What’s On Saturday Club A free Film & Screen Club for 13-16yrs! Starting 26 September 2026 | 10am-1pm Workshop Saturday Squad A free Film & Art Club for 11-13yrs! Starting 26 September 2026 | 2-5pm Workshop Plain Sight | Exhibition Jack Brown, Felicity Hammond, Mishka Henner Open 6th Oct - 28th Nov 2026 | Tue-Sat, 10am-4pm | Free Exhibition Stop-Motion Animation Taster Sessions Mon 26th & Tue 27th Oct | 10.30am-12.30pm or 1.30-3.30pm | Apply now! | Free Workshop Plain Sight - Photography Workshops with Phil Green 11th November, 18th November, and 2nd December 2026 | 5.30-7pm | Age 18+ | Free Listen Volunteer with us! Our volunteers contribute in many ways, from welcoming exhibition visitors to supporting our varied arts & heritage projects! Volunteer BFI Film Academy Introductory Course Applications open Wednesday 26th August | 16-19yr olds | Free filmmaking course Workshop Write/Out Loud - adventures in poetry with Kate Davis 2nd Wednesday of every month! | 16+ | Free Workshop Poetry Open Mic event Wednesday 9th December | 7.30-9pm | Free | More details coming soon LATES Heritage Drop-in Afternoons Wednesdays | 1-3pm | 16+ | Free Workshop Recent Project Highlights Project Cooke's Our Capital Project to Transform Cooke's Studios into an accessible community hub for Barrow within our beautiful, listed building in the heart of the town centre. News Artist Lab We're working with a group of 14 emerging artists exploring digital and the environment in their practice. They are working towards a group exhibition in late 2025. About A Guide to Gentle Protest After a series of workshops with local participants, artists Joseph Doubtfire and Tina Dempsey are using the visual manifestos they created to make a new video work. Watch Sankey: Lives Through the Lens Heritage Project Co-Curating and Exploring the Sankey Photography Archive Youth Opportunities Exhibitions Past Programmes & Projects
