Artists, creative practitioners, studios, galleries, educators, family and friends of the courses, you are invited to join us as we showcase the work of graduating students from BA and MFA Fine Art at Sheffield Hallam University.
This year we are celebrating their achievement with a series of exhibitions as part of the Department of Art and Design’s Future Now Festival of Creativity.
The audience votes who becomes Pop Star of the Century in a fun music show at Buxton Fringe Festival presented by the Peak District based Charnley Bruvvers, Alan and Chris.
Competing will be the likes of Elvis, Cliff, Agnetha from Abba, Amy, John Lennon and more and the audience will also be invited to sing along on the choruses of timeless songs.
Producer Alan says: "It going to be a great night and it greatly involves audience participation. It's going to be fascinating to see which singer prevails on the night as the Pop Star of the Century."
Driven by awe and wonder of the natural world Iona Lane delivers poetic songs, with subtle musical touches and contemplative melodies that link unheard stories with the world we find ourselves in today. Iona's debut album 'Hallival' to critical acclaim, reaching number 36 in the Folk Album Charts. Iona draws from landscapes and stories found within nature and has been described by Mark Radcliffe (BBC Radio 2) as "a real talent!".
The most awaited Holi Hai! exhibition is just around the corner! Take a look at the festival of Holi captured through the eyes of Masood Sarwer, Nikki Culley, Huw Davies and Phil Basi.
Buxton Fringe is welcoming a new-found confidence from its entrants with around 190 exciting events featured in this year’s bumper printed programme.
Comedy and Music are much bigger categories than last year but Theatre also makes up a substantial part of the programme and there are entries for every genre including Spoken Word, Visual Arts, Dance, Children’s Events, Film, Street Theatre and more with many events that are free.
Horticulture students at Derby College Group are busy creating an amazing show garden entry for this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Live at the Birmingham NEC in June.
Derby College Group (DCG) has successfully achieved Matrix reaccreditation, demonstrating the consistent strength of its information, advice and guidance services for learners in their career, learning, work and life goals.
The matrix standard is the international quality standard for organisations that deliver information, advice and/or guidance (IAG).
In just three months 282 residents from the parish of Brailsford and Ednaston have worked together to create an enormous 10.85-meter-long narrative embroidery inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry to celebrate the coronation of HM King Charles III.
The project was the concept of Brailsford and Ednaston Churches Together who commissioned Laura Burrill, a local Textiles Historian and Community Arts Practitioner, to design the embroidery and facilitate the delivery of the project alongside a team of enthusiastic and talented volunteers.
Come on a guided tour and find out about the history of Derby. A Cathedral city in the centre of England, lying on the River Derwent, rich in history, culture and diversity. A story of Romans, Vikings and onto the 18th century Enlightenment, Derby became noted for fine ceramics, industry and engineering. A centre of the British railway industry, it is the home of iconic Rolls Royce and the Toyota car assembly plant. Derby located at the start of the UNESCO Derwent Valley World Heritage site, hosts the world’s first factory, now the Museum of Making.