arts Archives - Blackpool Social Club

05 Jul

Arts review: Creative Bubble – Blackpool School of Arts graduate exhibition

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsart exhibition, arts, Blackpool, blackpool art scene, Blackpool School of Arts, blackpool's talented artists, graduate exhibition

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] David headed down to the Winter Gardens to take a look at this year's Blackpool School of Arts Degree Show. With fine art, photography, graphic design and film making, this was a fine show featuring some very talented young artists who are a credit to Blackpool and the school of arts, and reflect where the town should be going in respect of its art scene and creative industries. It was great to see such a variety of work on display. The venue was buzzing with students, their friends and families. Together with tutors and mentors, there was quite a…

Calling local creative groups – How well supported do you feel by Arts Council Funded organisations?

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal Newsarts, community, community groups, volunteer, volunteering

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Creative Lives is a registered charity that champions community and volunteer-led creative activity, and works to improve opportunities for everyone to be creative. One of their main areas of work is celebrating and promoting the ways that people express themselves creatively with others, recognising the benefits this kind of activity can bring. Creative Lives is meeting with the Arts Council to share the experiences and needs of the creative voluntary sector and need you to tell them what you think is important. They want to connect the different parts of the cultural landscape, so that everyone has the opportunity to improve their…

Capsule to Capture Creative Lockdown Memories for Showtown Museum

Louise Ashcroft0 CommentsHeritage, Local News, Opportunitiesarts, Blackpool, community, creative, history, local history, lockdown, museum, schools, showtown, Tik Tok, time capsule

The new museum is working with Blackpool Schools to create a time capsule filled with lockdown memories. This current pandemic is the first time in the entire history of Blackpool where the whole resort has paused. It’s the first time that every attraction has been closed at the same time. The beaches, promenade, cafes and shops are empty. To capture this unique (hopefully soon to be over) moment in history, Blackpool’s first side-tickling, eye-popping, toe-tapping, mind-boggling museum of fun and entertainment, Showtown, is helping inject a sense of community across the town, by working with teachers from 48 Blackpool schools,…