Businesses can ‘adopt’ a house during Saltaire Arts Trail in May. The three-day event features work by 84 artists and makers.

Their creations, from sculptures to paintings and glassware to photographs, will be displayed in 13 houses and venues across the village.

For the first time organisers are offering companies a unique sponsorship opportunity by ‘adopting’ an open house – a villager’s home opened to the public – for £100.

Companies that sign up will have their logo and brochures displayed at their house and their logo and a link to their website posted on the Saltaire Arts Trail website, Facebook page, blog and Twitter feed.

They will also receive an invitation to the Saltaire Arts Trail launch event.

Saltaire Arts Trail co-ordinator Pam Lonsdale said: “Last year’s Trail attracted over 9,000 visitors, so our adopt a house scheme is a great opportunity for local businesses to promote themselves to a wide audience whilst supporting a vibrant volunteer-led community arts event.

“We’ve had some fantastic interest in the scheme already and signed-up several local businesses but we still have spaces available and would love to hear from anyone who’d like to get involved.”

One of the latest businesses to sign-up is Saltaire-based architecture and design practice David Craig Design Consultancy.

Mr Craig said: “As someone who lives and works in Saltaire I’ve seen how the Saltaire Arts Trail brings together the local community and attracts new visitors to the area. I’m delighted to support such a creative event by adopting a house.”

Other companies that have signed-up to the scheme so far are: Spanish Trails, Cool Cart Company, Radiance Lighting, Art in the Pen, Chirpy Store, Saltaire Brewery, The Butterfly Rooms in Saltaire and Hallmark.

More than 200 artists applied to take part in this year’s festival and a panel of industry experts chose 84 to show their work.

Artists travel from across the UK, including two who design, produce, and screenprint gifts, homeware and T-shirts in Denbighshire, North Wales. The trail’s reputation encouraged Stephen Bretland and Jen Sandiford to get involved.

She said: “We heard good reports from other artists about the festival, and so applied last year for the first time. We had such a good time that we wanted to return.

“Visitors to the festival seem to ‘get’ our work, and we always meet interesting, friendly folk.

“We find the festival to be well-run and buzzing, with a good selection of work of a high calibre.”