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Artist Brief for Crewe
Cheshire East Council is seeking to appoint an artist to develop the artwork for a ‘heritage wall’, as part of the new Royal Arcade development in Crewe. The artwork will create a sense of arrival for people visiting Crewe
Postponement of Events
Barnaby Bright is a collection of midsummer events brought to you by the team at Barnaby Festival.All events are in line with stage 3 of the government roadmap and the team at Barnaby Festival is ensuring that social distancing measures
Liz West’s Presence
Barnaby Bright presents Liz West’s Presence in grade II* Christ Church Macclesfield Presence is a new large-scale, site-specific commission by Liz West that will be situated in grade II* listed Christ Church on Bridge Street in Macclesfield. Liz West
Art-Beer Estival
Barnaby Festival has teamed up with brewery RedWillow to create ‘Estival’ art-beer in celebration of midsummer. Devised by RedWillow’s expert brewers the beer is a hoppy session IPA at 4.2% ABV which will be perfect for summer drinking. Bollington-based
Drag Cabaret Show
Barnaby Bright presents A Midsummer Night’s Queen drag cabaretBarnaby Bright is a collection of midsummer events that will take place this June around the summer solstice in the historic spaces of Macclesfield town centre, brought to you by the team
Music Mash Call Out
Barnaby Bright presents Music Mash a call-out to musicians to offer them an industry-led placement and bursary of £500 Barnaby Bright is a collection of midsummer events that will take place this June around the summer solstice in the
Macclesfield Barnaby Festival is a volunteer led festival
Macclesfield Barnaby Festival is a volunteer led festival. It is the enthusiastic, hardworking and creative people who live in and around Macclesfield that make our festival happen. We are keen to hear from people wanting to volunteer throughout the
Barnaby Bright presents a series of midsummer events
Barnaby Bright presents a series of midsummer events and commissions to coincide with the summer solstice 17 -27 June Barnaby Bright is a series of midsummer events that will take place this June around the summer solstice in the
May 2021 Update
May has arrived, the greening of Spring is all around, and with that some exciting new updates from Barnaby Festival! Firstly, we are delighted to announce we are working with our new Programme Director, Carol Whitehead, FRSA. Carol is
Macc Assemble
We are making a collective artwork where everyone has a starring role! After the success of the 2020 Homemade Parade, this year Barnaby and IDST! are bringing you something different. The Macc Assemble Showreel Parade is part of a series of
Application Writing Workshop (Zoom)
Application writing workshop (Zoom): Arts Council England | National Lottery Projects Grants Mark Devereux Projects are pleased to offer their next online workshop to support artists & groups who are planning an application to Arts Council England’s National Lottery Projects
Contract for Freelance Creative Programme & Development
Macclesfield Barnaby Festival is looking for an experienced freelance creative professional to undertake two related strands of work: to deliver our creative programme for 2021, and to support the festival’s future development. Barnaby is a small community-based, volunteer-led charity
Emerging Artists sought by Art Fair Cheshire
Applications are invited from Emerging Artists to exhibit at an established North West art fair in September 2021. For the first time in over 20 years Art Fair Cheshire is dedicating a specific gallery space to artists who may
Get involved in Barnaby!
This current round of trustee recruitment closed on 21st February 2021. Macclesfield Barnaby Festival is looking to recruit a number of new trustees to our volunteer board to help us deliver our programme in 2021 and be part of shaping
Spot On Lancashire & Cheshire Rural Touring Artist Commission Brief
Spot On Lancashire & Cheshire Rural Touring Artist Commission Brief Artists and makers are invited to apply for a commission for a making project within a special newspaper for Spot On Lancashire and Cheshire Rural Touring Arts. Each commission