Wirksworth Festival
10 - 19 September 2021

Category: Visual art

Image of John Wheeldon's ceramics

Let’s buy art for Christmas!

Find out more about our new Facebook group designed to make it easy to discover great presents this Christmas!
Made in Wirskworth film montage

The Trail Must Go On… line

We are so excited to announce that Wirksworth Festival has commissioned acclaimed filmmaker, Gavin Repton, to create a short film in celebration of our annual Art & Architecture Trail.
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.
Mystery postcard art sale image

Mystery art sale to raise money for youth arts

As part of this year’s celebrations, the Festival is hosting a mystery postcard art sale to raise money for youth arts.

Denis O’Conner – The Tower Series

Denis O’Connor 2019 Curator

Internationally renowned artist and Wirksworth resident Denis O’Connor will be behind this year’s Curated Exhibition. 
Exhibition poster for Where rock and hard place meet

Victoria Lucas: Where Rock & Hard Place Meet

An exciting new exhibition by Victoria Lucas has opened at Wirksworth’s Haarlem Artspace.

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
Wolfgang Interview Image

An interview with Wolfgang Buttress in St Mary’s Church

Here’s a short film made by Gavin Repton of Wolfgang Buttress and Geoff Diego Litherland (this year’s curator) talking about the idea of Wolfgang’s new piece, BEAM and how it relates to Wolfgang’s wider practice and recent work The Hive.
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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