Firstly, thank you very much for all the lovely messages and continued support over the last few months. You may have noticed communication went a little quiet but don’t you worry, April Young has been busying herself, creating new sculptures, developing new paintings and coming up with ideas for the rest of 2020. Making plans, Plan A, Plan B and all the way through to Plan Z so the Anvil can share contemporary art with you in as many safe ways as possible.  

Reopening! Thursday 3^rd Sept 2020

Help us to raise £1000 to support our Hubbub at Home programme to enable online arts access for learning disabled people in the East Midlands.

Have you heard about the government's 'Eat Out To Help Out' scheme? Throughout August, you are able to receive up to 50% off food and soft drinks (up to £10 per person) - and we're excited to be taking part! 

We're taking part in the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme

The Coffee House at the Museum and Art Gallery is happy to be part of the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme. This means that every Tuesday and Wednesday between 3-31 August, we’ll be offering 50% discount when you eat or drink in at The Coffee House, up to the value of £10 per person. Terms and conditions apply.

Deadline - 23rd August 2020

“If you don’t control your mind, someone else will” - Barbara Kruger

Don't miss this opportunity to take part in FORMAT21: CONTROL and send us your projects and curatorial ideas based around your interpretation of control.

Do it before August 23rd to take advantage of the Early Bird offer of €17.

To find out more about how to submit, discover who is on the international jury and read about the amazing awards and benefits available to successful applicants click on the banner.
 

A mobile phones recycling initiative has been further expanded to help a local charity help more young people and families affected by child exploitation.

Mobile phone and tablet accessory and services retailer Yoo Kase at East Midlands Designer Outlet near Alfreton is now collecting disused handsets and unclaimed phones from the centre’s lost property.

These are then recycled by Sinfin-based Century Mobile and proceeds donated to Safe and Sound’s Butterfly Appeal which was commended as fundraising project of the year in the recent East Midlands Charity Awards.

I've just launched a writing development programme for UK-based 16-25-year-olds in partnership with RADA and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

We know what a devastating impact the pandemic has had on local festivals and events and understand that, even with the easing of restrictions, planning for the future is incredibly challenging.  Recovery planning in Derbyshire is however now taking place and we want to ensure that festivals and large-scale events are fed into these plans.

Derby Museums and NAS are excited to announce the 2020 cohort of UK Creative Community Fellows, comprised of 25 creative entrepreneurs working to drive transformational change in their communities through the power of arts and culture. From Edinburgh to Brighton, Fellows were selected amongst communities throughout the UK to explore proven tools and frameworks with faculty and form a community of practise, enriching projects that advance a more equitable world.

Buxton International Festival is pleased to announce the opera and musical theatre programme for the 2021 Festival. The dates for 2021 have now been confirmed as:

Thursday 8th July – Sunday 25th July 2021

La donna del Lago

Music by Giochino Rossini, libretto by Andrea Leone Tortola
Adrian Kelly, Conductor
Jacopo Spirei, Director
Madeleine Boyd, Designer
Ben Pickersgill, Lighting Designer

Viva La Diva

Music by Gaetano Donizetti