Arts Hub
at East Harptree

The Arts Hub at East Harptree is an arts project connecting artists with the local community

Upcoming Events

Arts Hub Open Studio & Exhibition

So excited to announce our upcoming Open Studios and Exhibition!

Artists in Residence Amy Hutchings and Emma Powell will be exhibiting a selection of artwork created over their year's residency at the Arts Hub.

Drop by the Arts Hub to see the creative magic that's been happening this year in the studio and maybe take home an artwork with you! There will be prints by @amyhutchingsprints and pottery by @emmapowelletc - check out their work beforehand or get in touch via email!

Private View
Friday 20th February
6-8:30pm

Exhibition
Saturday 21st February
11am - 4:30pm

Location
East Harptree Arts Hub
Entrance up the metal stairs above the community shop
East Harptree Theatre and Village Hall
BS40 6AA

@amyhutchingsprints

@emmapowelletc

Free Artist Residency Opportunity

We will shortly be announcing our new artists in residence moving into the studio from March! Watch this space....!

Free Parent and Baby Art Hour

✨Excited to announce our new FREE art wellbeing sessions for parent and baby in Chew Magna Baptist Church!

👩🏽‍🎨 Hosted by our fabulous Arts Hub artists in residence Amy Hutchings (weeks 21 & 28th Jan) and Emma Powell (weeks 4 & 11th Feb), they will encourage shared exploration of art through simple activities such as hand printing and making baby mobiles

📆 21st & 28th Jan and 4th & 11th Feb
⏰ 10:30-11:30am
📍Chew Magna Baptist Church, BS40 8SP
🤱🏽For parents/carers and little ones age 0-2 (siblings welcome)
☕ Free tea, coffee and cake
🎨 Free art and craft workshop

BOOKING ADVISED - spaced limited!!!
✉️ Email: artshubharptree@gmail.com

Recent Projects and Events

Art Outreach Workshops

Artists in residence Emma Powell and Amy Hutchings ran some amazing art workshops with Pensford Primary School and East Harptree Primary School throughout October and November.

Follow the links below to our blog to learn more about the workshops and the fantastic feedback the artist's received for the sessions they ran - we are so thankful to our amazing artists!

The Big Arts Weekend

The second year running of the Big Arts Weekend over the 8-9th November was a fantastic success! Thank you to all the artists who took part, the exhibition looked incredible, and thank you to those who visited the show and supported the artists - there was a great buzz in the Village Hall!

Here are some photos of the weekend, including the sell-out art workshops!

👩🏽‍🎨Artists include Arts Hub artists in residence Amy Hutchings and Emma Powell, as well as local artists Patrick Barker, Ali Brown, John Darvill, Chris Head, Jackie Head, Kevin Hemmings, Cheryl Herrington, Mary Liddell and Pauline Palmer.

👩‍🎨Guest artists included Amy Hostler, Meg Lovell, Steve Thomas, Giuliana Terran, Alison Gibson, Sue Hemmings, Len Willis, Emilia Gonzalez and Keri Green (Arts Hub artist in residence 2024).

Amy Hutchings Workshop at Pensford Primary School

Emma Powell Workshop at E Harptree Primary School

So excited to announce our upcoming Open Studios and Exhibition! Artists in Residence Amy Hutchings and Emma Powell will be exhibiting a selection of artwork created over their year's residency at the Arts Hub.

Drop by the Arts Hub to see the creative magic that's been happening this year in the studio and maybe take home an artwork with you! There will be prints by @amyhutchingsprints and pottery by @emmapowelletc - check out their work beforehand or get in touch via email!

Private View
Friday 20th February
6-8:30pm

Exhibition
Saturday 21st February
11am - 4:30pm

Location
East Harptree Arts Hub
Entrance up the metal stairs above the community shop
East Harptree Theatre and Village Hall
BS40 6AA

#artshub #chewvalley #artexhibition #artstudio #communityart

What an amazing morning we had for the first Parent and Baby Art Hour workshop at Chew Baptist Hall 😍 Artist Amy Hutchings demonstrated hand printing and everyone got stuck in, even tiny babies! 🤱🏽👶🏼 Was lovely to get to meet new faces over a cuppa and cake! Thank you @amyhutchingsprints and all those who visited for making the morning so enjoyable 🎨🖼️🙏🏽

This is the first in a series of 4 free art wellbeing workshops the Arts Hub is running in Chew Magna over the next few Wednesdays mornings for parents and babies (older siblings also welcome!).

