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Articles, illustration, news, blogs, discussions and debate.

Welcome to the new interactive IOU Magazine, a space for evolving creative enquiry with commissioned writers and artists reviewing the work alongside musings from IOU’s staff and the artists we collaborate with.

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February 2024

Announcing New Chair and Trustees

And Unveiling Our Future Vision As A National Creation Centre

November 2023

Past Present & Future

Founder member and Artistic Director since 1988, David Wheeler leaves IOU after 47 years

IOU is seeking a dynamic Chair and is expanding our Board of Trustees

Chair & Board of Trustee Recruitment

Laura Robertson, Writer, Journalist and Editor of Double Negative reviews the IOU Hostel.

Sweet Dreams Are Made at the Hebden Bridge Hostel

News

New Creative Director

Group of people inc a toddler dance in front of large silver tubes

News

Family events at the Sound Wave Collider

With sound artist Jason Singh

Production

St Augustine’s visit to Sound Wave Collider

July 2023

Process

Sounds of the Sculpture Park

April 2023

News

Paid Commission for Calderdale Artists

April 2023

Production

Two Rivers at 9a Projects

April 2023

There is a boat in the artic sea, with large ice bergs in the distance.

Artist and writer Fiona Glen revisits David Wheeler's experience in Antartica and the work it inspired

From The Ends of The Earth

Fiona Glen for IOU

A woman sits among paper cut into the shapes of leaves.

At the The Hostel

Handmade Parade at the IOU Hebden Bridge Hostel

Art Interns take up residence at the Hostel in the run up to The Handmade Parade

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