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The latest news and stories relating to Derbyshire Makes.
PROJECTS
Create Growth: Designer Maker Business Support
High quality product photography for local businesses
Artist Karen Logan shares her research findings
Textiles heritage in Heanor
Derbyshire Makes Festival 2026 dates announced
Next year's festival will take place across six weeks from 11 April - 16 May
What is inspiring MAKE Room?
Glassball Studio share resources that are helping to inform MAKE Room
The Makory: A Mobile Makerspace Bringing Derbyshire’s Creative Heritage to Life
What happened in each Hub during the first Derbyshire Makes festival?
Slow Stitching by Christine Thomas
Dare to Dream artist, Christine shares her love of hand stitching
Arkwright Society secures huge grant
£1.3m funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for Cromford Mills
Derbyshire Makes Creative and Community Grant
Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, to champion and support the heritage sector.
Derbyshire Makes Heritage Grant
Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, to champion and support the heritage sector.
Patchwork of Possibilities
Created by schools, groups, and individuals across South Derbyshire
Derbyshire Makes Recommends...
Two pottery festivals in Derbyshire
Conceptual Mobility: MAKE Room as a Site-Responsive Artwork
Glassball Studio share their approach to MAKE Room