Arts, crafts and such in Barnsley, South Yorkshire*

Anything from pukka art galleries to craft shops. Trendy and twee both welcome.

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• A.J.Artcrafts. near the college and barnsley chronicle on church street. While it may be small its very welcoming and if they havent got what you want they will try their best to get it for you. Its also the one of the oldest buildings in town if not the oldest and worth popping in just for a look.
• Used to be one up near the Church (on Church St, natch) going towards the college, but I don't know it's name.... very upmarket though.
• medahall
• I suspect there may be one somewhere but they don't advertise
• Ashley Jackson's, Church Street - expensive and small The Cooper Art Gallery, Church Street - some nice temporary art and craft exhibitions and sales of locally produced arts and crafts
• COOPER GALLERIES
• The design centre next to the public libary_ i went in and they had an exhibition based on the PS2 game Grand Theft Auto- Vice City, -nice! Also the Cooper art Gallery near the Town Hall
• The Cooper gallery has a really nice cafe so its worth looking at the art just for that!
• COoper art gallery
• Poundland - where Barnsley FC players are bought and sold. It's self-explanatory.
• Bracken Rigg Band - Traditional Scottish accordion & fiddle band playing for barn dances, ceilidhs, Burns' night, St Patricks night and parties. Website www.brackenrigg.co.uk contact brackenriggband@hotmail.com
• PAPER SCULPTURE WORKSHOPS Learn how to make 3D Doves, Angels, Choirboys, Brides, Period Figures etc. out of paper. Make Traditional Paper Sculptures in a Half or Full Day Workshop. These are 3D figures (from 6 inches high up to life size), NOT Papier Mache or Origami. PHOTOS ON WEBSITE at www.papersculpture.co.uk contact papersculpture@hotmail.com A list of materials/tools required is provided before the workshop and templates for the figures are lent at the workshop. Two or more figures can be made in a full day. The ideal event and something different for Flower Arranging, Arts/Crafts Clubs, Church Groups. Some life size figures are always brought along to workshops and offered for sale or auction.
• there int none in tarn!!!
• The only things which pass for art in this town are the smashed up bus shelters.
• us from barnsley don't take an intrest in owt like that we're onley intrested in enjoyin ourselves am sorry but arts and crafts don't fall into that catergory.
• there arnt any, barnsley might not be posh like all the other fancy tarns but al tel ya sumat na, we no how 2 av a gud time!!
• Are you kidding? Most Barnsley people don't know what art is. If you can't fight it, shag it, drink it or spend it they don't wanna know.
• Cooper Gallery (Don't know if its closed or if its being refurbished - anyway I passed it the other day and it had a loada 'stuff; outside)
• Loads scattered around and they even have their own little stalls on the market.
• The Cooper Gallery for art. (not that I go there). West Bretton sculpture park is right on the border of Barnsley, good for a walk! Oh, the Lamproom Theatre is cracking for entertainment, I saw Peter Kay there recently and the plays are very good too. Euan.
• Try Hotch-potch for unusual gifts and crafts, it is also great for nose-studs at very reasonable prices.
• The Cooper Gallery. V. occasionally has good exhibition, but normally not worth bothering with.

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Last updated: 2008-10-14