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Category Archives: What’s On

Rough Terrain – Navigating Practice: Artist talks and conversations – Saturday 13 June

Navigating Practice: Artist Talks & Conversation Art Gene Gallery Nan Tait Centre Saturday 13th June 2026, 11:00am – 2.00pm, 2026 This is a free event with refreshments, ending with an optional soup lunch from 2pm All are welcome, booking is essential https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/art-gene-33040885449 What… Read more

Rough Terrain Exhibition Opening – Friday 12 June

Rough Terrain Exhibition Opening How do we map our terrain? Where are the boundaries and edges? What happens where things overlap? Rough Terrain is an exhibition of artists working in, on, and about Cumbria. Not only the bucolic Cumbria, but its edgelands – places… Read more

Allotment Soup Community Open Day – Saturday 6 June 12 – 4pm

Community Open Day, Saturday 6 June 12 – 4pm Join Art Gene on Saturday 6 June at Allotment Soup: The Isle of Walney Community Growing Space for our open day in celebration of the Great Big Green Week. Enjoy complimentary afternoon tea, family workshops, a… Read more

Stargazing and Hot Chocolate at Allotment Soup – Thursday 30 April

Stargazing and Hot Chocolate at Allotment Soup – Thursday 30 April, 8.15pm – 10.15pm Join Art Gene, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and Furness and South Lakeland Astronomical Society for an evening celebrating the cosmos with talks, stargazing and drawing. Everyone welcome, book your free ticket via… Read more

Peoples Emergency Broadcast – Wednesday 22 April

Peoples Emergency Broadcast – Wednesday 22 April, 6.30 – 8.00pm Art Gene Main Gallery, Nan Tait Centre, Abbey Road Entrance, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5TY. 6.30pm – 8.00pm A light supper of soup and refreshments will be served prior to the screening. Free, All… Read more

MAS(S), a new art work by CONCRETE

Join Art Gene on Thursday 19 March for the opening exhibition of MAS(S) 6.15pm – 8.15pm Created by artists Tristan Shorr and Rae Champion (CONCRETE) in collaboration with Scottish artist Lomund Campbell, MAS(S) explores themes of migration, refugees, war and loss through the human voice.… Read more

Field Fridays return to Allotment Soup – volunteers required

Join our community of gardeners on the allotment and learn about growing organic food and supporting nature. Allotment Soup was set up in 2015 and relies on local helpers. We meet for “Field Friday” and always build in time for a sit down and a… Read more

Community Apple Orchard Tree Planting, 2pm – 4pm, Saturday 14th March 2026

Community Apple Orchard Tree Planting, 2pm – 4pm, Saturday 14th March 2026 Art Gene is delighted to have secured funding to extend the Allotment Soup site to create a new community orchard. We’ll be holding regular community events to help establish, maintain and harvest… Read more

Looking sideways: creative health in the Barrow context

Looking sideways: creative health in the Barrow context Art Gene invites you to a round table discussion on the role of arts and creativity in the health care system in Barrow: Friday, 27 February 2026, 1.00pm – 5.00pm. Art Gene is an Arts Council England… Read more

MAS(S): Share Your Story

Do you have experience as a migrant to the UK? Would you like to share your story and be part of a travelling art work showing around the UK? MAS(S) is an acronym taken from the works original title Make A Stand. MAS(S) represents an… Read more

Sky and Soup – A series of creative workshops and conversations with artist Louise Beer

Stargazing & Storytelling, at Allotment Soup! Join us at Art Gene’s community growing space, Allotment Soup, to hear resident artist Louise Beer and Roy Chisem of the Furness and South Lakeland Astronomical Society talk about astronomy, ecology, and how we can have hope and… Read more

Experts in Transient Living – Exhibition now open to the public

Experts in Transient Living – Exhibition now open to the public This exhibition is a collaboration between artist, Martin J Gent, Art Gene’s artist and founder-Director, Maddi Nicholson and members of the community: Elisha, Liam, Jafar, Marie & Dawn. The work shown here… Read more

Remember Nature Exhibition Opening Tuesday 4 November 2025

Remember Nature Exhibition Opening Tuesday 4 November 2025 Join Art Gene for the opening celebration of the Remember Nature: Intra-actions exhibition in the Art Gene Gallery, Nan Tait Centre, Barrow-in-Furness About the exhibition Remember Nature: Intra-actions exhibition brings together art and food to… Read more

Cook and Connect with Art Gene

Cook and Connect with Art Gene Cook and Connect with Art Gene. Are you aged 17 to 22? Do you enjoy trying new foods? Are you interested in developing your cooking and teamwork skills whilst making new friends? Then sign up for our series… Read more

The Big Meet: Cumbria Arts & Culture Network – 18 September ’25

The Big Meet: Cumbria Arts & Culture Network – 18 September ’25 Catalyst award winners Jack McNeill, Azraa Motala and Emma McGordon | Credit: CACN Join us next month when Art Gene will host ‘The Big Meet’ – Cumbria Arts & Culture Network’s… Read more

‘Perception of Place’ – 3 Creative Walk Shops with artist Ellie Barrett

3 Creative Walkshops – Capturing Your Place Join artist Ellie Barrett for a series of three creative walkshops exploring the Barrow-in-Furness coast. Each walk offers an opportunity to creatively engage with the landscape, reflect on your sense of place, and connect with others. Participants… Read more

Allotment Soup Community Growing Space – Field Friday Sessions Spring / Summer 2025

Allotment Soup Field Friday Sessions late 2025 Join our community of gardeners on the allotment and learn about growing organic food and supporting nature. Allotment Soup was set up in 2015 and relies on local helpers. We meet for “Field Friday” and always build… Read more

Allotment Soup Community Growing Space – Field Friday Sessions Spring / Summer 2025

Allotment Soup Community Growing Space – Field Friday Sessions Spring / Summer 2025 Allotment Soup Field Friday Sessions return on Friday 25th April 2025. Join our community of gardeners on the allotment and learn about growing organic food and supporting nature. Allotment Soup was… Read more

Barrow Island Working Party Community Litter Pick – Saturday 7th June 10am – 12 noon

Barrow Island Working Party Community Litter Pick – Saturday 7th June Join Art Gene on Saturday 7th June 10am – noon for a litter pick. Following the success of our previous litter pick we are hosting another litter pick of the streets of Barrow… Read more

Barrow Island Landscaping Party – Wednesday 30th April 3 – 5pm

Barrow Island Landscaping Party – Wednesday 30th April 3 – 5pm Join Art Gene for a community gardening session on Wednesday 30th April All welcome to help transform the patch that surrounds this special memorial tree. Meet at the garden on Schooner Street, any… Read more

A Call to Knitting Needles!

A Call to Knitting Needles! Be part of a creative project celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat institution. Knit a Peggy Braithwaite beanie to be displayed and sold to raise funds for the RNLI. ‘Sea Like a Mirror’ is a national programme… Read more

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