Festival of Creative Arts weekend at Keswick
Festival of Creative Arts weekend at Keswick
Eden Valley Artistic Network’s weekend event, FACTORY: Festival of Creative Arts, will take place in Keswick at the old Cumberland Pencil factory from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 August.
For its second year, the creative arts festival will take place in the Packing Hall of the old pencil factory, a large space which will hold the exhibition of arts and crafts, as well as art workshops, by local artists.
The exhibition of contemporary artwork will be by Cumbrian artists and makers:
Alison Marrs, painting, drawing, print, ceramics; Art of Landscape, landscape photography; Old Barn Studios, ceramics & painting; Barefoot Clay, ceramics; Mardy Bear, drawing & digital prints as art & clothing; Artful Regards, pet portraits; Cath Weth Art, pen & watercolour; Witchmountain, print & illustration; Emma Coghlan, oil & acrylics; Helen Clues Artist, mosaic; Ullswater Felt Art, fibre artist; Coast to Cairn Art, painting & watercolour landscapes & more; Emma Scott, jewellery; JT Crafts, wet felted landscapes, vessels & more; Notabenepoetry, acrylics, watercolours & collage; Julie Asquith Collection, ceramics & stitched textile on Cumberland slate; Nikki Clark Glass, stained glass art & design; Karen and me, fine art photography; Rona Newsom, mixed media & painting; Linda Stanton art, lino print & acrylic; Victoria Mandale, printed textiles & paper collage illustration; Liz Jones Studio, hand-printed textiles & linocuts; RD Glass, fused glass; Maggi Toner-Edgar; art textiles, fashion & millinery; Maybritt, abstract photography; Sarah Ames Creative Threads, textiles & machine embroidery; Mark Metcalf, 1930s railway poster style art.
There will be more to enjoy outside under the canopy, where local musicians will perform while visitors sit, relax and enjoy the refreshments offered by local caterers, Shake, Waffle & Roll and Moon and Sixpence.
Over the weekend, local artists will offer a series of workshops, suitable for ages 12+:
Friday 18 August, 10am-12pm Collage greetings cards with Natalie Burns; 1-3pm An Introduction to needle felted landscape with Jane Firth
Saturday 19 August, 10am-12pm Free-form landscapes & the village using acrylic paints with Alison Marrs; 1.30-3.30pm Fused Glass taster session with Roxanne Denny
Sunday 20 August, 10am-12pm, Drawing for Doubters with Maggi Toner-Edgar
EVAN director, Maggi Toner-Edgar, said: “Since the renovation of the home of the Cumberland pencil, the EVAN arts network is delighted to present a fantastic ‘Festival of Music and Art” to showcase our local artistic talent. Our first event, in 2022, was a very enjoyable, memorable event with a lovely friendly vibe.”
FACTORY: Festival of Creative Arts takes place at the old Cumberland pencil factory, Southey Works, Keswick from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 August. For further information and to book workshops visit: evanevents.co.uk/factory-festival-of-creative-arts/
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