Arts Hub
at East Harptree
The Arts Hub at East Harptree is an arts project connecting artists with the local community
Upcoming Opportunities and Workshops
Free Artist Residency Opportunity
An exciting project will be continuing in the rural village of East Harptree, located in the heart of the Chew Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty. After a successful two years of the Arts Hub 2024-2026 (learn about the Arts Hub here), the project is looking for another two artists to take up residency in the studio space for another year.
The Arts Hub project is funded by the Arts Council National Lottery Projects Grants and the East Harptree Parish Council.
How to Apply
To apply to be an Arts Hub artist in residence please email artshubharptree@gmail.com:
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a CV with portfolio of your work (can be PDF, web page, photos)
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a covering letter explaining why you want to be involved in the project and what you think you can bring to the Arts Hub
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Learn more about the opportunity on our application page
DEADLINE 16th January 2026
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).
