Are you an artist or maker in or around Hebden Bridge or the Upper Calder Valley creating visual art and craft?

Then you are welcome to join us. The only criterion is that your work is your own.

The deadline to open your studio in July and be included in this July’s brochure has passed – it was March 2 2025. Annual membership for Full Members, taking part in the main July event, runs from early spring in each year for one year, and membership fees are due in February / early March, at the point when applications are made to be part of our July event .

However, Associate Members can join at any point in the year. Their membership runs until March in the following year. The form below is open year round and is only for Associate members NOT open in July.

Applications to take part in the December event, which is happening December 5 – 7 , will open in the second half of August. If you’re not a member you still apply for the December event and membership fee will be added to the application fee for the event.

You can join as an associate member at a reduced rate, at any time.

There’s a list of reasons to join us as an associate member:

• A reduced rate for associate members not open during July 4 – 6.
• Your own page on our website all year with your contact details, links, more detailed information, images and videos.
• Support with the technical side of logging in to edit your page. It really is quite straightforward once you know how.
• Member access to behind the scenes artist only areas of the website.
• Informal social events for HBOS artists to network and discuss each other’s work and ideas.
• A reduced rate to take part in our Christmas event, December 5 – 7.
• Opportunity to exhibit in our Town Hall exhibition June 16 – July 6 (deadline early June).

This form is specifically for artists NOT open for the July event, joining as an Associate only. If circumstances change and you do open you will then be liable for an additional fee of £30 plus commission of 10% on sales over £500.