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Develop your creative practice in The Everybody Studios We are an independent Art School, Gallery and Artist Studios committed to providing opportunity and engagement with art for all ages and all abilities. Our community of emerging and established artists, designers and creative Artist Educators support us in delivering a wide range of exciting programmes at the forefront of creative practice. We work with partners, local communities, schools, colleges, universities and the NHS to develop and deliver activities which encourage and create opportunity for artistic endeavour. Our regular programme of activities include courses, workshops, events, training and exhibitions. By combining classic techniques with inspirational approaches we have the joy of witnessing first hand the transformational effects of art on people's lives every day.

Slow down, take notice and find time to ground yourself at our next Bloom Network 😮‍💨 a place for women and gender diver...
07/10/2026

Slow down, take notice and find time to ground yourself at our next Bloom Network 😮‍💨 a place for women and gender diverse people to make new connections, build confidence, and socialise with other individuals who love all things creative.

Saturday 17 October
10:30am - 1pm
Everybody Arts, Halifax
Free to attend

After a break over the summer, we are incredibly excited to be starting back in October with Sarah O'Boyle. Sarah will be inviting you to:

💚 Slow down and be present in the moment, focusing on natural materials and small details as a grounding and mindfulness practice

🌿 Explore natural sample boards and 'take notice' of finer details

🎨 Focus on patterns, textures, shapes and shade, rather than the object itself

🖌️ Hear about Sarah’s own creative career and experiences

There will be a gentle start at 10:30am, where the session will unfold in a relaxed and organic way. Feel free to stay for as long or as short you would like up to 1pm.

Can't make our October event? Have a look at our November one with Mel from Hey Nature! 🌸 Sign up on our website via What's On.

🎨 We’re recruiting: Artistic Programme Development Trainee 🎨 Are you an early-career artist or arts professional looking...
07/10/2026

🎨 We’re recruiting: Artistic Programme Development Trainee 🎨

Are you an early-career artist or arts professional looking to develop your skills, experience and networks?

We’re looking for an enthusiastic person to join the Everybody Arts team for a paid eight-month traineeship, helping us explore how we can better support artists, engage communities and strengthen visual arts opportunities across Calderdale.

You’ll gain hands-on experience in artist development, community engagement, research, cultural leadership and organisational strategy – while bringing your own ideas, experiences and creative perspective to the project.

You don’t need lots of professional experience. We’re looking for someone with a developing creative practice, an interest in socially engaged arts and communities, and plenty of curiosity and keenness to learn.

⏰ 22 hours per week, usually Tuesday - Thursday
📅 8-month fixed-term contract

Find the full job description and application form on our website: https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/join-our-team

Applications close 12pm, 30 October 2026.

We particularly welcome applications from people currently underrepresented within the visual arts sector.

This role is supported using public funding by Arts Council England through a National Lottery Project Grant.

🎨 How does creativity support our health and wellbeing?Earlier this summer, we welcomed 18 members of our community to E...
06/10/2026

🎨 How does creativity support our health and wellbeing?

Earlier this summer, we welcomed 18 members of our community to Everybody Arts for a creative consultation to help shape creative health across West Yorkshire.

Through creativity, movement and conversation, people shared their experiences of how art can help us feel grounded, express ourselves, connect with others and support our wellbeing. Their insights will help shape the wider development of the West Yorkshire Creative Health Strategy.

We’ve shared some of the conversations, reflections and creative activities from the day in our latest blog: https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/news/creative-lives-healthy-communities

A big thank you to everyone who took part, our facilitator Michaela Lesayova, and the National Creative Health Hub at the University of Huddersfield for giving Everybody Arts the opportunity to contribute to this important work.

Interested in getting involved in creative health at Everybody Arts? Join us at our next Bloom Network on 17 October or find out more about our Art for Wellbeing Peer Group. You can find details of both on our website.

🍂 What’s on this October at Everybody Arts?We’ve got a packed month of creative workshops coming up, with plenty of oppo...
03/10/2026

🍂 What’s on this October at Everybody Arts?

We’ve got a packed month of creative workshops coming up, with plenty of opportunities to make, learn and try something new.

From Life Drawing and Wheel Throwing to Lo-Fi Print and Painting Birds, there’s something for all kinds of creative interests. Plus, younger artists can get stuck in with our Saturday Art Club and Holiday Art Club during half term.

Whether you’re trying something for the first time or developing your skills, our workshops are friendly, relaxed and open to everybody. They are particularly well suited to those seeking a creative activity, some mindful me-time or as a taster before signing up to one of our courses 💜

Find out more and book your place on our website: https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/whats-on

🎨 NEW! Saturday Art Club for kids 🎨We’re so excited to be launching a brand new monthly Saturday Art Club at Everybody A...
02/10/2026

🎨 NEW! Saturday Art Club for kids 🎨

We’re so excited to be launching a brand new monthly Saturday Art Club at Everybody Arts!

Designed for children aged 6 - 12, sessions will take place on the second Saturday of every month, giving young artists a regular space to make, play, experiment and use their imaginations.

🌊 Our first session: Under the Sea
📅 Saturday 10 October
⏰ 10.30am - 12pm

We’ll be diving into:

• Origami fish – fold and decorate colourful sea creatures
• Snappy Sharks – create a fearsome (or friendly!) shark
• Underwater Collage – build an underwater world filled with colour, texture and marine life
• Seaweed Limbo – get moving with a fun underwater-themed game

Tickets start from just £10 with concessions, and we’re offering a sibling discount too. 👉 Book your place via our website: https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/whats-on/saturday-art-club-under-the-sea

If you can't make this session, you can book tickets for our November and December Club on our website:
• Googly Eyes Galore - 14 November
• Paper Decorations - 12 December

We also have a special Holiday Art Club on Thursday 29 October, 10am - 3pm where children can make and decorate their own music-inspired creations.