Next week is fully booked but we still have spots for 4 & 11 Feb - email now to book a spot and come and do something a bit different with your kid! Arts Hub artist @emmapowelletc will be running the 4th and 11th February sessions

#artworkshop #parentandbaby #chewvalley #communityart #wellbeing

An incredible evening lined up on 27th January of spoken word, poetry and song at the Waldegrave Pub, East Harptree - get your tickets now at the community shop or via Eventbrite!

Featuring Beth Calverley, Paul Watkins, Susanna 'Ted' Waters, Braid, Kate Noakes and Peter Morris

✨Excited to announce our new FREE art wellbeing sessions for parent and baby in Chew Magna Baptist Church!

👩🏽‍🎨 Hosted by our fabulous Arts Hub artists in residence @amyhutchingsprints (weeks 21 & 28th Jan) and @emmapowelletc (weeks 4 & 11th Feb), they will encourage shared exploration of art through simple activities such as hand printing and making baby mobiles

📆 21st & 28th Jan and 4th & 11th Feb
⏰ 10:30-11:30am
📍Chew Magna Baptist Church, BS40 8SP
🤱🏽For parents/carers and little ones age 0-2 (siblings welcome)
☕ Free tea, coffee and cake
🎨 Free art and craft workshop

BOOKING ADVISED - spaced limited!!!
✉️ Email: artshubharptree@gmail.com

#artshub #parentandbaby #artwellbeing #chewvalley
#artworkshops

👩🏽‍🎨Looking for artists from March 2026!
🖼️One year free residency in beautiful spacious studio with artist sink
🌳Based in East Harptree
✍🏽Applications end 16 Jan 2026
🤓Head to our website www.artshubharptree.com for how to apply

Photos courtesy @meglovellphoto showing Arts Hub 2026 artists @amyhutchingsprints and @emmapowelletc in situ in studio space.

#studiospace #bristolstudio #artstudıo #somerset

Open Call for artists! Apply to the Arts Hub for a free artist residency space in East Harptree for one year, starting March 2026! We are looking for two artists who will be funded to host art workshops in the community. Check out our website (link in bio!) for further details on applying 👩🏽‍🎨

We can't believe it's nearly been a year since Amy Hutchings and Emma Powell have moved into the Arts Hub for residency. It's been such an amazing year and we are so thankful to them for their brilliant work with the arts hub - they have also made some incredible work and this will be showcased at their exhibition at the end of their residency (details tbc!)

Visiting North Street Gallery space to see Amy Hutchings' work exhibited! What an awesome space and show - come and visit! Some fabulous prints exhibited, perfect for Christmas pressies 👩🏽‍🎨 Open until the end of January 🎨🔥✍🏽😍🖼️

🎨✨ Another wonderful workshop, this time with East Harptree Primary School and run by artist Emma Powell. Students brought their imaginations to life creating clay owls and painting tiles. Check out these incredible owls made by the students and brought to life in a collaborative poster made by Emma! Link to our website and blog in Bio

@emmapowelletc

#ArtOutreach #CreativityMatters

Unleashing creativity in our little ones! 🎨✨ Check out the amazing art workshops led by Amy Hutchings at Pensford Primary School on our blog. The kids had hands-on fun exploring different art techniques, from leaf printing to foam rolling using a variety of ink colours. We are really delighted to hear how Amy's outreach sessions had a really positive impact on the students! Link in bio

@amyhutchingsprints

#artworkshops #communityart #artforkids #artshub #chewvalley #art

A fantastic opening night for the Big Arts Weekend last night! Thank you to all the artists, the exhibition looks incredible.

The Big Arts weekend is now open! Drop by the East Harptree Village Hall this weekend 10am - 4:30pm Saturday and Sunday. Drop by to see the show and enjoy tea, coffee, cake and meeting the artists!

