New Beginnings for 2025!

We’re thrilled to introduce Natasha as our new Art Trail Lead! She’s stepping into this vital role of organising the event, following in the footsteps of Sally Jefferies and Jeni Wood. Please join us in giving her a very warm welcome!
Natasha will be working alongside our dedicated Art Trail Committee: Ele, Kathy, Vikki, and Hilary.
We have some exciting plans in the works, which we’ll be sharing in the coming months! In the meantime, here are the key details you’ll need to apply.

COMBE DOWN ART TRAIL 2025
When: 13th - 14th September 2025, 10 AM - 4 PM
Where: Combe Down (see map for boundary)

This year, we’re doing things a little differently! Instead of our usual numbered venue trail, the 2025 event will be a collection of open studios.
Your “studio” can be your house, shed, garage, or even a dedicated art space. If you don’t have a suitable location, consider asking a friend, neighbour, or fellow artist who may be willing to lend you a space for the weekend—such as a conservatory, garage, or garden.
We will also have a limited number of spaces available in a few smaller public venues (see below).

Who Can Take Part?
Artists living or working in Combe Down can open their own studios or join another artist’s space, as long as the venue is within the mapped area. If you’d like to participate but don’t have a venue, let us know—we’ll do our best to accommodate you.

​Previous Combe Down Art Trail participants (not from Combe Down) are welcome to apply again, but please be aware we have limited public space and priority will be given to local artists.
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Hosting another artist? If you have space to share, feel free to invite fellow artists to join you. To ensure all participants are advertised, please let us know who will be exhibiting with you. If you’re open to hosting but need help finding artists to share your space, let us know how many other artists you could host and we can connect you to the artists requiring a space!

Public Venues
If you’d rather not open your home or studio, we are in the process of securing a few smaller public venues, depending on demand. If you’re interested in exhibiting in a public venue, please let us know.

Key Details
Fee: £30 per artist
Applications open: April 20th, 2025
Deadline to apply: July 24th, 2025
Notification of acceptance: July 31st, 2025
Payment deadline: August 8th, 2025 (To confirm your participation the fee will need to be paid by this date.)

We’re so excited to bring art and creativity to the village again!