Derbyshire
Case studies
Derbyshire Farm Diversification
There are a collection of case studies included here. All of them are examples of farm or small-holding owners diversifying their income generation using cultural activities. These case studies are all taken from the research conducted by Culture East Midlands that led to the report 'Farm Diversification and Culture' that is available in full from the resources pages of this website. The material for each case study came from interviews with the owners and farmers themselves. read more
Sites of meaning
Sites of meaning is a millennium project of Middleton and Smerrill in the Derbyshire Peak. It marks the seventeen entrances to its parish with boundary stones each inscribed with a text chosen by members of the parish. read more
This Place
Derbyshire County Council's Cultural and Community Services Department, which incorporates libraries, museums, archives and arts, collaborated with local professional photographer Kate Bellis to develop This Place. Kate worked with residents of Derbyshire to record their daily lives, first producing her own work and enabling local people to respond by photographing personal interpretations of what makes "Their Place" special. read more
Recent news
REAP Art Auction
An impressive range of rural art, photography and crafts are set to go under the auctioneers hammer at The Cheshire Cheese Pub in Longnor at 4.30pm on Saturday, November 22nd, 2008. read more
Derby and Derbyshire Creative Industries Strategy
Derby and Derbyshire have a fast growing creative industry sector. They have used recent research and local input to put together a strategy for encouraging the development of their creative industries. read more
Cultivate Seminars and Teatime Talks
The first season of training from Cultivate in autumn 2008. 13 different courses on a range of topics that will help in organisational development and planning for cultural organisations. read more
Resources from EMARAN May 2008 event
EMARAN's May 2008 event aimed to support individual practitioners to thrive in their businesses. There were workshops and presentations that inspired attendees to up their game and find new solutions to the difficulties of working in a rural area. You can read notes from the workshops and download resources here. read more
EMARAN artist commission
East Midlands Arts in Rural Areas Network commissioned Jo Fairfax to respond to the issues, conversations and atmosphere at their conference in May 2008. Read on to see the result of their first artists commission. read more
PROGRESS: Development Programme for Small or Emerging Arts Organisations
PROGRESS is the new development programme managed by Cultivate, the development agency for cultural audiences and organisations in the East Midlands. It operates in partnership with Creative Launchpad, Creative Leicestershire and Derbyshire Arts Development Group, and is funded by Arts Council England. read more
Rural Creative Industries Research District Reports
As well as completing important regional research into the creative industries, Burns Owens Partnership completed 29 separate reports on rural and partly rural districts in the region. You can download each individual report and find out about your district here. read more
EMARAN Autumn conference report and further information
The third EMARAN conference, Market Towns and Cultural Currency, took place in Newark on November 7 2007. There were presentations from Newark town council about their local projects and an update on their research into measuring the economic impact of cultural activities. Other regional music and literature festivals presented on their experiences. Find out more here. read more