The purpose of Creative Kirklees is to support and develop the arts and creative industries so that they can thrive and continue to benefit the people of
Kirklees. The strategy covers support for commercial creative businesses, non-profit distributing arts organisations which employ staff, amateur arts groups
and individual artists.
Creative Kirklees also seeks to enable more people to enjoy the arts as participants and/or audience members - and to encourage other sectors to use creative
methods to achieve their aims.
The development of Creative Kirklees was overseen by a partnership-based project board and has been approved by Kirklees Council's Cabinet.