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Bursting from screens and galleries into the streets and imaginations of the Northwest, Abandon Normal Devices (AND) is a new cross-regional festival that questions the normal and champions different approaches.

read more about digital artists' handbook

The Digital Artists Handbook is an up to date, reliable and accessible source of information that introduces artists to different tools, resources and ways of working related to digital art.

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The Folly Lanternhouse International Residencies offer support to artists working with new technologies to develop their ideas and extend their practice.

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A bit like an adventure playground, a bit like a work of art, and a bit like a computer game.

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Radar is a new programme of artists' residencies in public libraries across Lancashire.

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ArtCast is folly's platform for public access to new and innovative art, exploring the creative potential of the podcasting medium.

read more areas of outstanding natural banality

Areas of Outstanding Natural Banality encourages people to seek out and document beauty in the everyday, to take pictures and share them worldwide.

read more about f.wish

A new kind of online forum. The eastern myth says if your wish hangs in the tree it will come true. Try your luck, submit a wish to folly's tree.

read more about the secret life of cumbria

The Secret Life of Cumbria is a book written by the people of Cumbria. A collection of stories about escape, love, grief, and favourite T-shirts!

read more about what's cooking grandma?

What's Cooking Grandma is a video cookbook of grandmothers and their special recipes, celebrating Grandma's cooking and sharing knowledge across generations.

read more about balloonascope

Lancashire Balloonascope is a creative consultation project, investigating people's relationships to digital culture with the county's Libraries Service, library users and the general public.

read more about digi_club

digi_club was a two-year project aimed at young people, through which folly explored new ways of working to engage teenagers in high quality digital arts experiences and encourage young talent to thrive.

read more about love culture

Love Culture is an online community where you can make friends and share your views about art and culture.