News from producers around Derbyshire

Art and Design students at Derby College’s Joseph Wright Centre in the Cathedral Quarter will be staging a pop-up exhibition at Market Hall this Friday and Saturday (March 10 and 11) to showcase their recent work.

Launched in 2014 the Award has become a popular part of the annual Melbourne Festival Art & Architecture Trail. The Award is for Artists aged 25 or under living or studying  in the East Midlands and planning a career as an Artist.

The Theme is TRANSFORMATION  - Young Artists are asked to submit 3-4 jpeg images of current work with their ideas for the competition (max 100 words +sketches) with a CV and FULL contact details by 23rd April 2017. 

Artists will be shortlisted by 14th May and need to present finished pieces by 31st August. 

Each year 120 Artists exhibit on the Melbourne Festival Art & Architecture Trail in 70 halls, homes and gardens in the heart of Melbourne, South Derbyshire and we have approximately 5000 visitors, the event takes place on Saturday 16^th & Sunday 17^th September this year.

To apply please email us 6-8 images by the 31^st March with a CV, Artist Statement and FULL contact details. 

Entries will be collated ready to select artists and arrange who goes where by the end of May, the fee of £80 is due by the end of June.

Moonlight, which won the Best Film award at the Academy Awards, has been selected to close this year’s Buxton Film Festival.

A welcome return to Crich of one of the UK's hottest jazz guitar talents, Remi Harris, together with double bass player Mike Green, and fellow guitarist Caley Groves.

Fresh from smashing it at the Montreal Jazz Festival, and appearing at the 2016 Proms supporting Jamie Cullen, we are delighted to bring this amazing trio, and their wonderful jazz, blues and rock influenced music back to Crich.

The Play revolves around the antics at the Wicksteed home. It is a satirical merry-go-round. Family, friends and the sexual satisfaction of the "corpus" (body) are the ruling passions in this farcical comedy of ill-manners. Through a dance of mistaken identities and carnal encounters, one motto holds fast: "He whose lust lasts, lasts longest."

"A parade of wit." - The New York Times

Travel back in time to the 14th century when there really were knights in shining armour and flags flying across this medieval green and pleasant land of England.

Applications are now open for stalls in the arts marquee at the Welbeck Winter Weekend, which will take place on 24, 25 and 26 November 2017.