ARTS + HERITAGE Our arts & heritage programme provides opportunities for people of all ages to encounter world-class digital art, explore the history of our region and get hands-on learning new creative digital skills CURRENT PROJECTS WEST COAST PHOTO FESTIVAL A new festival of photography and digital art, celebrating and exploring the West Coast of Cumbria. SEEING THE NORTH WITH SANKEY Our 2019-2021 project conserving & connecting people with the Sankey Family Photography Collection THE DIGITAL FOREST A new commission lead by artist Jessica El Mal & in collaboration with Grizedale Forest. THE POOL An exciting series of online talks, workshops and micro-commissions aimed at connecting & engaging Cumbrian digital & new media artists WEST COAST PHOTO FESTIVAL International Festival of Photography & Digital Art exploring & celebrating the West Coast of Cumbria SOURCE Cumbrian Digital Artist Development Lab CREATIVE PEOPLE + PLACES Barra' Culture: Creating arts experiences for, by and with our community over four years from 2019 - 2023 EXHIBITIONS > Browse our current & past exhibitions programme ALL PROJECTS PAST HIGHLIGHTS BLACK HISTORY MONTH Celebrating Black History within Cumbria MARKET TALES Our Heritage Lottery Funded project exploring the rich history of Barrow Market through workshops, archive sessions and live theatre performances MARKET TALES Exploring the history of Barrow Market MARKET TALES Our Heritage Lottery Funded project exploring the rich history of Barrow Market through workshops, archive sessions and live theatre performances PLATFORM Digital Arts Programme 2018 PLATFORM Our 2018 programme brings world-class digital art to Barrow. Exploring the theme of connectivity, world-class artists will create new commissions responding to the region's history alongside a whole host of opportunities to get hands on exploring digital art. LOST STATIONS Digital Arts Programme 2017 LOST STATIONS Our 2017 Digital Arts Programme, inspired by the vast network of railway networks and lines surrounding Barrow-in-Furness. LOST JOURNEYS Heritage Project 2016 LOST JOURNEYS A project exploring the important role of the Furness Railway in Barrow's Industrial past through an exciting programme of activities