com |
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| Yorkshire Dales Workshops organises folk and related arts events: workshops, concerts, residential weekends, sessions and dances. We operate from the Leeds and Bradford areas aimed at all people regardless of age, ability or background, and attract people from all over Britain. | |||
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