Jan Bulley is a mixed media artist, ceramicist and printmaker based in Boston Spa near Wetherby (venue no.9). With a previous background in garden design, plants and landscape are integral to Jan’s work which has evolved into a fluid semi-abstract style capturing ephemeral tranquility and atmosphere.

Jan is one of the 27 artists and makers opening their studios for the annual Artists Around Wetherby Open Studios.

Each venue provides refreshments, including homemade cakes, for a donation to our chosen charity - this year we are supporting Yorkshire Cancer Research.

On 21st & 22nd June and 28th & 29th June, Ailsa Read's art studio in Church Lane, Bardsey, will be open to the public from 10 am -5 pm or by appointment ailsaread1@gmail.com

Ailsa Read is a contemporary seascape artist. Her paintings are somewhere between contemporary and traditional, based on detailed observation, but also in trying to convey the spirit of the sea, recording its moods is a constant challenge,  and she always remains open to the possibilities of experimentation with different mixed media.

Jane is one of 27 artists and makers taking part in this annual event.

Jane is a self-taught photographer and specialises in Equine and Wildlife Photography. Jane also enjoys capturing the beauty of Yorkshire and Outer Hebrides.

Jane’s images have been in newspapers, magazines and books and won numerous awards both in the UK and Worldwide and has achieved two distinctions this year DPAGB and EFIAP.

Jane will be exhibiting in Ailsa’s Studio in Bardsey.

TOFF (The Old Friends Factory) is a dynamic collaboration between two creative minds, Simon Mountford and Gary Launder, they blend digital photography and mixed media to produce striking artworks. With a passion for collage, stencil, and digital artistry, their work reimagines familiar scenes with bold textures and contemporary expression.

Jackey is one of 27 people taking part in this annual event in and around Wetherby.  

Jackey is exhibiting her work in Walton Village Hall, along with 4 other artists.  She finds the contrast of light and shade in landscapes exciting and wants to convey that to people who view her work.  As an alternative,  she will be working on Wildlife. Pastel and watercolour are her favourite mediums but she has tried her hand at most mediums.

Lauri is one of 27 artists taking part in Artists Around Wetherby Open Studios this year, on the weekends of 21st, 22nd, 28th and 29th June. She will be demonstrating her work while the Studios are open. She is one of three artists in Collingham alongside Jill Neale and Sandra Dean. 

This year we offer refreshments for a donation towards our chosen charity Yorkshire Cancer Research. 

Map and download available here https://www.artistsaroundwetherby.com/

27 Artists and Craft Makers participating in the 'Artists Around Wetherby Open Studios' event taking place over two weekends in June '25, across six locations in and around Wetherby.

Phil Toft is a Landscape and Figurative Painter working in Oil and Acrylic paints. Inspiration is taken from his home county of Yorkshire and regular visits to the Northumbrian Coastline.

Toft is constantly striving to portray the atmosphere of a location and frequently  returns to a subject to explore the seasonal changes.

Jenny works and lives in Wetherby, using mixed media and especially enjoys painting sea and landscape inspired by the Yorkshire Moors and Dales as well as many coastlines visited in Great Britain.

She will be exhibiting her work along with four other artists in the beautiful Walton Village Hall, near Wetherby,  as part of this annual event.

Vicky is one of the 27 artists and makers taking part in this annual event.

Vicky is a textile and mixed media artist based in Boston Spa. Her textile work includes hand painted/dyed fabrics, freestyle machine embroidery and hand embellishment. 

Her mixed media work is a loose semi-representational style.

Each venue provides refreshments for a donation to our chosen charity, this year Yorkshire Cancer Research. Homemade cakes will be available at Vicky's venue.

Julie Atthews is a contemporary textile artist working with fabrics, threads and more unusual materials to create her artworks. Intrigued by the impact of nature upon wellbeing Julie is influenced by the colours, textures and surfaces within natural forms aiming to capture qualities that rekindle positive feelings and memories associated with nature experiences.