We hope to see you there 💜

🌿 Bloom Network is back!After a little break over the summer, we’re so excited to be starting our Bloom Network sessions...
01/10/2026

🌿 Bloom Network is back!

After a little break over the summer, we’re so excited to be starting our Bloom Network sessions again this October, when we’ll be joined by the lovely Sarah O’Boyle.

📅 Saturday 17 October, 10.30am–1pm
💚 Free to attend
🌸 For women and gender diverse people

Sarah will invite us to slow down, get curious and take notice of the natural world around us. Together, we’ll:

• Explore natural materials and small details as a gentle grounding and mindfulness practice
• Take a closer look at natural sample boards, noticing the finer details
• Focus on patterns, textures, shapes and shades rather than the object itself
• Hear about Sarah’s own creative career and experiences

We’ll have a gentle start at 10.30am, with the session unfolding in a relaxed and organic way. Feel free to stay for as long or as little as you like, up until 1pm.

Can’t make October? We’d love to see you at our November session, when we’ll be joined for the first time by Mel Davie from Hey Nature!, who’ll introduce us to her practice of Nature Notebooks.

You can sign up for both sessions on our website: https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/whats-on

✨ Workshops: Coming up ✨Fancy getting creative? Join us over the next few weeks for some fantastic workshops at Everybod...
22/09/2026

✨ Workshops: Coming up ✨

Fancy getting creative? Join us over the next few weeks for some fantastic workshops at Everybody Arts:

✏️ Life Drawing
- Tomorrow! Weds 23 Sept, 6 - 8pm
- Weds 7 Oct, 6 - 8pm
Join artist Christopher Rainham for a relaxed and supportive life drawing session. Work directly from a life model, develop your figure drawing skills and enjoy some dedicated time to draw.

🦊 Clay Sculpture: Animal Heads
- Sat 26 Sept, 10am - 2.30pm
Get hands-on with clay in the first of our two-part sculptural ceramics workshop. Learn new techniques and create your own characterful animal head.

🧱 Mud Club
- Sat 3 Oct, 10am - 12pm
Explore clay techniques in this welcoming ceramics session. Experiment, make and create your own work, with guidance from our Studio Technician and Tutor, Jess.

🐠 Saturday Art Club: Under the Sea
- Sat 10 Oct, 10.30am - 12pm
We’re heading Under the Sea! Young artists can explore the colourful creatures and plants that live beneath the waves through a playful mix of art activities and games.

Ready to get creative? Find out more and book your place on our website: https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/whats-on

🌸 Our Bloom Network is back after the Summer break 🌸Women and gender-diverse people are invited to join us this Autumn f...
17/09/2026

🌸 Our Bloom Network is back after the Summer break 🌸

Women and gender-diverse people are invited to join us this Autumn for creative exploration, connection and conversation.

Our upcoming sessions are:

- Saturday 17 October, 10.30am–1pm
with artist Sarah O’Boyle

- Saturday 21 November, 10.30am–1pm
with Mel Davie of Hey Nature!

Moving forward, we’ll be holding our Bloom Network sessions on Saturdays to make it easier for more people to take part. Each session will include:

✨ Artist talks – hear about our session hosts’ creative journeys and get insights into creative opportunities and career pathways in the arts

🎨 Creative activity – try something new, explore your creativity and have fun making together

🤝 Connection – meet other creative people and share ideas, skills and experiences in a friendly and supportive space

Sessions are free to attend. You don’t need to have any previous creative experience to take part – just an interest in creativity, care and wellbeing.

Book your place via our website:
https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/whats-on

The Bloom Network is part of the Bloom project - a creative health project delivered in partnership with Creative Minds and South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYPFT), supporting wellbeing and improving career opportunities for women in Calderdale. You can learn more on our website 💜

16/09/2026

🌿 Join us tomorrow for an exciting look at The Peat Appreciation Society’s artist residency in our gallery.

📅 17 September
🕑 2 - 5pm
📍 The Everybody Gallery

Over the past two weeks, The Peat Society have been working both individually and collaboratively to create new work exploring their relationship with the natural world.

Come along to this open session to see what they’ve been creating and find out more about the value of peat – as a unique and highly biodiverse habitat, an immense carbon store and an important natural flood defence.

Everyone is welcome to drop in and take a look 💚

✨ What’s on for young people ✨ As the new term gets underway, there are lots of opportunities for young people to get cr...
14/09/2026

✨ What’s on for young people ✨

As the new term gets underway, there are lots of opportunities for young people to get creative, make new things and have fun at Everybody Arts. We offer 50% concession places and sibling discounts.

🎨 Youth Art | Wednesdays, 6 - 8pm

Young artists aged 8+ can explore their creativity, develop new skills and experiment with a range of exciting art projects in a fun and supportive environment.

🐠 Saturday Art Club | Saturday 10 October, 10.30am -12pm

Under the Sea – with origami fish, snappy sharks, underwater collage and even seaweed limbo!

🥁 Holiday Art Club- Musical Instruments | Thursday 29th October, 10am-3pm

Experiment with everyday and art materials to create imaginative musical instruments.

🎉 Arty Parties | Ages 5–11

Planning a birthday party? Our creative party packages give children the chance to explore exciting art activities and get stuck into making and having fun together.

Find out more about all our activities for young people on our website: https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/whats-on

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