Hebden Bridge Open Studio Weekend and Arts Festival

An annual highlight for the Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge Arts Festival brings the best national and international artists and performers to the area each summer for a celebration of comedy, music, dance, drama, literature and visual arts.

The 2009 Festival will run from Friday  June 26 to Sunday July 12 and promises to be another fortnight of dazzling and diverse performances.

Here is a link to the exhibitions that are running during this time so we hope to see you in Hebden Bridge soon:

http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/festival/2009/events/exhibitions

Handmade Parade 2009

Handmade Parade 2009

Handmade Parade 2009

Handmade Parade 2009

Makepiece Spring Summer 09 launch

spring summer 09

If you missed the launch tonight then this is a really small taster of what you missed at Heart Gallery in Hebden Bridge … hope to see you soon xXx

Own Art at Heart Gallery

Own Art

Hi folks

Exciting news for you all which I know some of you have been eagerly waiting for!
Heart Gallery are now approved by The Arts Council England to operate their Own Art scheme and we are really pleased to be a part of it as it’s a fantastic way to be able to afford that fabulous piece of jewellery, incredible ceramic piece,  gorgeous glass, tempting textile work of art or wonderful wall masterpiece.

Own Art to take home

The Own Art scheme is designed to make it easy and affordable for everyone to buy contemporary works of art and craft including jewellery, paintings, photography, sculpture, glassware, ceramics, textiles and furniture.

You can borrow up to £2,000, or as little as £100, and pay back the loan in 10 monthly installments – interest free. The scheme is available through a network of over 250 Galleries across the country.

Arts Council England aims to put the arts at the heart of national life. One of the ways they do this is to encourage people to live with art they love. They also want to help artists live by their creative output and support galleries who sell high quality contemporary art. Typical 0% APR Offer subject to age and status. Terms and conditions apply. What can I buy? Currently, around 250 galleries across England are registered Own Art outlets and now Heart Gallery has joined them. You can buy jewellery, paintings, sculpture, glassware, ceramics, photography and textiles; in fact, you can buy almost anything by a living artist that you see in Heart Gallery Heart Gallery can also help you commission something unique by an artist you admire. How do I Own Art? Visit Heart Gallery and find something that you want to buy from our ever-expanding collections from UK based designers and makers. You can then apply for an Own Art loan to finance your purchase by spreading the cost over 10 months – interest free. To be eligible to apply for a loan you need to be: Over 18 years old A permanent UK resident In possession of a bank or building society account that can operate direct debit payments You will also need to bring two proofs of identification with you – one for proof of signature, such as a debit or credit card, and the other for proof of address. This could be a bank statement, utility bill or driver’s licence. Heart Gallery will take you through the loan application process which should only take 10 minutes. If your application is successful you will be told almost straight away and you’ll be able to sign the agreement and take the work away with you immediately. How much can I borrow? Loans are available for original pieces or limited editions from £100 up to £2,000. The loan amount can be a part-payment towards an item that costs more than £2,000. Or you can buy several lower value items at a time with a combined value of up to £2,000. As long as these pieces are designed and made by a maker as original pieces or limited editions of under 150 and not mass produced then they qualify for this fantastic scheme. The amount you borrow is then paid back over 10 months in equal instalments – interest free. NO CHARGE TO YOU – THE CUSTOMER. There is no administrative charge or handling fee when you take out the loan so you will never be paying more for your purchase than the ticket price. A small deposit is required for commissions. Typical 0% APR Further details are available in Heart Gallery so what are you waiting for? See you in Heart Gallery soon.

re-new exhibition Heart Gallery June/July 2009

re-new

Heart Gallery welcomes you to a world of recycling! Embracing new work by chosen designer/makers in different disciplines who work with recycled or sustainable materials and are inspired by reclamation processes. These designer/makers love to create something new from something old and discarded and we hope you love their creations.

Join us on Tuesday 16 June 6pm – 8pm for wine and nibbles whilst you browse Heart Gallery and meet some makers.

Exhibition runs until 19 July and we look forward to seeing you in Heart Gallery very soon.

