Hebden Bridge Arts: Open Space 70
Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th July 2023
Open Space 70 is a creative festival and arts trail, by Hebden Bridge Arts
Open Space 70 is an environmental arts festival, made by and for the people of Calderdale.
Taking place from 13th to 16th July 2023 in Hebden Bridge and surrounding areas, this vibrant celebration merges creativity, nature, and the urgent call of the climate emergency.
Expect the unexpected as Open Space 70’s events programme offers guided nature walks, film screenings, art installations, poetry readings, workshops, live performances, lectures, music, a magic show, and a captivating ‘moth night’ across a range of free, paid for and by donation events with something for all ages to get involved in.
The festival also includes a weekend Arts Trail that invites attendees to explore creative works exhibited in unconventional ‘opened up’ spaces such as people's homes, gardens, garages and allotments.
Among the highlights which are taking place at The Town Hall are:
Thursday 13th July 2023
Cyanotype Tote Bag Printing Workshop
The Terrace Room
4pm - 6pm
£15 / £10
Friday 14th July 2023
River Renga Nature Walk, Adult Poetry and Child Craft Session with Amy Liptrot
Meet at the foot of the Packhourse Bridge, end of Spring Grove
3.30pm - 6pm
£20 / £14
Dara McAnulty in conversation with Amanda Dalton
The Waterfront Hall
Doors 7pm for an 8pm start
£10 / £7
Saturday 15th July 2023
Wild Escape: Endangered Animal Art Workshop with Julia Ogden
The Waterfront Hall
9.30am - 10.30am and 11am - 12pm
FREE (bookable)
The Early Naturalists: An Illustrated Talk by Richard Rainbow
The Waterfront Hall
12.45pm
£7 / £5
Wild Water: Preview Screening
The Waterfront Hall
Doors 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start
£7 / £5
Becoming an Offering: Nourishing Your Relationship with the Earth Workshop with Jules Blaine Davis
The Waterfront Hall
4.30pm - 6.30pm
£15 / £10
Sound Walking and Soundmapping Workshop with Dr Linda O’Keeffe
Meet outside the Town Hall
10.30am - 1pm
£10 / £7
Sunday 16th July 2023
Martin the Magician
The Waterfront Hall
11.30am and 1.30pm
FREE (bookable)
Fashion Forward Workshop with Saima Kaur
The Terrace Room
2pm - 4.30pm
£12 / £8
Jules Blaine Davis: The Kitchen Healer in conversation with Java Bere
The Waterfront Hall
Doors 4.10pm for a 4.30pm start
£7 / £5
Trudi Entwistle Talk: Our Changing Relationship to Landscape – A Land Art Perspective
The Space
Doors 5.15pm for a 5.30pm start
£7 / £5
England’s Green: Zaffar Kunial Reading and in conversation
The Terrace Room
Doors 6.30pm for a 7pm start
£7 / £5
To find out more or to book tickets, please visit the Hebden Bridge Arts website