Silverdale & Arnside Arts Festival returns

A popular arts festival showcasing the work of more than 80 artists and makers, returns to Morecambe Bay later this month.

The Silverdale & Arnside Arts Festival will once again host a trail of open studios and collective exhibitions across various venues on the weekend of June 27 and 28. 

This popular event, a reinvention of the long-established Silverdale & Arnside Arts Trail, will showcase a varied and multi-disciplined collection of work from more than 80 local artists and makers from commercial artists to local groups and organisations.

This year’s event will be a trail of 29 locations held in a mixture of local venues and artists’ studios, a map of which is available on the website.

Expect to see paintings, prints, ceramics, textiles, photography, stained glass, collage, mixed media, digital art, leatherwork, jewellery and more. 

A spokesperson for the event said: ‘’ The Arts Festival is a celebration of local creative talent and guarantees a showcase of original, one-off pieces.

‘’Meet the artists and makers, learn their creative processes and have the opportunity to purchase unique, handcrafted work directly from them.  Come along and soak up the atmosphere, listen to live music and meet people.

‘’See first time exhibitors alongside established names such as artist Janice McGloine, meticulous three dimensional embroidery by Corinne Young, exquisite sculpture by Karen Lainson and fabulous illustration/surface pattern design by Gill Ferguson.

‘’Returning once again is Silverdale Art Group, a group of around 40 local artists working in a mixture of media, who will be exhibiting in Gaskell Hall, Silverdale.

‘’This is an event for the local community and beyond.  Everyone is welcome.’’

For more information visit: www.silverdale-arnside-art-festival.co.uk