Scroll down the list below for descriptions of all the projects Mushroom Concepts has been involved in since launching in 2009. Alternatively, you can view projects by category using the menu on the right =>
If you'd like to know more about any of these projects, or enquire about the possibility of contracting us to run your project, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
| Posted on December 7, 2011 at 7:35 AM |

takepART is a collective of arts organisations based in Rochdale Borough. The local arts trust Link4Life is developing a public portal for these arts organisations to help people in the borough to find and participate more easily in their activities.
Mushroom Concepts is supporting this project by working closely with each organisation to...
Read Full Post »| Posted on February 28, 2011 at 8:35 AM |

iLike, iNeed is an ambitious multi-partner digital inclusion project, funded by Nominet Trust and delivered by Peopleprint Community Media across the borough of Rochdale.
iLike seeks to help people who've never used the Internet before online by building confidence, developing basic web skills and tapping into their personal motivation, b...
Read Full Post »| Posted on November 10, 2010 at 11:00 AM |

Put A Plug In It is an intergenerational dance and technology project, commissioned by Wigan Leisure & Culture Trust and delivered by Ludus Dance and Mushroom Concepts.
Our role is to build the project website and ensure that all the participants - both young and old - feel confident in using it to document their experiences throughout th...
Read Full Post »| Posted on November 9, 2010 at 7:30 PM |

Making it Happen in the Arts (or MIHITA as it is fondly referered to) is a creative enterprise programme run by Lancaster University's Grow Creative.
Mushroom Concepts will be facilitating the session on Marketing for Creatives.
MIHIITA has been designed for individuals and groups of students who are interested in pursuing t...
Read Full Post »| Posted on October 9, 2010 at 9:00 PM |

As hosts for Lancaster Music Festival's afterparty event, Mushroom Concepts teamed up with 44 Promotions to present a late-night dubstep/electronica gig.
Headliners, Darkstar, have already been mooted as contenders for the 2011 Mercury Music Prize, and received considerable support from The Guardian - more
Read Full Post »| Posted on October 9, 2010 at 1:00 PM |

As part of Lancaster Music Festival, Mushroom Concepts partnered with Creative Lancashire to present Soundbytes at The Storey.
This was a panel discussion focussing on issues faced by those working, or aspiring to work in, the live music sector.
The panel, which was facilitated by journalist and musician, John Robb, f...
Read Full Post »| Posted on September 11, 2010 at 7:30 PM |

The electrifying new triple bill by Ludus Dance and Nuffield Theatre Lancaster.
At times hilarious, at times heart wrenching, CONSEQUENCES is the new dance theatre spectacle by Ludus Dance.
A co-production by Ludus Dance and Nuffield Theatre Lancaster, CONSEQUENCES features the work of three of the nation's...
Read Full Post »| Posted on January 30, 2010 at 7:00 PM |

Mushroom Concepts presents an evening of post-rock/electronica, featuring:
GALLOPS (Wrexham) - "Impossible to sum up in a soundbite. Their music is too fresh, compulsive and inventive. It's cyborg soul music." - more here
SHMOO (Manchester) - "Br...
Read Full Post »| Posted on January 29, 2010 at 6:00 PM |

As part of the official launch activities, Mushroom Concepts transformed the Music Room into a 3D exhibition of The Storey's history.
The exhibition showed that The Storey today is just one snapshot within Lancaster's enduring creative continuum, underpinned by Thomas Storey's covenant that the building should always be used for the fur...
Read Full Post »| Posted on November 17, 2009 at 8:00 PM |

Following on from their appearance on the industry entrepreneurship panel in the afternoon, Hope & Social take to the stage in the evening to prove that they've got what it takes as musicians and songwriters too.
Already considered by The Independent to be "one of the UK's top 5 bands" as a result of their acclaimed live performa...
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