Staithes Festival of Arts and Heritage

Staithes Festival has established itself as one of the friendliest festivals on the Yorkshire coast – a must-see event in the regional arts calendar.

Doors of cottages are thrown open as pop-up art galleries in a unique selling exhibition. 

Celebrating the history and heritage of Staithes with a programme of walks, talks, photographs, and film shows.

Staithes is 11 miles north of Whitby, TS13 5BH.

Contact us at info@staithesfestival.com.

Photos: Duncan Lomax, Jackie Ambrosini

North York Moors, Scarborough Borough Council and Welcome to Yorkshire
Photo: Duncan Lomax

Photo: Duncan Lomax

Staithes Festival Artists Beginning with F

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Felty And Fabulous

Brenda Christison (Felty and Fabulous) is a Yorkshire textiles artist well known in Staithes as a member of Staithes Arts and Craft Centre. She is inspired by the colourful landscapes of the moors and coast, creating needle-felted seascapes, landscapes and creatures. Needle-felting onto vintage blankets lends her work a uniqueness in terms of colour, texture and history. Each piece is created using only a single needle. with hand embroidery adding depth and detail. A member of the International Feltmakers Association, she promotes this mindful, magical skill by leading workshops and creating kits.

Venue: Lahney Cottage, High Barrass

Medium: Needlefelting

Daisy Fawcett

Daisy explores the 17th Century English slipware tradition through timeless ceramics depicting the landmarks, colours and patterns of the Yorkshire coast.These rich browns, yellow, greens and blues are expressed using raw oxides within the slips that are applied on the surfaces of the pressed and hand thrown terracotta forms- made to be used in the home.

Venue: The Museum apartment

Medium: Terracotta slipware pottery

Alexander Fearn

Alexander Fearn is a Scottish painter living and working in Leeds. He is a self taught artist whose bold compositions are developed through the use of classic and contemporary oil painting techniques. Fearn's dramatic paintings convey the rugged terrain, ever changing light and weather unique to the Northern British landscape. This exhibition includes paintings of Staithes, Whitby and Saltburn bathed in moonlight and the first light of dawn.

Venue: Waverley House, High Street

Medium: Landscape Painter

Jewellery, Rae Fin

Rae is a silver jewellery maker based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. She trained in New Zealand, gaining a Silver Jewellery Techniques certificate and started business in 2006. Rae uses recycled silver, local jet ,precious gem beads, pearls and seaglass in her work to make earrings, earcuffs and earclimbers, rings, bracelets, bangles and chains using handmade links. Her work shows great attention to detail often including small features with a quirky twist. She is inspired by textures, nature and plants and the Yorkshire landscape and coast. She was a former member of Staithes Arts and Crafts group in the village.

Venue: Pelican House, High Street, Staithes TS13 5BH

Medium: Functional silver jeweller

Sue M Frater

Sue lives and works in the Northeast of England, painting for many years Sue has exhibited all over the world as well as in the UK. She is inspired by the beautiful Landscapes and Seascapes as well as the Flora and Fauna of the area. Using a variety of materials from Acrylic, Gouache and Caran Dache she creates texture, depth and warmth to her work. Sue paints from the heart and captures this in her beautifully observed paintings.

Venue: Old Jacks Cottage, 4 Cowbar Bank

Medium: Acrylic, Gouache Paintings