Art Fair Cheshire gets under way tomorrow (Thur Sept 26) showcasing the region’s finest artistic talent.
The event, in aid of East Cheshire Hospice, runs until Thursday Oct 3 at Macclesfield Town Hall.
Artists donate a percentage of sales to the charity. Admission is free and a pop-up café serves refreshments.
The exhibition features original art and sculptures, paintings, prints, jewellery, photography, ceramics and willow weaving.
The event includes work created by the next generation of budding artists, strengthening community links.
Mixed media artist Rebecca Clitheroe who is giving a talk at Art Fair Cheshire.
Youngsters part of the Hospice’s child bereavement services have submitted work made within their sessions, including framed artworks and 3D.
Meanwhile, pupils from Fallibroome Academy and Macclesfield College have submitted works based on a brief of ‘memory.’
Hospice community and events fundraiser Claire Gorton said: “Art Fair Cheshire is a great team effort, involving volunteers, art lovers and sponsors.
“This year’s event is going to be fantastic and I’d encourage people to visit and support the Hospice.”
The talks schedule is:
Sat Sept 28 11.30 am: Mixed media artist Rebecca Clitheroe explores Hidden Histories of buildings/landmarks.
2 pm: Steph Janson turns wool tops, yarns and fabrics into landscapes.
Steph Janson who appears at Art Fair Cheshire.
Sun Sept 29: 11.30 am: Painter Peter Davis talks about themes in his urban landscapes and portraits.
2 pm: Patty Callaghan demonstrates the world of papier mache art.
The exhibition is curated by Jess Flewitt, Anne Riordan and Sue Roberts. This is mainly in the large Assembly gallery upstairs in the town hall.
The biennial event, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has raised around £450,000 for the Hospice.
Grandmother Anna Rains came up with the idea of staging the first exhibition. In 1998, she chaired a fundraising appeal to mark the Hospice’s 10th anniversary.
The art exhibition was an important fundraiser for the creation of the Sunflower Centre which has developed into one of the most modern health care centres in the region.
Appropriately, Anna and her original trail-blazing fundraisers attended the reopening of the refurbished centre, now known as the Sunflower Living Well Centre, in April.
The Art Fair sponsored by AstraZeneca, opens from 10.30 am until 4 pm daily. For more details visit www.theartfair.org.uk