Published on Thursday 11 July 2024 at 1:53 pm
Don’t miss your chance to see specially commissioned artworks across Blackburn as part of the annual National Festival of Making.
Filed under: Blackburn | Festival of Making | National Festival of Making
Published on Wednesday 15 May 2024 at 4:50 pm
An artist whose work was featured in both Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery and was commissioned for Blackburn’s biannual ‘British Textile Biennial’ is one of four shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2024.
Published on Thursday 26 October 2023 at 5:09 pm
It’s the final weekend of the British Textile Biennial – and also the last opportunity to see the installation ‘Funufactury’ created by artist Ibukun Baldwin working with two Afghan evacuees.
Filed under: British Textile Biennial | National Festival of Making
Published on Sunday 30 July 2023 at 7:25 pm
The Mayor and Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council both joined crowds at Blackburn Library on 19 July in a celebration of almost 100 volunteers who helped ensure the recent success of Blackburn’s fifth National Festival of Making, and its first as an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.
Filed under: Artists | arts | Arts Council England | ational Portfolio Organisation (NPO) | CIC | Creative | Culture | Festival of Making | heritage | Leader | manufacturing | mayor | National Festival of Making | NPO# | Riley | Volunteers
Published on Monday 30 January 2023 at 11:29 am
The National Festival of Making has announced its return to Blackburn on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 July 2023.
Filed under: arts | Blackburn Town Centre | Culture | Festival of Making | National Festival of Making
Published on Tuesday 4 June 2019 at 1:24 pm
The National Festival of Making is set to return to Blackburn this month and we’re offering a top prize to celebrate!
Filed under: Festival of Making | National Festival of Making
Published on Tuesday 14 May 2019 at 3:15 pm
Organisers behind the award-winning National Festival of Making are looking for volunteers to pitch in and help make it the best year yet.
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Published on Friday 10 May 2019 at 3:06 pm
The National Festival of Making has just revealed its food and drink line-up for 2019 and it’s enough to make your stomach rumble!
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Published on Tuesday 15 May 2018 at 10:11 am
Tens of thousands of people flocked to Blackburn town centre over the weekend to ensure the National Festival of Making was a huge success.
Filed under: councillor phil riley | Martyn Ware | Moonira Hinglotwala | National Festival of Making | Wayne Hemingway
Published on Tuesday 8 May 2018 at 12:01 pm
A packed programme of events is now available for this weekend’s highly anticipated National Festival of Making held across Blackburn Town Centre.
Filed under: Festival of Making | National Festival of Making
Published on Thursday 3 May 2018 at 2:43 pm
Scouts have accepted the challenge to come up with ideas to make life better for the elderly and people with disabilities.
Filed under: IN4.0 Plc | Mo Isap | National Festival of Making | Scouts | The Making Rooms | Uclan
Published on Wednesday 2 May 2018 at 11:38 am
Blackburn’s MasterChef finalist Moonira Hinglotwala will be cooking up a storm at the National Festival of Making.
Published on Monday 30 April 2018 at 4:55 pm
Seven apprentice welders are proving that manufacturing is an art.
They have teamed up with London-based artist David Murphy to create sculptures which will be unveiled at the free National Festival of Making in Blackburn on May 12 and 13.
Filed under: Art in Manufacturing | David Murphy | National Festival of Making | WEC Group
Published on Thursday 26 April 2018 at 2:03 pm
Fashion designer Wayne Hemingway talks about the success of the National Festival of Making in a new interview.
Filed under: National Festival of Making | Wayne Hemingway
Published on Friday 20 April 2018 at 9:41 am
Synth pop pioneer Martyn Ware is appealing for people to share their memories and mementoes of the popular Blackburn nightclub Tony’s Empress Ballroom
Martyn, a founding member of both The Human League and Heaven 17, will use them to create a sound installation at the free National Festival of Making which takes place in the town centre on May 12 and 13.
Filed under: Martyn Ware | National Festival of Making | Tony's Empress Ballroom
Published on Friday 6 April 2018 at 3:20 pm
A renowned theatre producer and artist is calling out to communities in Blackburn and Darwen to help contribute to ‘The Making of a South Asian Wedding’ as part of the National Festival of Making.
Filed under: Festival of Making | FOM | National Festival of Making
