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h.Art 2010: 11 - 19 September
Registration for h.Art 2010 will open on 24 February and close in April. To take advantage of our Early Bird rates you must complete your registration by 31 March. All your details, including venue, any artists you are sharing with, the image you wish to include, need to be finalised by this time.
Please read on for details of Eligibility, Fees and How to Register.
Planning & Networking Meeting
If you are thinking of taking part this year, come to our 'planning and networking meeting' on Wednesday 24th February, 6pm - 7.30pm at The Courtyard Centre for the Arts in Hereford. The meeting is particularly useful if you are new to h.Art and is also a great way of meeting up with other artists, letting us all know about any plans or ideas you may have, searching for other artists or a venue to share or simply having your say! Please email h.Art Co-ordinator to let us know you will be attending.
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Eligibility – Artists
o You and any other artists showing at your venue must be h.Art Members.
o Your studio / exhibition must be located within the county of Herefordshire. We can accept a small number of venues located a short distance outside the county boundary. This is decided on a case-by-case basis. Please contact Amanda to discuss.
o Your studio / exhibition must be open for all 9 days of h.Art, (minimum opening times 11am-5pm but you can open longer if you wish).
o Your studio / exhibition must offer free admission to visitors.
o Your studio / exhibition must be covered by Public Liability insurance.
Eligibility – Galleries
o To qualify for the h.Art Gallery Rate your venue must open to the public for a minimum of 12 weeks p.a and sell work by a number of artists on a commercial basis.
o Galleries must fulfil all the criteria listed above for Artists, but are exempt from the membership requirement.
NOTE: Visual arts events and galleries not able to fulfil the above criteria may book advertising space in the Guide at a special rate of £239 per quarter page. To discuss, contact h.Art Co-ordinator.
h.Art 2010 Fees
o h.Art Membership: £43 per artist
o Guide Fee Early Bird Rate: £128 *
o Guide Fee Standard Rate: £148
Guide Fee = one sixth page entry (one image) + page on website with up to 6 images and expanded info. You may buy additional space in the Guide at a cost of £128 / £148 per entry box.
* Complete your h.Art Registration before 31st March to qualify for the Early Bird Rate.
The Standard Rate applies to those who register between 1st and 30th April and is subject to availability – late applicants run the risk that the event will be over-subscribed.
Please sign up as early as possible.
Examples
If you are opening your studio on your own, the total cost will be £171 (Early Bird).
If you are sharing a studio with one other artist and you share a single box in the Guide the cost per person will be £107.
2 x £43 + £128 = £214 divided by 2.
If you are a group of 5 artists sharing a venue and you would like 1 additional box in the Guide, the cost per person will be £94.20.
5 x £43 + 2 x £128 = £471 divided by 5
o Gallery Fee: £239
= one third page entry (two images) and page on website with up to 6 images plus expanded info.
How to Register
o Registration for h.Art 2010 is online. We have been working on the system over the winter to make it a smoother process. Registration opens on 24th February here! Return to this page and click on the Register Now button.
o It is a two-stage process. You need to sign up as a Member and pay that fee. Once this is processed by us, you can go on to complete the Event form.
o Payment, this year, is by telephone only. We are using an existing Council telephone payment line which offers a simple, easy, accessible service. Details are provided in the Payment section on the form.
o To take advantage of the Early Bird price, you need to complete both stages and payments by 31st March. You may be able to register in April, at the higher Standard price, depending on available places in the event.
o We will distribute a Frequently Asked Questions information sheet at the meeting on 24th Feb which will also be available online. This lists all the information you need to collect before you start plus image requirements.
o If you are unable to register online, you may be able to complete a paper version of the forms. This service is only available until 31st March and incurs an additional administration charge of £15. Please phone Amanda during office hours to arrange.
h.Art Young Artist Bursary
If you are aged under 30 on 11th September 2010 contact h.Art Co-ordinator for details of this scheme. Deadline for applications will be around 22 March (tbc).
Public Liability Insurance
To participate in h.Art you must have Public Liability insurance. Your household policy may cover you; alternatively, if you subscribe to a-n (Artists Newsletter), your subscription package includes PL cover.
The Herefordshire Open
The h.Art Open Exhibition is to be renamed The Herefordshire Open. This showcase for the best new art being created in Herefordshire is open to all artists in the county, whether or not you are also opening your studio as part of h.Art and we hope that the name change will help to emphasise this. It is defined as a ‘fine art’ exhibition, but there are no limits to the field or medium of the work which may be contemporary or traditional. Photography, installation and new media work, including video, as well as sculpture and painting are welcomed. We are currently reviewing the submission process for 2010 and will publish details as soon as possible. Submissions are not needed until at least June 2010, possibly later. The Herefordshire Open is held at Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Broad Street, Hereford.
The 2010 Herefordshire Open opens to the public on 11th September, with a Private View on Friday 10th. Further information will be available soon.
Contact Us
Your first point of contact is Amanda Fitzwilliams, h.Art Co-ordinator. I am a freelancer, employed by Herefordshire Council to co-ordinate h.Art. I principally work from home where my office hours are Monday - Thursday, 9.30am - 3pm. I often respond to emails at other times but would ask that you refrain from telephoning me outside of these hours. I log on to a Council computer from time to time to edit the h.Art Website etc and can only access emails sent to my council address then. It would be helpful if you could copy your emails to both my addresses.
Amanda Fitzwilliams, h.Art Co-ordinator
19 Church St, Kington, HR5 3BE
01544 239081
Home email: hartcoordinator@btinternet.com
Council email: afitzwilliams@herefordshire.gov.uk
Herefordshire Council Arts Service:
Anna Morgan, 01432 260182
amorgan@herefordshire.gov.uk
Mel Potter, 01432 261818
PO Box 4, Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0XH
