People powered artworks and events. We are crew of techies, artists, producers, experimenters, makers big and small!
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24 Oct 2023
We are back and making again tomorrow (Thursday) at 7pm at the Heritage Centre! Come along and make some friends and get the opportunity to make your own projects for FREE!
📍IDST - The Heritage Centre - 1st Floor 🏤
🔨 Workshops Every Thursday 7-9pm
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23 Jun 2023
Doesn’t the #LightHive look beautiful? Go and see it this week in #Macclesfield Library!
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17 Jun 2023
Really enjoying the set with @simonwoolham and L.A.S.H playing the set by the @idst #LightHive exhibition @silkmuseummacc
ALT Hexagons of community Art: each cell by an individual local artist, lighting up with custom patterns. Made of silk, logo, wool, wood, paper.
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17 Jun 2023
…and we’re off! Barnaby weekend in #Macclesfield is going. Come to our show at the museum this afternoon (special performance from 3 - 4 !)
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19 Apr 2023
Make a #Macclesfield Landmark!
Mini Macc continues tomorrow - Thursday 7pm upstairs at Heritage Centre - designing digital 3d models of Macclesfield landmarks with Sketchup. Bring a laptop and a mouse if you can! #idst
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6 Apr 2023
We’re speaking at this! If anyone fancies doing something fun THIS THURSDAY our #minimacc miniature Macclesfield is starting 7pm tonight.
7 days to go until our next Meetup. 13th Apr from 6pm. Please RSVP and RT for reach meetup.com/macctech/events/2…
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6 Apr 2023
TONIGHT our new project making Miniature Macclesfields starts! Join us 7pm upstairs at Heritage Centre! #LetsCreate #Macclesfield
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30 Mar 2023
Help us make a mini #Macclesfield and design a model of your house to include in it…Thursday upstairs at the Heritage Centre…can’t wait to collaborate with the Dolls House Art Gallery to use the phone box! @DiscoverSHIFT @MacclesfieldTC #letscreate #makers #idst
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30 Mar 2023
@BarnabyFestival how about a mini parade going through the mini street?
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9 Mar 2023
Cheers @MaccTech - let’s make some cool things!
A shoutout to @idst who run their weekly Thursday maker’s group upstairs at The Heritage Centre 7-9pm. Check them out idst.org #Macclesfield
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2 Mar 2023
Ok! Inspector Gadget isn’t a book…! but tonight we’re still making costumes and props for our #MissionMacc #Macclesfield spy game. Making begins at 7pm upstairs at Heritage Centre.
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18 Jan 2023
More dodgy watch-salesman than mysterious spy….! This week we’re #prototyping ideas for our spy game: #MissionMacc - Thursdays 7pm upstairs at Heritage Centre. Give us a shout if you want to join us…
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16 Jan 2023
Blue Monday might seem bit depressing but for us it’s traditionally party time!
Happy times and also disorganised late times! #Rollerskating #RobotWars #SurferRock #TropicalGoth #BlueMonday!
Viva @__idst Viva Community Powered Arts!
Screw Blue Monday!
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12 Jan 2023
Thursday nights upstairs at Heritage Centre 7pm are back! Kicking off our new project: #MissionMacc creating fun spy games, #wearabletech & costumes. #Cosplayers, thrill seekers #gamers get involved! This week we’ll be getting ideas before the prop making proper starts!
#IDST!
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31 Dec 2022
Thanks everyone for brilliant activities and fun in 2022. Looking forward to more in 2023 starting with our next project #MissionMacc. Thursdays continue to be makers night. Also watch out for the ultimate low energy cookery challenge with Scoop and Scales. #IDST!
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30 Oct 2022
Great day today - we met so many brilliant creative Macclesfield people who will help us expand the project. Looking forward to the next stage!
30 Oct 2022
Stewarding the Light Hive for @idst! arts at @coop_macc Heritage Centre today. lovely talking to Macclesfield people about this community project (similar to the Brick Project in its ambition to give everyone a slice of the work). We’ve got 30 more cells to fill - come and see
28 Oct 2022
LAUNCH TODAY - Light Hive - the first phase of a large shared community artwork opens TODAY at 7pm at the Heritage Centre #Macclesfield. Come and join (and sign up to add your own part…)
#WeHaveTheMEANS #MaccArtists #idst
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13 May 2022
Great Thursday makers session last night…with @MaccMuseums making stencils for their upcoming patterns exhibition. Laser cutting master @Flownamix George made our prototype for our next project. Our space for artists/makers is every Thursday 7pm - doing something new every week!
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27 Apr 2022
This week @IDST! are installing our beautiful #Heartwork as part of the #Macclesfield Party In The Pews!
Lovely people, if you are looking for something to do and like making amazing things, join our Thursday & Saturday sessions at the Heritage Centre.Â
#WeHaveTheMEANS #idst
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18 Mar 2022
Last night @IDST! showed #solidarityWithUkraine as we made our floating #Heartwork. We are taking it on tour starting this weekend encouraging people to help us add to it as we go
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Sat Repair Cafe
Sun ONE project Christchurch
Sun 27th - Treacle Market
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