World Book Day Read-A-Long Online
World Book Day is about celebrating books and reading all year round, and it’s never too early or too late to get into a good book. Mark your calendars and alarms for 11am on Thursday, 6 March to join the whole of Barnsley by picking up a book and spending 15 minutes getting lost in a […]
Festival of Joy Commission
Are you a digital media artist living or working in Barnsley or South Yorkshire? As part of Barnsley Museums’ discovery of Arthur Godfrey’s A Barnsley Christmas Eve Carol, you will create a short film that will show a modern twist to the carol. Working with children and young people across the borough, your film could […]
Telling Tales and Making Trails
As part of Fusion’s Festival of Joy Telling Tales Commission, a series of workshops are being hosted at the Library @ The Lightbox in Barnsley Town Centre. On Saturday, 12 October, from 1:30pm until 3:30pm, explore Barnsley folk tales and develop artwork to illustrate them with Storyteller, Beccy Dye. In this workshop we will work […]
Fusion Festival of Joy Micro Commission 2024
As part of Fusion, Barnsley’s Cultural Education Partnership’s ‘Festival of Joy’, we are seeking to engage an artist/creative practitioner to deliver a micro commission that provides an opportunity for local children and young people to engage in new and exciting cultural opportunities. For this particular micro commission whether you’re a storyteller, musician, poet, puppeteer, actor, […]
Paws, Claws, Tales & Roars
Fusion is delighted to announce Paws, Claws, Tales & Roars: The Next Generation Art Competition – a brilliant competition for schools in partnership with Barnsley Museums. The competition will celebrate creativity in schools across Barnsley and showcase pupil’s own masterpieces with selected artworks forming part of ‘Paws, Claws, Tales & Roars The Art of Brian […]
Creative Fundraising Training Session – October 2023
Thank you to Lisa Jagger from Straight Forward Funding for delivering a fantastic Creative Fundraising session to ten schools in Barnsley. The interactive online session covered: Preparing the first draft of an application form, which they now have the opportunity to use (should they wish to apply for that particular funding). Participants were also provided […]
Light and Soul Exhibition
Check out the new exhibition at The Cooper Gallery, Light and Soul, inspired by ancient forests and valleys, as well as the shifting light over rivers and seas. The exhibition brings together 17 exceptional artists, including Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, Camille Corot, Rosa Bonheur and Eugène Boudin. Light and Soul focuses on these 19th century landscape […]