So thrilled to be able to carry on the unique and distinct work that we do at Abingdon Studios and within the growing and grafting arts ecology in Blackpool. With thanks to ACE North Grundy Art Gallery Factory International

' ... working-class people are underrepresented in every area of arts & culture. They make up 8.4% of those working in film, TV, radio & photography, while in museums, archives & libraries, the proportion is only 5.2%.' Rachael Healy in The Guardian:
theguardian.com/inequality/art…

Insert witty caption here that makes people laugh and want to follow me in my journey of making things across various media.

*model based on a drawing by the amazing Ian McQue

LFC FANS! HELP!! PLEASE RETWEET + SIGN!!
I need 1 minute of your time! This is the LAST DAY and they need 2500 more signatures!!! Please can we all sign this petition so that Deaf athletes can actually get funded!
Please can we get behind this campaign!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6509…

#Blackpool May 2024

#photographysocial @_AuntySocial_Topping Street with speaker Garry Cook e: [email protected] Supported by Photoworks Photography Champions is a national initiative led by Photoworks, supported by public funding through Arts Council England’s National folio

Submissions are now open for our exciting playwriting competition! You have until Friday 31 May at 12noon to submit your work. Don't miss this opportunity!

We're excited to see what amazing creations you've cooked up!

theoldelectric.co.uk/playwriting-co…

Join Anne McNeill Peckham 24 for a relaxed and refreshing conversation on how galleries and artists can work in more eco-friendly and sustainable ways. 

Sunday 19 May 12.30pm to 1.30pm

Free, book here: shorturl.at/hmnrA

Image: Clare Hewitt

We have an open call for expression of interest to showcase at Lightpool Festival 2024.

UK creatives are invited to submit an idea for a light artwork that is engaging to all age groups. Both light art professionals and newcomers can submit an idea.

🔗 bit.ly/lightpooloppor…

#photographysocial @_AuntySocial_Topping Street with speaker Garry Cook e: [email protected] Supported by Photoworks Photography Champions is a national initiative led by Photoworks, supported by public funding through Arts Council England’s National folio

Last Cherry Tree Standing #Blackpool

The end of the academic year approaches. For those graduating it can be a time of huge uncertainty and anxiety. Luckily Short Supply are on hand with some top tips for emerging artists - from setting goals to nurturing a sense of fun: thedoublenegative.co.uk/2024/03/made-i…

#Blackpool January 2024

CALL OUT: Harris Youth Panel Artist

The Harris is looking for a graffiti artist, street artist, muralist, designer or illustrator

Expressions of interest by Tuesday, 30 April
Application Deadline: Friday, 31 May 2024

More info: theharris.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

From Wassily Kandinsky's 'Dance Curves: On the Dances of Palucca,' 1926. Published in Das Kunstblatt arts journal, also in 1926. Photos by Charlotte Rudolph.

Artist #TimMills exhibits photographic outcomes from his #picturinghighstreets residency, where he created work with communities on the Burges. The interventions can be seen in dialogue with the collection at #CoventryTransportMuseum
Historic England Photoworks

We took a trip with exhibition collaborator, Dr Tom Allbeson (Senior Lecturer in Media History) to the Special Collections & Archive at Cardiff University to explore the Bert Hardy collection!⁠
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In this video, Tom introduces us to some ephemera from his early career!⁠

This is one of the best artist documentaries I've ever seen. A film that pays utmost respect to the unique capacity of the still image to act as a story-telling medium. Much of it acts as a slide-show with voiceover, simple but riveting. Please see while it's on the Beeb.

Call Out for musicians, singers, bands + spoken word artists age 16 - 25 in East Lancashire. Blaze are hosting an event at Burnley Central Library on Friday 31 May + inviting young artists to perform 2 - 3 songs/pieces of spoken words. £25 per set.
📧 [email protected]

A little stick of Blackpool rock 🍬

Should Blackpool rock be given protected status, similar to that given to Stilton cheese, Cornish pasties and Cumberland sausages?

Let us know in the comments below 👇