Macclesfield Barnaby Festival COVID-19 statement We wanted to update you about Barnaby Festival 2020 in light of the latest advice from the government and NHS about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We must ensure that the health and safety of our audiences, volunteers, artists, partners and staff is the number one priority. The team at
Why not sign up NOW to become part of the Barnaby team! To support the parade, art exhibitions and live comedy, music and spoken word events, a LARGE group of volunteers is required - before and during the festival. Our Volunteer Sign Up form link can be found below. There are a wide variety
Festival Manager Opportunity 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) is seeking an experienced freelance Festival Manager to
Barnaby Festival receives Arts Council England National Lottery project grant award for 2020 securing commissions including international visual artist Liz West. Arts Council England has awarded Macclesfield’s Barnaby Festival a National Lottery project grant of £57k. The award will enable a number of new arts commissions and artist residencies for the 2020 event. Barnaby
Barnaby Festival announces first commission Our Future is Ancient for 2020 Vision Macclesfield’s Barnaby Festival will return in 2020 to celebrate its tenth anniversary with ten days of cultural activity exploring the theme of Vision. The festival from June 18 – June 28 will fall over two weekends. The first weekend will be billed
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 your audience-to-be? Join us on Monday
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 masterclass, which provided a comprehensive overview
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 bid-writing process or want to scale-up
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 vital to its smooth running. If
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 are invited to submit proposals to
