Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from all the team at Signal!! ☃️🎄🎅. [Image Description: Stills of plasticine snowmen and Father Christmas from our short animation, 'The Day Before Christmas,' made by 8-11 year olds in our Signal Starters animation workshops]

📢We're looking for a group of participants to enjoy a series of 3 creative #workshops in February 2025! .Join artists Tina Dempsey & Joseph Doubtfire to explore & creatively express your cares and concerns about #Barrow in Furness. Find out more & apply:

As we transform #CookesStudios we're thrilled to be working with #architects @baumanlyons! .✨ They are interested in what is available locally regarding skills and materials.✨ They have an excellent portfolio.✨ They value collaborative working & social values .#Barrow #Signal

What's happening to #CookesStudios? We've started our refurb to transform it into a welcoming public arts centre for all! #ProjectCooke's is well underway ✨ .Huge thanks @mhclg who are providing funding through the #CommunityOwnershipFund .Find out more:

📢Local #historian & #Sankey researcher Peter Laird has recently published his fantastic book! 'Walney Island - A History' explores the detailed evolution of #WalneyIsland from the Neolithic era to the present day. 👉£19.99 & available from Peter Laird at p.laird@btinternet.com

Interested in applying for our Artist Call Out? . ✨Our Community Engagement Producer Rachel joined @arts_cumbria for their Friday Zoom last week to talk about our current artist call-out! ✨Watch the video below and check out what she had to say! .

📣 We are excited to invite applications from #photographers or lens-based #artists to respond to The #Sankey #Photo #Archive working collaboratively with local people to create a public exhibition!.Closing date: 17 Nov .Fee: £9,000.More info: #opencall

🎃Tomorrow is your last chance to apply for a FREE Signal Starters Animation Taster Session! 🧸. 8 to 11 year-olds can enjoy a taste #stopmotion #animation!. Deadline: 24 Oct, 12 noon.Sessions: 31 Oct or 1 Nov | 10.30-12.30pm or 1.30-3.30pm.APPLY: .#Barrow

Today is the last day to check out our pop-up #exhibition! Like #CaseyOrr 's #photography project, #SaturdayTown, the work created in her workshops with local creatives celebrates self-expression and personal style✨ . 🗓️ Today - 20th Oct.⏰ 12-3PM.📍Cooke's Studios, #Barrow

📣Our Pop-up Exhibition opens tomorrow!! .Enjoy work created by local creatives in workshops led by the award-winning photographer Casey Orr - they've made some brilliant large-scale pieces that you won't want to miss!. 🗓️ 18th - 20th Oct.⏰ 12-3PM.📍Cooke's Studios, Barrow

Looking for something fun to do this #half-term?. 8 to 11 year-olds can enjoy a taste of Model-making and Stop motion #animation!. Deadline: 24 Oct.Available Sessions: Thursday 31 October or Friday 1 November | 10.30-12.30pm or 1.30-3.30pm.APPLY: #Barrow

Join us for a free Pop-up #Exhibition of work created by local participants in Casey Orr's workshops inspired by Saturday Town! Enjoy #photography, wheat pasting, street art, collage & large scale pieces. 🗓️ Friday 18th - Sunday 20th October.⏰ 12-3PM.📍Cooke's Studios #Barrow

📢 Saturday Town launches tonight 6pm at Barrow Train Station!🚂✨. The bold colourful publication is also now available as a DIGITAL NEWSPAPER on our website 👉

✨Our brilliant volunteer Jean is doing a talk at Barrow Library on Thursday 10th October 👉 Learn about Barrow Docks, enjoy maps never seen before and celebrate Barrow's triumph! ✨. Email barrow.archives@cumberland.gov.uk or call 01229 407377 to book your free place!

The Award-Winning #Photography Project is coming to #Barrow! We are thrilled to bring the national photographic project, 'Saturday Town' to Barrow Railway #Station. #SaturdayTown is a celebration of style, fashion and self-expression by #CaseyOrr.

📣 We might be de-installing Niki Colclough's exhibition, but we are thrilled to share our small #onlineexhibition - 'Digital Net!'.Enjoy a selection of stunning #digital #collages and #photographs created by Niki's workshop participants!.#Collage #Barrow

📣 We still have some spaces left on our FREE #Photography Workshops for 16-19 yr olds with #CaseyOrr starting TOMORROW!! Please get in touch and complete the application below if you're interested 😁. 👉Find out more and apply here: #Barrow

"Our shared heritage can help us connect - to each other and the world around us, it can provide us with values whilst also being a lens through which to dream about the future.". Our exhibition, Field Notes, is open until 31 Aug! Find out more:

✨Don't miss our specially curated selection of Sankey Photography on display now!✨ A highlight of our current Sankey: Lives Through the Lens project. 🗓️ Open Wed-Sat until 31 August 2024.⏰ 11am - 5pm.📍Cooke's Studios.FREE. #Barrow #Sankey #FreeExhibition #Photography

📣 Applications are now open for our #BFIFilmAcademy! 🎬 . We are looking for young #filmmakers and #film enthusiasts aged 16-19 to take part in our BFI Film Academy. 📽️. Deadline: 6 Oct.Find out more & apply: #BFI #SignalFilmAndMedia #Barrow #Cumbria @