East Cheshire Hospice Art Fair 2016

Friday 16 September – Sunday 25 September 2016

Volunteers are busy behind the scenes organising this year’s Art Fair in aid of East Cheshire Hospice. The selling exhibition takes place at Macclesfield Town Hall from Friday 16^th September to Sunday 25^th September, with over 100 local and regional artists showcasing their work including established painters, Ben Kelly and Jenny Hirst, and international textile artist, Louise Gardiner.

Jenny Hirst

Fio Brereton, Chair of Art Fair 2016, says: “We’re delighted to be hosting our biennial exhibition, which raises much-needed funds for East Cheshire Hospice. In 2014 we raised over £55,000 and this year we aim to make even more to support the important role of Art Therapy at the Hospice.”

Ben Kelly

Art Fair 2016 will build on the success of previous years, exhibiting original paintings, sculpture, limited edition prints, woodcraft and handmade jewellery. There will also be several special events, as well as Art Tours of the exhibition and a café selling hot drinks and homemade cakes, so visitors can take a break whilst they browse.

Lou Gardiner

“We want as many adults and children as possible to visit and enjoy the show,” says Fio Brereton. “Over 35% of every piece sold goes directly to the Hospice, with some artists donating 100% of proceeds to the charity. The more art we sell, the more money we make for this hugely important community resource: it costs over £7,500 a day to run but receives less than 20% funding from the government, so it’s vitally important the Art Fair is a success.”

Art Fair 2016 runs from Friday 16^th September to Sunday 25^th September (Treacle Market day), with doors open from 10.30am until 5pm during the week.

Please visit www.theartofcaring.org.uk for weekend opening times and more information about artists and special events.