The Ark

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The Ark floats into Brierfield!

Thursday 6 June 2pm at The Ark, near the bridge on Clitheroe Road, Brierfield on the B6248 – nearest post code BB9 5QH

Pendle residents will get their first ever chance to board The Ark when it floats into Brierfield on Thursday 1 June.The unique floating sculpture and cinema created by artist Beth Derbyshire is travelling down the Leeds – Liverpool Canal from Blackburn.The Ark is a wooden terraced house on a boat, cut with beautiful Islamic art designs and has a living meadow on the roof!It will moor under Brierfield Mill near the bridge close to the grassed area on Clitheroe Road.

Visitors are welcome to come and watch the Pennine Lancashire themed films on board The Ark on Thursday 6th, Friday 7th and Saturday 8th June from 12Noon to 5pm.

The free events over the three days The Ark is moored at Brierfield are:

• Thursday 6 June starting 1pm at Brierfield Library
Walk to The Ark with Lancashire County Council’s Community Heritage Manager Fiona McIntyre who’ll cover the role of Brierfield Mill in the shaping of the town’s history

• Friday 7 June 1 – 2.30pm & 3 – 4.30pm at The Ark
Talkaoke
Brierfield’s In-Situ arts organisation is asking for your opinions at this pop up talk show

• Saturday 8 June 3pm at The Ark
In Conversation with The Ark’s artist Beth Derbyshire

The artist Beth Derbyshire said:

“The Ark celebrates the industry, natural resources and communities that have shaped and been shaped by the natural landscape of the region.”

It’s a taster of the art projects that will take place in the area over the next three years and which will involve important canal-side landmarks like Brierfield Mill.

The Ark was commissioned by Creativity Works and funded by Arts Council England.

The Ark project is supported by In-Situ, a not-for-profit organisation based at Brierfield Library. In-Situ is directed by creative collaborator Paul Hartley, environment artist Kerry Morrison and Pendle’s own contemporary artist William Titley. www.in-situ.org.uk