About Artish Huddersfield CIC

Artish is a creative organisation which was formed in February 2023. Our purpose is to inspire and encourage creativity in our Huddersfield community, by delivering high quality, affordable, well-being, art & craft courses and workshops.

We are a group of 3 creatives with an impressive combined resume in illustration, design, business & education and we want to welcome you to our community, where creativity thrives! We believe that a supportive and nurturing environment is key to personal growth and happiness. Our mission is to empower individuals to cultivate resilience, self-awareness, and meaningful connections, allowing them to lead fulfilling lives and make a positive impact in their community. Together, let's embrace the journey towards creative success and wellness

Diane has devised a variety of workshops and classes and hand-selected the best qualified specialists to help her deliver them. Diane is our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).

Key People

Our dedicated team of experienced professionals are at the heart of what we do, utilizing their unique skills and passion to move the work of our Arts Organization forward. Without them, Artish would not be where it is today. Meet some of our team members below.

Founder and Director of Artish Huddersfield CIC

Diane Barker

Diane is a professional commercial illustrator, (past clients include Royal Mail, Nestle and the Milk Marketing Board), educator, (former Head of Department of Design & Technology at Royds Hall High School), and all-round creative powerhouse. Today, Diane focusses her energy on Artish Huddersfield CIC and turning it into the community-focussed aid she knows it can be.She passionately believes that everyone has artistic potential and creative ability, (some just need to be reminded), and that providing creative and therapeutic processes to students can lead them to achieve great end results.

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Director & all things textiles & arty

Lindsey Whitworth

Lindsey Whitworth joined Artish with the vision and drive to improve our Arts Organization and make our name synonymous with social change and human betterment. Lindsey brings 20+ years of practical secondary school experience, working as a senior technician. Her expertise includes Textiles & Food Technology.

Artish is lucky to have someone with so much experience working with teenagers and she has a sterling educational reputation.

Director & all things bright & beautiful

Karen Marsden

With 20+ years of financial administration experience in the education & local government sectors, Karen brings a keen eye and business proficiency to our transactions, budgets and data analysis. With her on board, we are able to boast good financial, organisational and team-building practices for Artish.

Karen is also passionately committed to creative community projects and is actively involved with courses that Artish offers to our students.