Workshops today from 10:30-12pm (@jackies_still_standing and @iamalibrown) and this afternoon 2-4pm (@kevin_hemmings and @cherylherrington_art). Check our website for more info!

Artists include
@amyhutchingsprints @emmapowelletc @paulinejoanpalmer @maryliddellart @darvill.john @cherylherrington_art @kevin_hemmings @jackies_still_standing @potts.cottage.collective @iamalibrown @patrickbarkersculptor

Guest artists include
@kerigreenillustrator @meglovellphoto @giulianaterranartist @amyhostlerdesigns @spanish_lessons_in_chew_valley, Sue Hemmings, Alison Gibson, Steve Thomas, Len Willis

THIS WEEKEND! The Big Arts Weekend is here! 🖼️🎨
10am - 4:30pm, Saturday and Sunday, in the East Harptree Village Hall.

🖼️Art exhibition
☕Tea, coffee and cake
👩🏽‍🎨Meet the artists
✍🏽Workshops (see link in bio to our website for further info)

Featuring work by:
@iamalibrown
@darvill.john
@potts.cottage.collective
@cherylherrington_art
@amyhutchingsprints
@paulinejoanpalmer
@emmapowelletc
@maryliddellart
@patrickbarkersculptor

We are really excited to announce that the Big Arts Weekend is back for its second year! Save the date for your diary - there will be art for sale, cake, coffee and tea and drop in workshops...and of course a chance to meet the artists themselves!

📍East Harptree Theatre and Village Hall

📆 8th - 9th November 2025

⏰ 10am - 4:30pm

Arts Hub artists in residence Amy Hutchings and Emma Powell will be among the 12 artists exhibiting work, and we will have also have a wall of visiting artists exhibiting work as well. Watch this space for details on art workshops that will be running over the weekend 🖼️🎨

Who are the artists? Follow them here...
@iamalibrown
@potts.cottage.collective
@maryliddellart @darvill.john @cherylherrington_art @kevin_hemmings @potts.cottage.collective @emmapowelletc @amyhutchingsprints @paulinejoanpalmer @maryliddellart @patrickbarkersculptor

#artshub #chewvalley #artexhibit #artworkshop

What a beautiful day at the East Harptree Flower and Crafts show!

Drop on by and join in the fun! Selling out quickly of @amyhutchingsprints cards and also selling Arts Hub Merch and free kids arts and crafts to take part in 🥰🖌️🖼️👩🏽‍🎨🎨

Things are gearing up for the Arts Hub this Autumn after the summer!

🌻East Harptree Flower and Crafts show 🌻
East Harptree Pavillion, Saturday 13th September, 2-5pm
The Arts Hub will be running a stall here!
✍️Arts and Crafts table for kids
👩‍🎨Arts Hub updates
👕Arts Hub Merchandise
🖼️Artist prints and artworks for sale

🍁Autumn at the Arts Hub🍁
Artists in residence Emma Powell and Amy Hutchings will be running some really exciting workshops this Autumn! They will be partnering with Harptree GP surgery to deliver social prescribing sessions inspired by nature, as well as art workshops with both Pensford Primary School and East Harptree Primary School throughout September and October.

We are really excited to be bringing these workshops to the Chew Valley, widening access to the arts in the region, and will be keeping you updated on their progress!

🖼️The Big Arts Weekend 🖼️
Save the date for the Big Arts Weekend - 8-9th November 2025! Back for another year, the weekend of exhibition, workshops, tea and cake will be a highlight in the calendar! Both our artists in residence, Amy and Emma, will be exhibiting their works - it will be really exciting to see what they have been working on this year!

An amazing job opportunity for a production manager working with our artist in residence Emma Powell's project "Stories of Breath" about Women and Asthma.

DEADLINE this Friday 25th July!!!

We are really chuffed to share some portrait photography shots of our artists in residence by the amazing photographer Meg Lovell 📸 @meglovellphoto

Meg has really captured the artists' characters and love for their practice. The photos show the artists' use of the studio space which they have now been creating work in for over four months! Scroll through to see portrait shots of both Amy and Emma and check out our website for further photographs!

