Herts Open Studios 6th – 28th September 2025
This September, Herts Open Studios returns for the 35th year with artists exhibiting in venues across Hertfordshire. This annual event enables artists and makers to open their studio doors, to meet visitors, talk about and demonstrate their work, and engage with an audience of art enthusiasts.
Our members are a diverse group, showcasing many different skills and media. We have leather work and landscapes, wood turning and watercolours and sculpture and seascapes, plus painters and potters all over the county.
A printed map and full brochure are available in supermarkets and arts venues across the county. You can also use our venue search below to find your local artists and plan your visits.
Herts Open Studios runs from 6 – 28 September, but you can visit Kayleigh’s exhibition here at Trestle until 23 October.
Let’s Do The Rainbow
Let’s Do The Rainbow is a body of work exploring the beauty and celebration of individuality. By creating a mix of relaxed and posed portraits, I aimed to capture parts of individuals’ personalities and create a safe space for them to express themselves. Self-comparison is so prominent in our society, always aiming to be something different, to present a particular outside view to those around us. But what if we took more moments to appreciate the joyful experience of existence without stress and expectations on ourselves to change? To me, difference is wonderful and helps the world grow.
Artist Statement
I am a visual artist focused on photography. Throughout my art journey, I have used digital photography to capture portraits which convey people’s personalities and style in studio and outdoor environments. I started out taking photos of friends on my phone, before going on to study Art and Design (Photography) at college and completing a Bachelor’s in Photography at University. Following my graduation, I have now enjoyed getting to know more about Hertfordshire’s amazing art community and Herts Visual Arts, and my love for the art form has continued to grow exponentially. My work is often centred around the topics of equality, empowerment and individuality. I am very passionate about these areas, and I believe we deserve to be celebrated for who we are and what makes us all unique. For this Let’s Do The Rainbow series I created an uplifting body of work to show how we are all different and that is wonderful, with this display holding a community feeling.
Throughout September, Kayleigh will be running a series of FREE drop-in ‘Meet The Artist’ sessions:
Dates and Times:
Tues 9/9: 1pm - 4pm
Weds 10/9: 1pm - 4pm
Tues 16/9: 1pm - 4pm
Weds 17/9: 1pm - 4pm
Tues 23/9: 1pm - 4pm
Wed 24/9: 1pm - 4pm
Fri 26/9: 1pm - 4pm
Kayleigh’s artwork links and contact
Website: www.kayleighcooperphotography.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/khc_.photography
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KayHC.Photography
Email: kayleighcooperartist@gmail.com
A selection of Kayleigh’s photographs are available to purchase via the link below
Entry is free and the exhibition is open during normal opening hours. Please click here for more information. For enquiries about the exhibition space at Trestle, please contact our Gallery Programmer at gallery@trestle.org.uk | 01727 850950