Staithes Festival has established itself as one of the friendliest festivals on the coast – a must-see event in the regional arts calendar.
Festival 2024 is on Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 September, with preview night 7pm-8.30pm Friday 13 September
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.
Glenn Kilpatrick www.whitby-photography.com
Jacqueline is a long established jeweller and silversmith working in gold, silver and precious stones, often to commission. She employs traditional techniques such as raising, chasing, forging and repousse work.
Venue: Pennysteel cottage, Boathouse Yard. Staithes
Medium: Jewellery and silverware
I live and work in Staithes, creating paintings on wooden boards,hand printed cards and pictures, detailed painted pebbles, and driftwood models and wall art. I get my inspiration from the beautiful landscape around me, it's history , it's fishing and the community in which I live.
Venue: Eastcliffe, Seaton Garth
Medium: Paintings, pebbles, driftwood
Award winning artist Joanne Wishart is usually based at her studio gallery in Cullercoats on the North Tyneside coast. The beauty of the British coast and countryside inspire many of her paintings, which are created using acrylic paint and collage techniques. Joanne loves to capture sunny days and happy seaside memories. Joanne will be at York House during Staithes Festival showing her original paintings, limited edition prints, greetings cards and gift items.
Venue: York House, Staithes Rd, Mount Pleasant, Staithes, NE11 9DR
Medium: Colourful coastal paintings