ABOUT WESTOW ART EXHIBITION

The Westow Art Exhibition is in it's 21st year.

It all started back in 2006 in the old Westow Village Hall,

as a summer project for a teenager (Sarah)

The exhibition soon outgrew the space, and moved to Westow Cricket Pavilion in 2017 upon its completion.​

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Since the Art Exhibition started, we have raised over £8,000 for

local causes.  Including Westow Village Hall, followed by helping with the building of the new cricket club pavilion / community building plus donations to various cancer charities. 

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From the 2025 exhibition we were able to set aside money to help with the installation of solar panels on the cricket pavilion roof, although progress with this is proving to be a slow process, it is hoped some will be installed early next year. 

Monies from the 2025 exhibition were also used to subsidise

the cost of putting on an 'Emergency first aid course' which was attended by 13 people. Further first aid courses are planned. 

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Over the years, over 3,000 people have attended and with an 

excess of 1,500 exhibits entered.

We are hoping 2026 will be the best one yet.

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Back in 2020 we launched this website to enable our community to not only see this years exhibits online, but also purchase artwork for sale during the event and for a whole month after.  This is proving popular.

Our hope that one day the website would not just be for the exhibition, but work as a community hub and celebration of our

local artists, has made small steps in the right direction.

Watch this space for information with this going forward. 

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​Money raised at the 2026 art exhibition will be given to

the York support group 'Tackle Prostate Cancer'

and Martin House Children's Hospice. 

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