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Harry Flook's photo series documents the lives of atheists living in the Bible Belt

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The 12 Can't Miss Artists at this year's HCA Grad Show

Art

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Heritage

Confessions of a church crawler

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Performance

The story behind Hush Now, the hard-hitting performance about hidden women

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Careers

What/who/why is Create/Fuel?

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Funding

Herefordshire's Great Place project is supporting arts & heritage collaboration. You should get involved.

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Museums

Late Like a Local: How After Hours Events Can Bring Tourists to Town

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Arts Festivals

Arts festivals have this massive responsibility as 'gatekeepers' - Michael Connolly used a Go + See bursary to check out why are Manchester International Festival are taking that on and getting it so right.

Electronic Music

Summer's here. Here's HEM's guide to where to spend it if you like house beats and having a good time.

Creative Careers

There's a new creative careers event in Hereford for people aged 16 - 30. Be one of the first to book your (free) place.

What would happen if graffiti wasn't illegal? A graf writer and the head of the Civic Society argue their corners.

Stage

"It's like we're bringing a book to life in front of them." - 2Faced's Tamsin Fitzgerald on the hit kids show that's heading back to Hereford this week.

Public Art

Here's the behind-the-scenes of the paint-job that put Hereford Skatepark on TVs across the country.

Hay Festival

Hay Festival had some heavyweight musicians in town this festival season. But how Hay were the headliners? A study.

Dance

One of the UK's top touring dance companies are in Hereford tomorrow night. Here's what to expect.

Lates

Silent disco in a science museum? Bedtime stories in a library? Why opening their doors after hours could be the answer for galleries, libraries and museums looking to reach a new audience.

Stories

"Afro hair itself represents blackness" - we check in with 23-year-old Hereford artist Abbie Leigh Phillip about her Good Hair exhibition

Galleries

Young People are not a homogenous group who think the same and listen to Drake. And this new Tate report says knowing that matters for museums and galleries.

Cultural Strategy

Get ready for the new Herefordshire Cultural Strategy - coming soon from Herefordshire Cultural Partnership.

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Fashion

We spoke to Herefordshire designer John Oliver on why the Met Gala looks got him double-tapping. Spoiler: Harry Styles in Gucci.

Opportunity

Looking for studio space? Get in touch with Artsite 3, a not-for-profit unit that's currently looking to expand its community of artists, makers and designers.

Great Place Scheme

The Great Place project in Herefordshire is supported by Arts Council England, National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England. Read more about what the project is doing from building websites (hint, hint - this one) to supporting young creatives.

Things to Do in Herefordshire

With Dan Ovel

9th June 2019

Birmingham Philharmonic @ Leominster Festival

25th June 2019

Create/Fuel @ The Green Dragon Hotel

19th June 2019

Make Votes Matter @ De Koffie Pot, Hereford

17th June 2019

Bachata Moderna @ The Green Dragon Hotel, Hereford