Learn more about our artists in residence here:
@amyhutchingsprints
@emmapowelletc
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#artstudio #artistsinresidence #artshub #art #somerset #chewvalley #communityart

What a fabulous community workshop Valley Arts ran yesterday with our Artist in residence Amy Hutchings! It was a free Tote Bag Printing workshop at East Harptree Pavillion, open to all ages from 6+. Celebrating the solstice and connection between nature and community, the workshop explored a mixed arts approach using print making, stencils, textiles and creative leaf foraging.

We had a sold out workshop with 20 participants, and a mixture of all ages, which was fabulous to see. Amy showed everyone how to print and stencil designs onto tote bags using a variety of foraged leaves, fabric paint, brushes, sponges and stencils. Each participant left with their own beautifully decorated and unique tote bag celebrating the upcoming Hidden Voices community play.

Thank you to Valley Arts for inviting the Arts Hub to take part in this fantastic project and for funding the workshop and to our talented artist and facilitator Amy Hutchings (follow at @amyhutchingsprints )

Book your spot now! Really excited to announce a free Tote Bag Printing workshop next Sunday, run by our artist in residence @amyhutchingsprints as part of the Hidden Voices Community Workshop with @valleyartscv. Open to all ages!

📆Sunday 22nd June
📍East Harptree Pavillion
⏰10-11:30am

Celebrating the solstice and connection between nature and community, this workshop will explore a mixed arts approach using print making, stencils, textiles and creative foraging! Leave with your own beautifully decorated tote bag celebrating the upcoming Hidden Voices community play. Suitable for ages 6+

Book a free spot via the Valley Arts website

We are looking for some local artists to showcase one artwork as part of our guest wall at the Big Arts Weekend this 8-9th November 2025 - no experience necessary, this is a chance for people who may have never exhibited their art to be included in a community exhibition!

The Big Arts Weekend is a creative weekend centred around an art exhibition, with multidisciplinary workshops and tea, coffee and cake, as well as a chance to meet the artists. This year we have 11 artists exhibiting work as part of the main exhibition, (including Arts Hub Artists in Residence!): Ali Brown, John Darvill, Kevin Hemmings, Chris and Jackie Head (Potts Cottage Collective), Cheryl Herrington, Amy Hutchings, Vickie Isaac, Pauline Palmer, Emma Powell, Mary Liddell and Patrick Barker

Get in touch with us if you would like to know more details!
Email: artshubharptree@gmail.com
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#artexhibition #communityart #artshub #northsomerset #exhibition #chewvalley

Spray paint Stencilling workshop 😎🔥💥

Chuffed to announce the first workshop run by new artist in residence Amy Hutchings. Amy partnered with Grassroutes to run a graffiti workshop with some participants from Learning Partnership West. The workshop was funded by Project Newton, with St Laurence Church.

Due to the practice of spraying paint, the workshop took place outside at East Harptree Pavillion - luckily the sun was shining! Amy taught the students how to spray a blend and how to cut a stencil with spray paint. It was inspiring to see how naturally talented the students were, and under Amy's expert guidance some amazing artworks were created! The students also seemed really happy with their work.

"I enjoyed it and it was good, yeah"

"You get to express your creativity spray painting"

Learn more about Amy here:
@amyhutchingsprints
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#graffitiart #spraypaintart #artshub #artworkshop

A big shout out to the Arts Hub's two brilliant artists pictured here who put on really creative and engaging art workshops all morning - families got stuck into leaf printing with Amy and creating googley-eyed animals in the Combe with Emma.

Thank you to everyone who attended our brunch on Sunday and made it such a special day, we had a fantastic turnout and there was such a buzz in the village hall! ✨⚡🎨🖌️

And of course thank you to all those who volunteered on the day and donated their time (and delicious cakes!) to make the day run smoothly.

These photos are courtesy of the amazing Meg Lovell who took some snaps during the event - thank you Meg! Follow them here...@meglovellphoto

Follow our artists here and check out what they've been getting up to in the studio!
@amyhutchingsprints
@emmapowelletc
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#art #artstudio #sundaybrunch #community #villageart #openstudio #chewvalley #artworkshops #somerset

The Arts Hub Brunch has started! Pop by to meet our lovely artists @amyhutchingsprints and @emmapowelletc, have a go at their fabulous crafts, see the studio and dig into a bacon butty, coffee and cake!

