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OttM Diary entry: Learning to Make the Work
By Andy J Harper We are delighted to be part of Ode to the Midlands (OttM), a major…
BorderLands Walking Series: Hergest Ridge with Caroline Allen
On 13 September, artist-curator Caroline Allen led a walk around Hergest Ridge, for our BorderLands Walking Series. Her…
Five Minutes With: Grace Emily Manning on The Golden Valley Sundial Project
In our short series Five Minutes With, we’ve been shining a light on the people who help bring Meadow…
Learning Through Play: Riverside School and The Golden Valley Sundial
There is something special about seeing an artwork come alive through play. We loved seeing the Riverside School…
Golden Valley Molecules at No.1 Station Approach
Earlier this year, Meadow Arts installed a new public artwork by artist Cordelia Cembrowicz in the heart of…
New International Residency Exchange Partnership
Meadow Arts is thrilled to announce a new international partnership with CVAN England, CVAN West Midland with BBK Bayern…
Five Minutes With: Anne de Charmant
In our short series Five Minutes With, we’ve been shining a light on the people who help bring Meadow…
Our Place Golden Valley: Make Your Way Wednesdays
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been walking, looking and making together in the Golden Valley as part…
Celebrating 25 Years of Meadow Arts at Hay Castle
This year marks a very special milestone for Meadow Arts as we celebrate 25 years of bringing contemporary…
Ode to the Midlands Commissioned Artists Announcement
We are delighted to be part of Ode to the Midlands (OttM) with CVAN West Midlands and CVAN…
Our Place Golden Valley: Make Your Way Wednesdays
Make Your Way Wednesdays has got off to a wonderful start, with two guided walks in the Golden…
Five Minutes With: Iwan Bala
In our short series Five Minutes With, we’ve been shining a light on the people who help bring…
Maya Rose Edwards creates new participatory commission for BorderLands at Hay Castle
Over the past several months, Meadow Arts artist in residence Maya Rose Edwards has been working with communities…
The land at play: The Golden Valley Sundial highlights the creativity of rural communities
Chris Poolman and Grace Emily Manning’s new commission to tour Herefordshire this summer. Artists in Herefordshire turn to…
Rambling the Line: an artist-led walk up Hergest Ridge with Celia Johnson
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday 28 March for Rambling the Line, an artist-led walk…
Meadow Arts presents: BorderLands at Hay Castle
From the Welsh Borders to Antarctica: twenty-two contemporary artists explore territory, identity and belonging. Meadow Arts presents BorderLands,…
BorderLands: Sarah Boulton & Kington Primary School workshops
Over January, as part of our BorderLands project, Sarah Boulton has been working with children at Kington Primary…
Our Place Golden Valley: Healthcare Walking Group at Kingstone Village Hall
As part of Our Place Golden Valley, ceramic artist Verity Howard, and makers Jill Parker Mowbray and Catherine Lewis…
Artist in residence Maya Rose Edwards and professional hedgelayer Trefor Prothero create an artwork for the BorderLands exhibition
BorderLands artist in residence Maya Rose Edwards has been working with professional hedgelayer Trefor Prothero of Trefor Prothero…
Five Minutes With: Delaine Le Bas
In our short series Five Minutes With, we’ve been shining a light on the people who help bring…
Unruly Material: HCA students respond to Baroque Sprawl
Six students from across the year groups at Hereford College of Arts have created a collective response to…
Herefordshire Council’s bid to become UK City of Culture 2029
Meadow Arts are proud to be supporting Herefordshire Council’s bid to become UK City of Culture 2029. Herefordshire…
Meadow Arts, Sarah Taylor Silverwood and Pershore Riverside Youth Centre visit Plate Up at NT Croome
Suzie Jones, Engagement Producer at Meadow Arts, joined Sarah Taylor Silverwood and Tara from Pershore Riverside Youth Centre,…
Meadow Arts Presents Plate Up: A collaborative exhibition at National Trust Croome with Sarah Taylor Silverwood and Pershore Riverside Youth Centre
Meadow Arts is delighted to announce Plate Up, an exhibition by artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood created in collaboration…
Ode to the Midlands | Call for Artists
We’re delighted to share that Meadow Arts is part of Ode to the Midlands, a bold cross-regional digital…
ART is back at No.1 Station Approach, Hereford
ART by Matthew Cornford & John Beck has been reinstalled this month at No.1 Station Approach, marking the…
Common People book by Leah Gordon & Stephen Ellcock
Get your hands on a copy of COMMON PEOPLE by artist Leah Gordon and author Stephen Ellcock, with…
Looking Back at 2025 with Meadow Arts
What a year it has been, highlighted by the opening of Leah Gordon’s Monument to the Vanquished Peasant…
Meadow Arts 2026 Programme
We’re delighted to share a first look at what’s in store for our 2026 programme Borders & Boundaries:…
