Spokespeople from our team can provide comment, case studies and expertise on topics including:
For media enquiries, in the first instance, please contact Simon Webbon: simon@festivalofmaking.co.uk
Our press agency, Animo PR, can be contacted at anita@animopr.co.uk and anys@animopr.co.uk
“Blackburn, the northern town boasts a population that works in making and manufacturing at a rate twice the national average. It makes Blackburn the perfect place to host the National Festival of Making.”
– BBC Radio 4 Front Row
Creative Boom – National Festival of Making unveils 2025 Art in Manufacturing commissions (2025)
BBC Radio 4 World at One – Mark Lowen speaks with Wayne Hemingway (2025)
Mag North – The National Festival of Making (2024)
The Times – News in Pictures (2024)
BBC News – Blackburn Taken Over by Design Festival (2023)
The Manufacturer – Leading artists and UK manufacturers unite for National Festival of Making (2023)
The Guardian – Looms with a View (2023)
People, Place, Time and Space – Laurie Peake in conversation with Elena Jackson (2020)
Tribune Magazine – Lauren Velvick reviews the Art In Manufacturing programme (2020)
Forbo Flooring – Art in Manufacturing Inspiration References with Artist Anna Ray (2019)
Northern Soul – Interview with Festival Co-Founder, Wayne Hemingway MBE (2019)
Boost Business Lancashire – Review of Festival Conference Programme (2019)
A.N – Review of Art in Manufacturing commissioned artist Nicola Ellis with Ritherdon (2018)
Asian Image – ‘The Making of a South Asian Wedding’ with commissioned artist Dawinder Bansal (2018)
Corridor8 – Festival Review (2018)
Big Issue – Review of Art in Manufacturing commissioned artist Martyn Ware (2018)
Fred Aldous Manchester – Blog Post (2018)
BBC Breakfast – Live broadcast from the National Festival of Making (2017)
Manchester Evening News – Making Taste Celebrity Kitchen in partnership with the BBC (2017)
National Lottery Heritage Fund – Funding News (2017)