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HOLMFIRTH artWEEK

This year’s exhibition is now over – thank you to all the artists, exhibitors and helpers for making it a success.

The next event will be Sun 3 to Sat 9 July 2011

– if you’d like to take part please see the information
further down this page

artWEEK is a local event with a national reputation – most of the exhibitors are from this area but visitors come from all over the country to view and to buy. It is astounding how much artistic talent there is locally – it is this that makes the event such a success . . . and brings so many visitors to Holmfirth every year.

The main Exhibition in the Civic Hall runs week and featurse work by over 400 professional & amateur artists.

In addition there are fringe venues around the Valley (this year there were 33 – the largest number we’ve ever had).

History

The first Holmfirth Art Exhibition was organised in 1967 by Isobel Shaw and Christabel Dangerfield. Their twin objectives were to provide an opportunity for local art students to show their work and to raise money for Cancer Relief (as it was then called) – on that occassion a grand total of £120 was raised for the charity.

Their legacy is an annual event which sells 2000 artworks every year and regularly raises in excess of £30,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Having acheived our target of £40k for the 40th event artWEEK has so far raised well over HALF A MILLION POUNDS.

Results 2010
(Fringe not yet included)

In 2009 sales of art work at the Civic Hall during the week totalled over £85 000 – the commission on this (plus money from tickets, catalogues, raffle, tea-room and the Fringe) meant that we were able to give £37 500 to Macmillan Cancer Support last year.

No-one gets paid to run artWEEK and it couldn’t take place without the dedicated volunteers who give their time year after year – we wish to thank them all for their splendid efforts in making this the biggest fundraising event in the Valley’s calendar.

Alan Dalgetty – Better Days

How to apply to exhibit next year

Holmfirth artWEEK 2011 will be open to all artists, amateur and professional. Each person may submit up to two pieces – there is no selection process for the public entries but space is limited, and the Exhibition is always over-subscribed, so a draw is held to select each year’s exhibitors. Because of the bank holiday this year’s draw will take place on 3 May 2011 and applications will be accepted from 1 to 30 April.

Applications can only be accepted if accompanied by a cheque for £10.00 (payable to ‘Holmfirth artWEEK’) and a large (preferably C5* size) stamped, self-addressed envelope.

* A C5 envelope takes an A4 sheet folded in half and measures 23cm × 16cm (approx 9"× 6½").

There is no application form for this part of the process and details about the work to be submitted aren’t required at this stage (sending photos isn’t necessary).

If your application is succesful you will receive instructions in the 2nd week of May 2011 about submitting your work; if your name isn’t drawn your cheque will be returned. If you aren’t lucky this time please try again the following year.

Send your application to arrive
between 1 and 30 April 2011 to:

Holmfirth artWEEK
PO Box 57
HOLMFIRTH     HD9  1YT

Postage rates* :

Envelopes larger than C5 cost more to post. Please make sure you include the correct postage on both your envelopes

     Up to C5:  41p (1st) or 32p (2nd)

     Over  C5:  66p (1st) or 51p (2nd)

* (prices correct from 6 April 2010 but will probably go up next year)

artWEEK Fringe 2011

Artists and venues wanting to take part in the Fringe this year should contact anji@flatmeer.co.uk (deadline, 1st week of March 2011).

 For more information on artWEEK 

Phone  01484  68 94 64
Fax      05600  75 44 31

E-mail  info@holmfirthartweek.net

. . . or click below to e-mail now:

Exhibition opening times 2011

Sun 3 July & Sat 9 July
10.00 - 17.00

Mon 4 July to Fri 8 July
10.00 - 21.00 *

* Please note the earlier weekday closing time.

(*Market will close at 16.00 on Sat 11)

Admission to the Exhibition is £2.00
– this price allows unlimited visits during the week (many people find that one visit isn’t enough to appreciate all the work on display!).

Holmfirth artWEEK - a local event
  with a national reputation

Where this year’s exhibitors were from:

West Yorkshire   279
   - Huddersfield & district 113
   - Holme Valley 86
   - Wakefield & district 41
   - Halifax & district 14

   - Bradford & district 13

   - Leeds & district 12

South Yorkshire   53
The North West   50
Derbyshire & the Midlands   16
North & East Yorkshire   11

Over the hill & far away   3

Sales & Commissions

Featured Artist

This year’s featured artist in the Top Gallery of the Civic Hall was Holmfirth sculptor Brendan Hesmondalgh.

