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You can now plan your own artist’s trail on the Derbyshire Open Arts website. Sign in and click my trails on the top grey menu bar and plan your vist to your 'favourite' artists.

Brochures are now in circulation in the thousands all over Derbyshire and beyond the borders.

Also artists have many thousands to take to events and places of their choosing.

Applications for artists to take part in the 2019 event are now closed.

Please see 'contact' if you would like information about  next year.

Networking Invitations For The Artists in the 2019 Event. Please try to come along and pick up your brochures and other essential items at the same time! We are looking forward to meeting as many artists as possible. 

2019 artists are invited to The Green Man Gallery, Hardwick Hall, Hardwick Square, Buxton, SK17 6PY on April 3rd, 7pm

- to meet and widen networks

- to share experiences of Derbyshire Open Arts

- to share hints and ideas for good practice

- to find help with social media if needed

Experience to share and/or a whizz on social media?

- we need you

A newcomer and/or would welcome advice with Instagram or Facebook?

- we want you

This is also an opportunity for the participating artists to collect orders of brochures and posters etc if it is known they are attending

So please R.S.V.P. to [email protected] 

Make new contacts, discuss ideas, make suggestions, get advice from experienced DoArts participants, share your work in progress. When you have registered join our new Facebook closed group for artists and lets start talking.    

New for this year you can include a 30-50 second video with your application which is perfect for promoting you and your work across social media platforms.

So open a YouTube account at https://www.youtube.co.uk/

or Vimeo account  at https://vimeo.com/

and get going with your videos.

We hope to welcome the friends and supporters of Derbyshire Open Arts and all our members to attend our forthcoming Annual General Meeting. It is an occasion to meet the committee, socialise, vote for officers who will run next year's event and give us feedback. Your support in this and in any other area you can offer help is invaluable and much appreciated.
At the AGM, we will vote on applying for Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) status. Should you wish to view the documents for this, please email us at [email protected]

We are looking forward to welcoming you at the charming Medway Centre in the lovely town of Bakewell. There will be light refreshments available.

Our heartfelt thanks to all who have supported us through the year, in whatever way.
The Derbyshire Open Arts Committee.

Directions for the Medway Centre,New St, Bakewell DE45 1DY :
From the roundabout in Bakewell turn left, if from the Buxton direction or right, if from the Matlock direction; follow the one way system and take the second road left where there is a small pay and display car park. There is limited car parking at the Medway Centre but it is a short walk from the other town car parks.

70 places exclusively for artists taking part this year, 2018.

Thursday April 12th, 6.30-8.30 at the Gothic Warehouse, Cromford, DE4 3RQ.

Informal chat and discussion about social media, tagging, using hashtags and building a larger audience.

Please RSVP through facebook to reserve a place 

Derbyshire Open Arts has an advert in the March issue of Artsbeat.

Copies can be picked up for free. 

Proofreading for the brochue this week.

Poster designed and ready to print.

Medley is the name of a group of 8 artists exhibiting together at the Gothic Warehouse beside Cromford Canal.

The Derbyshire Artists Guild is a group of six artists showing work in Swanwick - various styles of art in 2D. Homespun & Made@NO18 is a double venue comprising of a shop and cafe.There will be four artists with jewellery, textiles, art and woodart.

We can help if you need a place to exhibit or have a space to offer.

The deadline for applications is Jan 14th.

Please go to derbyshireopenarts.co.uk to fill in the form.

There are spaces in Egginton, in the South of the county for textile artists, workers in wood, photographers or printers

contact [email protected]

Spring Bank Arts Cenre New Mills in the North of the county is looking to form a group 

contact [email protected]

High Peak Bookstore and Cafe has is offerring a space

contact Louisa [email protected]

Holymoorside near Chesterfield still has space contact [email protected]