Marvelous May

A sneaky peak at some marvelous May treats in store for you arriving very soon:

Love is in the air locket style necklace

The Owl and The Pussycat brooch

Moon Gazing earrings

Communication Wires linoprints and etchings

The Social Housing Shortage

April Arrivals

Protea bangle single flower

Sockees

Silver and 22ct gold brooch

Orbit bangle

recycled biscuit tin jewellery

love love love cushion

Julia Ogden paintings

scrabble tiles covered with Japanese papers to make beautiful necklaces

red heart devil's tail necklace

barcode cufflinks - personalise yours with a special date

Silver pierced range of gorgeous jewellery

Heart on my sleeve

I have not had time to write anything for such a while so thought I would wear my heart on my sleeve for this post:

When the clocks went back last year by an hour it got me thinking about time. I remember that this turning back of time gave me a much needed extra hour in bed, many other people an extra hour socialising with friends or family and others, no doubt, another hour of drinking time! You often hear people saying “if only I could turn back time” or talking about hindsight being a wonderful thing and “doing things differently were they able to live that part of their life again”. Would I wish to turn back the clock further than that hour … no. I believe I am the person I am today because of the paths I have trodden and the journeys I have taken and I like who I am, like where I am and more importantly am thankful that I am here now to live this life. I opened Heart Gallery over 2 years ago because I wanted to work for myself, wanted to give Hebden Bridge something it didn’t already have, wanted to enjoy walking into work every day, wanted to feel passionate about what I did. I still feel that same passion and pride today that I had the day Heart Gallery first opened. I feel it every morning when I put my key in the big, black door of Heart Gallery, open it, see the beautiful space and smell the building. Heart Gallery will never make me rich and able to retire early but that isn’t what I am driven by as I am rich in other ways. It isn’t easy to take that leap of faith into self employment but it has a greater chance of success if you do it for the right reasons, and I didn’t take that step to make me rich but to enrich. I can’t say that it is easy; it is extremely hard work and takes 100% commitment to get it right. I can’t say it doesn’t affect family or social life as I have to work hard to find the right balance; and I don’t always get it right! I can’t say that it hasn’t been without casualties but these have happened for a reason and out of my control but ultimately for the better. What I can say is that my loyal customers remind me regularly that I did the right thing and they love visiting Heart Gallery as much as I love living Heart Gallery so if you haven’t yet been to Hebden Bridge or to Heart Gallery, make that trip – it is so worthwhile and you will not be disappointed. It’s a fabulously creative town filled with many independent shops and cafes that offer so much more and you will find unusual and unique treats or gifts that you can’t get anywhere else. Heart Gallery offers a warm welcome and amazing work by over 75 local and UK based designer/makers and I look forward to seeing you in the future.

Own Art

Heart Gallery promotes jewellery and crafts handmade in the UK and now offers the Own Art *interest-free loan (*Typical 0% APR) for purchases between £100 and £2,000. For more details call in to see us or log on to the Arts Council’s website at www.artscouncil.org.uk

I am so pleased we can now offer this – it has been a long time coming but it has finally arrived and athough it costs me and the Arts Council to offer this service it doesn’t cost the customer and I think that this is just so brilliant as it helps you to buy more investment pieces without costing you any more – just perfect, so see you soon.

Own Art

Sarah McDade

Sarah McDade 'gorgeous in green'

Sarah has been making ceramics full time since 1982. Her stoneware and terracotta figures and heads each have a distinctive style and quality. Sarah’s heads eads are often humorous or whimsical, and develop their individual characters during the modelling process. Terracotta pieces depict a simpler stylised form, developed from sketches and doodles, with detail emphasised by incised lines. The vibrant colours Sarah uses provide a pleasing contrast to the clay.They are all made with a combination of slab building and modelling. The surface is painted or sponged with underglaze colour and oxides.

Sarah McDade - Beautiful in Blue

Heart Gallery has taken delivery of 6 of Sarah’s pieces today so bob along soon to see them in the flesh.

Clare Caulfield’s new work has arrived in Heart Gallery – framed originals and limited editions so be quick!!

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