Make a Date for Melbourne Festival…
Art & Architecture Trail
20-21 September 2025
In 2024, 68 hosts welcomed 163 regional artists and nearly 6,000 visitors to Melbourne for the Art & Architecture Trail.
Melbourne Festival is a fantastic event thanks to the support of our hosts, helpers, volunteers, and artists. And, entry has remained at £5 per adult since 2008.
Melbourne Festival puts art at the heart of South Derbyshire.
Come and see for yourself!
THE CALL FOR ARTISTS IS NOW CLOSED
All artists will be contacted at the end of May when venues have been confirmed.
ANTHOLOGY
at Creative Melbourne Gallery
Our current exhibition ANTHOLOGY features an extraordinary collection of original artwork - paintings, prints and mixed media works by an impressive line-up of artists, whose work includes a collection of stunning images to bring light & bright and cool & calm pieces inspired by the many shades of Summer to brighten up your home.
ANTHOLOGY features contemporary botanical paintings by Vivienne Cawson, Amanda Hughes bold birds & floral images inspired by the changing colours in the landscape near their home, linocuts by Rachel Wilcock, contemporary cutwork by Zaza Lewis alongside cool coastal paintings by Steve McLoughlin and Peter Watson and a selection of mixed media work and spoons by Christina Williams. 3d work includes quirky sculpted ceramic characters by Anna Binns, ceramics by Mary Johnson and Helen Butler.
ANTHOLOGY opens on 4th June and continues until 19th July. We guarantee a warm welcome and a great selection of original work, prints and cards. In addition to our featured artists don’t miss the stunning work by our studio artists Sujata Aten, Michelle Holmes and Patrick Twiss-Prentice.
Open Wednesday - Saturday 10am to 4pm until 17th May
We look forward to seeing you at Creative Melbourne, Church Street DE73 8EJ soon!
JOIN OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM!
Would you like to meet new people, learn new skills, or feel you could help in some way??
You may have an interest in art or would like to be part of an organisation that helps the local and wider creative community.
We are looking for new volunteers to expand our friendly team of volunteers who help at our Creative Melbourne Gallery and at Melbourne Festival. Flexible hours morning or afternoons, one session a month or more! Full training will be given.
Or just call 07765 819 428, email us, or drop into Creative Melbourne Gallery
SPACES TO CREATE…
Creative Melbourne Gallery and Studio launched Spaces to Create, a new mentored artist development programme, in 2023. The programme aims to promote the creative industries in South Derbyshire by supporting creatives in becoming self-sustaining small businesses.
Phase One of the programme ended in May 2024, and we recruited our next group of artists in September 2024.
This opportunity is not solely for visual artists: our 2023/ 2024 artists included a poet, a digital creative, and a photographer.
Spaces to Create is open to creative people who can utilise the hotdesking space and benefit from supported development. We have now launched Phase 2 Applications.
The six artists who participated in the Pilot Project took up hotdesking residence in our newly launched space above the Gallery. This opportunity is not solely for visual artists; you could be a writer, digital creative, photographer, game designer, or producer. We are open to creative people who can utilise the hotdesking space and benefit from supported development.
Spaces to Create aims to promote the creative industries in South Derbyshire by supporting creatives in becoming self-sustaining small businesses. Please contact us at info@melbournefestival.co.uk if you would like to find out more!
We would like to thank South Derbyshire District Council for their support for Spaces to Create.
Thank you for visiting our website. Melbourne Festival & Creative Melbourne are both part of Arts Melbourne CIC