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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
 

Artist Residency Call Out

About Level

LEVEL is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation and is also supported by Derbyshire County Council. We produce and promote art that is powerful and of relevance to all of our society – art that is not afraid to be different.

 

About LEVEL’s Residencies

Residencies are planned to take place between November 2021 and March 2022. We will select 4 Artists or companies to complete a 1 to 2 week residency with LEVEL.

Co-Lab at the Museum of Making

Co-Lab (Collaborative Laboratory) is an opportunity for creative organisations, makers, artists, and practitioners from across the region to meet, network and learn more about the upcoming collaborative opportunities at Derby Museums.

We’ll be discussing, creating, and sharing ideas for ‘First Fridays’, a series of proposed monthly after-hours talks, workshops and performance-based events at the Museum of Making, which will be co-produced with local creative organisations, makers and artists.

Cinderella Panto Auditions at New Mills Art Theatre

Could this be your chance to tread the boards on the Art Theatre stage? Our next panto is Cinderella by Alan Frayn – a classic tale given the full pantomime treatment!

To find out more about our panto and meet the production team - come along to our Get-Together on Monday, 6 September at 7.30pm at New Mills Art Theatre, Jodrell Street, SK22 3HJ.

Artcore Newsflash

On behalf of Artcore Gallery, the team would like to invite you to the launch of Error & Power, an exhibition featuring the work of artists in residence Naho Matsuda (@naho.matsuda) and Neale Willis (@nealewillis).

Naho and Neale began their residency with Artcore in May 2020. For Error & Power, both artists explore the strategy of creating space for chance, and the potential for mistakes and errors to shape their work, whether by design or accident.

Garden Design Planned For GWL Return

Horticulture students at Derby College Group (DCG) are ploughing ahead with their entry into this year’s Gardeners World Live exhibition and competition at the NEC later this month.

The mature students are on the Level 3 study programme which has been specially devised by DCG Horticulture lecturer Mike Baldwin to bring together skills and knowledge in surveying, design, plantsmanship and construction - ideal for students who want to establish a gardening business.

Online Enrolment at Derby College Group

New students planning to join Derby College Group (DCG) in September will be able to enrol online from Thursday August 12 this year – GCSE results day.

Remote enrolment was introduced at the college for the first time last year and proved to be popular with school leavers and adult learners.

Autumn Writer's Zoom Courses with Sophie & Roz

New Writing Courses with best-selling writers Sophie Draper and Roz Watkins are now available to book!

"Gripping Fiction": a live online course: Wed 15th Sept to 20th Oct 2021 incl.

"Submitting to Agents": a live online course: Mon 8th Nov - 29th Nov 2021 incl.


About the writers

Roz specialises in writing crime series novels, the first of which was shortlisted for the Debut Dagger! Sophie writes a more psychological thriller genre, the first of which won the Bath Novel Award.

Artist Opportunity

Summary:
 
Arts Development are looking for a music artist to deliver a 3-day residential in an Erewash school with KS2 children, to help create a Song for Erewash. The song will be developed jointly in school and performed at Ilkeston’s historical Charter Fair the 18th October 2021.
 
Schools are to submit a collection of thoughts and words that will help complete the song prior to the residential starting.
 
Song for Erewash theme – ‘Identity’
 

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