More than 4,000 visitors flocked to the McInroy & Wood Border’s Art Fair to see work by over 70 exhibitors who came from as far away as Caithness and Kent.
Art sales totalled more than £210,000 at the annual weekend event which ran from 14-16 March at the Borders Events Centre, Kelso.
Among those taking part were Sharon Quigley, who was the BAF artist in residence at the Borders-based Hugo Burge Foundation in February (a free stand at BAF was part of the residency award).
Many of the exhibitors are familiar figures while others are new, such as kweenie [corr] who was taking part in an art fair for the very first time.
Among the other participants were Wendy Helliwell with her dramatic and colourful creations, which include fabulous, colourful works from shoes, the award-winning Kirsten Todd whose work celebrates female energy, and Ing Printmaker (Ingrid Nilsson).
There were also the joint winners of the BAF best stand award Martha Ellis who creates detailed cut-out drawings and Borders painter Gary Anderson.
Frances Fergusson, Director of the Borders Art Fair, said: “There was a fantastic vibe at the event, with thousands of visitors coming in from all over the country – one had even flown across from America.
“We are absolutely delighted that people enjoyed themselves so much and went home with so much wonderful art.
“Borders Art Fair has grown into something very special for the area – a weekend that’s fun, friendly, gives people the chance to explore the region – and which brings real benefits to our local economy.”
The range of exhibitors included Visual Arts Scotland (VAS) and the South-East Scotland Printmakers and Book Artists.
The fair also features live art demonstrations and other creative goings-on, as well as a food hall.
- For details of all the exhibitors see www.bordersartfair.com.
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Notes for Editors
Borders Art Fair was at: Springwood Hall, Borders Events Centre, Border Union Showground, Springwood Park, Kelso, TD5 8LS. For more visit www.bordersartfair.com, call 07803 012620 or email [email protected].
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