An exhibition curated in response to Art in Manufacturing.

A now-annual programme of commissions created when eight exceptional artists were paired with eight of Pennine Lancashire’s leading manufacturers. The outcomes of their residencies were shown in Blackburn town centre’s most historic and contemporary venues as part of the 2017 National Festival of Making.

Through these special residencies, manufacturers opened their doors to the artists, revealing their industry secrets, specialist machinery, materials, staff, and heritage skills in an unprecedented collaboration.

The Art in Manufacturing Legacy exhibition allowed visitors to relive the site-specific commissions in a gallery setting a year later, featuring pieces from the original project alongside a series of commissioned films specially curated to tell the story of making, from the kitchen table to the factory floor.

Featuring artists Lazerian, Bella May Leonard, Jamie Holman, Grennan and Sperandio, Jeni McConnell, Ruth Jones, Michelle Wren, James Bloomfield, and Robyn Woolston, with films by Wash and O Productions.

The National Festival of Making at Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery