Heritage Open Days is England's largest community led festival of history and culture, involving thousands of local volunteers and organisations. Every year in September it brings people together to celebrate their heritage, community and history. Stories are told, traditions explored, and histories brought to life. It’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – and it’s all FREE.

This years themeRoutes – Networks – Connections are themes which resonates throughout the history of art and creative processes. The theme is also relevant to our work as an arts organisation; our strap line is ‘Connect Share Create’. We feel that art in all its forms is a crucial component of what makes us stand apart from all other living organisms. Art connects us not only to our local communities but also to national and global culture and heritage.

Through art we can create opportunities to celebrate difference whilst being united by the common and shared needs of humanity. A visit to King Street Arts offers a unique opportunity to see usually private artist studio spaces, talk with the artists and see a range of artwork both complete and in progress. There will also be an exhibition of selected work in our gallery space.

King Street Arts is a self-funding arts organisation with a focus on the visual arts. We believe that being moved by art and creating art in all its forms has the power to bind us all together; to see, to share and to feel what it is to be alive. Our focus is to bring art & people together to celebrate the power & energy engaging with creativity can bring into our lives.

King Street Arts seek to support artists & the public by creating exhibitions and workshops which encourage engagement,stretch boundaries and look for new horizons.



This years free workshops can be seen here