Welcome to Chrysalis Arts, an artist-led public art company, training and arts development agency based in the North Yorkshire village of Gargrave. The company was founded in 1985 by Rick Faulkner and Kate Maddison

Fundamental to the company's artistic practice is the belief that artists can transform places and regenerate communities, by working in harmony with local people.

In parallel Chrysalis has developed a philosophy of sharing knowledge with other artists and building their capacity, thereby expanding the economic potential of the arts sector.

Chrysalis has:

• Extensive experience of producing work to commission.
• Pioneered techniques for facilitating community consultation especially in local regeneration projects.
• Experience at working in close collaboration with architects, landscape architects, planners and developers.
• Established an award-winning company base and training centre, The Art Depot.
• Developed programmes of specialist training and professional development for artists involved with art in public spaces.
• Developed the Art Connections project which supports North Yorkshire visual artists and makers.
• Piloted and developed projects to raise awareness of environmental issues, and to explore how artists can develop a more sustainable approach to their creative practice.
• Undertaken a broad range of development work though consultancy.
• Actively developed rural creative industries and pioneered Rural Art.

Who we are:

• Rick Faulkner, Director (Development)
• Kate Maddison, Director (Projects)
• Christine Keogh, Director (Art Connections/Training)
• Van Nong, Associate
• Helen Turner, Associate
• France Leigh Hadrysiak, Part-time administrator
• Marcia Whitham, Arts Development Worker (Art Connections)

Chrysalis also works collaboratively with a diverse range of artists, designers, fabricators, trainers, curators and other specialists.

Chrysalis currently receives funding from Arts Council England, North Yorkshire County Council, the European Regional Development Fund, Yorkshire Forward and Craven District Council.