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The latest news from producers, makers, venues and events organisers from around Derby and Derbyshire. If you have news to add to this page, then email us to let us know about it: editor@madeinderbyshire.org
 

Holi Hai! Exhibition with Artcore

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.

Pulling out all the stops at this year’s Buxton Fringe!

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.

Derby College Group recognised for excellent student support

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).

Stitching Community and Making History

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.

Historic Derby Guided Tours

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.

Derbyshire Producers Invited To Exhibit At Chatsworth Country Fair

Producers, artisans and craftspeople based in Derbyshire are invited to showcase, promote and sell their products to thousands of visitors at Chatsworth Country Fair this summer.

Visit Peak District & Derbyshire, in partnership with Derbyshire County Council, is inviting local producers to apply for a place in the ‘Derbyshire Makers’ Marketplace’ at one of England’s most spectacular annual outdoor celebrations.

The Old Lock Up Gallery Open Event

This year already there have been lots of exciting events at The Old Lock Up Gallery, including exhibiting artists, sales of their work and the beautiful shows. And there’s so much still to unfold here at the gallery this year.

At the moment  there is the 2nd artist in residence of 2023 - Tansy Lee Moir - she’s spent almost a week working in the space and it’s so good to see her using the opportunity to it’s fullest. Tansy’s beautiful treescapes will be featured in the next 2 shows: The first of which is our annual Open - OPEN 2023.

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