We're recruiting!

​Interested in the arts in Calderdale?

Could you be one of our new trustees?

​Hebden Bridge Arts, which until this Spring was known as Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, is about to embark on OPEN SPACE 70 - a giant collaboration between individuals, groups, artists and environmental experts, making and sharing work on the theme of climate emergency, at open spaces in the Upper Calder Valley over a weekend in July 2023.

We're now looking for two new board members (trustees).  The time commitment is up to 4 hours each month.  Board meetings are held roughly every 2 months. Travel expenses are paid, and we're very welcoming of those without prior board experience.  

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​In Spring 2022 Hebden Bridge Arts Festival became Hebden Bridge Arts: connect | create | present.
  
Hebden Bridge Arts brings together brilliant, inspiring artists from all disciplines, specialist experts, audiences, members of the public and grass roots organisations that work with under-served, under-represented communities. We aim to produce highly ambitious, artistically exciting, socially engaged work, and to support the development of community confidence and great art through mentoring and co-creation.  Based in Hebden Bridge, we work across Calderdale with an emphasis on cross-borough organisational partnership and collaboration with extraordinary people.

​Our next project is OPEN SPACE 70 - a giant collaboration between individuals, groups, artists and environmental experts, making and sharing work on the theme of climate emergency, at open spaces in the Upper Calder Valley over a weekend in July 2023.  Click here to find out more, and sign up to get involved.

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Our new giant ​Open Space 70 project needs you!  Read more about Open Space 70 here and sign up to find out more about getting involved creatively, as an environmental expert or as a host of a space you're happy to open up for use to bring some art or creative activity into.

Paul Knights, who ran landscape walks for our Open Space 70 launch party, which gave people a taster of the main project, has written up the experience of leading the guided walks and talking to people about Past and Future Landscape Stories, on his blog which features photos taken by group members on the walks.

​​Our travelling Crossings exhibition has been a huge success, thanks to everyone who came along to Hebden Bridge, Cragg Vale or Mytholmroyd, and all those who submitted photographs or joined in one of our open walks and workshops. The Crossings Photo Slideshow, the Soundwalk, and the Hebden Royd Photo Map are all ​now on the webpage for you to see, hear and enjoy!

We're delighted to have been awarded funding from National Lottery's Community Fund via the Awards for All programme, allowing us to have a funded part-time Volunteer Coordinator, and volunterring programme, for a year leading up to Open Space 70.  Lisa Graham, who is also our part-time Administrator and Company Secretary, becomes our Volunteer Coordinator in a more recognised capacity from August.​

​Be a Hebden Bridge Arts supporter!

Show your support via a donations and/or whenever you shop online

We are a charity and need to raise funds to continue what we do. Most of our activities are free for all to access, whether you're a member of the public, or joining in via the community groups we partner with.

LocalGiving (donations) and Easyfundraising (cashback for us when you shop online) are great ways to show your support for us - neither charge us to use their services. 

Perhaps you've benefitted from our workshops or walks, enjoyed live music with us or been to one of our exhibitions? Maybe you want to give others the chance to experience the benefits of getting creative?

If you feel able to, please make a donation via LocalGiving.  Any amount helps, but regular giving - even of a small monthly amount like £10 - really allows us to plan our projects with more certainty, and give more people the opportunity to get involved.  

Not feeling flush but still want to help?
​Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday or insurance policy – you could be raising free donations for Hebden Bridge Arts with easyfundraising?
 
There are over 6,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds. 

All you need to do is:
 1. Go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/hebden-bridge-arts/ and join for free. To go there click here
 2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.
 3. After you’ve checked out, the retailer will make a donation to Hebden Bridge Arts at no extra cost to you whatsoever!
 
There are no catches or hidden charges and Hebden Bridge Arts will be really grateful for your donations.

When shopping on Amazon, you need to start at AmazonSmile to support Hebden Bridge Arts in the same manner as EasyFundraising does with other businesses: click here to start shopping on Amazon and raise funds for us

 
​Thank you for your support, whether via LocalGiving, easyfundraising or AmazonSmile- we are so appreciative.

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