Halstock Community Arts
Arts Awards
Halstock Community Arts Awards 2026
Halstock Community Arts would like to invite anyone who lives or works within a 20 mile radius of Halstock Village Hall, to apply for an HCA Award of £500 to support their artistic aims. The HCA committee is in a position this year to offer funding to support local arts projects.
We are offering two Arts Awards of £500 each. Priority for one of the awards will be given to applicants aged under 25. Applications can be made by individuals or by groups.
In order to be considered for one of the two Arts Awards please complete and submit the HCA Awards application form which is available below.
Applications can be provided in voice note format if preferred.
For further information or queries please contact us at:
halstockcommunityartsawards@gmail.com
Closing date for applications is 30th September 2026.
Full Terms and Conditions of the HCA Awards are available here.
This circle represents a 20 mile radius from Halstock Village Hall - it is wider than you think! If you live and or work within this circle you could be eligible to apply for an HCA Art Award.
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Don't delay, apply before 30 September 2026
Archive - past recipients
Awards for 2025
Nadia Chapman & Matilda Leat
Colfox/Beaminster school project
No Limits Bridport
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Awards for 2024
​Somerset Youth Dance Company
Paddy Earl
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Awards for 2023
OffPiste Theatre
Sinistra - (Stray Dog Jammers)
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Award recipients 2023
OffPiste Theatre
We decided to use the Award to create a concept music video for local artist PJ Harvey at the beginning of the year. Thanks to the Award, it allowed us to expand our portfolio into music videos, from theatre and narrative film. Being able to use the money to create a video that captured the landscape of the area (all of the visuals are in Halstock/Corscombe) was an opportunity that felt quite special as we haven't really been able to do much of our work that close to home.
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I Inside the Old Year Dying
Unofficial video PJ Harvey
Sinistra
(Stray Dog Jammers)
Award recipients 2023
Rhino, an adaptation of the post war avant-garde absurdist drama Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco. A projector was purchased and used to illuminate the characters in Rhino taking on their rhino personas.
Encore
As part of Bridport Literary Festival. Rhino is back, for one night only, 9th November at the Lyric Theatre, Bridport.
More information and tickets available here:
https://www.bridlit.com/buy-tickets/special-event-the-stray-dog-jammers-rhino/