National Festival of Making 2020 is postponed
19 March 2020
This year's National Festival of Making, due to take place on Sat 6 – Sun 7 June 2020, has been postponed due to the developing situation regarding COVID-19.
This year's National Festival of Making, due to take place on Sat 6 – Sun 7 June 2020, has been postponed due to the developing situation regarding COVID-19.
The Museum Freelance Network has launched a wide-ranging survey into the self-employed workforce within the museums, galleries, heritage, libraries and archives sectors, because there is a lack of robust data on the self-employed workforce. The Survey is open until 30th April 2020.
Artist and writer Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) was originally born near Chorley. She received much critical acclaim and achieved stellar status in Mexico, where she lived and worked for most of her life. We celebrate her life and pioneering work as part of our IWD2020 feature.
As part of our feature series celebrating pioneering and trailblazing women for International Women's Day 2020, we spoke to Sarah Ann Kennedy-Parr, an animator, voice artist, documentary maker and senior lecturer at UCLan.
As part of our feature series celebrating International Women's Day for 2020, we'd like to introduce you to Jody Hudson. Jody is a Designer and Stylist at Graham & Brown, a wallpaper and wall covering manufacturer based in Blackburn.
As part of our series celebrating pioneering and trailblazing local women for International Women's Day 2020, we asked Lubaina Himid CBE, the first black Turner Prize winner, for her thoughts on being a creative woman in Lancashire.
As part of our feature series celebrating International Women's Day for 2020, we'd like to introduce you to Rachel Simpson, a brand and design consultant based near Preston, who works with clients all around the UK.
As part of our feature series celebrating pioneering and trailblazing women for International Women's Day 2020, we chatted to Claire Norcross, a lighting product designer, as well as senior lecturer and course designer at MMU.
As part of our feature series celebrating pioneering and trailblazing women for International Women's Day for 2020, we'd like to introduce you to Christine Cort, the Managing Director of Manchester International Festival (MIF).
For Lancashire's City of Culture 2025 bid, they are positioning the entire county as one virtual city, with a bold new vision for culture, commerce and creative communities. Creative Lancashire is a proud partner in supporting the bid and this vision.
Idle Women have announced that gardener, writer and presenter Alys Fowler is to design the UK’s first medicinal herb garden for women and girls in Nelson, Lancashire. The first phase will launch in September 2020.
The HIVE Blackburn & Darwen Business Awards celebrate and reward the outstanding work of local businesses and inspirational individuals working in different sectors across Blackburn & Darwen.
In our next blog featuring creative talent from across Lancashire, we'd like to introduce you to Paul Shorrock. Paul is a freelance illustrator specialising in Rich Pictures, who joined the Creative Lancashire directory in late 2019.
'British Animation Women Breaking the Mould' is a new documentary celebrating some of the best female talent in the animation industry. It will be screened on 21st February at Uclan, with speakers from the documentary in attendance.
This is your chance to have a say about how the future of Central Lancashire unfolds. Deadline for commentary is Friday 14th February.