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.

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.

Included inside this issue:

This summer sees the return of GNCCFonline, an opportunity to buy unique and exceptional contemporary craft direct from 120 specially selected makers over the weekend of 17-18 July.

When the pandemic forced the cancellation of the much loved Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fairs in 2020, the show organisers embraced the digital revolution and with a defiant ‘the show must go on’ spirit, launched the GNCCFonline with the aim of supporting independent makers. 

There is still time to get involved in our June events! All for free and all for you.

Déda’s doors are back open and the team is excited to welcome you inside for a summer of dance, events and exhibitions. 

Déda is delighted to reopen its doors to the public, with a warm welcome to all visitors to classes, events, exhibitions and Déda’s café | bar. 

With Covid-19 safety measures in place, including test and trace, increased cleaning and reduced class capacity; Déda is approved with the Government’s ‘We’re Good to Go!’ industry standard. 

Volunteers Week 2021

We want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all of our volunteers! The donation of their time and skills are vital in making it possible for all people we meet to experience the supportive power and connection being creative gives us.

Well - Summer is finally here, and we have a mill yard full of sunshine and visitors. Tickets are selling fast for the Outdoor Theatre Weekend and we have more celebrations planned to mark our 250th and 50th anniversaries.

We do hope that we will see you here!

June Events include:

The extension to the lockdown rules announced tonight means they don’t expire until the day AFTER the Festival is supposed to finish (and there’s no guarantee they won’t be extended again). So, thanks to the government's announcement… we’re NOT on. Gutted.

Well we’ve put all our resources and planning into running from the 16th to 18th July which was hard enough during the pandemic, so we're not going to be pulling any rabbits from any hats in a hurry.

Photo by Federico Estol

17th May - 5th September - In venues across Derby

Meet the artists