A major new sculptural sound installation by Wirksworth Festival's Artist in Residence 2023, Feral Practice, draws inspiration from Wirksworth’s annual Clypping ceremony to create a community of hybrid Rock.Plant.Human people coming together to collectively embrace...
Liane Lang to unveil her latest work, Classifier, at the National Stone Centre, Wirksworth. Liane Lang is a London-based artist who has exhibited widely both in the UK and internationally, including the Musée de Beaux Arts Calais, PS1 New York and Kunstverein...
Harpo @HarpoArt, has always loved drawing. He still has almost every sketchbook he has ever owned. A relentless traveller, Harpo took in multiple snowboarding seasons in Europe as well as time in Australia and New Zealand. Funding his lifestyle by picking up...
Wirksworth Arts Festival is pleased to announce the Artist is Residence for 2024, Stephanie Kerek. Stephanie is an award-winning ceramicist based in Lancashire. The Artist in Residence programme has been part of the Festival since 2018.
Architecture... Automata... Ceramics... Dance... Furniture... Glass... Installation... Jewellery... Mixed Media,,, Painting & Drawing... Paper... Printing & Collage... Photography... Sculpture... Textiles... ...will all be there for you explore on this...
We are thrilled to announce our 2023/24 Artist in Residence has been appointed. Over 100 applicants applied for this 3 month residency based in a cottage on the outskirts of Wirksworth. The successful candidate was Fiona MacDonald, working as ‘Feral Practice’....
We have now closed applications for this year's Art Trail...... WOW! even more applications than last year so thank you to everyone who has applied. The selection panel will be meeting at the end of May to look at the hundreds of images submitted. Thank you again...
The Art Trail depends on our community turning their homes into impromptu galleries.
