A PEEBLES textile artist and an Innerleithen sculptor will be hoping to make a splash at this weekend’s Borders Art Fair.
Work by Moy Mackay, and Angela Hunter, along with other contemporary art created in the region will be showcased at the fair, which takes place at Springwood Park in Kelso from today (Friday) to Sunday (March 18).
The free, three-day event features over 70 artists and galleries displaying a mix of ceramics, sculpture, oil painting and watercolours, glass, fashion illustration, pastels, wildlife art and print making and will enable them to sell to a shared audience, providing another important avenue for making a living from their work.
Leading artists set to attend include painters Andrew Mackenzie, Anna King, Helen Tabor and Chris Rose; sculptor Frippy Jameson, and fashion illustrator Lucy MacLeod.
Several galleries will also attend including The Scottish Gallery, which will show work by Earl Haig and Sir William Gillies.
A programme of events has been developed to engage and inspire visitors of all ages, which features artist-led workshops and demonstrations as well as talks by some of the most influential speakers in the Scottish art world including Guy Peploe from The Scottish Gallery, Janet Archer from Creative Scotland and Phillip Long from the new V&A Dundee.
The fair will also feature a local heroes exhibition, a specially-curated display by some of the region’s most accomplished artists.
Hugo Burge, Director of Marchmont Farms Ltd in Greenlaw, is one of the event patrons.
He said: “The Borders Art Fair is giving the region’s artists a platform to shine and will help to put the Borders on the country’s creative map. The area can often be overlooked but creativity runs deep here and this fun, friendly event will showcase the incredible talent that the Borders has helped to nurture and inspire. It’s set to be a truly special event that we hope visitors from the region and beyond will enjoy.”
As part of Scotland’s Year of Young People, the event will also include a display of the work of a number of Borders schoolchildren who participated in a recent competition designed to encourage the artists of the future.
By special arrangement, exclusive private tours of the works of art in Floors Castle will be available.
Visit www.bordersartfair.com
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