A chat with Lucie Cooke, the artist behind The #shopdarwen Tower Trail!

Have you spotted the beautiful Darwen Tower drawings around town this summer? They’re making up The #shopdarwen Tower Trail, which is all about backing our local economy, spending time with family during the holidays and getting creative! The artist behind the window displays and chalkboards is Lucie Cooke, an accomplished designer and illustrator from Clitheroe,…

Free May Fun: Arabic Calligraphy Workshop

Free May Fun Arabic Calligraphy Workshop At Darwen Market RAZWAN UL-HAQ Join us for a hands-on workshop on Arabic Nastaliq Calligraphy with Razwan. Have a go at using traditional bamboo pens and hand mixed ink.  Everyone is welcome!  You don’t need to know any Arabic to create these beautiful shapes and patterns. This is a drop…

Free Easter Fun: Abstract Floral Painting

Free Easter Fun Abstract Floral Painting At Darwen Market NATASHA LYNCH  Soak up the colour of spring with this abstract painting class. We will do some fun drawing exercises together before painting your very own mini-canvas! Using acrylic paint, you will have something inspired by the joyful bouquets to bring the start of the warmer weather…

Images of printed postcard to promote a postcard printing workshop

Free Easter Fun: Postcard Printing

Free Easter Fun Postcard Printing At Darwen Market IAN HALAWI Come and join artist Ian Halawi for Postcard Printing and print your own postcard souvenir! Choose from a selection of image reliefs, inks and card colours to make your very own souvenir print. In this workshop you’ll be shown how to ink up a relief print and…

Free Easter Fun: Earth Art

Free Easter Fun Earth Art At Darwen Market WINSTON PLOWES Come and join the Earth Art workshop with artist Winston Plowes and create beautiful patterns with natural objects. Take this chance to find the wildness inside us all and reconnect with ourselves by making art from nature’s resources. Help us with our sand globe garden, slate…