Temporary Contemporary Temporary access to space for artists

Temporary Contemporary began as a partnership with Kirklees Council and the School of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield to stimulate arts and cultural activities in vacant spaces in Huddersfield. The project has included programming creative and cultural activities in the Market Gallery in Queensgate Market, using empty market stalls and utilising vacant retail units in the Piazza shopping centre to showcase the work of artists and arts organisations.

Temporary Contemporary recognises that temporary access to space can help turn an idea into a reality, it can provide the test bed for innovation and that much needed freedom to develop, grow and experiment.

If you are interested in using a unit in the Piazza shopping centre or a stall in Queensgate Market please fill in this form https://www.bit.ly/TemporaryContemporaryProposalForm and return to arts.creativity@kirklees.gov.uk. If you need the form in a Word document email the same address.

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Queensgate Market & Piazza

Princess Street
Huddersfield
HD1 2UH

Website: https://research.hud.ac.uk/art-design/temporarycontemporary

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My News

Worst Record Covers in the World in the Guardian / Tue 09 Nov 2021

Steve Goldman's exhibition of the "worst record covers in the world" reaches the Guardian newspaper. Steve's exhibition runs from the 6th - 14th November in one of the Temporary Contemporary pop-up units (10am - 4pm). ...

Huddersfield Art Gallery's move to Temporary Contemporary Space / Mon 11 Oct 2021

Huddersfield Art Gallery will temporarily relocate to one of the Temporary Contemporary spaces at the Piazza Shopping Centre, while significant building works on the current Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery building ...

What's On July 2021 in the Piazza and Queensgate Market / Tue 29 Jun 2021

It's been a busy month with artists and arts organisations opening back up in the Piazza and Queensgate Market and we hope you've been able to see some of the wonderful work on show. We now have new activities for Jul...

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My Events

What's On in the Piazza and Queensgate Market in July / Fri 01 to Sun 31 Jul 2022 (1 month)

Come and get creative with us at Temporary Contemporary during July with the artists and arts organisation who are putting on activities and events over the month. Activity from: Ame CollaborARTi Colouricity Biz...

What's On in the Piazza and Queensgate Market in June / Wed 01 to Thu 30 Jun 2022 (1 month)

Come and get creative with us at Temporary Contemporary during June with the artists and arts organisation who are putting on activities and events over the month. Plus, Cultures of Place from 24 June - 4 July with ...

What's On in the Piazza - May 2022 / Sun 01 to Tue 31 May 2022 (1 month)

Lots of activity with artists and organisations in the Piazza and Queensgate Market during May. Open the poster to find out what's going on in the Temporary Contemporary units in Huddersfield. www.creativekirklees...

My Opportunities

Temporary Contemporary - an invitation to collaborate / Tue 12 Feb 2019

Temporary Contemporary was launched in May 2018 to initiate collaborations and creative interventions in Queensgate Indoor market. This has led to several vacant spaces within the market being populated with exhibitions ...

Market Showcase: showcase opportunity for artists/creatives / Tue 31 Mar 2020

Temporary Contemporary is a partnership project between Queensgate Market, Kirklees Council and the School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield. The University of Huddersfield are programming ...

My Videos

What is Temporary Contemporary?

A film about the Temporary Contemporary project, including interviews with Chris Cotton, Markets Manager, Kirklees Council, Dr. Rowan Bailey, University of Huddersfield, Howard Fanning, Queensgate Market Ironmongers, Ma...

Live performance at Happening event - Friday 26 July

It was a great Happening event at Queensgate Market on Friday evening - with exhibitions , performance art and contemporary music from Simon Woolham, Dee Freud and Ruby Tingle, plus all the usual social gatherings - hig...

My Spaces

Temporary Contemporary in Queensgate Market

The Temporary Contemporary Initiative project has emerged through a partnership between the traders at Queensgate Market, Kirklees Council (Markets and Creative Economy Teams) and the School of Art, Design and Architectu...