Watch the inspiring story of Ritherdon’s brilliant artist in residence Nicola Ellis on BBC News!
See how Nicola turned her creative talents and waste materials from the Ritherdon factory in Darwen into eye-catching pieces of art.
Watch our highly skilled team of fabricators and engineers reveal how they help transform Nicola’s artistic flair into magnificent sculptures coveted by galleries and collectors across the UK.
It’s been incredibly inspiring to have an artist in residence working in the factory. None of this would have been possible without our first introduction to Nicola Ellis through the National Festival of Making Art in Manufacturing program back in 2018.
Thank you to the BBC’s correspondent Anna Jameson and camera operator Mandy for visiting our Lancashire factory. It was great to see just how the BBC films their news reports and interviews first hand.
Nicola’s solo exhibition “Exercises in Knowing” is now open at HOME in Manchester till the 17th of May.
You can also read about Nicola and her work in this BBC article.
If art and manufacturing are something that intrigues you, then check out the National Festival of Making, the event where we met Nicola, which features artwork created from different elements of manufacturing.
