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Introduction to Podcasting
Barnaby Presents: Introduction to Podcasting Join us for a free introduction to podcasting workshop with podcast geek and good egg, Vic Elizabeth Turnbull. Ever thought about starting your own podcast? Looking for tips and tricks on how to get it off the ground and into the ears of
Barnaby Presented: Fundraising Masterclass
On Thursday 7th November we kicked off Barnaby Presents, a new series of free workshops that will cover a range of arts & culture producing skills in the lead up to Barnaby 2020. For the first session, producer, consultant and veteran bid-winner Laura Drane delivered a brilliant fundraising
Fundraising and bid-writing
Barnaby Presents: Fundraising and bid-writing with Laura Drane Are you looking to raise funds for arts & culture projects? Thinking about how you could fundraise to bring your Barnaby 2020 proposal to life? Are you keen to improve your bid-writing and application technique? Whether you’re new to the
New Volunteer Coordinator
Hello from Alison, Barnaby Festival's new volunteer co-ordinator! My name is Alison Lea and I am introducing myself as the Volunteer Coordinator for Barnaby Festival, 18th – 28th June 2020! As Barnaby 2020 promises to be another exciting and busy festival, volunteer support will be
Open Call 2020
Open call for 2020 festival events, exhibitions and projects Come out and play with us! Performers, visual artists, theatre artists, musicians, poets, writers, dancers, inventors, big thinkers, creatives, arts, heritage and cultural organisations, food makers, film makers, new technology experimenters, digital artists, circus or street artists and more
Barnaby Young Producers
Would you like to help design an artwork for the next Macclesfield Barnaby Festival? Would you like to gain experience of making arts and culture happen in a festival environment? Would you like to meet other like-minded people in Macc? Macclesfield Barnaby Festival (MBF) are looking for a
In Conversation
Stephen Morris and Dave Haslam in conversation Macclesfield born and bred, Barnaby Festival patron, Joy Division and New Order drummer, the legendary Stephen Morris takes to the stage in his home town for a conversation with former Hacienda DJ and now acclaimed writer Dave Haslam. Expect plenty of
2020 Festival Programming Assistant
Overview In our 8th festival the Barnaby Festival 2020 theme is Vision. Once again Barnaby will be inviting the people who live and work in Macclesfield out to play in a range of high-quality festival arts, inspiring and encouraging creativity. Macclesfield Barnaby Festival (MBF) are looking to contract
Trustee Recruitment
Your chance to take Barnaby Festival into a new decade Macclesfield's Barnaby Festival is looking forward to its tenth birthday in 2020. It's a major milestone, and the process of imagining and delivering this special celebration of our town is about to begin. We want to invite new
108 Steps
https://youtu.be/UCxoRibeStg At the end of last year, Macclesfield Barnaby Festival supported a piece co-produced by Cheshire East’s SHIFT project and Future Everything (a Manchester based digital art agency), called 108 Steps, which used projection mapping technology to ‘ghost’ images onto the steps opposite the train station. It was incredibly
Barnaby 2020 Update
We know it will not have escaped your notice that we have less than a year now to go until Macclesfield Barnaby Festival 2020 – the 10th birthday festival! We hope you are enjoying this year’s quieter summer in Macclesfield and we hope many of you are looking forward
Volunteering Opportunities
If you’re raring to get going with supporting Barnaby we have some specific areas we need volunteer support and skills now: Supporting our West Park programming – Volunteer at West Park Museum this summer and help us deliver a family-friendly programme of activities that will inspire a
West Park Museum
BECOME A SUMMER VOLUNTEER Volunteer at West Park Museum this summer and help us deliver a family-friendly programme of activities that will inspire a new generation of Macclesfield’s children. What? West Park Museum is opening its doors this summer with a new look at the collection, lots of stories
Participation and Learning Coordinator
Participation and Learning Coordinator: Invitation to Tender We are looking to contract a Participation and Learning Coordinator . The role is to deliver the first part of our Outreach & Engagement programme which will be in support of the June 2020 Macclesfield Barnaby Festival. This part of our festival
Open Programming Meeting 4
Our fourth open programming meeting in the lead-up to 2020’s Festival will take place on Monday 3 June
Open Programming Meeting 3
Our third open programming meeting in the lead-up to 2020’s Festival will take place on Monday 13 May at THE SNOWGOOSE, Sunderland St, Macclesfield. Come along to the upstairs room: bring ideas, and friends…
Open Programming meeting
Our second open programming meeting in the lead-up to 2020's Festival will take place on Monday 29 April at The Park Tavern on Park Lane, Macclesfield. Come along to the upstairs room: bring ideas, and friends... Find out more...