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CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE WHAT'S ON 

New film by Seiko Kinoshita to be shown in Belper

19th August 202219th August 2022 Edward Sills Art, Belper North Mill, Film, Seiko Kinoshita, St Peter’s

A free community event by artist Seiko Kinoshita will be taking place at St Peter’s Church, Belper, Sunday on September

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WHAT'S ON 

Freelance Festive Fleet – Handmade Gifts From Local Artists

27th November 201927th November 2019 Admin 0 Comments Art, Christmas Market, Crafts, Fleet Arts
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CULTURE NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Artist Wins National Award

24th August 2019 Admin 0 Comments Art, Art Award, Mark Langley, National Award, UK Coloured Pencil Society

Belper based artist Mark Langley has been awarded a prestigious national award. Mark was thrilled to receive the prize for

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CULTURE NEWS 

Early Artist Call Out For Belper Arts Festival 2019

15th August 201814th November 2019 Admin 0 Comments 2019, Art, Artist, Belper Arts Festival, Call-out

Such is the interest in Belper Arts Festival 2019 that the call out for events is earlier than ever. Although

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CULTURE 

Belper Short Play Festival Returns

31st July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Belper, Belperamble, Drama, RUMOURS, Short Play Festival, Submissions, Theatre, Writing

After an absence of four years, the Belper Short Play Festival will return in 2019. Short Play Co-Ordinator Sue Reaney

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OPINION 

Opinion: “Two Years Or More Of Total Wonder”

6th July 201816th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, closure, culture, Dave Cullerton, KGB, Kunst Gallery

Not everything comes in neat, tidy packages delivered to your door. Sometimes though, when you can be bothered to peel

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CREATIVE BELPER 

KGB: An appreciation

6th July 201814th July 2018 Tony Webster 6 Comments Art, Kunst Gallery

Belper seemed to be an unusual place to open a contemporary art gallery. Most “art” in small towns, in art

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FEATURED NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Arts Festival 2018 Arrives In Style

1st May 20181st May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2018, Art, Belper Arts Festival, Beth’s Poetry Trail, culture, Margaret Keys, Music, Pirate Captain Dan, The Arts Trail

The first week of the sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5th May with a special concert at St. Peter’s

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Nell Gwynn Takes Centre Stage At Belper Arts Festival

16th April 201816th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Belper Arts Festival, Captive Audience Theatre, culture, Drama, Nell Gwynn, Play

Audiences set to be​ ‘enchanted’ as Nell Gwynn comes to Belper. For a limited run Captive Audience Theatre Company will

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WHAT'S ON 

Belper Arts Festival: Recorder Workshop

10th April 20185th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Belper Arts Festival, Belper Recorders Group, culture, Instrument, learn, recorder, workshop

Whether princess or pauper, republican or royalist, you may have noticed a royal wedding is imminent. We invite you to

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Derbyshire Open Art Competition Welcomes New Entries

10th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Competition, Creative, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Open Art, Derbyshire Open Art Exhibition

Artists are urged to get creative about Derbyshire’s life, landscapes and people in the annual Derbyshire Open Art Exhibition. The

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NEWS 

The Belper Passion Returns To Huge Crowds

1st April 201819th November 2019 Admin 0 Comments Art, Belper, Church, Community, Drama, Good Friday, Passion, Performance, Play, St Peter’s

After an absence of three years, The Belper Passion returned to the streets and churches of Belper, attracting a capacity

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REVIEWS 

Review: Crimewolf At Kunst

25th February 201825th February 2018 Edward Sills 1 Comment amber valley, Art, Belper, Crimewolf, Gallery, Kunst, live, Music Review, Performance, The Evil Usses

Atlantis To Temporary Autonomous Interzone Warmed by feedback and reverb the huddled crowd gathered, like a colony of winter coats,

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Clive Wheeler Photogram Exhibition Launch At Saturday’s Farmer’s Market Cafe

5th February 20185th February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, cafe, Clive Wheeler, Exhibition, glass, No 28

Clive Wheeler will be launching his new exhibition of photograms at No 28’s farmers market café next Saturday (February 10).

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

New Platform Launched For Derbyshire Art

1st January 20181st January 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Artsword, Ashley Franklin, Derbyshire, Film, Internet, James Oldrini, Music

A new internet platform ‘Derbyshire Artsword’ is being launched this week (5 January 2018) in Belper to showcase art in

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WHAT'S ON 

KUNST 15 – An Accent Waiting To Happen

22nd November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments 15, Art, Doctors of Madness, Kunst, Live Music, Richard Strange, Sturt & Woodcock, Unstables Bar

Kunst Gallery Belper welcome the writer, actor, musician, curator, teacher, adventurer Richard Strange to the Unstables Bar for KUNST 15

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REVIEWS 

Review: One in a MILLion Exhibition – Belper North Mill

14th October 2017 Jo Kirk 0 Comments Art, Belper North Mill, Exhibition, One In A MILLion

Twinkly guitar music plays in the basement of Belper’s North Mill as I look at the shimmering threads in a

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

New Addition To Beth’s Poetry Trail

3rd September 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Belper Railway station, Beth’s Poetry Trail, culture, poetry, The Beth Fender Memorial Fund

Beth’s Poetry Trail have installed a new poster poem at Belper Railway station on Platform 1. The Belper Railway station

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Are you ‘One In A MiLLion?’

