Culturapedia

06/09/2024

We're really proud to be partners in Chip In, a brilliant project helping to pair up young people in Blackburn with Darwen with more volunteering opportunities across the borough. Have a look, there are so many organisations and lots of opportunities to get involved!

06/09/2024

Really delighted to be part of the inaugural awards last night at Great atmosphere, food and artists. We were really chuffed to have Burnley Words Festival placed as Highly Commended in the Event category. 💪Well done to our very own Stephie Jessop.🌟Huge thanks to & Culture for everything. You are a fabulous team!

16/04/2024

Join our Super Slow Way for the launch of their spring programme across Blackburn’s canal side spaces!

There will be a host of creative activities, archery, canoeing and delicious food across our Audley and Mill Hill spaces and Eanam Wharf, as well as the return of the Spinning & Weaving School at Blackburn Market!
See the full programme, more information and maps on their website at https://buff.ly/4aWdgNQ

There will also be an opportunity to hear about what Super Slow Way has planned over the next year and ways in which you can get involved. All activities are free or donation based and all are welcome!

🕑 Saturday 20th April, 11am-4pm

📍Numerous Blackburn Spaces in Audley, Mill Hill, Eanam Wharf and Blackburn Market (see website for more details)

FREE activities for Blackburn residents.
This project is funded by the UK government through the Shared Prosperity Fund.

27/03/2024

📣 Don't forget! We have so many exciting free, creative activities lined up for Blackburn Market andDarwen Market over the Easter Holidays!
See our event listings on our page or head on over to the Spot On Lancashire website to find out more about each one!
https://spotonlancashire.co.uk/

16/02/2024

17/11/2023

What can a bird teach us about hope? Celebrated author, Rosie Garland, explores hope and freedom inspired by the Taxidermy collection at Lancashire’s The Whitaker - Rossendale Museum and Art Gallery

Part of a brand new season of Spot On Shorts on the theme of Finding Hope. Inspired by the taxidermy collection at The Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery in Rawtenstall, Rosie tells the tale of a young princess so protected by her parents that she is forbidden to venture into the outside world - until, in a previously unvisited room, she meets Madam Whitaker’s Blue-Winged Macaw.

20/10/2023

Oooh we're excited about Helen's session at Blackburn Market tomorrow. Come and knit a Halloween themed thing... we are imagining monsters, ghosts, ghouls and by the looks of it... pumpkins! Drop in from 11am until 3pm.

She's back at Darwen Market on 25th October too.

29/09/2023

ooh! Burnley Words Festival Discover Burnley and Burnley Mechanics Theatre

So glad to be part of this! Looking forward to the next year of working with you
Arts Council England

Read the latest news from Marketing Lancashire including " Arts Council funding to bring engaging cultural projects to Burnley " and more.

09/08/2023

You come all the way to Edinburgh and who do you end up sat next to in the first show?! Garry Cook it was a delight to see you at Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe.

09/08/2023

The Culturapedia team are Edinburgh Festival Fringe bound! Taking up a group of volunteers, library staff, arts orgs and audience to the Festival for a day of show hunting! We can’t wait to see what they discover on our grand adventure.

With thanks to:
National Rural Touring Forum - NRTF
Lancashire Libraries
Blackburn with Darwen Library and Information Service
Big Imaginations
Burnley Mechanics Theatre
Spot On Lancashire
Arts Council England

11/07/2023

The team have got a busy start to the summer holidays, delivering a series of free activities for children and families at Blackburn Market and Darwen Market. Come join us for crafts, creativity and a very colourful caravan!

11/07/2023

We're delighted to be planning a celebration for the completion of one of our latest commissions for Lancashire - artwork hand painted onto the walls of the waiting room at Lostock Hall Medical Centre by Cath Ford. The work was inspired by the history of the building, the patients and the staff.
The event will be held on Thursday 20th July from 6pm until 7.30pm within the main waiting room of the Medical Centre.

Cath will be speaking about her process and we can share a chat about all things art and health. Everyone attending will receive a postcard print of the artwork signed by the artist.

We'd love it if you joined us in our celebration of this project. Please RSVP [email protected] to confirm your attendance.

31/05/2023

Come along this Saturday 3rd June to Burnley's fabulous Artisan Market run by Independent Street and join our team for some easy book making and a chance to have your own personal song written and performed for you by the very talented Songsmiths.

