Although we were unable to meet in person in 2020 because of coronavirus restrictions, the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival went ahead online on 26th September 2020. The community art project for this year (making a mural at Goldthorpe Railway Embankment) was deferred until 2021, though artist Lydia Caprani and Julie Turner met to discuss the project.

32 people were involved in the festival, sending in photographs or videos of their work which were displayed online via the DCAF Facebook page throughout the day.

Participants were:

  1. Greentop Circus (circus skills)                                           
  2. Angie’s Makes (sewing)                                                       
  3. Local dance groups (Nicole Guy/ Deborah Clayton School of Dance)                                                                                                
  4. Alison Taylor (Sand Art)                                                       
  5. Allan Johnson (Graphite/ charcoal drawings)                    
  6. Andi Bee (paintings for sale)                                               
  7. Asmaa Chaudhry (card making videos/ tutorials)             
  8. Barnsley Museums (links to lockdown activities)             
  9. Barnsley Superstars (sewing)                                             
  10. Chris Johnson (paintings)                                      
  11. Chris McShane   (music video)                                  
  12. David Noble (oil paintings for sale)                         
  13. David Trow (painting)                                                 
  14. Dearne Churches Together (crafts)                          
  15. Dearne Valley Camera Club (photography)             
  16. Eloise Unerman  (poetry)                                           
  17. Erina Hyde (crafts/ photography)                         
  18. Encaustic Art (hot wax painting)                              
  19. Inspyre Art (Ali Thomas)       (pyrography)               
  20. Janet Cobourne-Smith          (cross stitch)                
  21. Jeannette Ayton (short story)                                  
  22. Jeanette Heavey (paintings)                       
  23. John Irving Clarke (book readings)                        
  24. Julia Arts (art & poetry)                                          
  25. Mackenzie Schreuder (how to make a lockdown buddy)                                                                                                                  
  26. Mandy McLoughlin (needle felting)                          
  27. Pat Moore (creative writing)                                     
  28. Rebecca Sills (art & The Wild Garden video)       
  29. Ruth Waterworth (painting)                                      
  30. Sarah Davey (photography)                                      
  31. Shirley Swales (painting/ craft)                                 
  32. Unique Turning (Stanley Bryan)    (wood turning)