Open 10am-1pm today at East Harptree Village Hall

It's nearly here...the Arts Hub Sunday brunch! Join us this Sunday 27th April, from 10am-1pm, East Harptree Village Hall, to welcome the new Arts Hub Artists Emma Powell and Amy Hutchings! There will be coffee, cake, bacon butties and family friendly art and craft activities :)
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#artshub #chewvalley #artworkshops #artexhibition #artstudio #brunch #sundaybrunch

Valley Arts are hosting a family storytelling workshop this Sunday in East Harptree Village Hall, led by professional storyteller Michael Loader. Looks like an amazing family friendly event to come along to - check out valley arts website for further details 😍

Amy and Emma have been inspired by the Combe since settling into their Arts Hub residency. They spent the day drawing in nature with a group of artists and printmakers. What a lovely day for it with the sun shining!

And....if you want to meet our fabulous artists remember to save the date for our welcome Arts Hub Brunch!

📆Sunday 27th April
🕐10am-1pm
📍East Harptree village hall

Come and meet the artists and join in some fantastic family friendly crafts they will be putting on. There will also be bacon butties and lots of tea and cake!!! 🍰🫖🥓☕

(For details scroll to the third picture or go to our website)

Follow our artists here:
@amyhutchingsprints
@emmapowelletc
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#artstudio #natureart #printmaking #printdesign #artshub #brunch #northsomersetlife #eastharptreewoods

We are really excited to introduce our two new incredible Arts Hub artists! Emma Powell and Amy Hutchings are the artists in residence for one year and are starting to settle into the studio space. Really thrilled to have them and welcome to the community and see where this year takes them in their creative practice!

To welcome our new cohort of artists we are putting on an Arts Brunch on Sunday 27th April. There will be an open studio, cakes, bacon butties, tea, coffee and art and craft activities hosted by the new artists - save the date, it will be a family friendly event not to be missed!

We will be keeping you in touch with all the fabulous workshops they will be running as part of our community outreach - watch this space!

Visit our website to learn more about our new artists and their practice and follow them here:

Emma Powell
@emmapowelletc

Amy Hutchings
@amyhutchingsprints
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#artshub #artworkshops #chewvalley #community #communitybrunch #artstudio #openstudio #somerset #communityart

An update from the Arts Hub!

🙏🏽With a successful first year of residencies behind us, we bid farewell to the talented Keri Green and Louis Neale. Thank you to them both for making our first year of the Arts Hub so memorable and delivering such exciting workshops in the community. Here are some snapshots of the year with them! Keep up to date with their fantastic work on instagram here @kerigreenillustrator and @louisnealeart.

👩‍🎨👩🏼‍🎨We've now been gearing up to welcome two new artists in March for another year long residency, funded by the Arts Council England and East Harptree Parish Council. We will be sending an update soon on our new residents and the exciting events and outreach workshops planned for this year!

🖼️The community of artists that hosted the Big Arts Weekend in October 2024 have met and are in discussion about repeating the event later this year, as it was such a success - we will be updating you soon with confirmed dates and details!

🍻Another exciting development is that the Waldegrave Pub in East Harptree is exhibiting works by local artists, many of which are for sale. Go to our website (link in bio) if you want to see more details!

Photos (first two in sequence) courtesy @meglovellphoto

Here are the Arts Hub 2024 artists Keri Green and Louis Neale working in the studio early last year - what an amazing year with them as the first artists in residence at the Arts Hub East Harptree!

Applications are still open for our next one year Artist Residency at the Arts Hub studio, in East Harptree. If you are an artist looking for a free studio for one year and the chance to do paid community workshops, this could be a fantastic opportunity for you!

Please visit our website (link in bio) for further information and to apply email a CV and cover letter to artshubharptree@gmail.com by 15th January
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#artworkshops
#chewvalley #studiospace #artistresidency #freestudio #artshub
@kerigreenillustrator @louisnealeart

👩🏽‍🎨 Are you an artist looking for a studio space?
🏘️Are you passionate about using art to connect with communities?

