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Derbyshire Open Arts brochures are now being distributed around the county and beyond. If you want to pick one up, try your local library, tourist information, cafe, college or school. You can also download a brochure from the home page of the website onto your device as a PDF.
“After all the feverish activity surrounding the application closing date, things might seem to have gone a little quiet. Behind the scenes, however, this is one of the busiest periods for our team. All the applications must be carefully gathered into an attractive looking and easily to use guide, both for our website and the popular brochure. Once these are both ready, the website can be published and brochure distribution plans roll into action. If you would like to be a part of our lovely team; why not drop us a line at [email protected]? We would love to hear from you.”
The closing date for applications for our Open Studio Event is 16th January 2023. If you need any help please contact us on [email protected].
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Make sure you fully complete your application before you finally submit and pay. Once you've paid you cannot add to or amend your application again. We will make a charge of £10 for any changes you need us to make.
The application page for Derbyshire Open Arts 2023 is now open! An early sign up is a really good idea, as the closing date creeps up very fast once New Year arrives. Looking out your best images and preparing now will save last minute stress in January.
We are delighted to tell you that preparations for Derbyshire Open Arts 2023 are well under way with a Brand New Website centre stage. Applications will be open from Monday 31st October until Monday 16th January 2023. Everyone will need to register with the new website to complete their application form.
We are pleased to invite all our members to attend our Annual General Meeting on Zoom marking the end of the 2021 cycle, when all our efforts were taken online. The Committee would like to thank all of you for your support and participation in the 2021 Online Campaign.
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Caroline Hewitt and Jaki Darlington's work is underpinned by a mutual love of the animal world. They specialise in distinctive hand-built ceramics, producing character driven animal sculpture, wood mounted British birds and have developed a collection of hand-made tiles.
Pentimento are interviewed live by Andrea Joseph
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