To launch this year’s Brinnington Arts Festival, come and see First House like it has never been seen before!The magic of Alice in Wonderland will be taking over the venue both inside and out with a wide range of exhibitions transforming the space into a vibrant gallery. Over 10 community groups will be taking part…
Last year, for the Brinnington Arts Festival, the Arc Crochet Group made a display of fantastical hats including a beehive, a jellyfish and an owl. This year they are creating the Mad Hatters Tea Party with lots of yummy cakes, biscuits and even the tea cups and teapot. The group is run by Arc artist Sue Diskin. The…
The Stockport Homes Family Art Group consisted of Brinnington based children aged 7-11. They have been working hard for the last 6 weeks to produce Alice in Wonderland themed exhibition pieces with long time Arc volunteer and BAF assistant Lucie Fitzpatrick (MissFitz), in line with the theme of this year’s BAF. The children got started…
Players 4 People (P4P) are a Brinnington based voluntary theatre group, committed to bringing together all aspects of the community through pantomimes, plays & productions from concept to conclusion. Pru Slater, chairwoman of the group says “we are looking forward to participating in the Easter week events for Brinnington arts festival and hope the weather…
Penny Alexander will be present on Monday the 30th of Brinnington Arts Festival for a one-day interactive Artist in Residence Installation. Visitors at the festival will be encouraged to contribute their opinions about what they ‘Love about Brinnington’. Penny will be using her vintage typewriter to type the Brinnington notes into Alice In Wonderland inspired glass…
Express Yourself is a group of young local mums from Brinnington who meet weekly with a focus on exploring artistic activities. The group provides a supportive network where women can enjoy a short break away from parenting pressures. Members gain increased self-confidence and esteem while discovering new skills in creativity. The group has been making a collection…
Between painting characters from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, making card bunting to decorate their jewelry, arts and crafts stall for the Monday, preparing for the tree-dressing for the Friday, for the run up to the festival Brinnington Community Arts Group has certainly been busy getting stuck in. For the last eight months the group has met weekly for adults…
Pure Studio is taking part in Brinnington Arts Festival for the third year running. Abigail Betton, artist facilitator at Pure Studio, tells us a bit about their preparations for the festival. “We’ve contributed to Brinnington Arts festival from its first year and have really enjoyed being involved. For each event we’ve tried to do something completely different…
The call is going out for artists of all ages to take part in this year’s Open Art Exhibition… We’re looking for art works of all kinds: painting, sculpture, photography- whatever you create we’d like to see. Just email us a photograph of your work of art with a brief description and title and we’ll…
Call for volunteers in and around Brinnington! Would you like to get more involved with the Brinnington community, meet people and help organise a local event? Are you hoping to gain more experience, get more involved in the arts or improve your CV? Then please help us with this year’s Arts Festival! We will need help with…
Many local art groups and volunteers are getting into the spirit of things for this year’s Alice in Wonderland theme! Are you entering the free open exhibition? More details in the exhibition post below.
Brinnington goes through the looking glass this Easter as the Brinnington Arts Festival returns to celebrate the 150th anniversary of that much-loved classic, Alice in Wonderland. Over the course of the festival, the village will be transformed by a host of activities featuring more than fifteen local groups bringing creative displays and the opportunity to…
