Brewery Arts

03/09/2025

On 11 September, join us for Woman Grows Jeans 👖

In a country buying 70 million pairs a year, this extraordinary film journeys into our resilient ancestry to reclaim the care and agency key to regeneration. What unfolds is a tender, radical act of reconnection: to land, lineage, and the almost lost skills of the ‘more-than-human’ world.

Follow textile activist Justine Aldersey-Williams as she creates the UK’s only pair of homegrown jeans after 600 hours of dedicated work. The screening will be followed by a live panel discussion with Justine herself.

Book now via https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/woman-grows-jeans-live-director-qa/🌱

The Wild Dyery

03/09/2025

Brewery Arts Comedy Club is back on Fri 26 Sep with a cracking lineup of some of our top tips in the future of standup. This month features the comedy skills of Charmain Hughes, Kevin Daniel, Howard Walker and Sully O’Sullivan!

Here's a taste of what to expect from kiwi Sully O'Sullivan (tip: don't call him an Australian! 😬): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNVJ6d291M0

Book tickets here: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/comedy-club-september-2025/

Enjoy a delicious pizza before the comedy starts! We’ll take your order from the comfort of your table and bring your tasty pre-show meal straight to you. Pizza orders must be made before 7.40pm on the night.

02/09/2025

“I enjoyed pure freedom of designing and making” - Arts Unleashed member, age 12 💬

That’s the magic of our Creative Learning sessions: freedom to explore, create and express.

Right now, artwork from our Arts Unleashed Summer Camp and Youth Visual Arts sessions is proudly on display in our gallery - come and see the talent on show! 🎨

Later this year, your child’s work could feature in our exhibition “Once Upon A Time…”

Join us this season! Youth Visual Arts sessions include:
- Mini Makers
- Art Explorers
- Artseen (Tues & Wed)
- Clay Club
- Makers Club

Find out more and book via https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/whats-on/creative-learning/

02/09/2025

We're bringing soulful rockers MY BABY to Brewery Arts on Sat 18 Oct. Check out their new track 'Less Is More' here - a stunning groovy throwback number, crank it up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mu3Ee94yuw&list=RD7mu3Ee94yuw&start_radio=1

Book tickets here: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/my-baby/

New album ECHO out now: https://lnk.to/yXk8CrHMChoreography: Maxime Abbenhues, Mees Meeuwsen (Collective MAMM)Dancers: Gihan Koster, Maxime Smeets, Winter Wi...

01/09/2025

This week at Brewery Arts, we welcome phenomenal singer-songwriter Horse, Scottish folk legends RURA, and the epic Goldie Lookin Chain

In partnership with Cumbria Deaf Association, catch Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore in the Cinema. The Roses opens this week, starring the fabulous Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch, plus horror lovers can brave The Conjuring: Last Rites 👻

Finally, explore our Young Artists Open Exhibition in the Sugar Store Gallery and the Arts Unleashed Summer Camp Exhibition in the Foyer Gallery - both free to visit and celebrating incredible work from young creatives in our community 🎨

Dive into the full highlights below 👇

🎵 Live Music
Horse | 4 September
RURA | 5 September
Goldie Lookin Chain: Still Safe As Fu*k Tour | 6 September

🎭 Stage on Screen & Event Cinema
National Theatre Live: Inter Alia | 4 September

🎥 Cinema
The Bad Guys 2 | 2, 6 September
Freakier Friday | 2, 3, 4, 6 September
Savages | 2 September
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning | 2 September
Materialists | 2, 3, 4, 5 September
Hot Milk | 2, 3, 4 September
Jaws – 50th Anniversary | 2 September
Caught Stealing | 2, 3, 4, 5 September
Nobody 2 | 2, 3, 4, 6 September
The Naked Gun | 3, 4, 6 September
Weapons | 3, 4 September
The Ballad Of Wallis Island | 3 & 4 September
Motherboard | 5 September
The Life Of Chuck | 5, 6 September
The Roses | 5, 6 September
The Ceremony | 5 September
The Conjuring: Last Rites | 5, 6 September
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore | 5 September
The Fantastic Four: First Steps | 6 September
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk | 6 September

🎨 Creative Learning
Social Cine-Club | 3 September

🖼️ Exhibitions
Young Artists Open Exhibition 2025 | Ongoing
Arts Unleashed Summer Camp Exhibition | Ongoing

🎟️ Learn more and book tickets by heading to https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/

31/08/2025

Celebrate the next generation of creatives at our inaugural Young Artist Open Exhibition 🎨

Over 30 young artists aged 4-18 have shared their visions of ‘Your Kendal’ - from bold abstracts to tender reflections on nature, each piece reveals a unique story of our town through young eyes. Free to visit in the Sugar Store Gallery until 13 September.

Become a Regular Donor and help us nurture young talent, sustain inspiring events like this, and keep creativity alive in Kendal and beyond. ✨

Find out more via https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/support/donations/

30/08/2025

Back in 2005, after breakthrough success fronting 90s indie band Easyworld, David Ford launched his solo career with 'I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused', an LP that was a far more personal, acoustic folk-pop effort. This album cemented Ford's reputation as one of the finest British singer-songwriters of his generation.

20 years after its release, including this standout track 'State of The Union', which is still a fan favourite to this day, he performs Brewery Arts on 16 October to play the album its entirety, with special guest performers as well as Ford’s renowned feats of multi-instrumentalism.

Find out more and book tickets here: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/david-ford-i-sincerely-apologise-for-all-the-trouble-ive-caused-20-years/

29/08/2025

New specials, fresh for the season… and they’re full of flavour ✨

Crispy corn chip-coated beef cheek with silky corn chowder and a rich bone marrow sauce, a fiery ranchero pizza topped with spiced chicken, peppers, feta and a zingy sriracha-lime drizzle, and a cherry meringue that’s perfect for those with a sweet tooth 🍒

Wash it all down with our autumnal spiced Hogans Cider & Pimms cocktail - warming, refreshing, and perfect for these cosy nights 🍂

Book your table now via https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/visit/food-drink/ 🍽️

29/08/2025

Did you know we run weekend workshops here at Brewery Arts? 😍

Looking to try something new? We’ve got you covered:
- Introduction to the Dark Room - learn the magic of film photography, start to finish.
- Botanical Printing - experiment with plants and natural objects using monoprint, collagraph, and embossing.
- Clay & Pottery - from hand-building in Introduction to Clay to wheel work in Discover Pottery Throwing.
- Painting - explore Introduction to Acrylics or Introduction to Watercolours.

And if you’re already thinking ahead to Christmas… we’ve got some fab festive workshops lined up too! 🎨

Find out more via https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/whats-on/creative-learning/

29/08/2025

Our new Brochure has just landed! 🌟

It’s packed with world-class entertainment, creative workshops, and inspiring performances.

Head to Brewery Arts to pick one up yourself 😍