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I offer bespoke workshops designed to suit a range of environments, from cultural spaces, classrooms, community settings, or corporate environments. Each session is adapted to suit your audience and aims, blending intuitive making with gentle reflection and encouraging creative play. Workshops can be one-off events or part of a longer-term programme. I also deliver artist talks about my practice and am available for visual art facilitation opportunities https://www.textilesbymurron.com/
OPEN 2025
Bury Art Museum’s second ever OPEN exhibition will show the best of the North West and submissions were open to all regional residents.Thanks to generous sponsorship from Cass Art, this year’s exhibition will feature a range of exciting prizes:
• 1st Prize – £250 cash
• Cass Art Exhibition Award – A two-week solo exhibition at Cass Art, Manchester
• Young Artist Award (Age 16–21) – £250 Cass Art credit
• Professional Mentorship Award – A one-to-one
mentoring session with Jessica Bennett, offering valuable insight from a leading curator
• Commended Artworks Awards - vouchers from local independent businesses (all in walking distance of Bury Art Museum)
Additional prizes to be announced.
A distinguished panel of judges will select the works to be exhibited:
• Jessica Bennett (Director – Paradise Works)
• Malcolm Garrett MBE (Graphic Designer)
Key dates:
OPEN Preview & Prize Giving:
• Saturday 15 November | 2:00pm–4:00pm
Exhibition open:
The exhibition will run from 15 November 2025 to 21 February 2026
Thumbnail & Image:
OPEN Exhibition Logo
Designed by John Rooney
Adults and children can draw, make prints and collages, create zines, and much more, in a new series of regular creative sessions at The Met from Two Crows Arts Studio.
Leading the sessions will be Lee Crocker, and Alison Erika Forde, two Bury artists who between them have many years experience of delivering creative projects, educational activities, arts events and exhibitions.
