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Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without sparkle and if jewellery is your preferred choice then the ART pop up shop and exhibition in Holmfirth, open through to 4pm Christmas Eve, can offer a diverse and varied choice of quality handmade pieces. Still time to purchase some last minute, unique handmade gifts
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ART pop up shop and exhibition in open through to 4pm Christmas Eve has given an opportunity for a cluster of local, talented sculptors & 3d artists to also showcase their work.
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They open at 10am today, located in the old tourist information building.
There’s still time to support your local artists by buying directly from them.
A fantastic pop up shop is now open in the old tourist information building in Holmfirth. Open everyday from 10am until 4pm and stocked with some incredible handmade work.
Many of the artists taking part would have been this year so if you’re missing buying their wonderful work, why not head across.
We are going to try and give everyone involved a mention here over this weekend as they have all worked hard to get the shop off the ground. But don’t wait for us to show you who’s taking part.
Go visit.
Shop local.
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Support British makers.
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Our makers work, who use glass as their medium of creativity, is as diverse and wonderful as they all are.
A shot of colour and inspiration for you this grey morning from:
Stevie Davies - Contemporary Fused Glass
Deborah Hook, Natural world artist
Petit Glass
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It was as grey a day on the opening Saturday of as it is today but we didn’t have as many people working with sculpture as we would have had this year.
Let’s hope they can all join us next year.
Until then go check their work out.
We were busy setting up last year for and should have been just as busy doing exactly the same again today in
Fingers crossed for better times ahead in 2021.
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Our fantastic venue have a fund raising event happening throughout December. Fabulous prizes donated by local businesses are up for grabs in their daily December raffle and tickets are just £2.00 going on sale from the 1st of November.
If you want to see and meet our amazing artists again next year in November, we will need our venue to survive this pandemic.
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Judith Brown Jewellery makes elegant contemporary jewellery with a nostalgic influence. She uses silver wire and stitching, wrapping and twisting techniques which developed following her degree in embroidery.
This year Artfest Holmfirth 2020 she would have brought her best selling Geometric collection with her including some new designs she has been developing influenced by Art Deco design and pattern. This collection is made in silver or oxidised silver wire and features tiny glass beads for subtle colour and texture.
We will miss seeing Judith this year but she’ll be back with us in 2021.
Give her website a look https://www.judithbrownjewellery.co.uk/ where you can buy direct from her.
Working from a small studio in Holmfirth, Deborah Beck creates silver and mixed metal jewellery with an environmental conscience and a clean and distinctive style.
Her latest collection Plasticity is inspired by the impact of human activity on the planet and is formed in recycled single-use plastics and silver.
Find out more about Deborah’s work via her website
https://www.deborahbeckjewellery.com/
Richard & Janet are the team behind landscape photographers with a love of wild, remote places and a passion for simple atmospheric images.
For them the stark simplicity of a lone tree in a field of snow is a work of art itself and its these conditions that give their images the atmosphere they strive for.
Go check out their work here or via their website
https://www.rjbphotographic.co.uk/
You will also be able to meet them in person again at next years November 2021
This evenings Artfest Holmfirth 2020 share is the work of Marianthi Lainas - Photographer
Having spent most of her life living a stone's throw from the beach, she is inspired by the transient beauty of the littoral landscape.
“At the dynamic edges of the land, the shore is in a constant state of flux. Temporary lines and textures are formed by wave and wind, the landscape reshaped twice daily. I combine photographic techniques with mixed media processes to visually interpret these cycles of ebb and flow. Most recently working out at the strandline, exposing light-sensitive papers to the dynamic elements of wind, wave and sand, which leave their imprint, visually marking a moment in time. Back in the studio, pieces are hand-embellished with wax, fibres or paint.”
Marianthi had a successful last year and we are looking forward to her joining us again in 2021 for at the Holmfirth Civic Hall
http://marianthilainas.com/
On this beautiful early Autumn day we would like to share the work of our next exhibitor for 2021, Frances Noon Mixed Media Sculpture & Jewellery who creates small mixed-media sculptures and jewellery.
Her sculptures feature animals and birds, hand cut & stamped from brass & copper combined with wooden elements. Each piece is made by hand so she can change the details & her creatures tend to take on individual characters.
