How the henley arts Trail started
The Henley Arts Trail was the brainchild of (left to right) Kirsten Jones, Kate Findlay and Judith Fletcher when they got together back in 2006 with the aim of creating a platform to showcase the creative work of local artists in the Henley area. All three will be exhibiting on the Trail this year; Kate will be showing her wonderful textile art at Venue 15 in Shiplake, Judith at her award-winning studio by the river at Venue 9, Art at Pheasants, and the prolific Kirsten is opening her studio in the centre of Henley at Venue 7 showing an amazing variety of graphic concepts so full of energy.
With the support of other artists and sponsors over the years, the Trail has become something that visitors now look forward to, either to view the latest work of their favourite artists or to see who is new on the Trail... and this year there is a number of newcomers that are a must see.
The artists are usually on hand to welcome guests and show their work. Some artists will be doing demonstrations or workshops for visitors who may want to have a go themselves and many venues offer scrummy refreshments.
Check the individual venue pages for opening hours of each venue as some will be opening for the VE Bank Holiday weekend also. Look out for the pink 'Arts Trail' signs on roadsides and coloured bunting outside each venue.
A few facts about this year's event:
With the support of other artists and sponsors over the years, the Trail has become something that visitors now look forward to, either to view the latest work of their favourite artists or to see who is new on the Trail... and this year there is a number of newcomers that are a must see.
The artists are usually on hand to welcome guests and show their work. Some artists will be doing demonstrations or workshops for visitors who may want to have a go themselves and many venues offer scrummy refreshments.
Check the individual venue pages for opening hours of each venue as some will be opening for the VE Bank Holiday weekend also. Look out for the pink 'Arts Trail' signs on roadsides and coloured bunting outside each venue.
A few facts about this year's event:
- Over 200 artists
- 36 venues
- Over 20,000 leaflets distributed
- Over 10,000 visitors expected