BBC Radio Lancashire recently invited one of our founder members Sian Johnson into the studio for a chat and to learn more about MAC and what we've been getting up to in the 4 years since we set up. You can hear the interview in full here... https://soundcloud.com/johnny-bean/sian-johnson-on-bbc-radio-lancashire-220919
MORECAMBE ARTIST COLONY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WEDS OCTOBER 9TH, 2019 6PM AT MORE MUSIC. PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF CELEBRATION, FUN, CHAT AND MORE AS WE REVIEW THE YEAR GONE BY AND OPEN DISCUSSION ON PLANS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. We are hoping to see as many of our members as possible at … Continue reading MAC AGM
David Stewart – Meet the Artist David Stewart's wonderful exhibition "Fogeys" at The White Elephant Gallery has been extended by popular demand to July 6th! And on Friday 21st June 3pm at The White Elephant Contemporary Gallery in the Arndale Centre, Morecambe there will be an informal opportunity to hear celebrated photographer David Stewart reflect … Continue reading David Stewart – Meet the Artist
Community Inscription writing for the Morecambe Bay Time & Tide Bell You’ve seen the bell, you’ve heard it ring. Now come and contribute to the writing of the community inscription that will be written on it. at THE STONE JETTY CAFE Tuesday 7th May, from 5.30pm. with Pete Moser and members of Morecambe Artist Colony. … Continue reading Time & Tide Bell – community inscription writing
Morecambe 5km Fun Run: 'Save our Sculpture' Venus & Cupid Arts Trust is running a fundraising campaign because the Venus Sculpture was badly damaged in the hard frosts of Spring 2018. The tiny ceramic tiles of the mosaic patterns came away from the surface in many patches as the grout had crumbled underneath them. The … Continue reading ‘Save our Sculpture’ – Morecambe 5km Fun Run
The annual Morecambe Christmas Tree festival is approaching. The festival, which takes place each year at Morecambe Parish Church in Poulton is a lovely, community festival (with craft fair attached). Community groups, schools and more decorate a Christmas tree for the display and this year, MAC will be adding an artist tree to the display. … Continue reading Morecambe Christmas Tree Festival
Art Auction at the Midland Hotel The fundraising campaign to bring A Time and Tide Bell to Morecambe continues with an Art Auction to be held at the Midland Hotel on 11 October 2018 at 7.00pm. Announcement - a Call to Artists Donations of artwork are needed now! Morecambe Artist Colony (MAC for short) which is organising … Continue reading Art Auction for a Morecambe Time & Tide Bell – a call to artists
Marcus Vergette, the sculptor who has created the national programme of Time and Tide Bells, will visit Morecambe Bay Community Primary School on the 21st and 22nd May to lend a half bell to the school in preparation for the fund-raising campaign to bring a Time & Tide Bell to Morecambe. The Time and Tide Bell … Continue reading International Sculptor Marcus Vergette visits Morecambe School
The Big Dance - Photos by Johnny Bean at The Stone Jetty Cafe, Morecambe Promenade. May 16th - June 27th Johnny Bean's latest exhibition features photographs from one joyous day back in 2014 when, together with local business Typical Type, he invited dancers of all kinds, young, old, professional, amateur, from Ballroom to Morris dancing, … Continue reading The Big Dance / The Big Walk
AN EXHIBITION OF MIDLAND ARTWORK BY LINDA PAGE MAC member Linda Page has a new exhibition coming up of her Midland Hotel artwork, and appropriately enough it takes place in The Midland Hotel. Marking the 10th anniversary of the re-opening of The Midland Hotel, the works will be on display in the Eric Gill corridor … Continue reading The Midland at The Midland