OCTOBER 21ST-24TH 2010, HARDMAN BOULEVARD, SPINNINGFIELDS, MANCHESTER, M3 3AQ
140+ of the most innovative and influential designer-makers in the UK – both established and emerging will be selected to showcase and sell their their work directly to the public and trade.
Exhibition stands from £360 ( 2mx1.5m); shared applications from two makers welcome.
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Words by the Water, now in its 9th year, has a reputation for bringing some of the best writers and broadcasters in the world to Cumbria – and it’s much more than a literature festival, it is a festival of ideas with speakers on a huge range of topics from poetry to philosophy, fiction [...]
One of Britain’s biggest and most innovative seasons of outdoor arts events will take place across Cumbria again this spring and summer, set against the county’s beautiful and varied landscape and heritage.
This year’s Lakes Alive programme of events will run from 29 April to 5 September. It is Cumbria’s unique contribution to the [...]
Last month Arts Council England launched Achieving great art for everyone – a consultation on future priorities for the arts. The results of the consultation will inform a 10 year strategic framework and the Arts Council’s future investment decisions.
Achieving great art for everyone sets out the Arts Council’s understanding of the current arts landscape and [...]
A brand new initiative
We are currently putting together a summer festival of events in Eden – we call it BEST IN EDEN. The festival aims to bring together big and established local events such as Potfest, Lakes Alive and Langwathby Scarecrows for example, with new events, activities, workshops and courses. All those, that take place [...]
Artists Janis Young and Chris Hurford are in occupation in an empty unit in Penrith’s Devonshire Arcade until February 14th. They both want the public to interact with them working, come in and have a chat…!
You can hear Chris Hurford’s BBC radio interview by clicking these links:
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Brixton Village #1 from Ash Finch on Vimeo.
Comic material provided by local Cumbrian writers and performed by actors from the current Spring season. Short stories, poems and comedy combine to create a 30 minute interlude to your day.
In association with edenarts
After the success of last year’s readings at Theatre by the Lake, submissions are being sought for more.
If you are a [...]
Hundreds of people from across the country and overseas will have the chance to take part in one of the most spectacular events planned in Britain during 2010. We are looking for 500 people to help create a line of light from one side of Britain to the other, along the length of Hadrian’s Wall, [...]