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For some of our Creative Champions, being in lockdown hasn’t…

15 October 2020

For some of our Creative Champions, being in lockdown hasn’t meant it’s limited their creativity! Zanna Dennis from @bluemoosedance along with @prestonydc have been continuing to move, groove and explore digital choreography via Zoom! How have you or your business…

For some of our Creative Champions, bein…

15 October 2020

For some of our Creative Champions, being in lockdown hasn’t meant it’s limited their creativity! Zanna Dennis from @BlueMooseDance and @PrestonYDC have been continuing to move, groove and explore digital choreography via Zoom! How has your business adapted over lockdown?…

Monique Dior Jarrett is a wheelchair dan…

15 October 2020

Monique Dior Jarrett is a wheelchair dance champion. Her mission is to show young people with disabilities that they can push through the boundaries placed around them and experience the joy of movement in sport.@Refinery29 https://t.co/SzWPHITcPS — Yorkshire Dance (@YorkshireDance)…

Love the gorgeous colours used in our Si…

14 October 2020

Love the gorgeous colours used in our Silk Painting and Batik class! Would you like to explore new artistic techniques? 🎨 See our our Creative Learning courses here: https://t.co/2XJuBn91em#BreweryArts #CreativeLearning #Kendal #LakeDistrict #AttractionsActivitiesMonth pic.twitter.com/sb5C70uRhD — BACKendal (@BACKendal) October 14, 2020

Are you interested in studying an arts or humanities degree?…

14 October 2020

Are you interested in studying an arts or humanities degree? • Would you like a career in the arts or media? • Do you want advice from experts in the creative and cultural industries? Arts Emergency provides 16-25 year olds…

Are you interested in studying an arts o…

14 October 2020

Are you interested in studying an arts or humanities degree? Would you like a career in the arts or media? Arts Emergency provides 16-25 year olds with free mentoring, advice and guidance to help them embark on arts careers. For…

Still not sure what we mean by #CovidSaf…

14 October 2020

Still not sure what we mean by #CovidSafe 1:1 appointments? Jane, our producer, has made a short video to show you what to expect. pic.twitter.com/R3R4QhrfNI — Song Surgery (@SurgerySong) October 14, 2020

Create Your Future Episode 8 Discover the people living and…

14 October 2020

Create Your Future Episode 8 Discover the people living and working in the Lakes and Dales with Create Your Future. With the help of creative, committed young people, the culture, economy and character of the area will thrive. This week…

Be part of the Lake District’s cultural …

14 October 2020

Be part of the Lake District’s cultural heritage! #LakelandArts is #recruiting for our #BoardOfTrustees. Visit our website for more info – https://t.co/WHyKrOrLuY#New #Vision #Values #ForwardLooking #UnprecedentedChallenges #2020AndBeyond pic.twitter.com/O7jwKQl7Xj — Lakeland Arts (@lakelandarts) October 14, 2020

Learn from our mistakes and our triumphs…

13 October 2020

Learn from our mistakes and our triumphs with Friday's free #Webinar, Going Digital: Taking a Festival Online. We are joined by panelists from The Big Malarkey Festival and Festival of Thrift. Indulge in #free expertise. Friday at 2:30pm: https://t.co/1ZAfItikEJ#SaveTheArts pic.twitter.com/DHGGcvsODd…

Be part of the Lake District’s cultural …

13 October 2020

Be part of the Lake District’s cultural heritage! #LakelandArts is #recruiting for our #BoardOfTrustees. Visit our website for more info – https://t.co/WHyKrOrLuY#New #Vision #Values #ForwardLooking #UnprecedentedChallenges #2020AndBeyond pic.twitter.com/8OeVcO4cPT — Lakeland Arts (@lakelandarts) October 13, 2020

Who or what has inspired you during lockdown? #livemoredomor…

13 October 2020

Who or what has inspired you during lockdown? #livemoredomore Photo credits to @stephengarnettphotography

Who or what has inspired you during lock…

13 October 2020

Who or what has inspired you during lockdown? #livemoredomore Photo credits to @StephenJGarnett pic.twitter.com/CybPlAnqMo — Great Place: Lakes & Dales (@GP_LakesDales) October 13, 2020

A reminder of a reminder! Because good t…

13 October 2020

A reminder of a reminder! Because good things bear repeating. #NationalLottery Project Grants is open for individuals and organisations right now – including to help you work and plan in light of covid. https://t.co/H1n1Tpx5cK — Arts Council England (@ace_national) October…

Alternative Autumn – “Red, Gold & Gre-ee…

13 October 2020

Alternative Autumn – “Red, Gold & Gre-ee-ee-en 🎶” Grizedale Forest, Carron Crag. pic.twitter.com/fRiaNn42oP — The Lost Words for Cumbria (@TLWforCumbria) October 12, 2020

So pleased for our colleagues who have r…

12 October 2020

So pleased for our colleagues who have received #CRF We're only a small & new initiative with a little bit of support from @GP_LakesDales but we are #HereForCulture & ready to #letmusiclive Come & see us soon. — Song Surgery…

Although the festival cannot go ahead in its usual sense, Ke…

12 October 2020

Although the festival cannot go ahead in its usual sense, Kendal Mountain Festival will be opening its virtual doors from 19th-22nd November to bring you a whole host of jam-packed live-streamed events. Head over to their website to find out…

Although the festival cannot go ahead in…

12 October 2020

Although the festival cannot go ahead in the usual way, @kendalmountain will be opening its virtual doors from 19th-22nd November to bring a whole host of jam-packed live events. Head over to their website for more info! https://t.co/UvqGvXRorR#sharetheadventure #livemoredomore pic.twitter.com/VgDwjCrKq3…

We are delighted to announce @BACKendal …

12 October 2020

We are delighted to announce @BACKendal has been awarded a #CultureRecoveryFund grant to help us navigate Covid-19 and preserve our place as a flagship arts venue for Cumbria. See what's on: https://t.co/l7JWTANN9m Thanks @ace_national @DCMS, we can still be #HereForCulture…

We are thrilled to hear we will receive …

12 October 2020

We are thrilled to hear we will receive funding from the government’s #CultureRecoveryFund, which will allow us to open safely after the completion of our redevelopment project, and continue to be here for you and #HereForCulture.@CravenCouncil @DCMS @hmtreasury @ace_national pic.twitter.com/XY0kxjeTWh…

Delighted to receive the news this morni…

12 October 2020

Delighted to receive the news this morning that @WordsworthGras is one of the beneficiaries of the @DCMS @ace_national #CultureRecoveryFund. A massive boost in these troubling times, it means we can keep the flame of poetry burning bright in Dove Cottage.…

If you didn’t get chance to watch the first time around, why…

11 October 2020

If you didn’t get chance to watch the first time around, why not catch up on our chat with Actor, Writer and Director Clementine Bogg-Hargroves over on our IGTV? Her journey started with a one woman show in a cafe…

If you didn’t get chance to watch the fi…

11 October 2020

If you didn’t get chance to watch the first time around, why not catch up on our chat with Clementine Bogg-Hargroves over on our IGTV? It began with a one woman show in a cafe in Skipton and has turned…

In honour of #BlackHistoryMonth our Cura…

9 October 2020

In honour of #BlackHistoryMonth our Curatorial Team will be dedicating time to uncover hidden or overlooked Black histories within the Lakeland Arts collection, as part of a wider research project. We will be sharing these important narratives across our social…

Create Your Future is a portal set up to challenge perceptio…

9 October 2020

Create Your Future is a portal set up to challenge perceptions of the types of careers you can have in the Lakes and Dales and highlight the range of jobs available in the area. Our real-life case studies will show…