The Walk of ART – 6th and 7th of July 2019 - is a free, community-led, family friendly, creative festival that engages the entire community in a fun filled arts extravaganza! We aim to showcases creativity in everyday and unusual spaces. We promote and showcase local and almost local artists, engage and inspire the community and make creativity, in all its forms, accessible and engaging. The event is shaped by the participants so if you have an idea please submit a proposal!

Horsforth Walk of ART

The Walk is spread over 9 miles of Horsforth and housed in roughly 60 locations - high street shops, churches, woodlands, the park, garages, gardens, houses, sheds and caravans. There are no spaces we wouldn't consider.

Exhibitions in donated spaces:

In order to showcase art  and creativity in its widest sense, to encourage community engagement and to inspire people to interact creatively we are looking for:

• work in the fields of painting, photography, printmaking, digital art, drawing & sculpture, writing as well as work in film, installations, poetry, music and performance.
• submissions from amateur artists, hobby groups and recent graduates or newly emerging artists as well as from established artists.
• artists who are able to meet, greet and engage with trail participants.
• residents in Horsforth who would like to create an exhibition in their own space and offer an open studio if appropriate.

You are free to sell work without commission, we only ask that selling is secondary to engaging, demonstrating and inspiring.

The aim of the trail is inspire creativity in the participants therefore every artist and venue must offer a free hands on activity - this can be through the community adding their touch to a collaborative piece of art or an opportunity to 'try their hand'.

High Street Galleries:

The High Street Galleries will exhibit work created by local schools in collaboration with participating artists.
We ask all artists whether they are able to spare any time to visit a local school. We are passionate about engaging and inspiring children in the arts and showing them a broad spectrum of artistic avenues.

We can work flexibly with whatever time you are able to offer local schools – from a half hour visit showing your work and talking about your techniques to a 2 hour workshop. We will publicise your generosity and source you materials and cover travel expenses but your time would need to be given freely.

Performance and Musical Exhibitions:

We are also looking for artists to roam the Walk of Art and perform in the open gardens throughout the weekend. This can be music or performance. If you woudl like a set venue to perform over the weekend that is fine too!

We hope that you are as excited about this year as we are and we look forward to welcoming you into this fun filled festival on a creative shoestring!!

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