Dates for the 2017 Patchings Festival of Art, Craft & Photography have been announced as Thursday July 13 - Sunday July 16.

The Festival has taken place in June for the last 23 years, so it's worth making a note in your calendar of these new July dates.

Details of our 2017 The Artist and Leisure Painter Open Art Competition in partnership with patchings Art Centre will be announced in the December issues of the magazines (out on November 4), with full call for entries commencing in the January issues on December 2.

Don't forget that you still have time to view all of the 2016 exhibited and highly commended works by clicking here. Make sure you vote for your favourite to win the People's Choice Awards - winners will be announced next month.