The jewellery is bird and flower themed and made from silver, bronze and copper.
Everything is produced in her home workshop based in Slaithwaite.
She will be joining us again for Artfest Holmfirth in November 2021 but you can buy direct from Frances now via her website
https://www.francesnoon.co.uk/
Today’s artist spotlight for Artfest Holmfirth is Foewatofkent aka Greg Kent.
https://forestofkent.co.uk/
Here he describes his passion for working with wood:
“For me wood turning is like treasure hunting, as I turn the wood I uncover the treasure hidden inside. The shape and colours I use should be what a picture frame is to a picture. They should show the wood off to its best effect. I like to use either reclaimed wood or wood that was destined for the fire. My aim, working with nature, is to create beautiful and unique pieces. Based in Lancashire, I collect most of my wood from community wood recycling projects and from local tree surgeons. I dry and prepare the wood for turning and wait until the wood tells me what type of object and shape it should be. I like to work with the grain, the figure, the bark, the burrs and even any rot in order to bring out the beauty in the wood”
Second of our sixty artists for Artfest Holmfirth to showcase is the incredibly talented ceramicist & sculptor Vicky Yates Ceramics.
Vicky hand builds wildlife sculptures from clay which are then finished with oxides, underglazes and sometimes lustre and gold leaf. Each piece is individually made and unique. Her inspiration comes from animals around her in the Cumbrian countryside and having worked in Tanzania some of her pieces have an African theme.
You can contact Vicky about buying her work online via her website:
https://www.vickyyatesceramics.co.uk/
and also via Handmade In Britain
https://www.handmadeinbritain.co.uk/artist/vickyyatesceramics/
You will also be able to meet Vicky in person next year as one of our selected exhibitors for Artfest Holmfirth 2021.
In sixty days time from today we should have been opening the doors for Artfest Holmfirth 2020 welcoming our visitors at the Holmfirth Civic Hall and supporting all 60 of our participating artists.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions still being in place we cannot do a live show but want to share each and every maker accepted during selection earlier this year.
What better way to start than with Andy Walker Digital Artist, People’s Choice award winner of last year.
Based in the Cotswolds, Andy's digital artwork comprises complex and intricate mosaics of hand-drawn coloured triangles. He enhances the vibrancy and intensity of his original photographic studies, mostly landscapes and seascapes.
In each artwork, that can take up to 200 hours to complete, the number of triangles (shown by the title) totals many thousands. Representational from a distance each artwork, upon closer inspection, appears totally abstract.
See more of Andy’s work via his website http://www.andywalkerartist.com/
Sadly, we won’t be having a live this November at but we are going to do our very best in the next few weeks to share with you here, and via our website, all the immensely talented artists and makers who were successfully selected for earlier this year.
Please do give them your support over the next few weeks as we share their amazing work with you here. Next year you will get to meet them all in person on 20th & 21st of November 2021 for
Unfortunately, due to the current uncertainty over a second wave of Covid-19 this winter and the restrictions that may still be in place concerning large gatherings, we have made the very difficult decision to postpone this years event until November 2021.
We have re-booked for 2021 and will be bringing the show back on the 20th and 21st of November at the Holmfirth Civic Hall as one of the Holmfirth Events to be enjoyed and visited next year.
Sad day for Artfest Holmfirth 2020 team.
To all our participating artists, please check your inbox today.
Art in the Pen are holding an amazing raffle as part of their fund raising to help save their fantastic art markets from closure alongside others due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
We are really pleased to see our ambassador for sculpture Paul Smith Sculptures has kindly donated this piece Wild Fruits as part of the raffle.
We’ve just bought our raffle tickets, get in quick before they all go!
You can find more about art in the pen and the fundraising work they’re doing on their website https://www.artinthepen.org.uk/
Or go straight to the raffle here:
https://www.artinthepen.org.uk/product-page/wild-fruits
RAFFLEEach raffle ticket costs £5. We are selling 40 tickets for this piece. All proceeds raised will contribute to the fundraiser to save Art in the Pen. TITLEWild Fruits KINDLY DONTATED BYPaul Smith SculpturesARTIST SPOTLIGHT PAGEClick HereINFOWild Fruits is a limited edition piece, with a run of...