The Arts Hub is looking for two new artists to join our artist in residence programme from March 2025! We have completed our first year of residencies and are thrilled to announce a new exclusive opportunity for two artists for our second year, now funded by the Arts Council National Lottery Projects Grants and the East Harptree Parish Council.

The selected artists will receive a free studio space at the Arts Hub in East Harptree for one year, starting in March 2025. They will also be supported financially to work with the community on arts projects while being free to produce their own art in the studio

Follow the link in bio for further information and how to apply.

DEADLINE: 15th January 2025

#artstudio #communityart #freestudio #artshub

The Arts Hub have been working on a very exciting collaboration with Harptree Surgery! Our artist in residence @louisnealeart ran art sessions in October with clients from Harptree Surgery, with the aim of improving wellbeing and social interaction. The sessions, which involved going for a walk to gather natural resources to create something with clay, have received some brilliant feedback. Thank you to Louis Neale and Lisa Smith, Social Prescriber for Harptree Surgery for making this happen and looking forward to future collaborations!

Follow our new blog post on our website to learn more!
#newblogpost

The Hunky Punk exhibition is up at St Laurence Church, East Harptree, until tomorrow at 5pm! 👹 Drop by and see what 9 children from East Harptree Primary school have been making with our artist in residence @louisnealeart and local sculptor @patrickbarkersculptor during the second Hunky Punk heritage project collaboration with Project Newton and the Heritage fund.

St Laurence church has an array of original decorative hunky punks on the church towers, and the children were tasked to recreate their own version using clay. Thank you to Louis Neale and Patrick Barker and of course the children of East Harptree primary school for getting involved with this project! The sculptures are incredibly detailed and creative and all very unique 😍✨

The exhibition highlights the hidden rarities of historic Somerset culture and the lost crafts that people and communities once dedicated themselves to.

We are really excited to announce the next Hunky Punk exhibition at St Laurence Church, 14th-15th December! A group of year 5 & 6 children at East Harptree Primary school have been part of a special collaboration with the Newton Project creating their own clay Hunky Punk with our artist in residence @louisnealeart and local artist @patrickbarkersculptor.

These contemporary Hunky Punks will all be shown at the church for a limited exhibition weekend - drop by and view the show between 10am-5pm on 14th and 15th December!

#exhibition #somersetart #somerset #hunkypunk #artshubharptree #artshub #schoolart #schoolproject

A shout out to this super cool show coming up in East Harptree theatre on 30th November - get your tickets now! There's also a free workshop too!

In collaboration with Valley Arts and Theatre Royal Plymouth "the Awkward Guide To Friendship" brought to you by House of Figs, is a new work navigating the choppy waters of friendship, from perfectly platonic meet-cutes to courageous conversations...and beyond.

Join poet Beth Calverley and musician Beth Roberts on a voyage through deep friendship feelings, safely afloat in an otherworldly choir of spoken and sung voices.

Go to the Valley Arts Website to book tickets 🎟️

Thank you so much to everyone in the community who came and supported the East Harptree Big Arts Weekend! Scroll along to see the guest artist exhibit, the full exhibition and the artworks created at the workshops. We were delighted to see so many visitors to the exhibition and participants taking part in the art workshops....there was a creative buzz all weekend and all the cake was eaten too!

Just a shout out about the artists on the guest artist wall if you want to find out more about them after seeing their works...
🗿Sculptures by Patrick Barker @patrickbarkersculptor , Helen Gordon @helengordonsculpture and Fred Gordon @fredgordonsculpture
🖼️Paintings by Sue Hemmings and Alison Gibson
🧾 Linocut by Julia Haggett

And a list of artists with full exhibits
- Potts Cottage Collective @potts.cottage.collective - Jackie Head portrait paintings, linocuts and quilts, Chris Head linocuts and photography
- Keri Green @kerigreenillustrator illustrations and prints
- Ali Brown @iamalibrown Found Wisdom Collages
- Cheryl Herrington @cherylherrington_art abstract landscapes
- Pauline Palmer @paulinejoanpalmer ceramics, abstract drawings and prints
- Kevin Hemmings @kevin_hemmings architectural and landscape paintings
- Mary Liddell @maryliddellart portrait and still life oil paintings

#artexhibition #communityworkshop #communityarts #artstudio #villagefair

The Big Arts Weekend is just round the corner - a must see event in East Harptree! Potts Cottage Collective (exhibiting artists Jackie and Chris Head) have been busy over the last few weeks promoting the event around the Chew Valley.