Open Call: Support Artist / Studio Assistant for the Golden Valley Sundial Project as part of Our Place Golden Valley
Artists Chris Poolman and Grace Emily Manning are looking for a hands-on individual to join them at their…
Five Minutes With: Meadow Arts Commissioned Artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood
In our short series Five Minutes With, we’ve been shining a light on the people who help bring Meadow…
BorderLands Mapping Workshops with Maya Rose Edwards
Artist Maya Rose Edwards has been leading a series of creative mapping workshops across Hay-on-Wye, Kington and Presteigne…
Youthy’s Fantastic Food cookbook launch
Artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood collaborated with young people from Pershore Riverside Centre on an exciting new commission: Youthy’s…
Artist Talk & Celebration with Leah Gordon, Stephen Ellcock & Maxine Peake
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us at the Herbert Art Gallery…
Creative Collage at the Herbert: Families Respond to Monument to the Vanquished
Thank you to all the little artists who joined us on 28 October at the Herbert Art Gallery…
Five Minutes With: Meadow Arts Commissioned Artist Maya Rose Edwards
In our new short series Five Minutes With, we’ve been shining a light on the people who help bring…
Exploring borders through play and story with artist and forest school leader Sarah Boulton
On Saturday 20 September, families were invited to join Meadow Arts and artist and forest school leader Sarah…
Five Minutes With: Meadow Arts Commissioned Artist Leah Gordon
In our new short series Five Minutes With, we’ve been shining a light on the people who help bring…
Meadow Arts announces Maya Rose Edwards as commissioned artist for BorderLands project
Following an open call back in May, Maya Rose Edwards has been named as the commissioned artist for…
Cordelia Cembrowicz, Golden Valley Molecules Series, 2025: A celebration of community and creativity
Meadow Arts is proud to announce an extraordinary series of three new artworks by artist Cordelia Cembrowicz. The series,…
Five Minutes With: Tegen Kimbley, Meadow Arts Digital Communication Officer
In our new short series Five Minutes With, we’ve been shining a light on the people who help…
Our Place Golden Valley at the Longtown & District Show, Hereford
On Saturday 16 August, the Longtown and District Show brought together farming, rural traditions and community life. With…
Leah Gordon’s Monument to the Vanquished Peasant exhibition opens this autumn in Coventry
A new major exhibition by artist and photographer Leah Gordon, Monument to the Vanquished Peasant, explores the devastating…
Creative Connection in the Garden: Our Place Golden Valley Workshop with Liv Mabey & Taurus Healthcare
In July, as part of the Our Place Golden Valley programme, we hosted a creative wellbeing workshop in…
New artwork coming soon to the Golden Valley! 🤸♂️
Artist Cordelia Cembrowicz‘s new artworks will be on display in the Golden Valley this summer, located at community…
Five Minutes With: Meadow Arts Commissioned Artist Cordelia Cembrowicz
In our new short series Five Minutes With, we’ve been shining a light on the people who help…
Join the Team: Programme Manager
Meadow Arts is looking for a dynamic and organised Programme Manager with a strong interest in contemporary visual…
COVENTRY BIENNIAL 2025: OBSESSIONS, POSSESSIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meadow Arts is proud to announce Monument to the Vanquished Peasant, a solo exhibition by artist and writer Leah Gordon, commissioned…
Five Minutes With: Ryan Hughes
In our new short series Five Minutes With, we’re shining a light on the people who help bring…
Exhibition Announcement: A Meadow Arts exhibition with Herbert Art Gallery & Coventry Biennial 2025
Meadow Arts is proud to announce Monument to the Vanquished Peasant, a solo exhibition by artist and writer…
Five Minutes With: Gemma Moore
In our new short series Five Minutes With, we’ll be shining a light on the people who help…
Youthy’s Fantastic Food: Sarah Taylor Silverwood and Pershore Riverside Youth Group Project Update
Artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood continues her collaboration with Pershore Riverside Centre on an exciting new commission. Having worked…
Borderlands Artist Open Call
Meadow Arts is seeking a contemporary visual artist to create a new artwork for Borderlands, a three-year place-based…
Cordelia Cembrowicz: Our Place To the Golden Valley Part II
Meadow Arts and Artist Cordelia Cembrowicz have been working closely with the Golden Valley community creating a series…
Leah Gordon Exhibits ‘The Commoners’ as Part of Common Ground at The Wilson, Cheltenham
Meadow Arts is delighted to share that artist Leah Gordon is exhibiting The Commoners as part of Common…
Series Launch: Radical Care
In an exciting new partnership, Meadow Arts and Hereford College of Arts have launched Radical Care – a…
Meadow Arts’ Best Moments of 2024!
