We had a brilliant weekend Festival of Making with a great turnout for our stalls and activities! 🌟 Our Art & Design and STEAM tents hosted activities for everyone ! A big thank you to all the staff and students involved over and Festival of Making - see you again next year! 🙌

FUNDING ADVICE & SUPPORT |📢 Calling Lancashire Musicians, DJs, Music Venues, Live Music Event/ Festival Organisers, Music Producers, Music Promoters, Music Rehearsal Spaces + Recording Studios! Sign up for one-to-one advice from Arts Council England, North by 18 July⏩tinyurl.com/mpd7bd9a

Free but booking essential, get your tickets here: tickets.artangel.org.uk/events/artange…

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐞 Hetain Patel opens today with 1000s of objects created, modified, or collected by hobbyists across the UK, alongside a new artist film. 📅Until 20 October 2024 📍The Hobby Cave @ Grants, Croydon 🎟️Free entry, book: tickets.artangel.org.uk/events/artange…

#ComeAsYouReallyAre is open! Head to the old Grants building to find a treasure trove of the nation’s hobbies. Artangel & Hetain Patel present an extraordinary celebration of everyday creativity. 🗓️ Wed-Sun until 20 Oct 🎟️ FREE entry artangel.org.uk/project/come-a…

From yarn bombers to doll modifiers to wood turners, this joyous show features 14,000 pieces by diehard hobbyists in one giant gleeful celebration of personal creativity! Artangel Hetain Patel Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery #festivalofmaking 👀⬇️ theguardian.com/artanddesign/a…

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: Applications now open for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust QEST for craft makers. Apply for a Scholarship, an Emerging Maker Grant or Apprenticeship Funding. Deadline to apply: Monday 12th August 2024 qest.org.uk/applications-n…