An enchanting evening of live, acoustic entertainment in support of Art Raft.

Enjoy a heartwarming night of music, storytelling, poetry, and comedy, featuring performers from Moretonhampstead and Chagford. Highlights include the Moretonhampstead Community Folk Orchestra and a diverse lineup of local talent, all coming together to raise funds for Art Raft. Entry to the event is free, with money raised through audience donations and a raffle. Proceeds from a licensed bar also helps to raise funds. This year’s event will start at 7pm, with the Moretonhampstead Community Folk Orchestra getting the music underway from 7.15pm.

🍷 Bar and Raffle
💺 Seating is first-come, first-served—arrive early to secure your spot!

✨ Come and celebrate the New Year and support creativity in our community!

Art Raft is one of many initiatives that comes under the wing of Wellmoor, which aims to foster community wellbeing in North East Dartmoor. The Moretonhampstead-based organisation works to enable, facilitate, coordinate and connect health and wellbeing initiatives that meet the diverse needs of people living in the area. Delivered in 10-week blocks at Green Hill Arts, Art Raft provides each participant with “the space to socialise and explore their own creativity at their own pace, in their own way”.

The event takes place in Moretonhampstead Parish Hall, which is located on Fore Street, Moreetonhampstead, TQ13 8LL. Parking is limited, with the nearest car parks at Court Street and Station Road.

For updates and the full schedule, follow @moretonhampsteadcommunityhub on Facebook.

Find your Word for 2025 with Textile Artist Melinda Schwakhofer

Choosing a guiding word for the year can help bring attention, focus, and clarity to what we want to create in our lives.   

We will begin with a short written exercise in which you can find your focus for the year. 
You will make a small hand-stitched textile piece to hang on your wall for inspiration throughout the year.  

Since 2016 Melinda has been holding supportive spaces for others to explore and discover the simple joys of creativity as well as the deeply healing aspects of artmaking. 

Suitable for all skill levels from beginners to advanced. 
All materials provided including refreshments and hot drinks.

Saturday Slow Stitch for Winter

with Textile Artist Melinda Schwakhofer

• Saturday, January 25th, 2025

• Saturday, February 22nd, 2025

• Saturday, March 22nd, 2025

Though still in the depths of winter, the days are beginning to gently lengthen and light promises to return. Join us through this time of transition to explore the contemplative and grounding practice of mindful stitching.    

Saturday Slow Stitch is a gentle, loosely structured session to sit and stitch together. You will learn some basics of hand stitching and some new stitches, but the emphasis is on letting your own creativity unfold. 

• Suitable for beginning to advanced stitchers.   

• One to one tuition as needed.   

• Materials provided.  

• Refreshments and tea/coffee provided. 

You can bring your ongoing project or an idea, and Melinda will help you bring it to life. Or, we will have something to inspire us at each session, such as learning a new stitch, painting on fabric, stitching on paper…and more. 

Slow Stitch is a meditative and mindful practice where the process of the movement of needle and thread through fabric is as important, if not more so, than the goal of producing a finished piece of work.   

Moretonhampstead-based Melinda is a self-taught artist whose deeply personal artwork has been exhibited internationally and collected by the New York Public Library, The Muscogee Nation, the RAMM in Exeter, and the British Museum.   

Since 2016 Melinda has been holding supportive spaces for others to explore and discover the simple joys of creativity as well as the deeply healing aspects of artmaking. 

Contact - info@melindaschwakhofer.com for more information. 
 

Book all three sessions for £90 OR come to individual sessions at £35 per session. Simply choose from the options below to book your place.  (Please note that Green Hill Arts cannot provide refunds or transfer funds to other workshops). 

Green Hill Arts is proud to announce its upcoming exhibition, In and Out of Time, featuring the evocative works of three talented artists: Alan Bourne, Lar Cann, and Michael Carter. This exhibition invites viewers to explore themes of movement and resonance - moments that are both timeless and deeply reflective of the human experience.

In and Out of Time is more than a collection of artworks; it is an experience that delves into the layers of time, colour, and emotion. The artists’ works transcend mere visual appeal, offering profound connections to themes of time and material existence. Each artwork offers profound depth, inviting viewers to reflect on the connections between time and sense of place.

Curator Carol Harvey shares, “The title In and Out of Time reflects the movement and resonance within each artist’s work. Lar, Alan, and Michael have created pieces that are deeply personal yet universally relevant. This exhibition is a celebration of their unique perspectives and a testament to their ability to evoke timeless connections through art.”

Entry is free. Green Hill Arts gallery is open 10:00am – 4:00pm daily, from Wednesday to Saturday. The gallery is situated at the top of Fore Street, Moretonhampstead, close to the Parish Church. Parking is available in the Court Street and Station Road car parks.

Mending for Everyone: Core Mending Skills

Saturday the 5th of April

10:00am - 12:00pm

This workshop teaches you how to repair your clothes with several basic sewing skills. From threading a needle, to backstitch, ladder stitch and sewing on a button (properly!), these skills should help you repair most of the damage that happens to your clothing. This workshop is perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to mend their clothes, parents or carers wanting to mend children’s clothes, or anyone interested in slow, sustainable fashion. 

Participants will go home with a guide to each stitch they learnt, and a sample from the session. This workshop is suitable for beginners and adults over the age of 16.

(Please note that we cannot provide refunds or transfer funds to other workshops).