As 2024 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on an incredible year of art, community, and creativity at…
Cordelia Cembrowicz creates a series of photographic portraits featuring the Golden Valley community Part I
Meadow Arts and Artist Cordelia Cembrowicz have been working closely with the Golden Valley community creating a series…
Our Place Golden Valley: A Transformative Arts Programme for the Golden Valley
Meadow Arts is thrilled to be part of Our Place, a three-year programme designed to strengthen community bonds…
Ceramic workshop with Verity Howard & Year 9 Fairfield High School Students: Part ll
In June and July, artist Verity Howard ran a series of ceramic workshops with Year 9 students from…
HVAN Guided Tour and Drawing workshop at Coningsby Hospital, Hereford
Monday 30 September, members of the public joined the Herefordshire Visual Artists Network for a drawing workshop at…
HVAN Pigment to Paint workshop with Olivia Mabey
On Saturday 20 September, members of the public joined the Herefordshire Visual Artists Network for a Pigment to…
Sarah Boulton Clay Clouds workshop at The Weir Garden
In September, Meadow Arts invited artist Sarah Boulton and a group part of the home-schooling network, to make wild…
Deluge re-shown in London as part of Sculpture in the City
Deluge (2023) by Hilary Jack, originally commissioned by Meadow Arts for Watermark, has been selected for this year’s…
Poetry and Clay at The Weir: Part II
In June, practitioners Emma Beynon and Emily Hedges led an inspiring session at The Weir Garden with a…
Ceramic workshop with Verity Howard & Year 9 Fairfield High School Students: Part l
In June and July, artist Verity Howard ran a series of ceramic workshops with Year 9 students from…
Wild Imagination at Croome Court
The young people from Pershore High School and Pershore Riverside Centre Youth Group had a great day at…
Herefordshire Cultural Partnership Funding Announcement
Herefordshire Cultural Partnership Receives £596,000 from Arts Council England to Transform Arts Access for Herefordshire Communities Herefordshire Cultural Partnership has…
Job Opportunity: Our Place Programme Manager
Hereford Cultural Partnership is seeking a Programme Manager to deliver a transformative cultural programme in one of the…
Drawing Nature with Harriet Carter
Meadow Arts continues to deliver a summer long programme of events at National Trust The Weir Garden, to…
Deluge to be re-shown in London
Deluge (2023) by Hilary Jack, originally commissioned by Meadow Arts for Watermark, has been selected for this year’s…
People, Proposition, Landscape at NT The Weir Garden
Meadow Arts is working with National Trust Herefordshire this summer to deliver a programme of artistic activities at The…
Hereford College of Arts Degree Show 2024
We attended the annual Hereford College of Arts Degree Show 2024, which is always a fantastic event! This…
Poetry and Clay at The Weir: Part I
Meadow Arts is working with National Trust Herefordshire during the summer of 2024 to deliver a programme of…
60th Venice Biennale: Foreigners Everywhere
Anne de Charmant, Artistic Director & Curator for Meadow Arts, embarked on an inspiring trip to Italy for…
The Cultural Learning Alliance (CLA) Report Card 2024
The Cultural Learning Alliance (CLA) has recently released their latest Report Card for 2024, which reveals the state…
Baroque Sprawl: A Q&A with artist Laura White
In this Q&A, curator Anne de Charmant and artist Laura White discuss White’s new public artwork, “Baroque Sprawl”…
Watermark Schools Showcase displayed at Hay Festival
On Monday 27 May, the protest banners that were co-produced by Worcester-based artist Oliver Bliss and children from two local…
HVAN workshops
Over the past several weeks, the Herefordshire Visual Artists Network (HVAN) has organised several engaging workshops for both…
Baroque Sprawl (2024) Public Launch Event
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Thursday 16 May, for the public launch of Baroque Sprawl…
Anne de Charmant, Artistic Director & Curator at Meadow Arts, attended the Royal Creative Industries Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, London
We are thrilled to share that Anne de Charmant, founder and Artistic Director of Meadow Arts, had the…
Nature’s Script: Exploring the Intersections of Text, Art, and Flooding
By writer JLM Morton How does the placement of an artwork affect how we respond to it? How…
Baroque-inspired artwork transforms student accommodation building in Hereford
A new public artwork, titled Baroque Sprawl, has been installed at No.1 Station Approach in Hereford, marking the…
HVAN follow Alfred Watkins’ route around Hereford
