This years HOST sees 46 artists spread over 8 venues.
Lawrence Batley Theatre - Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
The Lawrence Batley Theatre was founded in 1985 in a beautiful Georgian building which was once the largest Methodist Chapel in Europe. It has three performace spaces and exhibitions are housed in the foyer and bar areas. The theatre is renowned for presenting quality professional touring Opera, Drama, Dance, Comedy and Music.
t: 01484 43052
Artists at Venue: Colin Rose
Verve - 3 Byram Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1BX
The Verve is a modern cafe bar in the centre of Huddersfield with a passion for contemporary art. It has taken the unusual step of appointing Ali White as artist in residence - to showcase his recent work and provide an opportunity for feedback and consultation with staff and clients.
t:01484 451666
Artists at venue: Ali White
Radiant Works - William Street, Huddersfield, HD1 6AU
A Visual Art resource providing permanent studio space for 6 artists/designers and an extensive workshop programme covering sculpture, textiles and jewellery
w: www.radiantworks.co.uk
Artists at venue: Martin Smith, Dionne Swift, Julie Ann Seaman, Samantha Bryan, Gill Thewlis, Sue Davis, Maureen Green, David Mayne, Julie Ann Roberts, Orla.
West Yorkshire Print Workshop - 75a Hudddersfield Road, Mirfield, WF14 8AT
The West Yorkshire Print Workshop is a thriving facility with a membership of over fifty artists and printmakers with ten artists/printmakers currently occupying all the available studio spaces.
Artists at venue: Graham Riding, Jenny Thomas, Yvonne Grist
Bankfield Mill - Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 9BD
The original Victorian building, at one time the offices and mending rooms of Johnsons Cloth Finishers, has a professional photography studio, Tunnel 9, on the ground floor and the first floor is the painting studio of artist John Coombes. The second floor is dark and the domain of dead pigeons and disused textile machinery.
Artists at venue: John Coombes, Victoria Robinson, Janet Wilson, Amrik Varkalis
Stansfields - 13 Westagate, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8XF
Stansfields of Almondbury is a workshop steeped in history set in an idyllic location. Although still euipped for carpentry, joinery, and handloom making, the emphasis has moved towards providing separate studio space for creative practitioners of any discipline. Dedicated exhibition areas have been created within the workshops and in the gardens
Artists at venue: Charles Turner, Alison Campbell, John Burnley, M A Longbottom
Artspace - Queen Street South, Huddersfield, HD1 3DX
Occupying 3rd and top floor rooms in Bates Mill, the Artspace provides large open areas with excellent natural light. Each artist has their own lockable space, and use of a large communal work/display area. Services (each floor): wc, kitchen, broadband, Nacoss alarm, 24/7 access, 18 units, limited vacancies.
Artists at venue: Bev Finkelstein, Louise Saynor, Jo Whitaker, James Brown, Jane Camille Crewe, Linda Hollingshead, Matthew Gough, Alison Edmonds, Nikki Gregg, Masaco Kondo, Serena Wigglesworth, Linda Stanley, Ian Marsh, Andrew Warburton, Karen Howarth, Perri Webster, Louise Atkinson, Sally Willow, Simon Raines, Deborah Theabould, Judy Tadman.
Park View Studios - 1 Park View Drive South, Huddersfield, HD1 4HT
Tony Chisholm's base Park View Studios, was established in 2001 from an old stable block at the rear of 1 Park Drive South. The studio is on two levels with displays of his paintings, drawings and large collage pieces. As part of the HOST programme, part of the studio and the courtyard area will also showcase the work of sculptor Mark Milnes.
Artists at venue: Tony Chisholm, Mark Milnes
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