Aroundtown Magazine Nov/Dec 2023 edition
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FEELING FESTIVE<br />
Celebrate South Yorkshire’s<br />
artists at Cooper Gallery<br />
Ring in the Magic<br />
of Middle-earth at<br />
Experience Barnsley<br />
As the home of Barnsley’s<br />
history, Experience Barnsley<br />
is an award-winning museum<br />
which takes you on a<br />
fascinating journey through<br />
the stories from days gone<br />
by.<br />
But this festive season, travel to<br />
the magical realm of Middle-earth<br />
with the Tolkien inspired exhibition<br />
that is currently on at Experience<br />
Barnsley. You’ll find over 200 rare<br />
objects from the legendary Lord<br />
of the Rings and Hobbit fandom,<br />
with lots of interactive elements<br />
throughout the exhibition.<br />
During the Barnsley Bright Nights<br />
event on Friday 24th and Saturday<br />
25th <strong>Nov</strong>ember, the museum will be<br />
open late until 8.3pm for free drop-in<br />
craft sessions where you can make<br />
a dragon egg or wizard wand.<br />
A new idea for this year, there will<br />
also be a community toy swap on<br />
Saturday 2nd <strong>Dec</strong>ember between<br />
10.30am-2.30pm. Bring along any<br />
quality, good condition toys your<br />
children no longer play with and<br />
see if there is something else to<br />
exchange it for. A great way to<br />
clear out your pile of unwanted<br />
toys before Christmas while also<br />
reducing waste!<br />
Have a winter wander around<br />
Worsbrough Mill<br />
When it’s time to escape<br />
the house and enjoy some<br />
fresh air this Christmas,<br />
Worsbrough Mill and Country<br />
Park makes for a fantastic<br />
outing for all the family.<br />
Enjoy a brisk stroll or dog walk<br />
around the reservoir or grab a<br />
multisensory trail map from the<br />
mill shop to see what you can find<br />
while you walk. If you have children,<br />
there’s also a playground to burn<br />
off even more energy – and<br />
Christmas sugar!<br />
The museum is open Wednesday<br />
to Sunday between 10am-3pm<br />
where you can see the 17th Century<br />
working water mill. There is also a<br />
popular tearoom on-site that’s open<br />
daily between 9.30am-4pm.<br />
On Sunday 10th <strong>Dec</strong>ember there<br />
will also be a Christmas market<br />
between 10am-3pm with plenty<br />
of crafters, makers, bakers, and<br />
artisan gift stalls to treat yourself or<br />
someone on your Christmas list.<br />
This winter, take a trip<br />
to Barnsley’s premier art<br />
gallery for a chance to<br />
see and buy some unique<br />
artwork created by South<br />
Yorkshire artists.<br />
The Cooper Prize exhibition<br />
is now on at Cooper Gallery,<br />
showcasing the winning<br />
submissions and finalists from<br />
South Yorkshire’s most prestigious<br />
art competition. This is an exciting<br />
opportunity to discover just how<br />
good the quality of our local<br />
artists’ work is.<br />
This year, there were a record<br />
number of entrants, with over 400<br />
submissions from professional,<br />
amateur and student artists.<br />
The standard of work, which<br />
encompasses various mediums,<br />
was to an incredibly high standard.<br />
The exhibition includes the<br />
winners and highly commended<br />
in all four categories: the Cooper<br />
Prize, Sadler Award for emerging<br />
artists, Fox Gift for under 16s, and<br />
Barnsley College Special Award<br />
for Originality and Skills.<br />
Visitors to the exhibition will<br />
also have their say to crown<br />
the People’s Choice winner by<br />
choosing the piece they love<br />
the most.<br />
All the work in the exhibition will<br />
be for sale at reasonable prices<br />
and you will be supporting home<br />
grown talent.<br />
If you’re inspired by what’s in<br />
12 tricks of Christmas<br />
on Eldon Street<br />
If you’re in the town doing<br />
your Christmas shopping,<br />
look out for Barnsley’s<br />
Un-naturalists doing their<br />
festive performance.<br />
The trio will be walking around<br />
Eldon Street and the Victorian<br />
Arcade on Friday 8th and Tuesday<br />
19th <strong>Dec</strong>ember between 3pm-6pm<br />
with a mix of street theatre, magic<br />
the exhibition, then Cooper Gallery<br />
also invite you to join them at their<br />
Sketchbook Circle which takes<br />
place on the first Thursday of the<br />
month between 1pm-2.30pm.<br />
All materials are included, so<br />
just turn up for an informal<br />
drawing session.<br />
On Thursdays in <strong>Nov</strong>ember,<br />
they are also hosting Art for<br />
Wellbeing sessions to reduce<br />
social isolation. Artists Sally<br />
Philburn and Julia Woodhall will be<br />
in the gallery between 10am-12pm<br />
for free drop-in art sessions with<br />
different types of art each week.<br />
And don’t forget that Cooper<br />
Gallery also has a shop filled with<br />
an eclectic range of handcrafted<br />
gifts made exclusively by<br />
Yorkshire-based artists, great for<br />
Christmas ideas.<br />
and music to get you into the<br />
festive spirit.<br />
For all bookable events, tickets can be purchased via<br />
Art Tickets. barnsley-museums.arttickets.org.uk<br />
More information about any of the events can be found<br />
at www.barnsley-museums.com<br />
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