Next Festival: 8th & 9th September 2018
Artists Registration opens: 1st April 2018. Closes 30th June 2018.
Registration for artists has now closed. We cannot accept any more artists to exhibit at the Festival. We have a long waiting list of artists looking for a venue. We will be writing to those artists in due course.
This year's flyer was designed by Morgan Briggs. The painting for this year's flyer is by Rob Shaw.
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Artists Registration: Price increase.
As a result of our financial statement following the 2017 festival, the committee have decided that the registration fee for artists should be increased for the 2018 Festival from £75 to £90.
There are a number of reasons for this increase set out below:
As the size and scope of the Festival grows year on year so do the Festival costs. For 2018 we will be increasing the car parking facility which means increased expenditure on professional traffic management. We must also ensure we adequately cover services such as toilets, first aid, taxi service and professional risk assessment. We will have further expenses in the coming year for the professional auditing of our accounts.
Many of the speakers, musicians and public artists provide their services free or at cost. We want to continue to support the people who help to make the Staithes Festival so special and distinctive and which in turn attracts more visitors to the events and to the galleries.
The festival causes considerable disruption in the village during the festival weekend. We hope that by contributing generous funds to good local causes in the village we are able to offset some of the inconvenience the Festival presents for residents.
The committee have looked carefully at the fees charge by other similar Festivals and feel the Staithes Festival provides excellent value for money. We hope you think so too and understand the thinking behind the increase.
We look forward to receiving your applications in 2018.
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Staithes Festival Good Causes 2018
The Festival has given financial support to the following good causes:
Pensioner's Christmas Party
Children's Christmas Party
Roxby Church Christmas Candlelit Service
War Memorial Fund
Hinderwell Church
Staithes Sports Association
Staithes Community Fund
Coble Courier Bus Service
Village Hall Fund
Staithes Youth Group
Seton Community Primary School Art Fund
St Peter's Church Repair Fund
Fishermen's Lifejacket Servicing
Batteries for the village defibrillator
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Staithes Festival Bursary Opportunity 2018
We are planning to offer a bursary in 2018 to help a young artist (under 25) participate in the Festival. The bursary will cover the cost of a prominent venue, registration fee and framing/display costs as well as mentoring from a professional Staithes artist and a gallery director. Keep an eye on the Festival website www.staithesfestival.com - or follow us on Facebook for further details in the New Year.
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You can see who is exhibited in 2018 year by clicking on Artists
To find what's on click on Events and Music
For the latest festival news visit our Facebook page.
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Thank you to the following for their generous support of the Staithes Festival 2017:
ICL UK – Cleveland Potash for their generous sponsorship of the specially commissioned Manta Ray sculpture by Katie Ventress.
Saville Audio Visual and Ed Everard for the loan of equipment to run the outdoor picture show.
Rob Shaw, Staithes artist and Morgan Briggs for the cover design