Lancashire Choir of the Year Competition 2022 Launches
17 June 2022
The search is on to find Lancashire's top choral singing talent as part of an exciting new competition. Get your entry in for Lancashire's Choir of the Year before 31st July 2022.
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National Festival of Making Talks 2022: Material Matters
31 May 2022
A series of extended roundtables conversations with artists, makers, thought leaders and educators to discuss the opportunities for circular design in craft, fashion & textiles and how creatives at the forefront of a global movement for change are establishing better ways of living, and more equitable models to encourage thriving and regenerative methods of production.
National Festival of Making 2022 Callout for Volunteers
23 May 2022
The National Festival of Making team needs your help as they return with the 4th edition of the festival, bringing together Blackburn’s communities for a brilliant celebration of creativity on 11th & 12th June 2022.
Embrace Digital - Free Training & 1:1 Support for Lancs Businesses
20 May 2022
"Embrace Digital" is offering a series of free funded workshops and 1:1 support calls for Lancashire businesses in May, June and July 2022.
Crafts Council launches International Toolkit for makers to sell overseas
13 April 2022
Crafts Council's new International Toolkit is a one-stop-shop of information for makers looking to sell and showcase their work overseas. The online toolkit includes a PDF guidebook and downloadable resources to get makers started on their exporting journey.
Northern Heart Films produces new environmentally-focused documentary in collaboration with Quorn & Planet Shine
04 April 2022
Can Seaweed Be The Future Of Our Food? Northern Heart Films explores this question in their latest documentary funded by Quorn, which explores food security using this under-utilised resource.
Is freelancing inhibiting diversity in the craft sector?
23 March 2022
Glassmaker and independent arts consultant Victoria Scholes asks whether the freelance system favours those with alternative means of support or income streams
New professional development series for artists across the North-West and beyond
23 March 2022
This Spring, The Dukes Theatre in Lancaster, in partnership with, online professional development platform, Good Creator, is hosting a second series of ‘The Sessions’, a ten-week series of virtual and in-person keynote lectures jam-packed with insight, inspiration and expert guidance....
/di’stil Exhibition by Iain.H. Williams
17 March 2022
Haworth Art Gallery in association with Atlantic Contemporary Art & Creative Lancashire presents a new solo exhibition by contemporary fine artist Iain.H. Williams. The exhibition brings together a body of work created over the last six years which focuses on using the minimum amount of elements to create a coherent image, on display at the region's finest Arts & Crafts house until 22 May.
#IWD2022 x CreativesForUkraine
08 March 2022
Over the last week we've shared interviews about dynamic and trailblazing women for our IWD2022 project. We're aware that we've been doing this against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. We've commissioned a short animation to highlight the courage of women in the conflict and raise awareness of the Creatives for Ukraine global initiative.
#IWD2022: Creative Women - Christina Davies & Rachel Ovenden
08 March 2022
Meet Christina Davies and Rachel Ovenden, the talented photographers behind the striking portrait images for Creative Lancashire's International Women's Day 2022 project featuring trailblazing creative women with a connection to Lancashire.
#IWD2022: Creative Women - Karen O'Neill
08 March 2022
To celebrate International Women's Day on Tuesday 8th March 2022, we're hosting a series of feature interviews with dynamic, trailblazing and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Karen O'Neill is the Chief Executive Director of The Dukes Theatre in Lancaster.
#IWD2022: Creative Women - Catherine Mugonyi
07 March 2022
To celebrate International Women's Day on Tuesday 8th March 2022, we're hosting a series of feature interviews with dynamic, trailblazing and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Catherine Mugonyi is a Blackpool-based Creative Freelancer and the Director of a Community Arts Organisation.
#IWD2022: Creative Women - Jackie Jones
04 March 2022
To celebrate International Women's Day on Tuesday 8th March 2022, we're hosting a series of feature interviews with dynamic, trailblazing and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Jackie Jones is an Arts Producer who has been working on creative and cultural projects in Lancashire since 2010.
#IWD2022: Creative Women - Angy Young
03 March 2022
To celebrate International Women's Day on Tuesday 8th March 2022, we're hosting a series of feature interviews with dynamic, trailblazing and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Angy Young leads Blackpools School of Arts' Fashion & Costume Degree course.
