Upcoming Art Events

Hi everyone, this is a quick post to highlight a few art events that are just around the corner-

1) HOST is on this Sat and Sun (8th and 9th Sept) in Kirklees, a chance to see where the magic happens as a 'host' of artists open their studio doors to the public. For more info visit their website at http://www.hoststudios.co.uk. I'll hopefully see you there Sunday.

2) Saltaire Festival starts this Thursday (6th) and runs until Sunday the 16th. A full and varied programme awaits in this gorgeous Yorkshire town. For more info visit their website at http://www.saltairefestival.co.uk. I'll be around on the Saturday- hoping for a dry day so I can enjoy the Morris dancing and open garden trail without having my brolly permanently up!

3) Chatsworth House and Garden's annual Beyond Limits event is fast approaching, this year running from 07.09.12 till 28.10.12. It really does make for a special day out- the garden is beautiful (and massive!) and the sculptures just adds to the pleasure of walking around it for an afternoon. Worth every penny of the Garden entry ticket price, I cannot recommend it enough. Full details can be found on the Chatsworth House website at http://www.chatsworth.org/whats-on.

4) Wakefield Art Walk will be on again on Wednesday 26th September. This will be my first visit to the Art Walk- exciting stuff, I'm looking forward to it. If you want to know more check out the website at http://artwalk.org.uk.

5) Strictly this isn't an 'art' event, but its a brilliant event none the less! This year's Marsden Jazz Festival is on Oct 12th to 14th and features over 50 free events as well ticketed ones. Sadly Marsden Jazz Fest has become a victim of its own success, but is still worth checking out, particularly if you are a patient person or are willing to pay for the ticketed events. The event's website is http://www.marsdenjazzfestival.com.

6) There are also regular art exhibitions at Huddersfield's Lawrence Batley Theatre, if you'd like to find out more head to http://www.thelbt.org/whats_on.