Stall Holder Profile - Artist - Danny Pig

If you live in and around Leeds you will have already seen and loved Danny Pigs work. He has more work up in the city then any other artist in history! He has designed posters for most of the club nights you have been to, designed pump clips for your favourite beers and designed menu's for all of the places that you like to eat and drink! He has his work everywhere... And rightly so...

 

Stall Holder Profile - Artist - Ejecto

Eject is a highly talented graphic designer/illustrator/graffiti artist and an all round creative force from the North of England. His love of graffiti, design and typography led him to a 1st in Graphic Communication at the Liverpool LMU. He then went on the work at The Designers Republic^tm in the steel city of Sheffield. After a long a prosperous career in Graphic Design, working for the likes of Warp Records, LSK, ReeBok and many more, he has turned his talents to clothing. He launched his own range of clothing just last year and will be bring this plus a selection of prints to the Market on Saturday.

MAP - Music & Art Production

The Hope House Gallery is part of the arts charity Music and Arts Production (MAP). During the week MAP run a youth education programme.

The gallery is used for hosting fundraising events that include Cosmic Slop parties, Push Jazz Dance Specials and exhibitions by local artists.

The next event at the Gallery is just two days before the Christmas Market. It is an exhibition by Leeds College of Art students studying video gaming.

Hope House Prints Thursday Night Print Club is in collaboration with MAP.

All donations from the stall holders attending the Christmas Market will go to MAP, and all  profits from the bar will also go to the charity so please come and show your support. In the meantime have a look at the video below for a little bit more about what MAP do.

Stallholder Artist Profile: Jamie Mills

We discovered Jamie Mills' work at the Manchester Print Fair this October. Jamie is an artist, illustrator and bookmaker currently based in York, making beautiful work about nature, structure and repetition. He enjoys making books using high quality recycled materials with a hand-finished feel.

www.jamie-mills.com

Hope House Christmas Market 2012

We are very excited to announce the upcoming Hope House Christmas Market! 

A friendly alternative to the madness of the high street, come and enjoy some last minute Christmas shopping with stalls selling prints, t-shirts, crafts, vinyl and much more, all at affordable prices. 

There will be live music by The Wonderful Sound of the Cinema Organ & Blacklisters members, a bar supplied by the lovely Friends of Ham, Hot Stew by Made By Jim, Cakes by The Pin Up's Pantry, DIY screen printing with Hope House Prints and Christmas Card making... T'will be grand!

All profits from the food, refreshments and stall holder donations will go towards the arts charity Music and Arts Production's youth education programme.

Please do keep checking back to the blog as we will be running small features on our exciting stallholders in the run up to the market.

Saturday 15th December, 12-5pm 

Hope House Gallery

65 Mabgate, LS9 7DR

You can find the Facebook event here. 

Do let us know if you're planning on coming along!