William Smith
William Smith
Jill Crowther
Jill Crowther
Harbour by Lorenzo Gavarini
Lorenzo Gavarini
Shelly Perkins
Shelly Perkins
Catherine Van Giap - fish panel
Catherine Van Giap

 h.Art  Sat 6 to Sun 14 September 2025 

Take your time to feel uplifted and inspired by Herefordshire's creative people. 

Enrich your homes and lives with their wonderfully varied art and craftworks.

h.Art is a not to be missed early Autumn treat.

Hundreds of artists across the County and close borders.

9 days of joyful inspiration, unique finds, and the chance to buy direct from the creator. Meet them in their creative habitats, pop up shows in lots of unexpected places and galleries. Many artists only open their work spaces once a year, giving you a rare insight into their creative lives and their individual practice. You can chat, just browse, buy, or commission direct.

Artists and galleries update their pages throughout the year, so you can check out what’s new with them and follow your favourites until the end of the year.

 

This year's participants will start to appear on site in early February and be populated by mid March. 

 

 

How to explore - 

You can choose to explore by artist, artform, gallery, location or venue.

Each venue page has a link to the artists showing there and to 'what three words' and google maps.

Download last year's h.Art County, City & town maps here. This year's maps will be available later in July.

Download last year's 2024 h.Art guide, go to the top navigation bar and click on GUIDE. This year's downloadable and printed guide will be available later in July.

 

We'd love you to hold onto your guide, you can use it as an artist directory to get back in touch. 

The 2025 guide will be available to download and pick up around the County from late July. You will find them in libraries, Tourist Info Centres and the local pick up points as well as h.Art venues who are open regularly. If you are out of county you can pick them up within a 50 mile radius of the County at libraries, Tourist Info Centres and main tourist attractions. Contact h.Art for a full list of pick up points outside the County or request a paid postage guide here.

 

Artist and Venues taking part - scroll down on this page to the Artist Notice Board for participant information and updates.

Taking Part  -  Information on how to take part and forms can be found in the Take Part section of this site. Taking Part forms OPEN on 4 Feb and CLOSE 4 March. 

 

 

 

 

4 February

Take Part forms OPEN
All artists & galleries complete Profile Form 1

One person from each venue completes Venue Form 2

Help to answer your queries from both the h.Art Organiser and The Advisory Group

4 March

Deadline for Taking Part
Both forms close

May - June

Advisory Group members contact Venue Organisers

Support for participants to discuss and exchange ideas with neighbouring venues

15 & 16 July

Publicity Pick Up
for participants.
Check for updates on
Artist Notice Board

h.Art Week

Christmas Open Studios

Last Nov weekend
First Dec weekend

Artist Notice Board

Are you looking for artists to join you at your venue or looking for a great space to show at?

If anyone is looking for anyone/anything specific and you want me to put out your request on the Artist Notice Board and in the next ENewsletter. Please let Mel know.  Be specific about what you are looking for and what you are offering and include relevant contact details.

Something along these lines, e.g., from a venue -

Joe Bloggs - I have a barn five miles from Hereford which I think would be a fantastic venue for sculptors, but I would want the artists to organise everything, but I will contribute X percentage of the Venue fee payment. See my venue here/link Contact Joe at X to chat informally.

 Something along these lines, e.g., from an artist -

Johanna Bloggs - I work in watercolour but on a large scale and I’m looking for a small friendly group to show with, preferably in the South of the County. See my work here/link Contact Johanna at X

 

2025 Artist seeking others: 

Katie Hollinshead -  I'm an artist living and working in Hereford. I work in several mediums (Oils, Acrylic, Resin, Pastel, Pencil colour and Texture pastes). Up until now my work has been primarily commission-based, however I am moving away from this to create more large-scale fine art. 

I am looking for a venue to display at for h.Art week, preferably in the centre of Hereford. Some examples of what I've created so far can be found on my website and social media:

Website: katiehollinshead.com

Instagram: @KatieHollinshead.art

Facebook: Katie Hollinshead Art

Note that my work has been commission-based and now I'm working on a project of my own style. This new art is what I'd like to display for h.Art week. I have a project in mind based around the theme of The Wye and the pieces will be in mixed media. I have recently hired a space at Hereford Make to work from however, they are not participating in h.Art week. Contact: Katie  07539657874

 

Julia Mathias - I am a jewellery designer working with silver, mixed metals and precious stones. I would like to show my work with a small group (or even a couple of other people).  I am happy to consider anywhere but ideally I’m looking for a venue in the South of the County. See my work here: https://www.juliamathias.co.uk/  Insta: juliamathias44.  I can be contacted at julia.mathias6@gmail.com

 

Charlotte Keating  - I’m looking to join a venue close to Ross on Wye or Hay on Wye. I have taken part in the farOpen (Forest & Rivers) Open Studios Art Trail since 2019, opening my studio and exhibiting in a retail space for the duration and am keen to take part in hArt this year too. I am contemporary artist based in Gloucestershire, creating dreamy abstract paintings with soft, expressive brushstrokes in vibrant colours. Please see:

