Happy Friday from the Wigan & Leigh Art Map team! This month we celebrated the 3rd birthday of the art map at Kawa’s Coffee & Wine Bar.  Special thanks to artists Olivia Taberner, Abigail Lythgoe and Emily Robson from Everyday’s Taking Shape programme for delivering super fun workshops, from ink painting to badge making. Check…

Hello again from the Wigan & Leigh Art Map team! It’s been a little while since our last newsletter as we’ve had to take a step back to look after ourselves, but 2026 marks the start of a new chapter for the art map. Introducing Elysia First of all, we’re delighted to welcome Elysia Day…

Wigan & Leigh Art Map drop-in sessions Pop along to talk all things art map over a brew and a biscuit. Tyldesley Library: Saturday 29th March, 10.30am – 12pm Brand new… Artist’s profiles Winstanley College student placements Congratulations to our four placement students who have just finished their placements with us. Current Opportunities We Are…

Hello from the Wigan & Leigh Art Map team, It’s been a little while since our last newsletter, so we’d like to say a warm welcome to all the new people who have joined our community – we’re so glad to have you with us.  The Wigan & Leigh Art Map was set up by…

Hello from the Wigan & Leigh Art Map team, Firstly, we would like to say a big thank you for supporting the art map project. It’s been a real privilege to see the project flourish and our community raising each other up. We are putting our creative community #OnTheArtMap! We wanted to take this opportunity…

Thank you to all the artists and arts organisations who completed the consultation form. It’s great to see people united in their positivity about Wigan borough’s art sector. We hosted an art map gathering on Wednesday 7th February with invited guests. The group discussed the future of the art map project and how we can all…