Links:

The following are useful links to the websites of some Open Studio and other arts events and artists' venues which you may be interested in visiting. Each is held at a different time of year from Derbyshire Open Arts – please consult their websites for details. Please note Derbyshire Open Arts is not responsible for the content of external sites (commercial-only links will not be included):

Banks Mill Studios www.banksmill.org.uk
Cambridge OS www.camopenstudios.co.uk
Cheshire OS www.artistsatwork.org.uk
Eyam Hall Craft Centre www.eyamhall.com
Northamptonshire OS www.openstudios.org.uk
Open Up Sheffield www.openupsheffield.co.uk
South East OS www.southeastopenstudios.org.uk
Suffolk OS www.suffolkopenstudios.co.uk

www.artonthemap.org.uk

Art On The Map, Lincolnshire Open Studios is a yearly county wide event during May/June, offering the opportunity to visit studios and see work where it is made and even while it is being done. Whether you are interested in arts or crafts, commissioning a new work, buying a special work… there is bound to be something for you. AOTM is funded by the Arts Council England, Lincolnshire County Council, Lincoln City Council, Boston Borough Council and the five District Councils of the county.

Potfest: Putting public and potters together in large numbers www.potfest.co.uk

Living Art www.living-art.org.uk
Living Art is a convergence of art, artists and the public with a common goal - promoting the beauty of nature. Through exhibitions and events, Living Art aims to promote the natural world and its benefits, and the importance of protecting those environments and all the lives within them. Living Art is a not-for-profit resource for artists and the public to help produce and promote work inspired by nature.

Oxfordshire Visual Arts Festival www.artweeks.org

Derbyshire Food & Drink Festival www.derbyshirefoodfestival.co.uk
This is an annual food and drink festival launched at Bolsover Castle in May each year, with various events taking place during the following week over 40 venues across Derbyshire.

Peak District & Derbyshire www.visitpeakdistrict.com
The official tourism website for the Peak District & Derbyshire.

Open Studios Network www.openstudiosnetwork.co.uk
This is a site for all open studios to access for networking.

www.melbournefestival.co.uk
Plans are well underway for the 2008 Melbourne Festival. The Art and Architecture Trail features apporoximately 80 professional artists working in every media from Acrylic to Zinc. The Artists will be exhibiting in private houses, businesses and halls and takes place over the weekend of 13th and 14th September. The two weeks prior to the Trail will see a series of concerts and performances.