Hawkwood main entrance - image Kazz Hollick
Today Hawkwood is a centre for future thinking – bringing together people and organisations from many backgrounds in support of creative endeavour, a flourishing community, and a sustainable environment.
Hawkwood Amber Sculpture Studio - image Kazz Hollick
Hawkwood is a beautiful Victorian neo-Gothic’ style house, set on a large 40-acre estate with a biodynamic organic farm and a community managed ancient woodland.
The team have welcomed two Open Studios artists to embed themselves in the studios for Site Festival, and we couldn’t think of a more perfect place to be based.
For 2023 Helen Blencowe and Mark Clifford will be showing their work in two of the studio spaces at Hawkwood.
Visit the Artists
All Open Studios : 11am-6pm 10th-11th June and 17th-18th June 2023
Extra weekday Opening Times : Wednesday 14th June, Thursday 15th June and Friday 16th June 10-4 pm
(please note : the community cafe is unable to open on these days)
To visit Hawkwood there is a lovely walk from Folly Lane in Uplands, to the fields by Hawkwood college. Or take the A46 and Painswick Old Road.
They are keen for visitors and artists alike to visit the spaces and consider collaborations. We highly recommend looking at their Artist Residency Programme below!
Helen Blencowe
www.helenblencowe.com
i: @helenblencowe
Joyful intuitive paintings, abstract acrylic and mixed media on wooden panel, canvas and paper.
Mark Clifford
cliffordmark907@gmail.com
In combining wildwood and the manufactured, I struggle to resolve the dichotomy between nature and humankind – to create a harmonious, reciprocal and symbiotic relationship.
Hawkwood Artist Residency Programme
Hawkwood welcomes around 100 artists a year across various disciplines. Residencies generally last 5 days and take place Monday to Friday. The programme is supported by The Francis W Reckitt Arts Trust.
This programme has had a national impact across a range of art forms and provides artists, musicians, writers, theatre practitioners and cross disciplinary artists the opportunity to stay at Hawkwood and create work.