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Chris Hyde on being heard and unseen as a bi poet

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Music

One half of the Discotek DJ's gives us his tips on what to see and where to nap at El Dorado 2019

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Apple Art

Chinese artist Tian Mangzi's high-coloured apple art gets a showcase at Hereford Cider Museum

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THINGS WE LOVE

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

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Heritage

Confessions of a church crawler

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Funding

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

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FUTURE

The Herefordshire Cultural Strategy was launched yesterday. Basically, it's a roadmap for culture in the county over the next ten years. Download and read it here.

Art

Aussie outlaws and Anna Wintour busts - these are three MUST SEE exhibitions this summer

Festivals

Amazingly El Dorado AND Ledbury Poerty Festival are happening down the road from each other this weekend. We pick our ultimate 10-person dinner party guestlist from the two festivals' lineups.

Poetry

A tea-break overview of the big names at Ledbury Poetry Festival - starting this weekend

Arts Festivals

Arts festivals have a massive responsibility as 'gatekeepers'. Herefordshire arts marketeer Michael Connolly used a Go & See bursary to check out why 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.

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.

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 the Great Place team

19th July 2019 - 21st July 2019

Nozstock 2019

23rd July 2019 - 31st July 2019

Nicole Farhi + friends @ Canwood Art Gallery

18th July 2019

Cloudwater indie retailer roadshow @ Hereford Beer House

25th July 2019

The Lehman Trilogy @ Market Theatre, Ledbury