Image: Claude Cahun, Self Portrait, 1928 - Courtesy and copyright Jersey Heritage
A Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition exploring gender and identity from French female photographer Claude Cahun is due to open at Derby Museums later this week, on tour from the Southbank Centre, London.
Sinfonia Viva, the East Midlands’ professional orchestra, has appointed a new chief executive who is due to join the Derby-based organisation in January 2022 at the start of its 40th anniversary year.
Arts 4 Dementia’s Early-Stage Dementia Awareness Training for Arts and Heritage Organisations enables facilitators and institutions to increase their impact in the community, reach new audiences, and develop an inclusive model of working which engages people living with dementia.
Glossop Book Fest has added a page to their website to share author and illustrators' videos.
This new page was created to give authors and illustrators a platform to talk about their work, in their own words!
If you're interested in being feature on the Author & Illustrators videos page, please submit a short video to the email address mentioned below. Your video could take the form of an intro into some of your work, or even an interview.
Timms Solicitors, which has offices in Burton, Swadlincote, Ashby and Derby have pledged support for the next innovative Burton arts trail which will come to the town centre next summer.
Following on from the success of Burton Swans in 2020, The Big Burton Carousel will feature 30 recycled and reformed plastic sculptures of galloping horses.
A Burton father-of-three is entering his first organised running event this weekend to mark a milestone in his weight loss and fitness journey.
Mark Judson (35) has shed nearly three stone since January 2021 – combining health eating with running – and is hoping to raise more than £400 for a local charity by entering the Derby 10k this Sunday.
Hundreds of students at Derby College Group (DCG) took part in an Insight into Industry day to learn more about work experience and job opportunities available with a range of employers.
Businesses and organisations involved in the event included:
Foundation degree Animal Management students at Derby College Group’s Broomfield Hall are now able to gain valuable work experience thanks to a new collaborative partnership between the College and Drayton Manor Zoo.
FdSc Animal Management (Zoo and Wildlife) students will work on a range of different sections at the zoo near Tamworth which is a 15 acre open plan site with more than 100 different species from all over the world including endangered species.
Creativity at home by Matinée combines conversation, writing, crafts, and visual arts for people living with dementia and memory loss in Derbyshire
Matinée is an invitation to people living with dementia (and their carers) to get involved in something free, creative and inspiring from the safety and comfort of their own home.
Find out what Derbyshire artist, Ruth Gray, has been up to these last few weeks!
The Purple and Grey Art Group is back up and running every second Wednesday of the month except December, and the first one was nice as it allowed everyone time to sit chat, and paint after what seems to have been a long time!