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to other arts based organisations in and around the Blackburn and Darwen area.

If you would like a listing on this page, then please contact us.
Contact Details

Art UK

Art UK, Art UK is the online home for every public art collection in the UK. Website: www.artuk.org

Blackburn Cathedral

Cathedral Close, Blackburn BB1 5AA
Phone: 01254 277430
Website: www.blackburncathedral.com

Blackburn Youth Zone

Jubilee St, Blackburn BB1 1EP
Phone: 01254 292000

British Association of Friends of Museums

Website: www.bafm.co.uk

To help, encourage, inform and advise friends, supporters and volunteers of museums, galleries, and other cultural organisations in all sections of our UK heritage.

The Bureau Centre for the Arts

The Bureau Centre for the Arts,
Penny St, Blackburn BB1 6HQ
Phone: 01254 664215
Website: www.bureaublackburn.co.uk

Richard Cross

Studio: 2/11, Thwaites House, Railway Road, Blackburn BB1 5AX
Website: www.richardcrossart.com

Gawthorpe Textiles Collection

Gawthorpe Hall, Habergham Dr, Burnley BB12 8UA
Website: www.gawthorpetextiles.org.uk

The Harris

Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library, Market Square, Preston PR1 2PP
Website: www.theharris.org.uk

Haworth Art Gallery

Haworth Art Gallery,
Manchester Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2JS

Website: www.haworthartgallery.org

The Haworth provides disabled access.

I have had a number of solo and shared exhibitions in both municipal and private galleries, and have exhibited widely from Devon to the Lake District, with examples of my work acquired by private collectors all over the world.

Website: www.brianhealey.co.uk

Helmshore Textile Museum

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum,
Holcombe Road,
Helmshore,
Rossendale,
BB4 4NP.

Visit a place where Lancashire’s industrial past is brought to life through a multi-sensory experience like no other. Witness our spellbinding historic machinery in action; where the noisy clicks, clunks, thumps and distinctive scents will transport you to another era.

www.lancashire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums/helmshore-mills-textile-museum/

Jamie Holman

Website: www.jamieholman.com

Lancashire Textile Gallery

The Lancashire Textile Gallery is a collaboration between Gawthorpe Textiles Collection, the University of Central Lancashire and Super Slow Way / British Textile Biennial with contributions from museums and archives across Lancashire.

Website: www.lancashiretextilegallery.com

The National Festival of Making, Blackburn

The National Festival of Making, Blackburn.
Website: www.festivalofmaking.co.uk

The annual National Festival of Making is a unique celebration of making, from the kitchen table to the factory floor. Presenting a programme of work that combines Art, Manufacturing, Making and Communities, we commission international and national artists to create world class works, a year round programme and a participatory FREE FAMILY festival for all to enjoy.

Platform Gallery, Clitheroe

Platform Gallery and Visitor Information Centre. The Platform Gallery provides a unique market place for amazing handmade crafts and stunning designer gifts from across the UK. It is also a hub for tourist information for Clitheroe, the Ribble Valley and across Lancashire.

Station Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2JT
Tel: 01200 425566
Email:
Website: www.rvarts.co.uk