Are you a school in Horsforth and want to get involved in the Walk of Art? Here are some frequently asked questions which may help you.
How can schools get involved in the artist visits and High Street Galleries?
Our school liaison will be getting in touch with you about an opportunity to work with an artist.
We will be providing you with a list of artists workshops which you chose to visit your school to work with the children to produce art which will feature in our High Street Gallery.
What materials will we need?
This is dependent on what art is being produced. Each artist will work with you to come up with a list of required materials.
If the materials are not something your school usually keeps then the artist (or yourself) can contact the Walk of Art through our school liaison or email: Horsforthwoa@outlook.com to request help with the materials.
What else would the artist need?
The artist will have given their time freely, so we would love to feature them on the window as part of the high street gallery.
Who will collect the artwork?
We have a team of volunteers who will pop in to collect the artwork nearer the Walk of Art weekend. Usually on the Wednesday before. We will contact you to arrange.
How will I get my artwork back?
Once again, our volunteers will collect and return to you.
When will the work be displayed?
The work will be displayed across the first weekend in July. These are the dates of the Horsforth Walk of Art
How will we know where our art is?
We will let you know where your art is in advance of the weekend but since we are still putting artwork up on the Friday before the festival, locations may change.
All information will be on our website and social media channels.
Can we have a wooden theme to decorate again like previous years
Absolutely! Again, our volunteer will be in touch with you to organise how many you would like.
When will we receive them?
We will give you plenty of time to work on them so they should be with you shortly after easter half term if not before.
Will you put them up for me?
As we are only a very small team of volunteers it would be great if you could organise for your caretaker (or someone else) to put the wooden shapes up on your gates. We will of course provide any cable ties you may need.
If you cannot put them up, then please contact us and we will organise for you.
Who will take them down?
Every year we try to collect the wooden creatures to put up around the cricket club fence in Hall Park, so if you would like this to happen then we will happily come and collect and put them up for you.
Alternatively, if you do not wish for this to happen then you are more than welcome to keep the creatures or dispose of safely
Why did this not happen to all our wooden shapes?
Some schools chose to use plastic stuck to the boards. As such, there were many pieces of plastic that were not properly secured, and we could not run the risk of littering our beloved Park.
We are thinking of putting on a summer fair that weekend is that ok?
Preferably no. We have learnt a huge lesson from previous years where it became a bit of a distraction and the walk of art suffered as a few schools decided to coincide their summer fair. We would very kindly ask you to reconsider the dates for your summer fair as we are one big community, and all wish the success of the WoA.