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29 June 2010

Holmfirth artWEEK starts this Sunday, July 4

Posted by patrick under: News .

It’s that time of the year again – the major Holmfirth artWEEK, the local event with a national reputation.

Most of the exhibitors are from the local area but visitors come from all over the country to view and to buy.

It is amazing just how much artistic talent there is locally – it is this that makes the event such a success . . . and brings so many visitors to Holmfirth every year.

The main Exhibition in the Civic Hall runs all week and features work by about 400 professional & amateur artists.

Dates & Times:
Sun 4 July & Sat 10 July

10.00 – 17.00

Mon 5 July to Fri 9 July

10.00 – 21.00

Please note the earlier weekday closing time this year

(*Market closes at 16.00 on Sat 10)

Admission to the Exhibition is £2.00 (£1.00 concessions) – this price allows unlimited visits during the week (many people find that one visit isn’t enough to appreciate all the work on display!).

In addition there are numerous smaller fringe venues around the valley

Further information: info@holmfirthartweek.net

The first Holmfirth Art Exhibition was organised in 1967 by Isobel Shaw and Christabel Dangerfield. Their twin objectives were to provide an opportunity for local art students to show their work and to raise money for Cancer Relief (as it was then called) – on that occassion a grand total of £120 was raised for the charity.

Their legacy is an annual event which sells 2000 artworks every year and regularly raises in excess of £30,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Having acheived our target of £40k for the 40th event artWEEK has so far raised well over HALF A MILLION POUNDS.

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