CALL FOR ARTISTS

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL ART & ARCHITECTURE TRAIL

The CALL for ARTISTS is now open for the 2024 Melbourne Festival Art & Architecture Trail! The Festival is open to the public on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th SEPTEMBER - 10am - 5pm.

Applications are now closed. They will be collated, shortlisted and the shortlisted artists will be matched to host venues by 31st May.

GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED THIS SPRING

BLOSSOMING - Creative Community Workshops

  • A link to the Blossoming page will be up by the end of 21 Feb.

EMERGING ARTISTS AWARD for Young Artists

  • A link to the Young Artists will be up by the end of 21 Feb.

ARTS MELBOURNE OPEN ARTS FAIR

Our new exhibition at Creative Melbourne Gallery is
BLOOM

It’s time for something new and BLOOM is a touch of Spring for your home! A combination of captivating close ups of flowers and stunning floral landscapes, drop into Creative Melbourne Gallery and step into Spring!

Featured Artists include Victoria Brown, Kate Dawes, Beth Edge, Vera Johns, Mark Langley, Zaza Lewis, Steven McLoughlin, Jo Polmear, Kara Strachan, Peter Watson, and ceramics by Mary Johnson, Leanne Ball, Louise Roe and wire flowers by Judith Brown.

From 27th March to 18th May 2024

With Opening on 27th March from 5-7pm

The Gallery is open 10-4 Wednesday to Saturday.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MELBOURNE FESTIVAL ART & ARCHITECTURE TRAIL - Make a date for 14 & 15 September 2024

In 2023 60 hosts welcomed 150 regional artists and over 5000 visitors to Melbourne. It is an amazing event thanks to the support of our hosts, helpers, volunteers and our amazing artists.

Entry has been £5 per adult (under 18’s free) since 2008.

Melbourne Festival puts art at the heart of South Derbyshire. The CALL for ARTISTS opens mid-February.

SPACES TO CREATE…

Creative Melbourne Gallery and Studio launched Spaces to Create, a new Artist development programme, from October 2023 to May 2024 which aims to promote the creative industries in South Derbyshire by supporting creatives to become self-sustaining small businesses.

Currently we have six artists who have taken up hotdesking residence in our newly launched space above the Gallery.

This opportunity is not solely for visual artists, you could be a writer, digital creative, photographer, game designer or producer, we are open to creative people who can utilise the hotdesking space and benefit from supported development.

SPACES TO CREATE is supported by a South Derbyshire Partnership Grant. We would like to thank South Derbyshire District Council for their support.

JOIN OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM!

Would you like to meet new people, learn new skills or feel you could help out in some way?? Maybe you have an interest in Art or would like to feel part of an organisation that helps the local and wider creative community.

We are looking for new volunteers to expand our friendly team of volunteers who help at our Creative Melbourne Gallery and at Melbourne Festival. Flexible hours morning or afternoons, one session a month or more! Full training will be given.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or would like more information, please contact us on 07765 819428. Alternatively you can email or drop in to Creative Melbourne Gallery to speak to a team member.

Thank you for visiting our website. Melbourne Festival & Creative Melbourne are both part of Arts Melbourne CIC