Details:
East Harptree Big Arts Weekend
Sat & Sun 10am-4:30pm
East Harptree Theatre
Art Exhibition of 8 artists work including a further 6 guest artists work, art workshops, tea and cake

Learn more about the workshops (including lino, banner making and sketching!) on our website or via Eventbrite

@potts.cottage.collective

#artevent #artexhibition #communityworkshop #communityproject #ruralarts #artstudio

Kevin Hemmings shows us the in-situ landscapes for his paintings, meticulously drawn from the East Harptree Combe and St Laurence Church. Drop by the Big Arts Weekend group exhibition this weekend (18-19 Oct, 10am-4:30pm) to see Kevin's works in real life and maybe buy one for your wall! We are holding free art workshops (see our website) and will have home made cake and tea/coffee alongside the exhibition - not to be missed!

🏞️Kevin Hemmings🖌️
Kevin is an architect and has specialised in tensile fabric structures for most of his career. He enjoys exploring symbolism and humour in local landscapes and still life.

Follow Kevin here:
@kevin_hemmings
www.kevinhemmings.com

#architecture #artshub #artexhbition #landscapes #landacapepainting #art #communityexhibition

Today's spotlight is on Ali Brown. Watch how Ali creates one of her Found Wisdom Collages! We are so thrilled to have Ali as one of our exhibiting artists for the East Harptree Big Arts Weekend - only a week away now! 19-20th October 10am-4:30pm at the East Harptree Theatre

Ali will also be hosting a Creative Banner Workshop with Jackie Head on Saturday 19th @2-3pm and Sunday 20th @11am-12pm. Join them for a drop in creative workshop and contribute to their community banner project. Follow the link in bio to book!

🧑‍🎨Ali Brown 🖼️✂️✍🏼
Ali Brown is an artist and creativity coach focussing on creative wellbeing. Ali makes Found Wisdom Collages on paper and inked wood, inspired by seasons, cycles and Human Design. All of Ali's work aims to uplift and inspire your creative soul.

Follow Ali here:
@iamalibrown
www.alibrown.me

#collage #artshub #artworkshops #artexhibition #artwellbeing #communityarts

A snapshot of Chris Head in the studio creating a linocut print of the East Harptree clocktower, what a mesmerising process! Come and see his work at the The Big Arts Weekend, 19-20 October, 10am-4:30pm at East Harptree Theatre.

Chris and Jackie will be running a lino print workshop as part of the Big Arts Weekend on Saturday 19 October at 11am - create your own print to take home! Perfect for beginners or art enthusiasts. Tickets must be pre-booked and are limited. Cost of materials is £10, payable on the day.

🖼️ Chris Head👨🏼‍🎨
Chris and his wife Jackie have lived in the Chew Valley since 2001 and together and form the creative collective "Potts Cottage Collective". Their work is inspired by the nature, wildlife and community of the Chew Valley area. Chris' artwork focusses on printmaking and photography.

Follow Chris here
@potts.cottage.collective
www.pottscottagecollective.com

For more information or to book onto a workshop visit our website:
www.artshubharptree.com
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-arts-weekend-lino-print-workshop-tickets-1012748737737

Today we are looking at Pauline Palmer, with a spotlight on her works exhibited at the recent Somerset Arts Festival. We are really excited that Pauline will be one of the artists featured as part of the East Harptree Big Arts Weekend at East Harptree Theatre on 19-20 October 10am-4:30pm!

Pauline has been working in the art environment for many years, as a teacher, tutor, facilitator and artist. Her work evolves from a very intuitive reaction to the mark that develops into an abstract image. She works in mixed media on canvas, board and print using a variety of techniques.