Our stall will be there from 10am -4pm and you can drop by to find out more about the Burnley Words Festival and create your own little book to write in and take home.

The Songsmiths Music-mongers will be trundling around pushing their mobile music factory ever ready to write a bespoke song especially for you and your family.

You might require a song about your favourite pet? Maybe you want a song to take home to your Nana? They will quickly work together to write lyrics and compose a tune then you can record your brand new song on your mobile device for swift delivery!

More and more activities are being announced each day over on our official website so take a look now to see what catches your eye: https://burnleywordsfestival.co.uk/whats-on/

Burnley Words Festival is being delivered by Discover Burnley Town CentreBurnley BID, Charter Walk, Burnley Burnley Council, Burnley Markets, Burnley Leisure & Culture, Culturapedia and supported by public funding from Arts Council England

12/05/2023

Please join Culturapedia and Analogue Farm for the launch of Bacup's Purple Plaques on Thursday, 18 May, at 7 pm - 8:30 pm.

Bacup, Lancashire, has many rich layers of human activity and experience, and it's one of the best-preserved mill towns in Lancashire. Through periods of growth and development, many stories have been paved over (sometimes quite literally) and almost entirely lost as generations shift and scatter…these stories can quickly fade away.

Culturapedia commissioned the Purple Plaques to immortalise five forgotten folkloric heritage stories through five permanent purple plaques. These stories have been directly sourced through the artist David Chatton Barker's engagement with the town's people, young and old alike, collecting oral history, bridging gaps and joining the dots on the map of our shared cultural heritage. These beautifully cast metal plaques give Bacup an extra dimension of identity and create talking points and new routes to experience a unique and historic northern town.

The launch will be an immersive tour visiting five historic buildings in the town centre, each with its unique story. Purple plaques will be unveiled, along with associated storytelling by the poet Emily Oldfield and music and street theatre by artists Sam McLoughlin and David Chatton Barker. Each plaque site performance installation will last approximately 15mins, with the whole event lasting approx. one hour and a half. The meeting point is 1832 Barista  - 7 James St, OL13 9NJ, opposite the

21/12/2022

From everyone here at Culturapedia, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays as we wrap up 2022! Thank you to all our partners, artists, community groups, promoters and audience members for helping to bring so many art activities to life over the last 12 months! We will see you in 2023 Lancashire!

25/11/2022

Our fantastic friends at Stute Theatre are looking for a Children's Theatre Director for their latest tour. Could you be just the person they're looking for? Take a look!

Alert! We are recruiting a Director for our next show for children and young people. Come & collaborate with our fantastic team!

Full details at www.stutetheatre.co.uk/recruitment

As part of an upcoming community touring production for young people, Stute Theatre CIC is seeking a Director for our 2023 pilot tour of ‘Cardboard Cosmos’.

Please note: due to the locations of this role and the expense contributions available, we are ideally seeking an individual with a base in or near Greater Manchester.

Cardboard Cosmos is a brand new live show, written by theatre maker Sophia Hatfield, which will combine live performance and participatory creative workshop content. The show explores community and asks what really makes a great place to live. Every performance will be directly influenced by what the audience think and care about in their local area.

Children and families can enjoy a wonderful live show, get crafty and creative and get involved!

We are seeking a Theatre Director to lead the production through rehearsals, support our casting process, collaborate with the lead artist, cast and designer and get us ready to head out on the road this Spring.

This is a paid role. See the full job description on our website for fees, dates and details.

25/11/2022

Join us this weekend in Blackburn Market! We'll be delivering workshops, making up stories and creating crafts with Magical Story Jars from 11am until 3pm tomorrow (Saturday).

The first of many festive workshops and free activities in Blackburn Market!

This Saturday 11-3 💫

Magical Story Jars

09/11/2022

In the run-up to Burnley Words Festival 2023, we will have a number of commissions, call outs, and opportunities for local writers to share, and exhibit their work in a variety of ways.

These ‘showings’ may be in print or in person, and will be under the banner of ‘Now Listen ‘Ere.’

Our first commission is for a new (or existing) poem that celebrates our local high street and town centres and all they have to offer. The poem will be printed and displayed prominently on the outside of a building in Burnley town centre.

Find out more here: https://buff.ly/3NQnNQk