Everybody Arts

Everybody Arts The Artworks is open to all! We are 'The Everybody School of Art'.

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Art courses and workshops in The Everybody School of Art
Exhibitions and events in The Everybody Gallery
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, d

esigners 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.

Don’t forget to sign up to this term’s courses before they start next week. There’s lots to get stuck into – from drawin...
05/06/2026

Don’t forget to sign up to this term’s courses before they start next week. There’s lots to get stuck into – from drawing, painting, ceramics and more.

If you’re looking for a way to slow down and reconnect with the natural world, our gentle Illustrating Nature course could be just the thing. You’ll take inspiration from the quiet beauty of the seasons, blending traditional and contemporary illustration techniques. We also have some places left on our popular Wheel Throwing sessions – snap them up before they’re gone!

As well as our courses, we also have a great selection of workshops, including some lovely sessions for Refugee Week. A number of these sessions are free or PAYF so that they can be accessed by as many people as possible 💜 We also offer concessions on our paid-for courses and workshops, so please do take a look If cost is a barrier for you.

You can find all our courses, workshops, events and activities over on our website: https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/

We hope you see you at Everybody Arts soon!

🌍 Refugee Week 2026 at Everybody ArtsThis year's Refugee Week theme is Courage.Courage can be found in everyday acts. In...
04/06/2026

🌍 Refugee Week 2026 at Everybody Arts

This year's Refugee Week theme is Courage.

Courage can be found in everyday acts. In sharing stories, building connections, trying something new, supporting others, and creating spaces where everyone feels welcome.

Throughout Refugee Week, we're bringing people together through creativity, conversation and community with a programme of free events at Everybody Arts.

📷 Courageous Photography Workshop

Friday 12 June 2026
2pm–5pm

Join portrait artist Nic Chapman for a special photography session exploring stories, identity and courage through images and portraiture.

🌸 Bloom Network: Exploring Home Through Film

Thursday 18 June 2026
10am–12.30pm

Join artist Penny Moe for a special Bloom Network session for women and gender diverse people. Together we'll watch Penny's short film Where Are You Really From? and explore ideas of home, belonging and connection through participatory filmmaking.

🚪 Free Studio Membership Induction

Thursday 18 June 2026
1pm–2pm

Discover our creative studios, meet the team and find out more about free six-month studio memberships available for refugees and people seeking asylum.

🖼️ Refugee Week Exhibition

Thursday 18 June 2026
2pm–5pm

Explore photographic work created with members of St Augustine's Centre and celebrate the creativity, stories and experiences within our community.

✏️ Brave Drawing Workshop

Thursday 18 June 2026
3pm–4pm

Take part in a relaxed collaborative drawing session exploring this year's theme: Courage. No experience needed.

✨ All events are free
☕ Free refreshments available
🎨 Materials provided where needed
❤️ Open to all ages and abilities

📍 Everybody Arts, Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax, HX3 9ET

Refugee Week is a chance to celebrate the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary, and to reflect on how we can build more connected and welcoming communities together.

We'd love for you to join us.

Come to a few sessions or take part in everything! Book your place on our website https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/exhibitionsandevents

🎨 Brave Drawing WorkshopWhat does courage look like?As part of Refugee Week 2026, join us for a free collaborative drawi...
04/06/2026

🎨 Brave Drawing Workshop

What does courage look like?

As part of Refugee Week 2026, join us for a free collaborative drawing workshop guided by artist Sarah O'Boyle exploring this year's theme: Courage.

Through playful drawing activities, you'll create artwork together, working in pairs and small groups to explore ideas of connection, belonging, identity and mutual support.

No drawing experience needed. Just bring yourself.

📅 Thursday 18 June 2026
🕒 3pm–4pm
📍 Everybody Arts, Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax

✅ Free to attend
✅ All materials provided
✅ Free refreshments available
✅ Open to all ages and abilities

Booking recommended. Follow the link for more information and to book; https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/exhibitionsandevents/brave-drawing-workshop

New Courses & Workshops drop! 🤩 Join us for our new Summer Term with a return of regular favourites like Afternoon Paint...
03/06/2026

New Courses & Workshops drop! 🤩

Join us for our new Summer Term with a return of regular favourites like Afternoon Painting, Drawing for Beginners & Improvers and Youth Art! Or try something new with our exciting new workshops like Whittling a Barn Owl or Mud Club with our new Artist Educator, Jessica Burnand-Smith!

There's something for everybody this summer! Book online via our website: https://booking.everybodyarts.org.uk/list

Free Studio Membership Induction ✨Thanks to funding from CultureDale Connects, we're offering a free studio membership i...
03/06/2026

Free Studio Membership Induction ✨

Thanks to funding from CultureDale Connects, we're offering a free studio membership induction for people living or working in Calderdale.

This relaxed session is a chance to get to know our studios, shared spaces, facilities and creative community.

We'll guide you through:

🖌️ an introduction to the studios and shared spaces
🛠️ how to use equipment and facilities safely
♿ health, safety and access information
🤝 creative opportunities, workshops and peer support
💬 time to meet staff, artists and other studio members

No previous experience is needed. Just bring an interest in making, exploring and being part of a creative community.

You'll also be able to register for studio membership, giving you ongoing access to workspace, facilities and creative support at Everybody Arts from as little as £2 per hour for concessions.

✨ Free six-month studio memberships are also available for refugees and people seeking asylum thanks to the Connects.

📅 Thursday 18 June
⏰ 1–2pm
📍 Everybody Arts, Halifax

Save your spot via the form on our website; https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/exhibitionsandevents/free-studio-inductions

🌸 Join us for a special Bloom Network session during Refugee Week, facilitated by artist Penny Moe.Penny is a Burmese in...
03/06/2026

🌸 Join us for a special Bloom Network session during Refugee Week, facilitated by artist Penny Moe.