Brendan Hesmondhalgh – Pelicans

Brendan Hesmondhalgh – Frogs

Help!

Would you like to help make artWEEK 2011 a success? All the people you see working at the Exhibition are volunteers – stewards, tearoom staff, sales desk staff, raffle ticket sellers (not to mention those behind the scenes who you may not see – organisers, screen builders, lighting fitters, picture hangers, adminstrators . . .). The whole event is run voluntarily and each day we need 80 people to keep things running smoothly – so, if you can spare a few hours please get in touch.

In addition we especially need help setting up and dismantling the Exhibition.

Setting up screens happens a week before the opening on the Sunday morning (26 June 2011) from 9.00.

Taking everything down and putting it all away after the Exhibiton closes is this Sunday 10 July 2011, also from 9.00.

Please come along on one or both dates – your help will be greatly appreciated! Just turn up or call Richard on 01484  68 94 64.

The success of artWEEK depends entirely on the enthusiastic help willingly given by so many people. We’d like to thank you for the part you are playing in this year’s event, whether by exhibiting your work, staffing the exhibition or the craft market, demonstrating your craft, helping in the construction & dismantling of the display stands, donating your goods, or in any other way. Whatever your contribution it is very much appreciated by us all.

David Whiting – Red Reflections

Neville Fleetwood – Lakeside

Main Exhibition

The Exhibition in the Civic Hall is one of the biggest open exhibitions in the country featuring work by over 400 professional & amateur artists.

Holmfirth Civic Hall
Huddersfield Rd
Holmfirth   HD9 3AS

(click here for a map)

Tel 01484  22 24 52

Holmfirth Civic Hall

Market

In addition to the main Exhibition there is a Market on the stage where work can be bought and taken away on the spot. The market is open throughout the Exhibition (but closes at 16.00 on the last day, Sat 9 Jul 2011).

Sue Atkinson – Winter Beach

Collection of purchases
and unsold works

All work on display is for sale and may be paid for at any time when the Exhibition is open. The work remains on display until the end of the Exhibition on Saturday 9 July 2011.

When next year's Exhibition closes at 17.00 on Sat 9 July purchases may be collected on presentation of the buyer’s receipt.

(Please note that we aren’t able to provide wrapping material for the 2000 items we sell so, if you want your purchases wrapped, please bring your own wrapping).

Artists may also collect their unsold works at the same time (cheques for work which has been sold will be ready as soon as possible after about 18.30 – but please have patience as we have to calculate final payments and write cheques for 400 people!).

All purchases and un-sold work must be collected by 21.00 on Sat 11 July.

As in the past 11 years collection of purchases and unsold work will be on Saturday only – the Civic Hall won’t be open on Sunday 12 July.

Holmfirth Art & Music

Holmfirth Art & Music aims to support and encourage the development of art and music in Holmfirth and the Holme Valley by raising the profile of the area as an art and music destination.

Click here to visit Holmfirth Art & Music

Holmfirth
Festival of Folk 2011

Holmfirth Film Festival

Holmfirth’s first Film Festival took place in May this year. Look out for information about future Festivals.

Click here to visit Film Festival

Holmfirth Art Market

The next Art Markets will be in the Market Hall in November 2010 .

A unique event where selected artists & designer-makers sell beautiful homeware, garden sculpture, jewellery, paintings, fashion, photography and more, direct to the public….

Click here to visit Art Market

Holmfirth Musical Festival

Oct 2010

A competition for solo instrumentalists and singers, small vocal ensembles and choirs.

This year’s competition will take place at Holmfirth Civic Hall.

Click here to visit Musical Festival

Visiting Holmfirth?

Why not come to Holmfirth for artWEEK and stay for a while? These websites may help you with accomodation, places to visit and other things to see and do . .

Holmfirth.org

Holmfirthweb.com

Kirklees for visitors

Bed & Breakfast

St Paul’s, Armitage Bridge

An open art exhibition held annually in June. Anyone can exhibit for 50p per item plus 15% commission on sales.

Click here to visit Armitage Bridge Exhbn

Holmfirth artWEEK 2012

For those of you who really like to plan ahead! The 45th event will be held 1 - 7 July 2012.

Applications to exhibit will be accepted
1 - 30 April 2012 (Fringe applications by 1st week of March 2012, please).