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
In partnership with Arts Development at Derby City Council we are looking for an artist based in the East Midlands region for a special commission to make three new works for the CHWA Awards this year. The CHWA Award-winners will be given the commissioned artwork at an awards ceremony hosted by Lord Howarth of Newport on the first night of our national conference.
In partnership with Arts Development at Derby City Council we are offering 10 free spaces to attend A Culture of Care to freelance creative practitioners and carers who live in or whose practice is based in Derby.
Glossop Bookfest 2020 is planned for August (exact dates to be decided) and we need three or four more volunteers to make it a success. The venue will be close to Glossop’s town centre.
We plan to have stalls at which local authors can offer their books for sale, workshops on aspects of writing, and activities for children. Our volunteers will be asked to direct authors and visitors to the right rooms and to help with providing refreshments.
Dominic Kelly is a powerful dynamic and entertaining storyteller with an international reputation, having told not only across the country but around the world from India to the Icy wastes of the Arctic Circle.
Come along on Friday the 6th of March and hear him tell, The Hero Light.
The Hero Light retells the extraordinary tales of the Ulster Cycle –“The Irish Ilead”, it weaves together stories of Loyalty, Love and Betrayal that are still startlingly relevant today.
Bondholder St James Securities' £200m regeneration plans for Becket Well are recommended for approval by Bondholder Derby City Council's Planning Committee at its meeting tonight.
Becket Well is the city's regeneration priority, following 30 years of blight which has impacted negatively on the wider area (see film above).
Bondholder Derby City Council's vision for a Moorways Sport Village has taken a significant step forward. Bondholder Bowmer & Kirkland has been appointed as constructor for the £42m pool and water park which sits at the heart of the major leisure complex including an athletic stadium.
In May, Cromford Mills, of Cromford, near Matlock, will host a stunning exhibition from the British Tapestry Group. Fabric of the North brings together works by over 30 weavers, combining regular, three-dimensional and mixed-media tapestries, large and small, with a single theme: our Northern heritage.
Half Term Craft Activities
Wednesday 19th February
10am-2pm
Join us for just £2!
Explore the making process and progression of a range of Derbyshire artists in our brand new exhibition Process and Progress. Featured is modernist sculptor Ronald Pope, and a range of talented artists who have all won the prestigious Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award.
Did you know that The Derby Conference Centre is the only venue in the region to host a comedy club?
The Derby Comedy Club - hosted at The Derby Conference Centre – has been providing lots of laughs over the last 12 months and February will see it celebrate its first Birthday.