2018
December 2018
Geraldine Henegan Barr & Diana Shepherd In Residence |
November 2018
Arboretum Arts Luminate Lantern Festival Around 150 people came along to carry lanterns on the procession, listen to the music and watch the Morris Dancing from 'Chip off the Old'. Light installations were created around the park by local artists. Blog Post on Spiral Arts Website |
October 2018
Angela Verdon Hardwick School / Derby University / Angela Verdon |
September 2018
Fifth Word 'This Is Normanton' This is Normanton is an exciting Fifth Word community project run in partnership with Derby Museums. It tracks the changing landscape of Normanton Road and Pear Tree Road from the 1960’s to present day. |
August 2018
Spiral Arts Residency |
May 2018
Spiral Arts Park Workshops |
March 2018
Geraldine Henegan Barr Short residencies throughout the year Website |
2017
November 2017
Arboretum Arts Luminate Lantern Festival Over 200 people came along, Artists were invited to create light sculptures for around the park as well as having 100 lanterns to carry in the procession. Blog Post on Spiral Arts Website |
August 2017
Spiral Arts Touchwood The project was celebrated with an exhibition in the Orangery for 3 weeks, and was on display and open to the public during the Lark in the Park on 2 Sept. Blog Post from Organisations Website |
July 2017
Claye Bowler Same Looking at the kinds of archives, collections, hoards of the streets surrounding the Arboretum park and cooperative nature of items being thrown out on the street. Residency Page on Artists Website |
June 2017
Spiral Arts Well Dressing The Artists created 4 well dressings during Inspiring Derby Week at Grove Lodge in the Derby Arboretum. Spiral Arts Blog Post |
May 2017
Diana Shepherd Winter into Spring participatory project Erewash Canal Residency Erewash Blog Category on Artists Website |
2016
11th April - 8th May 2016
Rosalind Pounder Drawings,sewn & woven vessels handmade books using materials gathered in the Arboretum [email protected] |
6th June - 26th June 2016
Thomas Walker Mixed media pieces using found objects from the park www.thomashwalker.com |
27th June - 2nd July 2016
Spiral Arts Derby Well Dressing Trail. Creating beautiful artworks with petals and leaves. www.spiral-art.blogspot.co.uk |
3rd - 31st July 2016
Rosalind Pounder & John Blakemore John intends to make both 35mm and 5"x4" photographs - he also will be talking to people about his prints be introducing people to working with a 5" x 4" camera. Rosalind will be making drawings, paintings, collections and offering drop-in drawing sessions. [email protected] |
August 2016
Spiral Arts Derby Arboretum Summer Festival. Hosting a variety of activities. www.spiral-art.blogspot.co.uk |
September 2016
Duncan Pass Wonderful printmaking inspired by Derby Arboretum and in collaboration with writer Emma Pass www.duncanpass.com emmapass.blogspot.co.uk |
October - December 2016
Diana Shepherd Big Draw events and drawing exhibition www.dianashepherd.co.uk |
November - December 2016
Spiral Arts Luminate and Light Festival. Wonderful lantern display and procession. www.spiral-art.blogspot.co.uk |
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Derby Arboretum Park (1840 - 2015)
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JUNE 2015
Howie Johnson Photography exhibition and outdoor installation celebrating 175 years. www.howieography.com |
JULY 2015
SPIRAL ARTS 1-7th July exhibiting Well Dressings of the Arboretum www.spiral-art.blogspot.co.uk |
JULY - SEPTEMBER 2015
Artcore Hosting a series of arts events and walks inspired by the anniversary www.artcoreuk.com |
OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2015
Diana Shepherd Resident artist Diana Shepherd exhibiting mural panels and large scale drawings of the Arboretum. www.dianashepherd.co.uk |