Artfest Holmfirth 2019. Open call. Applications Now OPEN.

Artfest Holmfirth welcomes applications for their two day event on Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th of November. A new event this year to the makers calendar aiming to attract independent artists and makers, established and new, giving them the opportunity to showcase their work and bring the very best of British Arts & Crafts back to Holmfirth, West Yorkshire.

Applicants are welcome from all disciplines: ceramics, print, jewellery, glass, sculpture, textiles, painting, mixed media, photography. The emphasis for successful selection will be original, handmade work. 

Spaces are limited to just over 50 exhibitors and consideration will be made to create an even and fair representation of each discipline. Each exhibition space measures 2.5m by 1m wide and will include pre-constructed white wooden exhibition boards 2.4m high which can be drilled and nailed into in order to create your own personalised display (Please see FAQ for further information) Included in the stand price is a standard trestle table if required (additional display lights may be ordered after selection)

It is free to apply to this event and we are offering two stand options as follows:

Type A) space measuring 2.50 long  x 1m wide with full side and backboards constructed from white exhibition paneling 2.4m tall . The panels can be nailed and drilled directly into.  Standard trestle table available if required. Display lights are available to hire and there is access to electric sockets within the hall spaces. 

£250

Type B) As above but open ended on one side. These spaces are predominantly at the end of the display alleys.   

£225

The venue, Holmfirth Civic Hall is an impressive building constructed in 1842 lying in the heart of the beautiful Last of the Summer Wine countryside and is now in the care of the Holmfirth Civic Hall Community Trust. The Trusts vision is to make Holmfirth Civic Hall an inclusive, cohesive and sustainable community asset- run in the community, by the community for the community. Artfest Holmfirth will be accommodated in the two main halls, the Large Hall and the Lesser Hall.

The location, Holmfirth is a town in the heart of the beautiful Holme Valley, a small town that sits just north of the Peak District in West Yorkshire. As previously mentioned it is well known as the location for the popular BBC TV series Last of the Summer Wine with thousands of fans making the journey every year to visit such iconic sites as Sid's Cafe and Nora Batty's Steps.

Aside from the attractions for the Last of the Summer wine fans, with its breath-taking scenery across the Holme Valley, lively and varied choice or shops, galleries, pubs and restaurants Holmfirth is a popular and much loved destination in West Yorkshire with visitors to the town all year round.