18th August 201718th August 2017 Edward Sills 1 Comment Art, Belper, Belper Mill, Belper North Mill, Competition, Museum, One In A MILLion, Open Art Competition

Strutts North Mill Museum is seeking artwork submissions for their new community art exhibition ‘One In A MILLion.’ The inclusive

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CREATIVE BELPER HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Craft Bombers Brighten Up The Bandstand

3rd August 20173rd August 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Activities, Art, Belper River Gardens, Cotton-On Craft Club, Craft, Craft Bombing, Summer Holidays

Last weekend the Cotton-on Craft Club ‘craft bombed’ the bandstand in Belper River Gardens. The display featured 18 inventive, mill-inspired,

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Belper Artist Wins Derbyshire Trophy in Open Art Competition

28th June 201728th June 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Artist, Belper, Competition, Derbyshire Trophy, Mark Langley, Open Art Competition

Belper artist Mark Langley has been awarded the Derbyshire Trophy in the Derbyshire Open Art Competition 2017 for his watercolour

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FEATURED HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

Weeping Window Poppy Display Comes To Silk Mill – Our Take

9th June 201710th June 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, ceramics, First World War centenary, Poppies, poppy, Silk Mill, Weeping Window

Travelling into Derby this morning for the unveiling of the installation I reflected upon the fact that I was lucky

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WHAT'S ON 

KUNST 13: Stupid Cosmonaut, June 24th

6th June 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments 13, Art, Graham Ensor, Kunst, live, Music, Stupid Cosmonaut

Science Fiction Meets Science Fact Fresh from releasing their debut album ‘Algol’ via the Brighton based Drone Rock Records Label,

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Belper Arts Festival: Jayne Nemeth Interview

17th May 2017 George Gunby 0 Comments Art, Artist, Belper Arts Festival 2017, Belper Open Houses, Jayne Nemeth

In what has become something of a tradition, Belper Arts Festival will close with Belper Open Houses over the Bank

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Woollen Woods Bring Enchantment To Town

16th May 201716th May 2017 David George 1 Comment Anne Clark, Art, Belper Arts Festival 2017, Belper Parks, Wool, Woollen Woods

Anne Clark and her team of volunteer knitters and crocheters put themselves through several downpours last Friday to decorate trees

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Local Artists Urged To Enter Derbyshire Open Arts Competition

9th May 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Competition, Derbyshire, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Open Arts

The competition returns for 35th year and is open to amateur and professional artists, including children and is supported by

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Q & A: With The Belper Arts Trail

12th April 2017 Edward Sills 1 Comment Art, Artists, Bank Holiday, Belper, Belper Arts Festival 2017, Belper Arts Trail, Interview

This year’s Belper Arts Trail returns on Sunday 30th April and Bank Holiday Monday 1st May. Nestled in 55 locations

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Help With The Filming Of New Belper Arts Festival Trailer

15th January 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2017, Art, Belper Arts Festival, Creative, Filming, Trailer

Filming of the Belper Arts Festival 2017 Cinema Trailer will take place on the 22nd of January 2017 at 9:30am.

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CREATIVE BELPER REVIEWS 

Review: Stephen Elvidge ‘Memories In Place’

13th November 2016 Edward Sills 1 Comment Art, Gallery, Installation, Kunst, Memories In Place, Stephen Elvidge

Responding to the death of parents and brother, Nottingham artist Stephen Elvidge has used his new collection to interpret how

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Mill Artists & Makers Fair Returns For Second Year

16th October 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Artists & Makers Fair, Craft, Derwent Valley Mills, Discovery Days, fair, North Mill, Strutts

Next weekend (Sunday 23rd October) visitors can experience over 50 stalls, featuring handmade items and local talent, at the Belper

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WHAT'S ON 

KUNST Event #7

13th October 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Installation, Stephen Elvidge

KUNST GALLERY are privileged to present an extraordinarily powerful installation by artist Stephen Elvidge.  The theme of installation warrants an

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Belper’s First Fun Palace Amazes Community

3rd October 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Belper, Fun Palace, Market Place, No28, Science

Last Saturday (October 1st) saw intrigued visitors exploring Belper’s first Fun Palace at Number 28, the Market Place. Fun Palaces

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Talented Young People Shine At ‘Burning Sounds’ Event

22nd September 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Burning Sounds, Derbyshire County Council, Exhibition, Fleet Arts, Lea Green, Music, Performance

