Welcome to Creativity Works - raising the profile of, and engagement with the arts in Pennine Lancashire
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is described as mildly Gothic with touches in the direction of Arts and Crafts. It is a beautiful building sited in the town centre, near the Town Hall. It is best known for being a treasure house of the Hart bequest, the unique collection of local notable Robert Edward Hart (1876-1946). His gift of coins, manuscripts and books cannot be matched by any public collection outside London and give the museum its international reputation.
ReVisit - 2011
Japonism a la Brule Noir 2011
Internationally acclaimed designer duo Timorous Beasties have worked with Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery to explore the vast collections of print housed at the venue. Taking inspiration from the Japanese prints and images of Blackburn, they have created a new design that has been applied to the windows of the Pavillions building in Blackburn town centre. The new work will act as a beacon for the museum, highlighting the beautiful collections housed there.
Get Involved:
North West artist Sarah Lawton will be running a programme of workshops at Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery to compliment Timorous Beasties new work. Based around printing techinques, all the workshop are free.
Saturday sessions are drop in sessions, whilst Wednesday sessions can be booked on to by ringing the museum on 01254 667130.
Fri 13 May 6-7.30, Museum at Night Event: An evening of printmaking taster sessions for all the family. Work with old wallpapers, printing blocks, inks and graphite to make a range of hand-pulled prints.
Wed 18 May 1-4: An afternoon of screen printing texture and pattern, thinking about colour and form to create a collagraph to print from. Bookable - suitable for all
Sat 21 May 1-4: A session of inking up plates and printing traditionally using an etching press. You'll be making cards that you can take away with you. Drop in - suitable for all.
Wed 25 May 1-4: Make stencils inspired by the Japanese print collection. Learn how to create a mono print, looking at colour, shape and tone. Bookable - suitable for all.
Sat 28 May 1-4: Learn how to make a collagraph plate (from collage), using wallpaer, found material and natural forms. Drop in - suitable for all.
Wed 1 Jun 1-4: Work directly from the Japanese woodblock prints a the museum to inspire an etching. Bookable - suitable for all.
Sat 4 Jun 1-4: Printmaking for all the family. using monprinting, stencils, paint and ink you will be working collaboratively to produce a large scale print. Drop in - family session.
Wed 8 Jun 1-4: A workshop for adults and children, make a collagraph print from locally made wallpaper. Bookable - suitable for all
Sat 11 Jun 1-4: A workshop for adults. Working with dry point etching onto cotton paper. Please bring along family photographs. Drop in - adult session.
Wed 15 Jun 1-4: Working with images of Blackburn, our homes and families to create mon-prints and etchings. Bookable - suitable for all.
If you have a community group that you would like to bring to a session, please get in touch and we will do our best to accomadte you.
The ReVisit blog will track the progress
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery website
The Open Shop Project - A Book for Blackburn
Throughout July and August 2010 Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery worked with artist Lucy May Schofield to explore the archives of the recently closed Star Paper Mill and the museums collection of books. Lucy worked with the community to develop a book archive for Blackburn. The book archive will be on display along with an exhibition of the Star Paper Mill archives from the 7th of Feb 2011 for one month, in the museum.
A Book for Blackburn Project blog
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Creativity Works succeeds in Grants for the Arts bid.
The Allotment Project invites you to a host of workshops, talks and exhibitions at Accrington Market Hall.
Public voting is now open for Haworth Art Gallery and Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery who have reached the finals of Connect10 competition. Vote now to bring leading artists to two Pennine Lancashire museums.