Arts News

Arts Markets 2011

30 local makers with quality crafts at affordable prices. Free entry.

Saturday 9am to 5pm in Hereford High Town.

8 markets through the year - Sept 10th, Oct 8th, Dec 10th, Dec 11th – Sunday

Go to www.h-artsmarket.co.uk for more information.

For more information or to take part in a future Craft Markets please visit the Creative Industries website http://www.creativeherefordshire.co.uk/ or contact Andy Dawson, Tel: 01432 383064.

h.Art Herefordshire Art Week 2011

h.Art 10th event: 10th-18th September 11am- 5pm

Herefordshire Open: 10th September - 15th October 2011

Bright pink roadside signs guide visitors to h.Art locations across this inspiring county. Full details of this year’s artists are available in July, online and in the free, colourful h.Art Guide.

 

Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair 2011

11th, 12th & 13th November at The Courtyard, Hereford, HR4 9JR.

Now in its eighteenth year, the Craft Fair is a well established event which attracts a high volume of visitors who are keen to buy or commission a unique piece of craft. It is a showcase of the finest contemporary craft from Herefordshire and the UK.

A New Exhibitor Award is given to a Herefordshire maker who has not previously exhibited at this event - this includes a subsidised stand and extra promotion. A Best Product Award is also made, as voted by visitors to the fair.

For more information; either go to the website www.h-craftfair.co.uk or contact: Arts Events Officer, Herefordshire Council, Cultural Services, PO Box 4, Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0XH. e-mail amorgan@herefordshire.gov.uk or Tel: 01432 260182

Windows on Art

An imaginative approach to tackling perceptions of our city and town centres is being adopted by Herefordshire Council’s Arts team.  Windows on Art is the name of the scheme that aims to maintain colour and vitality on our popular shopping streets.  The windows of empty shops will display interventions by the Councies artists.  In Hereford we are seeking locations to become The Space- a ‘pop-up gallery’ in the city centre that groups, organisations and individuals can hire for a month at a time to display artwork, creative ideas, projects and activities. 

Grants are available to assist professional artists and artist groups with the costs of creating their installations or to create their own ideas to show in empty shops anywhere in the county. 

For details of Windows on Art and hire of The Space please go to the Resources Box at the bottom of the page and download the Information and Expressions of Interest document.  Forms for the Empty Shop Creative Grant Scheme and further information can be obtained by contacting: Abbie Mason 07962 161081 email: amazon01@hotmail.com