Wirksworth Festival – a wealth of great art in unexpected places. Sixteen days of contemporary visual art and performance with two unmissable highlight weekends:

Art & Architecture Trail  12 -13 September over 100 artists in every conceivable public and private space in the town. Makers Market -  the finest designer makers in the region, street music, performance, food and drink.

Contemporary Art Focus 19 – 20 September Walks and artist talks including the launch of new work by Alec Finlay, artist panel discussion, meals and evening performance

Artists include

Michael Branthwaite, Martyn Blundell, Ben Cove, Raphael Daden, Alec Finlay, Kate Genever, Maxine Hall, Matthew Houlding, Peter Hoon, Ghislaine Howard, Charles Monkhouse

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