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SHINE Emerging Artist Programme 2021

SHINE Emerging Artist Programme 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Light Up the North (LUTN) is a network of 6 light festivals across the north of England. In 2021, four of the festivals are joining together to award funding to emerging artists working with light, to produce and exhibit new commissions at  their 2021 light festivals. The SHINE programme aims to nurture and develop new talent, giving artists the opportunity to exhibit or perform new work at four of the LUTN festivals (Light Night Leeds, Light Up Lancaster, Lightwaves at Salford Quays and Lightpool in Blackpool). Up to two artists or collectives will be awarded substantial commissions of up to…
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Leave a light on: Lightpool Festival postponed

Leave a light on: Lightpool Festival postponed

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Blackpool’s annual Lightpool Festival has been postponed due to ongoing COVID restrictions. The two-week event, which was due to run over the half-term holiday from October 16-31, is an annual celebration of live performance, 3D projection shows, parades and light-based installations. Organisers VisitBlackpool said today that the current restrictions on events, coupled with growing uncertainty over the possibility of further national restrictions in the weeks ahead, meant that the main elements of the programme could not go ahead as planned.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="24008" img_size="large" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Cllr Gillian Campbell, Cabinet Member for Tourism & Culture, said: “It is really disappointing that we…
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