Young people showed off their musical and artistic talents at the Burning Sounds event. Burning Sounds, now in its ninth

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

KUNST Shows Off Its Primary Colours

12th September 201612th September 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Competition, Gallery, Kunst, Winners

KUNST gallery has announced its first BELPER PRIMARY winners: Charlie, Emily and Thomas. On Saturday, September 10th, Belper Town Cllr

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Duffield Set To Come Alive For Arts Festival

11th September 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Drama, Duffield Arts Festival, Music

Duffield is set to host its inaugural Arts Festival on the 17th & 18th September. Duffield Arts Festival will offer

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Art and Science Join Together For Fun Palace Campaign

24th July 201624th July 2016 Edward Sills 1 Comment Anne Clarke, Art, Creative, Fun Palace, Number 28, Writing

Local artist Anne Clarke, best known for her Woolly Woods installation earlier in the year, is planning to organise Belper’s

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Self-Portrait Competition Now Open For Belper Under-10’s

22nd July 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Belper, Competition, Kunst, Schools

The new Kunst Art Gallery, on Campbell Street, is holding a self-portrait competition for pupils of Belper schools. It is

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WHAT'S ON 

KUNST event #3

14th July 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Anarchy, Art, Gallery, Kunst, Live Music, Reading

Crashing down the M18/M1 from the motherland of Kingston-upon-Hull are alternative anarchist misfits THE QUEEN RIOTS. They will energise the

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Belper Mill Artists & Makers Fair To Return

13th July 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Belper Mill, Belper Mill Artists, fair

After the success of the first fair, the date for the next Belper Mill Artists & Makers fair has been

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Art Gallery Kunst Opens To Public

23rd May 201623rd May 2016 Edward Sills 5 Comments Art, Art Gallery, Kunst

Friday night (May 20th) was the opening night of the new contemporary art gallery Kunst on Campbell Street, Belper. Situated

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BELPER GOES GREEN CREATIVE BELPER 

Bloomin’ Junk Project Pop-up Workshop

12th May 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Belper Goes Green, Recycling, workshop

Lead by Emma Parkins and Nansy Ferret Transition Belper will be holding a pop-up workshop at Belper Market Place on

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CREATIVE BELPER 

The Trail Turns Woolly

12th May 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Anne Clark, Art, Belper Arts Festival, Woollen Woods

If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a woolly surprise. Under the canopy of the Belper

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Derby Museums Welcomes EVERYONE To Be Part Of a New Exhibition

4th May 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Art, Derby Museum, Exhibition, Submission

This summer, Derby Museums is sending out an open invitation to participate in an art exhibition with a difference. ‘Everyone

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Call Out For An Arts Project Co-ordinator

3rd May 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Arts Project, DerwentWISE, Opportunity, Work

Arts Project Co-ordinator – DerwentWISE Landscape Partnership Participatory Arts Projects: Anatomy of the Landscape – photography and painting of the

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Local Artist Chosen for 2017 Diary Cover

25th March 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Earth Pathways, Ruth Gray

Earth Pathways have selected ‘Painting the Blossom’ by Belper Artist Ruth Gray to grace the cover of their 2017 diary

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REVIEWS 

Review: Fairytales, Myths and Legends

3rd February 2016 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Art, Craft, ecocreate

The Fairytales, Myths and Legends exhibition at the Banks Mill Studio began with an Ecocreate Twitter hour (this occurs every

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Glass Artist Offers Local Workshops

2nd February 20162nd February 2016 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Art, Craft, workshop

Angela Thompson, a local glass artist, is offering workshops in Fused Glass and Copper Enamelling  at her studio, Glass @

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REVIEWS 

Review of: Matisse – Running With Scissors exhibition at Derby Museum

14th January 201614th January 2016 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Art, Derby Museum, Matisse

I was very excited about seeing this exhibition of Henri Matisse’s later work.  I was largely unfamiliar with that stage

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WHAT'S ON 

2016 Exhibition Programme for The Harley Galley

14th January 201614th January 2016 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Art, exhibitions, nottingham

Amongst the contemporary artists showing at The Harley Gallery this year are Sir Peter Blake, sometimes considered to be a

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REVIEWS 

Alien Encounters: Sun Ra, Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery

8th December 20153rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Art, Film, Jazz, Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery, Sun Ra

I hesitate to write a review of an event that is based in Nottingham but for some things you just

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Rope and Ball Sculpture for Belper Park?

25th November 201522nd June 2021 Admin 0 Comments Art, Belper, Belper Goes Green, Christine Gray, Crich Lane, Sculpture

A rope and ball knitted sculpture similar to this could be coming to a Belper park next year. The knitted

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Derbyshire charity to screen award-nominated short film in Belper

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An award-winning short film highlighting the impact of rural domestic abuse is set for a special screening in Belper on

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