Penny is a Burmese interdisciplinary artist based in Calderdale. Through film, drawing, writing and conversation, her work explores ideas of home, displacement, grief, belonging and connection.

We'll begin with tea, coffee and cake, followed by a gentle grounding activity. Together we'll watch Penny's short film Where Are You Really From? before taking part in a relaxed, creative exploration of what "home" means to us through participatory filmmaking.

This is a welcoming space for women and gender diverse people to come together, reflect, create and connect. You can take part as much or as little as you like. Being in the space is enough.

🤝 Connect with others
🎨 Take part in a creative activity
✨ Explore creativity and wellbeing

📅 Thursday 18 June
⏰ 10am–12.30pm
📍 Everybody Arts, Halifax

Free to attend. All materials provided.

Places are limited, so save your spot via the form on our webpage; https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/exhibitionsandevents/bloom-network-agspt-yxjxd



Image 1: Promotional graphic for Bloom Network at Everybody Arts on Thursday 18 June.
Image 2: Portrait of artist Penny Moe. Photo credit Matt Radcliffe
Image 3: Photographs from May's Bloom Network session facilitated by Sarah O'Boyle, showing people taking part in creative activities together.

✨ Courageous Photography Workshop ✨Refugee Week 2026📅 Friday 12 June 2026🕑 14:00 – 17:00📍 Everybody Arts, Shaw Lane, Hal...
03/06/2026

✨ Courageous Photography Workshop ✨
Refugee Week 2026

📅 Friday 12 June 2026
🕑 14:00 – 17:00
📍 Everybody Arts, Shaw Lane, Halifax HX3 9ET

Join portrait artist Nic Chapman for a free creative photography session as part of Refugee Week 2026.

This workshop explores this year’s theme, Courage, through personal objects that hold meaning, memory, identity and strength. Participants are invited to bring an item that makes them feel courageous, whether that’s something connected to home, family, resilience, or personal confidence.

It might be an object you wear, carry, or keep close, a photograph, a piece of jewellery, clothing, or something else. Together, we’ll explore how everyday objects can hold powerful stories.

Through guided photography, professional portraiture and conversation, we will reflect on how courage can be found in the things we carry with us and hold dear.

Photography created during the session will be exhibited at Everybody Arts on Thursday 18 June (13:00–16:00) as part of the Refugee Week programme.

This session is open to all. No experience needed. Cameras or phones welcome, with support available throughout.

Alongside this workshop, were offering free studio access sessions and free memberships for refugees and people seeking asylum, supporting ongoing creative participation and community connection.

📷 About Nic Chapman
Nic Chapman’s work focuses on portraiture, storytelling, and lived experience, exploring identity, memory and the environments we move through.

Our courses and workshops for June/ July are now live on our website. Alongside our much-loved favourites, you’ll find a...
29/05/2026

Our courses and workshops for June/ July are now live on our website.

Alongside our much-loved favourites, you’ll find a brand-new Mixed Media Course. In these fun and playful sessions, you’ll experiment with different materials and celebrate the joy of discovery over the pressure of perfection.

If you’re looking for a way to slow down and reconnect with the natural world, our gentle Illustrating Nature course could be just the thing. You’ll take inspiration from the quiet beauty of the seasons, blending traditional and contemporary illustration techniques. We also have some places left on our popular Wheel Throwing sessions – snap them up before they’re gone!

As well as our courses, we also have a great selection of workshops which are perfect if you’re looking to dip your toe into the creative water. A number of these sessions are free or PAYF so that they can be accessed by as many people as possible 💜 We also offer concessions on our paid-for courses and workshops, so please do take a look If cost is a barrier for you.

You can find all our courses, workshops, events and activities over on our website: https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/

We hope you see you at Everybody Arts soon!

We’re excited to welcome Hondartza Fraga to our gallery for a three-week artist residency. During her time with us, Hod...
27/05/2026

We’re excited to welcome Hondartza Fraga to our gallery for a three-week artist residency.

During her time with us, Hodartza will develop Holding the Middle, a project that reimagines the gallery as a working, reflective space. Bringing together drawing, sculpture, working materials and objects in an evolving display, the gallery will become a site for testing, reconfiguring and placing works in dialogue with each other.

Public engagement will form an integral part of the residency and the space will be open for visitors Wednesday – Friday, 1 – 4pm, until 12 June. The gallery will also be open:

- Saturday 30 May, 1 – 4pm
- Wednesday 10 June, 6 – 8pm (Closing event)
- Saturday 13 June, 1 – 4pm

Please do drop in to see Hodartza’s evolving work and get an insight into the artist’s process: https://www.everybodyarts.org.uk/exhibitionsandevents/residency-hondartza-fraga

**Session postponed - new date TBA**Join us this week for our next Ceramics workshop, Throwing off the hump. 📅 Wednesday...
26/05/2026

**Session postponed - new date TBA**

Join us this week for our next Ceramics workshop, Throwing off the hump.

📅 Wednesday 27 May
🕕 6 - 8:30pm

So… what is throwing off the hump? It’s not shedding a bad mood (although our workshops definitely help with that). And it’s not making your pots nice and smooth - though you’ll do plenty of that too.

Throwing off the hump is a ceramics skill that will speed up your making and improve your overall technique. You’ll learn how to centre a large mass of clay on the wheel and consecutively throw multiple small pieces from the top.

This session is perfect for potters ready to build on their foundational wheel skills. To get the most out of this workshop you need to be able to throw a straight cylinder of around 12cm and have a basic understanding of throwing bowls.

And as a naturally cool working space, our studio is also the perfect escape from the heat ☀️❄️

Book your spot on our website: https://booking.everybodyarts.org.uk/event/264025

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