Wirksworth Festival
10 - 19 September 2021

Category: Contemporary

Denis O'Connor photographic portrait by Chris Webb from Made in Wirksworth exhibition

Looking back at ‘Made in Wirksworth’

Taking a look back at 2019’s Curated Exhibition: Made in Wirksworth
Michael Shaw installation, St Marys 2019

Applications open for The Lodge Project, artist-in-residence programme

Following the success of Michael Shaw’s 2019 residency, we’re seeking applicants for this year’s Lodge Project.
Grandfather clocks are the feature of Amanda Wray's sculpture Old Timers Wirksworth Festival 2018

Keeping it in the family

Wirksworth-based artists Johnny White and Amanda Wray have put together a show that offers wide-appeal with a good dose of fun thrown in.

Detail from Louisa Chambers Ziggurat

Introducing the 2017 curators

Wirksworth Festival’s 2017 curators shape an exciting line up for this year’s curated exhibition
AlexRose_Lacuna Featuring Bolero

Our 4 Graduate Artists have now been announced!

Within the curated exhibition, directly alongside the work of accomplished practitioners, the Festival Curator, Geoff Diego Litherland has hand-picked graduates, Alexandra Rose, Helen Sayer, Hayley Blackwell and Aylwin Greenwood-Lambert.
Dermot Punnett_chrysopiea web

Introducing this year’s curators

For 2016, we are pleased to announce that our main exhibition is curated by Geoff Diego Litherland and Wirksworth based artist Dermot Punnett, titled Nature: Here and Now.
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