On Thursday 25 April, artist Verity Howard and Gemma Moore, Herefordshire Visual Artists Network Coordinator, led the HVAN…
Eight new sculptures complete city art trail
Visitors to Hereford can now enjoy new contemporary artworks as they tour the city Eight fantastic contemporary sculptures…
Join the Meadow Arts team
Meadow Arts is seeking a highly motivated and talented Freelance Creative Producer to support the delivery of our…
Yinka Shonibare CBE: Suspended States now open at the Serpentine, London
Last week, we were delighted to attend the opening of Yinka Shonibare CBE’s Suspended States exhibition at the…
Production Diary: artist’s and materiality
As we follow the intriguing fabrication of Laura White’s monumental installation for No.1 Station Approach, Anne de Charmant,…
Production Diary: Laura White at Station Approach, Hereford
Over the next few weeks, we will be following the intriguing fabrication of Laura White’s monumental installation for…
Leah Gordon exhibition at Ed Cross, London
Artist Leah Gordon to exhibit preliminary work from Meadow Arts’ ongoing project Monument to the Vanquished at 15,…
Herefordshire Visual Artists Network
Thanks to funding support from Herefordshire Council via the UKSPF programme, we re-launched the Herefordshire Visual Artists Network back…
Artist Celia Johnson working with Wigmore High School Students
Herefordshire-based artist Celia Johnson is working with Year 10 students from Wigmore High School to co-create an artwork…
Pershore mapping project in collaboration with students from Hereford College of Arts
Since 2020, Meadow Arts has collaborated with the Pershore community on a diverse range of creative activities. Spanning…
Project launch: Hereford Sculpture Trail
Eight new contemporary artworks for Hereford City Centre have been jointly commissioned by Hereford College of Arts and…
Project Launch
People, Proposition, Place at The Weir Garden We are pleased to announce a new collaboration with National Trust…
Commission Announcement
Unleashing the Baroque in the Heart of Hereford:Laura White at No.1 Station Approach This spring No.1 Station Approach…
Our Year in Review 2023
We are passionate about the transformative power of art. We believe that art can enrich lives, foster understanding,…
Art House Open Lecture Series: Season 11
Hosted at the Art House, Worcester, the Art House Open Lecture Series offers a unique opportunity to hear…
No.1 Station Approach Screen Printing with HCA BA (Hons) Textile Design students
Last week, our Executive Director, Clare Purcell, met the BA (Hons) Textile Design students at Hereford College of…
Re-launching the Herefordshire Visual Artists Network
We are very excited to announce that in November, thanks to funding support from Herefordshire Council via the…
Lewis Graham Plein Air painting with Pershore Riverside Centre Youth Group
As part of our ongoing commitment to place based engagement work in Pershore, artist Lewis Graham led a…
Thought provoking artwork to be exhibited at Pershore Abbey
Pershore, 18 September 2023 Meadow Arts, a leading contemporary visual art charity based in the West Midlands, is…
Summer of Success
We are happy to share the good news about recent funding successes that have enabled us to launch…
Daniel Pryde-Jarman at Avon Meadows with Pershore Riverside Centre Youth Group
As part of our ongoing commitment to place based engagement work in Pershore, we invited artist and lecturer…
Kate Brookes & Bishop Perowne High School at St Swithun’s
As part of the engagement activity related to our recent exhibition Watermark (28 January – 3 June 2023),…
Watermark Schools Showcase
During the spring term of 2023, Worcester-based artist Oliver Bliss was commissioned by Meadow Arts to collaborate with children from…
Cosmology of the Rural
Imagining contemporary symbolism to explore historical rural enclosure On the summer solstice, a thought-provoking event titled Cosmology of the…
Verity Howard, Ceramicist and Meadow Arts creative practitioner
Ceramicist Verity Howard ran a series of clay workshops relating to Meadow Arts recent exhibition Watermark (28 January…
Dermot Clarke at Fairfield High School, Hereford
Artist Dermot Clarke worked with Year 9 Art students at Fairfield High School, Herefordshire to create a site specific artwork…
Matthew Cornford & John Beck at No.1 Station Approach, Hereford
On 2 May, one of two new and exciting artworks was installed at No.1 Station Approach, the student…
Interview with Kurt Hickson
Kurt Hickson, Lorsen Camps and Sophy King were selected for a Commission Award as part of Worcester OPEN…
Interview with Sophy King
