As always at Artcore, we are passionate about bringing new exciting programmes and events to Derbyshire and connecting with our community through creativity. It is what brings us together. 

Whilst we may not be able to meet in person in larger numbers at the moment, we've really enjoyed the recent 1-2-1 diagnostic sessions. It's been wonderful to meet more local creative people and hear the about their amazing businesses.

Photograph by Marley Starskey Butler

FORMAT in partnership with GRAIN (Birmingham) and QUAD (Derby) are delighted to announce the new iteration of their successful East Meets West masterclass programme, which will take place online.

The masterclass programme is for emerging photographers and offers professional development, inspiration, guidance and support in a collaborative learning environment in order to allow photographers to develop their practice, networks and new unique opportunities.

With just under two weeks to go until the 2021 Buxton International Festival, rehearsals are in full swing and we're preparing our venues ready to welcome you to Buxton for another summer of opera, music and books.

Half of our events have limited availability with some sell out performances so although we understand that many festival-goers reserve seats when they arrive, we do recommend booking ahead this year.

The Fringe Award-winning Buxton Art Trail is reinventing itself as an outdoor exhibition on Buxton’s beautiful Broad Walk this year.

The Pavilion Gardens event, entitled Art on the Railings, is designed to capture some of the atmosphere of the Montmartre art district in Paris, and takes place on Saturday July 10th from 10am to 4.30pm as part of the Buxton Fringe.

A host of local artists will be showing a wide variety of work on the railings and selling cards and artworks, often at bargain prices.

We truly believe in the value of networking, collaboration and joining up with others to make everybody stronger. So we are delighted to be making representation from our small corner of Derbyshire as a Mainframe Champion.

We are pleased to invite all our members to attend our Annual General Meeting  marking the end of the 2021 cycle, when all our efforts were taken online. The meeting will be held via Zoom on Thursday 22nd July at 19:00 - Click here to request a link.

The Committee would like to thank all of you for your support and participation in the 2021 Online Campaign.  

Attached please find all the relevant documents for this AGM, including: 

Talented residents from across north Derbyshire are invited to show us their skills to help raise money for charity and bag themselves a top prize!

'Epic Forest - An inner walk through the seasons' is a new Artist in Residence Exhibition by Howie Johnson, taking place this year in Gothic Hall at Elvaston Castle.

The main feature of the exhibition is that you will be able to walk through the four seasons in the woods; with Howie's photographic images printed onto large chiffons. Other prints will also be available to view.