This weekend is our Christmas Craft Fair at Artcore, Albert Street from 11am-5pm. There will be works created by artists, designers, local makers and our participants from our Create Your Future project. We hope to see you there.
We have a number of opportunities happening at Artcore over 2020 and beyond. We’d like to invite you to our Artist Meet and discuss with you about future projects, workshops and our artistic programme. This will be an opportunity to find out more about Artcore and how to get involved with our activities and programmes.
Event Date: Monday 11th November
Event Time: 11.30am – 1.30pm
Venue: Artcore – 3 Charnwood St, Derby, DE1 2GT
Lunch will be provided.
Talented Derbyshire singing group, Peak Voices, which formed in November last year, have not only wowed audiences locally but across the UK with their successful and highly acclaimed shows. They will shortly be launching into their second performance year with a spectacular gala charity show in aid of Bakewell Youth theatre and the Bakewell Medway Community Centre at the Medway Centre this Christmas! Following sell out shows, standing ovations and rave reviews in their two tours this year, tickets for this must see extravaganza are selling fast!
Runs till Sunday 10th November, open daily 10am-3pm
We're delighted to welcome the group InSPIREation 21 to the Barn this week. The textile group, who are based in Chesterfield, will be in our courtyard room till Saturday 10th November. Be sure to come along, meet the friendly artists and see their work, which features machine and hand embroidery, printing, patchwork, applique, quilting and more! Some items for sale.
Investigatory Power curated by Mareike Spendel is an exhibition by Derbyshire artist Rose Butler, bringing together the artist’s own photographic work captured in the UK Houses of Parliament with video footage and imagery selected from the Stasi Records Agency film and video archive. The exhibition runs in Berlin until 4 January 2020 and opens to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Festive events, activities, exhibitions...
It’s due to be a busy winter here at Dronfield Hall Barn, with plenty of events, activities and workshops taking place over the next couple of months. We’re delighted to be able to confirm the details of our 2019 Winter Festival – see below for further information.
EXHIBITIONS
More than 125,000 people have visited the Knife Angel sculpture in October whilst it has been displayed at Bondholder Derby Cathedral.
Rachel Morris, Diocesan Secretary and Cathedral Chapter Steward says: “We have been delighted with the success of the Knife Angel in achieving our goal to raise public awareness through engagement and education."
Nearly 700 people attended a jobs fair at Ilkeston Community College organised by Derby College Group (DCG) and Job Centre Plus on Tuesday (October 29).
The event was officially opened by the Deputy Mayor of Erewash Cllr Donna Briggs (pictured, left, with DCG Chief Executive Mandie Stravino).
Employers in attendance with information about jobs opportunities including East Midlands Airport, Derbyshire Police, Trentbarton and Nottingham Community Housing Association.
Lishui International Photography Festival
presents FORMAT19
8th - 12th November 2019
To celebrate a major new partnership between FORMAT and Lishui International Photography Festival in China, Director of FORMAT, Louise Fedotov-Clements, has curated Sleight of Hand, an exhibition presenting work by six artists – Brian Griffin; Regine Petersen; John Angerson; Yvette Monahan and Jan Stradtmann, plus Max Pinckers (curated by Tim Clark), at Lishui Art Museum.
With Fran Dorricott
Thursday November 14th, 7pm-9pm
Creating a convincing main character is one of the most essential parts of writing fiction. They are, after all, the voice that will make or break a reader's connection with your story. Using a mixture of discussion, advice and guided writing exercises, this interactive workshop will help to uncover the ways in which we can build the best characters for our plots.