Follow Pauline here:
@paulinejoanpalmer

#mixedmediaart #chewvalley #artist #exhbition #artinstudio #artworkshops

A snapshot of how Keri Green creates her fantastic illustrations! So fabulous to have her as one of our Arts Hub artists in residence and really excited she is part of the main exhibition at the East Harptree Big Arts Weekend coming up in just two weeks - 19-20 October 10am-4:30pm!

Learn more about Keri 👩🏼‍🎨📚✍🏼
Keri is a picture book and print illustrator, based at the foot of the Mendip hills. She uses both traditional media and digital techniques to create work that is predominantly inspired by nature.
Follow her here:
@kerigreenillustrator
www.kerigreenillustrator.com

Learn more about the East Harptree Big Arts Weekend on our website at www.artshubharptree.com

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This morning the spotlight is on Mary Liddell's art practice, portraying how Mary builds detail into her oil on canvas paintings. We are really excited to be showing Mary Liddell's recent work alongside the other 8 main exhibits at the East Harptree Big Arts Weekend 19-20 October 10am-4:30pm at the East Harptree Theatre.

🖼️👩🏻‍🎨Mary Liddell studied at the Chelsea School of Art and Central School of Art in London in the 1980s. Mary's paintings are a response to specific subjects, an exploration of composition, light and colour, through the medium of oil paint and watercolour.

Learn more about Mary Liddell here:
www.maryliddellartist.com
@maryliddellart

Learn more about the East Harptree Big Arts Weekend on our website (link in bio!)

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Jackie Head is putting the finishing touches to her artwork in her studio, getting ready for the upcoming Big Arts Weekend! The Big Arts Weekend is only two weeks away! Don't miss it - 19-20 October, 10am-4:30pm at East Harptree Theatre.

🖼️ Jackie Head 👩🏻‍🎨
Jackie and her husband Chris have lived in the Chew Valley since 2001 and together and form the creative collective "Potts Cottage Collective". Jackie enjoys creating commissioned portraits in either oil or lino print and quilts which hold memories of special occasions.

Jackie will also be running a workshop as part of the Big Arts Weekend - we will update you shortly about details!

Follow Jackie here
@jackies_still_standing
@potts.cottage.collective
www.pottscottagecollective.com

For more information on the weekend visit our website:
www.artshubharptree.com

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Cheryl Herrington is one of the artists exhibiting at the Big Arts Weekend. In the run up to the East Harptree Big Arts Weekend (19-20 October at East Harptree Theatre) we will be showcasing each of the 9 artists individually and learning more about their practice - watch this space for more videos, photos and reels of works in progress and clips of studio spaces!

Cheryl paints in an abstract way, often suggesting landscapes and seascapes. She is fascinated by the shapes and colours she sees in the natural world.

Find out more about Cheryl Herrington here⬇️
Website www.cherylherringtonart.com
Instagram @cherylherrington_art

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An amazing day for the East Harptree Flower and Crafts Show! Come and pop by...we are here until 5pm. Come and see what we've been getting up to this year bringing art to the community 🤩

Keri Green and Louis Neale have some amazing artworks for sale 😍

We've also got some kids arts and crafts!

🎨 SAVE THE DATE! 🖼️

The Arts Hub is very excited to announce the East Harptree Big Arts Weekend on 19-20 October 2024 at the East Harptree Theatre and Arts Hub. Arts Hub artists in residence Keri Green and Louis Neale will also be included in this fantastic community arts weekend!

Back story:
Last October a group of artists from East Harptree joined together as a venue on the Chew Valley Arts Trail and hoped to repeat the experience in 2024. Now that the trail is taking a break this year they will be hosting a Big Arts Weekend instead. This will be a fantastic community weekend with something for everyone to come and get involved in!

There will be...
- 9 Artists with full exhibits showing recent artworks for sale
- further 9 artists putting in one piece to a special local East and West Harptree artists exhibit
- art workshops throughout the weekend for people to get involved with and meet the artists
- tea and cake!

More info and live webpage with information on the artists involved to follow shortly....watch this space!

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