Sophy King, Kurt Hickson and Lorsen Camps were selected for a commission award as part of Worcester OPEN 2023,…
Earth Day with Dancefest
Today on Earth Day we reflect upon the Art & Climate Roundtable event that took place Tuesday 18…
Pershore Riverside Centre visit to Watermark
During the Easter holidays, young members of the Pershore Riverside Centre travelled to Worcester to see the wonderful bronze sculptures they…
Upcoming event in Worcester will explore art in relation to the climate emergency
Art and Climate Roundtable On Tuesday 18 April 2023, a group of leading artists will come together to…
Interview with Lorsen Camps
Lorsen Camps, Sophy King, Kurt Hickson were selected for a commission award as part of Worcester OPEN 2023,…
Art and Climate Roundtable
Tuesday 18 April, 5 – 8pm Featuring voices from leading artists and hosted by Andy Fryers (Sustainability Director…
Worcester OPEN 2023 Climate Change Edition
We are pleased to announce that a selection of shortlisted works from Worcester OPEN 2023, Climate Change Edition…
Juneau Projects in Pershore
This week we joined some of the young people from Pershore Riverside Centre to see the sculpture trail…
Top 10: Art House Open Lectures
Over ten seasons we have invited some of the most exciting artists making work in the UK to…
Art House Open Lecture Series 2022 – 2023
We have invited artists making work in the UK to discuss their work as part of the Art…
View from the Windows
Members of the public, along with students from Earl Mortimer College and Westfield School have painted and drawn…
A new art project looking at climate change through water and flooding launches in Worcester
On Saturday 28 January 2023 Meadow Arts opened their latest exhibition in Worcester city centre. Watermark focuses on…
2022 in numbers & looking forward to 2023
Sharing what we have been up to over 2022 and take a peek at the year ahead…
Arts Council NPO Funding Success
We are delighted to have secured Arts Council England NPO funding from 2023-2026. This means we can continue to champion high quality contemporary visual art for everyone; particularly art in the landscape, art unusual places and art in rural areas of the West Midlands.
Interview with Lothar Götz
We recently chatted to Lothar about his current work in Hereford and how he hopes the new artworks are perceived in the city.
Creative Pathways in the Shire
Creative Pathways in the Shire, a new scheme offering exciting volunteering opportunities in arts, culture and heritage across Herefordshire (including with us!)
Juneau Projects in Pershore
Over the next few months artist duo Juneau Projects will be working with young people from Riverside Youth…
Daniella Turbin: Exploring Britain a kilometre at a time
Daniella Turbin, one of our Creative Practitioners, reports on her latest project which takes her across Britain, including…
Malvern mosaics
At the beginning of the month we had a great time at RHS Malvern Spring Festival. Over 500 people…
Curating Young Voices New Visions 2021
Pupils from Worcestershire schools have just had their work exhibited in the Young Voices, New Visions exhibition at…
Meadow Arts – the first 20 years is published
Celebrating our work in a new book Meadow Arts celebrates 20 years of bringing ambitious and inspiring contemporary…
Beyond Natural: Barbie in the Boudoir
by Anne de Charmant, Artistic Director Curating and hanging Oliver Jones’ stunning large pastels in the beautiful interior…
Introducing HCA Student Elley Westbrook
We regularly partner with Hereford College of Arts on projects, so when we were approached by Fine Art…
Beauty & Utility Part II
Melanie Woodhead is the second artist commissioned to create work for Beauty & Utility, an ongoing series of…
Thinking Differently Returns
What is Thinking Differently? ‘Thinking Differently’ is an innovative project funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation which has…
#SpringsCalling – The Arousing
#CollectingViews #SpringsCalling As part of the RURALities programme, Meadow Arts has commissioned rural artist Emily Wilkinson to create…
RURALities
Artists selected after open callout After a lot of serious thought and discussion between the Meadow Arts curatorial…
Beauty & Utility at Avon Meadows
Meadow Arts has commissioned three Creative Practitioners from our network to create a series of projects that engage…
Pandemic Portraits at Haberdashers’
Creative Practitioner Emily Wilkinson created a project called Pandemic Portraits for Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby school in Telford. Postponed…
From Buenos Aires to Telford
In autumn 2020, Meadow Arts recruited new artists to join our Creative Practioner network. We were keen to…