Website: www.charlottekeating.com   IG: https://www.instagram.com/charlotte.keating.artist/   FB: https://www.facebook.com/charlottekeatingartist/    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/MoonscapesandAbstracts/

Contact: 07789 713921 charlottekeating@icloud.com

 

2025 Venues seeking artists:

The Laskett Garden are looking for a range of indoor and outdoor artists to join our resident painter and illustrator. Whether you're a potter, weaver, jeweller, photographer, sculptor and metal worker, please get in touch  thelaskett@perennial.org.uk - we will consider other talents too. You will be required to be onsite to manager your artwork Monday to Friday during opening, £60 per artist.

 

St Michael's Church want - Artists especially potters interested in joining 10+ other artists at St Michaels Church near Tenbury (north). Reasonable cost, no commission. Please contact Julie 07807 373232 or juliear_9@hotmail.com by 16th February. 

 

Artists at the Vineyard, Frome Valley Vineyard, near Bishops Frome, is looking for artists: painters, sculptors, photographers, jewellers. We are a well-established venue with a good footfall and many returning regulars, including visitors to the vineyard. We turn the wineshop into the venue and cover the walls and shelves with art. We all share the costs and do teas, coffee and cakes which helps to cover them. We have room for 3-4 more artists this year. Email: jeanie@fromevalleyvineyard.co.uk

 

Hayley Hutton weaver studio near Leintwardine (15 mins from Craven Arms / 20 mins from Leominster) has a space for 1 possibly 2 artist/makers (sizes dependent) in my unit. I have a wc and kitchenette for tea and coffee and ample parking.  No large items, but art work, prints and cards, a jeweller, or similar smaller items to showcase are possible, please get in touch.  There are stairs but they are not steep.  Email hayleyhuttonstudio@gmail.com

 

Oil & Oak - A Gallery and Makers Shop in Hay-on-Wye: We are looking for artists to take part in a collaborative exhibition for next year’s h.Art. We would like to showcase a variety of disciplines and have space for up to 6 artists (size dependant). You can view the space here: www.oilandoak.co.uk or pop into the shop yourself. Please contact Abi via abioilandoak@gmail.com if you're interested or have any questions.

 

The Lion Ballroom is a Grade Two Listed ballroom off Broad Street in Leominster is looking for a selection of new artists to join our Pop-Up art venue in 2025.

https://lionballroomleominster.co.uk/

We are looking for potters, weavers, textiles, jewellers, photographers, sculptures, glass blowers, metal workers, plus painters and will consider other talents too.

It will be £90 plus two days stewarding. Please email info@lionballroomleominster.co.uk or call 01568 612277 Ext 4 to discuss further.

 

h.Art Emerging Artist Bursary

Emerging Artist Bursary

h.Art is pleased to offer up to two bursaries to emerging professional artists with the aim of supporting those who have chosen to live and work in the county and who wish to take part in h.Art.

The bursary is for the value of £225, it’s a non-cash prize.

 

Bursary applicants can choose how they want to take part:

1 - You can open your own studio, with a 1/6-page event entry in the printed guide and your Artist Sign Up fee covered. 

2 - You can be part of a group of your choice.  Your proportion of the group event entry fee will be covered, up to the value of £185 and your £40 Artist Sign Up fee will be covered.

 

Important:

If you are successful in getting a bursary - and have already registered as an open studio, or as part of a group and paid, you and the venue organiser will each be given a refund totalling £225.

If you are unsuccessful in getting a bursary - but you have gone ahead with registration for any event and paid, your commitment will still stand and you/the venue organiser will not be offered any refund.  

 

Criteria

  • Applicants must live or have an established studio address within the Herefordshire county boundaries.
  • Applications from artists and makers working in any media are welcomed.
  • Applicants must be new to semi/professional arts practice, and been in business for no longer than 24 months.
  • Successful artists are required to take part in publicity in connection with the bursary.
  • Applicants must not have received the h.Art bursary before.

 

How to apply

Please request an application form by emailing: info@h-art.org.uk

The application must be submitted with up to ten images of your work. Images should be printed or emailed as jpegs files. Applications can be posted or emailed.

Applicants who refer the Advisory Group to a website or any social media site to see their images will not be considered.

Deadline for the receipt of applications: 5pm, 4 March

 

Selection

The h.Art Advisory Group will consider applications on 18 March.

Bursaries will be awarded based on the quality of artwork and application.

Up to two bursaries awards can be made, though the Advisory Group may decide to make no awards. The decision of the h.Art Advisory Group is final.

Winner/s of the Bursaries will be informed by phone or email on 19 March.

If a refund applies to a Bursary Winner, this will be paid via bac’s payment by 20 March.

Unsuccessful applicants will be informed by email no later than 20 March.

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