Hayley Mills-Styles North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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The Unravelling Fantasia of Miss H.

01/11/2022 — 01/03/2023

As an artist and workshop leader for this community project I was responsible for planning and delivery 16 community art workshops inspired by the life of Mary Francis Heaton. The work created in these workshops was brought together as banners and exhibited across Yorkshire.

Unfolding Origins

01/09/2021 — 15/12/2021

Working with two primary schools in Selby to create textile banners that commemorated a local historical event. The workshops were focussed on learning history and storytelling through stitching.

Celebrate!

01/11/2020 — 12/02/2021

As lead artist on this community project I planned and delivered a series of online workshops supported by material packs and online tutorials. Participants created a series of bunting triangles which I brought together to create celebration bunting for the launch of the newly refurbished Craven Museum in Skipton.

Arts and Minds Hope Quilt

01/06/2020 — 16/10/2020

As lead artist on this community project I planned and delivered a series of online workshops supported by material packs and online tutorials. Participants created a series of quilt squares which I brought together to create a group quilt which has been exhibited across Leeds.

Seacroft Tapestry Project

07/01/2019 — 21/11/2019

As the textile artist for this community project I created a series of textile workshops for local community groups. These workshops taught embroidery skills to older residents, primary school children and local parents. The finished embroideries were brought together in an exhibition in Seacroft.

Body Image & Mind

01/12/2018 — 31/01/2019

As a project artist with Leeds Central Library for their body image and mind project I ran a series of art workshops and produced a piece of artwork to exhibit in Room 700 at Leeds Central Library

Outing the Past

01/11/2018 — 01/02/2019

As lead artist on this community project with Leeds City Council I ran a series of textile art workshops. These workshops helped members of the LGBTQ+ community recreate gay rights banners from the 1970s and 1980s. The completed banners are now part of the permanent collection at Leeds Museums and Galleries.

Artist

01/05/2018 — 06/03/2024

As a freelance artist for Artlink West Yorkshire I developed creative projects for adults with learning disabilities, older people with advanced dementia and hospital patients. Working alongside dance and drama practitioners I lead projects exploring nature, festivals, fairy tales and artistic movements.

The After School Club

04/11/2014 — 20/02/2018

As the Assistant Artist on The Tetley’s After School Club I support the children with their work and contribute to the development of creative projects including the Arts Award Discover programme.

Going Sane?

12/05/2014 — 30/01/2015

As an emerging artist working on the flagship project Going Sane? I planned and lead a series of workshops for adults with learning disabilities and young people across West Yorkshire. I was also commissioned to make a piece of work responding to the theme of mental health.

March of the Robots

12/05/2014 — 30/01/2015

As an artist and maker on this Playful Anywhere project I ran a series of workshops teaching children how to use conductive thread to create a stitched circuit. These circuits were added to recycled robot designs and transformed into the flashing roboquilt.

The Grief Series

01/04/2014 — 01/07/2018

As an artist and collaborator on The Grief Series with performance artist Ellie Harrison I worked on commissions and art workshops. The project spanned seven chapters and I made items for set dressing, art installations and ran community workshops exploring memory and loss.

Heydays Tutor

15/05/2013 — 28/03/2023

I worked on the Playhouse's flagship Heydays programme delivering creative courses for older people. I taught a range of textile art skills from traditional applique and embroidery to contemporary textile art. I also worked on community outreach programmes like It's For You engaging with older people who are part of the LGBTQ+ community and at...

365 Leeds Stories

07/01/2013 — 30/05/2014

In summer 2013 I began working on 365 Leeds Stories, a collaborative project led by storytellers Matthew Bellwood and Alison Andrews. Over a series of four workshops, women from across Leeds came together to embroider maps telling the stories of residents from Tranquillity Court, a residential care home in Crossgates, Leeds.

In spring 2014...

The Warm and the Cold

06/02/2012 — 13/12/2012

In 2012 I worked alongside arthur+martha, the collaborative pairing of poet Philip Davenport and artist Lois Blackburn on The Warm and the Cold.

We worked with vendors at The Big Issue offices and the patrons of The Booth Centre, sharing stories of warmth and cold and many people shared intimate stories of loss and illness during the...