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A wonderful opportunity to get your art work within a busy public space at the centre of the beautiful Keele campus.

We are seeking a dynamic and passionate Community Coordinator to join our team. The Community Coordinator will play a crucial role in establishing and nurturing relationships with diverse community groups, organisations, and individuals to promote and enhance the festival's presence and impact within the local community. In this role, you will support the Earth Stories Film Festival team in coordinating a range of engagement opportunities. This will include inspiring the next generation of local filmmakers in the City, encouraging participation and engagement in film, and the connection to sustainability. Your primary goal will be to engage more people with the Earth Stories Film Festival, raise its profile in the City of Stoke-on-Trent, and to support the project team to contribute to the growth and success of the Festival between January 2024 and May 2025.  

Keele Voices is open to all, whether you are Keele University staff or students, work at Keele University Science and Innovation Park, or are within the local community.  The choir is building up members for all the sections so if you are interested in joining, do get in touch! 

As the Orchestral Section Leader for Brass and Wind Instruments, you will be responsible for leading and coordinating the brass and wind sections within the orchestra. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring a harmonious and cohesive sound by guiding, supporting, and inspiring fellow musicians. Your expertise, musicianship, and leadership skills will contribute to the overall success of the orchestra's performances.

This post represents an exciting opportunity for a creative, organised, and ambitious individual to join the Arts & Public Engagement team in Keele University’s Directorate of Research, Innovation and Engagement. The team is responsible for developing and delivering the ArtsKeele programme including arts-based and creative engagement activities to support the University’s primary activities and objectives.

Keele Philharmonic Orchestra and Keele University Concert Band are seeking new conductors to support their development as student organised societies.

Following the preview night on Friday 30 July, the 2021 Open Art exhibition is now open and winners announced...

Following on from last years successful Three Counties virtual summer show, we are back for a second year running...

The Three Counties Cubes have arrived on campus!

From this weekend, walkers around Keele University grounds will encounter a huge rock hanging over Pool Three in Keele Woods. Keele are hosting local artist David Bethell’s latest sculpture, called The Weight of Things, for three months as inspiration.

Have you moved from one country to another? Or simply to a different part of the country? You may have moved years ago or simply within the last few months. We want to hear your stories!

This Award is new for 2020 and developed with support from our Open Art 2020 partners Appetite. The Award gave the decision making process to exhibition visitors who selected their favourite piece from a shortlist of 20.

Breaking the Mould wishes to commission an artist to create 8 trophies for the 2020 Awards.

This year as part of our partnership with Appetite we are running the brand new Audience Choice Award. This is all about the public taking part in and voting for which of 20 shortlisted works

Our annual Three Counties Open Art exhibition is now open and this year we are online to present a virtual summer show!

Performance poet Bohdan Piasecki is announced as artist in residence for a project to explore vulnerability in collaboration within Keele Institute for Social Inclusion.

Things are a little different this year but we wouldn't want our 2020 exhibition to pass us by, so we are happy to announce the Three Counties ONLINE!   

As part of Stoking Curiosity 2019 we commissioned three artists from Acava Studios at Spode Works to share their practice with Think on Trent and explore three areas of science.

Keele Institute of Social Inclusion and ArtsKeele are inviting expressions of interest for an artist in residence at Keele University, Staffordshire.

ArtsKeele Update: COVID-19

Photographers from Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire exhibit their work at Centre Space, Spode Works.

Plastics from our everyday world in a new light.

Led by Keele University, the two-day festival, which included over 50 activities, brought together people from across Staffordshire, and further afield, to get involved in research and to debate the big issues that affect them, their communities and the wider world. Exhibitors included academics, artists, creative thinkers and curious people from the local area, all passionate about exploring and sharing knowledge more widely.

Stoking Curiosity is a festival aiming to celebrate being inquisitive, encourage curiosity, and spark ideas. The call is open to all staff and students at Keele.

This consultation document presents a draft strategic framework for the University’s cultural activities (broadly defined) over the period 2018 to 2023.

Prestigious photography Exhibition moves to Gallery One One Six, Spode Museum.

Roy Fisher Prize for poetry 2017-2018 announced

Dawn Jutton, is one of the inspirational and innovative artists, involved in the project for ‘Older Women Rock The Potteries!’.

Holst's The Planets Suite performed to an audience of over 250 on 1 November 2017.

A short overview of The Clay Frock, written by Aisha Shabnam and focusing on the work of artists Emma Sholin Tipping & Judith Bishop.

‘Older Women Rock the Potteries!’ is a ground-breaking project created and run by Leah Thorn, a spoken word poet who is bringing older women together to produce new voices of ageing.

The Ageing of British Gerontology exhibition is currently on display in Keele University Art Gallery, Chancellor’s Building, alongside Leah Thorn’s ‘Older Women Rock the Potteries!’ exhibition.

The 4th Live Age Festival held on 29th September at the New Vic Theatre and 1st October at Potteries Museum & Art Gallery was a tremendous success, with overwhelmingly positive feedback.

New Vic Theatre, Keele University and Age UK North Staffordshire will be celebrating age in the Live Age Festival.

‘Older Women Rock the Potteries!’ is a ground-breaking project created and run by Leah Thorn, a spoken word poet who is bringing older women together to produce new voices of ageing.

Ageing of British Gerontology team travelled to Swansea to launch the exhibition featuring photographic portraits, participant quotes, short films (edited by Matt Watson), and images.

‘Older Women Rock the Potteries!’ is a ground-breaking project created and run by Leah Thorn, a spoken word poet who is bringing older women together to produce new voices of ageing.

Society of Staffordshire Artists Spring Exhibition

Volunteer opportunities at Stoke-on-Trent Literary Festival (ex Hot Air)

The Three Counties Open Photography Exhibition is one of the highlights of the annual Keele University Gallery Exhibition programme.

Donation of Sneyd family clock