News from producers around Derbyshire

There's just under a week left to get your submissions in for our #LEVELOpenCall - looking for the best Contemporary Visual Art by learning disabled, neurodiverse, disabled and non-disabled artists.

We will be awarding three prizes, selected by our judging panel:

• 1st place will receive £300
• 2nd place will receive £200

We will also be conducting a People's Choice Award which will be announced towards the end of the exhibition and will be voted for by the visiting public.

After a bit of a break to take stock and focus a bit on our own creative work, we’re messaging you now because we need to make a final call for inclusion in the Bonsall Arts Trail book and give you exciting news about Melbourne Arts Trail.

We are very excited to announce that, once again, we are looking for local makers, crafters and creators for the Make & Trade Autumn Market 2021.

The gallery is currently closed whilst Rob Hart's Solo show is being installed. We re-open on 26th June from 11-5pm - all welcome!

You're invited to Rob Chapman’s latest exhibition ‘Ordinary People’ in the Studio Gallery at The Smallprint Co. which opens on Saturday 26 June at 12pm, running until 31 July. Free tickets are available for both Meet the Artist days as places are limited and details are below.

Walking during lockdown has been something that many of us have enjoyed. Whilst we’ve been unable to travel far or get to enjoy our usual way of life, many people have reported getting enjoyment out of just exploring their local areas.

It has been a busy few months for us at the Barn, through a combination of welcoming customers back to the Barn for the first time since November, and much more besides. If you'd like to keep up to date with everything that has been happening, make sure you read our latest quarterly newsletter, which is available now.

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Regretfully, due to the on-going Covid restrictions, the Open Farm Sunday event scheduled to be held at Croots Farm Shop on 27th June has been cancelled.

Please amend your listings to reflect this change of plan.

We are really sorry to be cancelling such a popular and enjoyable event, but with the postponing of the lifting of restrictions and almost 1,000 visitors due to attend, we felt it was the safest thing to do.

The Croots Farm Shop team

Pioneering graduates from a new East Midlands Institute of Technology (IoT) would lead the UK’s green and digital revolution and form the beating heart of the country’s post-pandemic recovery.

Loughborough College, the University of Derby, Loughborough University and the Derby College Group (DCG) have joined forces on a £13m plan to create the highly advanced workforce needed to lead the digital revolution – otherwise known as Industry 4.0.

Derbyshire-born actor Molly Windsor, who is an ambassador for child exploitation charity Safe and Sound, was the guest of honour at a performance to celebrate an innovative creative project for local children and young people.

Safe and Sound teamed up with arts organisations Derby Theatre and Baby People to enable ten boys and girls to join the Youth Voice project as part of the charity’s work to help them overcome their experiences of child exploitation.