Department Store & Co.

Department Store & Co. Department Store & Co is a creative community space on Sadler Gate, Derby.
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14/05/2026

OPEN CALL — EVERYONE WELCOME

WHAT DOES CONNECTION MEAN TO YOU?

💥 EXTENDED DEADLINE: 27 MAY 💥

Create a poster for the 50:50 Exhibition at Department Store & Co

Open to ALL ages & abilities
50 posters selected for exhibition
2 posters chosen for LIVE printing
£150 paid to both live print artists
Every submission archived online permanently
Shared via People of Print reaching 17M worldwide

Whether you’re a professional designer or trying something creative for the first time, we want to see your work!

Submit online now & celebrate 50 years of connection

What does connection mean to you? Submit your poster design for our open call exhibition. DEADLINE 11 May. Two designs w...
27/04/2026

What does connection mean to you?
Submit your poster design for our open call exhibition. DEADLINE 11 May.

Two designs will be selected for live printing
50 designs will be selected for the in store exhibition
ALL submissions will be documented and archived online permanently

Get involved! All ages and abilities welcome 🫶 let’s celebrate 50 years of connection together.

21/04/2026

We’ve been putting our laser printer through its paces testing out the name plaques that will soon live proudly in the shop, celebrating the amazing people backing our CIC from the very beginning.

Want to see your name (or your business) up on the wall with them? Drop us a message, we’d love to chat ❤️

OPEN CALL: what does connection mean to you? Submit your poster response and be part of the 50:50 twinning event. Celebr...
21/04/2026

OPEN CALL: what does connection mean to you? Submit your poster response and be part of the 50:50 twinning event. Celebrating 50 years of Derby twinning with Osnabrück!

Two selected artists will see the artworks screenprinted live on the day of the event.
50 artists selected for a live exhibition.
All submissions archived online permanently.

OPEN TO ALL AGES AND ABILITIES!

01/04/2026

With the weather warming up we can finally get round to decorating the exterior of 55 Sadler Gate.
We picked up the paint from Dulux this afternoon and were way too eager to see the colour, so here is a sneaky preview! 😍 the temptation to squelch my whole hand in, was unreal…
This week we will be treating the wood and priming before finishing with this 😍😍😍

Have you read our poster exhibition brief yet? We’re celebrating 50 years of twinning with Osnabrück with Derby city cou...
01/04/2026

Have you read our poster exhibition brief yet? We’re celebrating 50 years of twinning with Osnabrück with Derby city council and you can be involved

We will be hosting a poster exhibition in our space, as well as live printing two poster designs on the day of the event.

Get involved! You don’t need to be a professional artist to submit. This is open to EVERYONE, young and old, all abilities ❤️ let’s celebrate connection

Any questions just drop us a DM or email 🫶

Thinking of entering the 50:50 Poster Exhibition? Here’s a little inspiration…This brief is working with just cyan + mag...
30/03/2026

Thinking of entering the 50:50 Poster Exhibition? Here’s a little inspiration…

This brief is working with just cyan + magenta + paper colour, but that doesn’t mean your work has to feel limited. In fact, two-colour printing can open up loads of playful, expressive possibilities…

By using overlays, halftones, tints, textures, and transparency, you can create entirely new tones, depth, movement, and contrast. Where colours overlap, a third visual language starts to appear.

These examples show how simple two-layer prints can become rich, bold, and full of personality, so don’t be afraid to experiment.

The brief is open now and we’d love to see your take on “50 Years of Connection” 🇬🇧🤝🇩🇪

Apply via the link in bio / website
Deadline: 11 May 2026

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Think, layered shapes, screened textures, soft gradients through halftones, transparent overlaps, playful use of negative space

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CALLING ALL DERBY RESIDENTS, CREATIVES, ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, STUDENTS & COMMUNITY GROUPS We’re inviting people from acros...
27/03/2026

CALLING ALL DERBY RESIDENTS, CREATIVES, ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, STUDENTS & COMMUNITY GROUPS

We’re inviting people from across Derby to take part in a special creative project as part of the 50:50 Derby Celebrations, marking 50 years of twinning between Derby and Osnabrück 🇬🇧🤝🇩🇪

THE BRIEF:
Create an A2 poster responding to the theme:
“50 Years of Connection”

We want to see your take on:
– friendship
– exchange
– local identity
– history & future
– what connection means to you

Whether you’re an artist, illustrator, designer, printmaker, student, school, college, or community group , this is open to everyone.

50 selected works will be exhibited publicly at Department Store & Co. in Derby
Exhibition date: 6 June 2026
All submissions will also be archived online permanently
Two selected designs will be turned into live screen prints during the event, for people to come and print themselves.

Deadline to submit: 11 May 2026

You can read the full brief + apply on our website.

Please share with anyone creative in Derby who might want to get involved 💙

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23/03/2026

We have some Riso goodness now in store. Including prints, postcards, pins and stickers 🤩🩷

We have a couple of sets of BlockFace by .mower in store now ✨ these make excellent gifts for children and adults! Pop b...
10/12/2025

We have a couple of sets of BlockFace by .mower in store now ✨ these make excellent gifts for children and adults!
Pop by this weekend to try before you buy 🩷 we will be open 10-3 Friday - Sunday ✨

05/12/2025

Enjoy a flick through some of the incredible independent publications we have in store - more stock adding this week! 🩷✨

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Derby
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