Shaun the Sheep, the beloved stop-motion character created by Aardman, is celebrating 30 years since his debut in Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995). To mark this milestone, Aardman has launched a global crafting campaign called ‘Can Ewe Knit It?’, inviting fans and crafters worldwide to knit or crochet Shaun-inspired woollen blanket squares.
Running until October 2025, the initiative is a collaboration between Aardman, British Wool, Campaign for Wool, and Craft Forward. Participants can download free pattern designs or create unique squares inspired by Shaun’s iconic...
Devon and Torbay libraries are set to burst with colour, sound, and imagination this autumn as Libraries Unlimited unveils its exciting new programme, running from 1st August to 31st October, under the vibrant theme ‘Get Creating’.
Far from the quiet spaces of the past, libraries will host everything from craft workshops and discos to live theatre and concerts. Visitors can learn to make musical instruments, explore bugs, build fantasy houses, or create watercolours, mosaics and screen-prints—all within their local library.
A powerful and uplifting art exhibition titled ‘This City We Live In’ is now open to the public at CoLab Exeter, running from 24 July to 16 September 2025.
The exhibition is free to visit Monday to Friday, 10am–1pm and 2pm–4pm, at Wat Tyler House, 3 King William Street, Exeter, EX4 6PD.
The exhibition features artwork created by people supported by local charities Julian House and CoLab through a creative group called CoLab Creativity. The group is funded by the Urban Learning Academy (ULA) via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The creative talents of Exeter’s older women artists will be on full display this summer as Crowshow 25 returns to Positive Light on Sidwell Street for its fourth annual exhibition. Running from Saturday, August 16 to Saturday, August 30, the free exhibition is open daily to the public from 10am to 4pm.
Organised by CROW (Creative Older Women), the exhibition celebrates the bold, diverse, and thought-provoking work of women artists aged 50 and above. This year’s show features work from 30 members, with a wide range of paintings, sculptures, textiles, printmaking, and mixed media...
A new initiative launches today, giving Exeter’s emerging artists and designers a unique opportunity to take over a large window space on Paris Street. Exeter-based designer, Charlotte Froud, approached Princesshay with the idea for the competition to use the large available window display space on Paris Street. The initiative has been supported by both Princesshay and Exeter City Council.
Charlotte Froud said: “The idea has come from my own experience as a designer, and, in 2014, having the amazing opportunity to display my work on the Southbank. This got my work seen which helped...
Christmas is just around the corner and the Positive People team are getting festive by holding Christmas crafting workshops across Devon. The Positive People project is funded by the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund and aims to help people get socially and digitally connected.
In these free workshops, participants can get involved with a range of activities including making wreaths and snow globes, designing Christmas cards and T-shirts and making their own tree decorations. At some venues, there is also the opportunity to try out cake decorating and build a Virtual...
FabLab Taster for children age 8 up: A hands-on introduction to 2D Design, then cut your design on the vinyl cutter before pressing it onto a t-shirt (please bring a plain cotton t-shirt to the session).
