Make a Date for Melbourne Festival…
Melbourne Festival Art & Architecture Trail
20-21 September 2025
In 2024, 68 hosts welcomed 163 regional artists and nearly 6,000 visitors to the 2024 Melbourne for the Art & Architecture Trail.
Melbourne Festival is an amazing event thanks to our hosts, helpers, volunteers and amazing artists' support.
Entry has remained £5 per adult (under 18’s free) 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
TIME & TIDE
at Creative Melbourne Gallery
Our current exhibition TIME & TIDE 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 coastal landscapes and pieces inspired by the sea, included sculptures of seabirds and glass and ceramics to brighten up your home.
TIME & TIDE features paintings by Carole Baker, Helen Brown, Helen Goodman, Mark Langley, Steve McLoughlin, Cynthia Twiss, Patrick Twiss Prentice, Peter Watson and Cheryl Wilbraham, alongside beautiful glass by Stevie Davies, ceramics by Leanne Ball, Jane Clowes and Katherine Taylor alongside exquisite wire seabirds by Jane Gibson and embroidered pictures by Michelle Holmes.
Creative Melbourne Gallery & Studios are open from 10-4 Wednesday to Saturday, TIME & TIDE is open until 17th May. 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
CREATIVE MELBOURNE GALLERY, Wellington House, Church Street, Melbourne DE73 8EJ
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