Northamptonshire
Case studies
Fermynwoods Contemporary Arts
Fermynwoods Contemporary Art was initiated at the end of 1998 by Rosalind Stoddart and Patrick Duerden. They saw the need for a facility to promote contemporary visual art in the county of Northamptonshire and from the outset it was their intention to bring work of quality and significance to a wide audience. The organisation commissions exhibitions, events, residencies and educational activities. This case study is in the process of being built so please check back for more information soon. read more
Northamptonshire Farm Diversification
There are a collection of case studies included here. All of them are examples of farm or small-holding owners diversifying their income generation using cultural activities. These case studies are all taken from the research conducted by Culture East Midlands that led to the report 'Farm Diversification and Culture' that is available in full from the resources pages of this website. The material for each case study came from interviews with the owners and farmers themselves. read more
Arts Meets Environment Festival
The Arts Meets Environment Festival (AMEF) is a three-year programme of arts workshops and festival days to celebrate rural life and culture in the Rockingham Forest by making the best use of the area’s natural and cultural resources and improving the quality of life in rural areas. read more
Oundle Festival
In 1985 James Parsons, the organist at Oundle School, set up a weeklong summer school (now entitled Oundle for Organists) for students of the organ, and the Oundle Music Festival to run alongside the summer school. Keen that budding organists should be encouraged to learn how to play the rare Frobenius organ the school had acquired, Parsons came up with the idea of providing training at the school during the summer holidays. The idea of a public festival was conceived at the same time. The festival now runs events at other times of the year in addition to those scheduled during the summer school, and has extended its summer concert season to ten days. read more