Our selections for this years event have now been finalised and all our applicants have been notified of the results.
What an amazing response we have had this year from some immensely talented exhibitors. Thank-you to all of you who applied.
We will be sharing this years artists here over the coming weeks and we sincerely hope, pandemic restrictions permitting, to bring you the best ever Artfest Holmfirth 2020 with 60 participating artists showcasing the best of British arts & crafts this November on the 14th & 15th Holmfirth Civic Hall as a major Holmfirth Events
In response to the latest government guidance on Coronavirus (Covid-19) Holmfirth Civic Hall like many other venues has had to close its doors for the foreseeable future and postpone all upcoming events.
As a registered charity they rely solely on your support and generosity to keep the Hall open for the benefit of the community of Holmfirth and as a cracking venue for events such as Artfest Holmfirth
Whilst they remain closed, and only if your personal situation allows, there are ways you can still offer your support....
Please consider buying tickets for – an event that, you guessed it, will never happen! Buy as many tickets as you like and your donation will be helping them to survive this difficult period.
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/501387
We hope you’re all enjoying the beautiful weather this weekend? Maybe you are planning your future holiday when we are all free to travel again and visit the seaside...
Thinking of good things to come we are still hoping and planning to bring you this November for another truly amazing
Our ambassadors have all made their choices from the simply amazing and high quality applications we have received for this years event. And we are now busy collating all the votes to finalise the selection, there are some very difficult calls to make unfortunately....
For those who have applied, we will be in touch with all of you by Sunday 7th of June.
We are immensely pleased that has joined our team of ambassadors for and will be exhibiting at
Dionne has been super busy sewing masks and scrubs for our NHS and key workers over the past few weeks as well as holding online workshops and tutorials. She’s also going to be the next Go & See artist presenter for Link can be found below.
Posted • I’m pleased to announce that I shall be the next Go & See presenter on Wednesday 20th May 2 - 3 pm
Tickets to this free Zoom event are available via Eventbrite: full details are in my latest blog post https://www.dionneswift.com/post/go-see
Hope to see you there!
Our Holmfirth ambassador for sculpture Paul Smith Sculptures is sharing his hugs virtually everyday in May.
Just what we all need we think....
- A Hug a Day in May - 6. “Girl and Wolf” - I thought I would share my virtual hugs with the World - one a day till the end of May. I hope they bring some cheer - please spread the joy. For more info see web link in my Bio (paulsmithsculptures.co.uk). This piece is a hand built ceramic sculpture- already sold, but I can make similar, but not identical pieces 20cm high
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We have been respectfully quiet here at Artfest Holmfirth for very understandable reasons.
We would sincerely like to wish all our followers, supporters, artists and event hosts the very best of wishes in these difficult times.
With wishes in mind, we are still planning and hoping to bring Artfest back to Holmfirth later this year on the 14th & 15th of November.
So far, there have been some stunning applications for the event from artists all over the UK. It truly promises to be an even better event than last year!
If you’re an artist who has been thinking about applying then please do so. There are a couple of days left until applications close on the 30th of April.
Selection will take place during May as previously planned but stand fees to artists will be waived until much later in the year when we are fully certain we can hold the event successfully for all involved.
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Isn’t this wonderful...
You can meet the very talented sculptor during when he will be doing an art demo on Saturday 14th of November during
Time to be confirmed.....
Applications for Artfest Holmfirth 2020 are now open. You can apply online via CuratorSpace using the following link
https://www.curatorspace.com/opportunities/detail/artfest-holmfirth/4093
Dates for your diaries folks 14th & 15th November for Artfest Holmfirth 2020.
Applications will open at the end of January watch this space for updates ....
Congratulations Andy Walker - Digital Artist
sponsored the best dressed stand this year. This was actually tremendously difficult to judge as all our exhibitors stands @ were simply stunning. But stand was simply too gorgeous not to win, congratulations
Globe Arts Studio kindly sponsored Most Promising Artist for Artfest Holmfirth 2019. The winner, Helen Miller will be given the opportunity of a six week solo show within the Globe Gallery. Helens work does show real promise and by giving her this opportunity we hope to contribute to that as she starts out on her artistic career.
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