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Our next micro-commission artist announcement is Rosie Corner: Rosie is a writer and lives in Skipton. Her work explores the interplay of nature, emotion and religion and seeks to find ways to convince people to act more lovingly towards the planet, each other and themselves. She can’t wait to start work on her social media-focused…

It’s #ForgeFestival this weekend! This young person led festival, takes over Windermere Jetty Museum for one day only with pop-up performances, music, dance and film. Four new pieces of theatre and dance have been created by young Cumbrian’s aged 11-25 in response to the theme ‘The Future Fight’ and what change they would like to…

Meet Orla Collier, another talented artist from our Nurturing Creatives micro-commissions: Orla is a freelance dance artist based in the Lake District. She is very excited to start working on her new project, ‘Endormore’, in collaboration with musician, Molagon. She has an interest in exploring emotions through movement and hopes to offer a sense of…

@antiracistcumbria have managed to raise an incredible £9163 for the moving short film ‘The Fell We Climb’, brought to life by the pros from @plus3kstudios and backed by exec producer @nigelclarketv but they still need your help! By backing this exciting animation you will be helping them to share The Fell We Climb in schools,…

Joining our list of micro-commissions artists is Phoebe Rodway: My name is Phoebe Rodway and I have always enjoyed making art from whatever I can get my hands on! I love making things on a large scale, using environmentally friendly materials and learning knew methods. I am inspired by working with people and it makes…

Tickets now on sale for @knottedproject’s #ForgeFestival this Sunday 1st May! Tickets include FREE entry into Windermere Jetty Museum. Under 25’s also get a discount! Book your tickets through the link in @windermerejetty’s bio. #YoungPeople #Cumbria #Performance #LetsCreate #LiveMoreDoMore

One of our talented micro-commissions artists is Isobel Mortimer: Isobel is a clarinettist and composer interested in the connections between music, place and identity. Inspired by both landscape and community, her work focuses on collaborative creation, improvisation and non-traditional modes of performance. Her upcoming project ‘Our Windermere’ will use new music, found sound and community…

Don’t forget to book your tickets for this year’s @hinterlandsfestival! There’s a huge range of incredible talent on show and a lot of work has gone in to bringing you and unmissable line-up of fabulous rural films and events. Head over to the link in their bio for more information. #HinterlandsFilmFestival #RuralFilm #FilmFestival #FilmScreening #LiveMoreDoMore

Introducing our next micro-commissions artist Gemma Bailey: ‘I’m a local artist specialising in painting, drawing and printmaking. I draw inspiration from the landscape, combining my love of the outdoors, walking and wild swimming to collate ideas, maps and sketches that I develop into mixed media paintings. Through this micro-commission I aim to celebrate the landscape…

Issue 5 of @foldedzine is out now! This will be the last zine with their current team so we know a lot of hard work and creativity has gone into making this issue! Head over to the link in their bio to view the full piece. #FoldedZine #Zine #Art #Creativity #CumbriaArtists #LiveMoreDoMore

Next up in our micro-commissions announcements is Melissa Davies: ‘Until recently my writing has focused on the loss of oral traditions in Arctic Norway and has almost always been rooted in that island landscape. However, in the last year my work has shifted to explore landscapes closer to home and the role poetry has to…

🚨CALLING ALL FILM MAKERS🚨 @42degreesfestival are looking for films to feature at their festival this year! Applications welcome from a range of genres, including animation, shorts, dance films and others! Got a film you want to see on their big screen? Apply at the link in their bio! Any questions email film42degrees@gmail.com #42Degrees #42DegreesFestival #IndieFestival…

At the start of April we kicked off our Nurturing Creatives Micro-Commissions and we’re very excited to be working with such a range of talent and artistic styles! Our first commission introduction is Jess Aughton: ‘First and foremost, I am a black line illustrator, I use fine liners to create my illustrations. However, I have…

Happy Easter! Wishing everyone a peaceful and restful long weekend 🐰 #Easter2022 #HappyEaster #Easter #EasterEgg #LongWeekend #LiveMoreDoMore

@skiptontownhall Hall are hosting dream-pop instrumental trio @haikusalut on Friday 13 May! They’re performing a special live score to Buster Keaton’s iconic silent film, The General. Tickets available now through the link in @hinterlandsfestival’s bio. #HinterlandsFestival #FilmFestival #Hinterlands #BusterKeaton

How exciting to see such great young talent flourishing up here in the Lake District and to see the beginnings of @clarkie_woodwork creative career! For those of you who don’t know, Gabriel is a 12 year old woodworker who from Kirkby Lonsdale, recently went viral after his dad issued a plea on Twitter for people…

@tulliehousemuseum are hiring! They’re on the lookout for a young/emerging creative practitioner to work on their ‘One Upon a Planet’ project and become a @climatemuseumuk associate. This is a freelance role, c.17 days from May to October 2022. Fee: £200 per day plus £600 for materials towards a creative outcome. Closing date for applications is…

Calling all teachers! With the support of Lakeland Arts and MART, @ragtag_community_scrapstore in Mealbank near Kendal is hosting the second AENW this year, with a fun, family friendly morning to exchange resources and help encourage sustainable use of materials in schools. Join them on 8 May at 10am – 12:30pm, for this free event. What…

Make your own car and pull in to the Drive-In movie with @skiptontownhall’s showing of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on 15th April! Create your very own cardboard car, then park up in the concert hall and watch classic musical adventure, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! Event Schedule: Junk Modelling Workshop – 1-2pm Film Starts – 2.15pm…

We’re working with @kettustudios to bring you a Dogs’ Dales Augmented Reality App and we need your help! Virpi is on the look out for study volunteers and game testers aged 5 to 70 to help research the impact and potential of her Dogs’ Dales Augmented Reality (AR) app when launched in Skipton in May…