More than £500,000 has been raised through the event in Ayrshire
One of Scotland’s biggest charity art exhibitions is set to return.
The 24th Annual Ayrshire Art Exhibition and Sale launches on 22 October for four weeks, exhibiting almost 400 works of both top professionals and talented amateurs to raise funds for Save the Children.
The event, organised by the Ayr and district branch of Save the Children, has been a huge success in the past, with a more than half a million pounds raised over the past 23 years in aid of the charity’s work in Scotland and abroad.
The exhibition, now a staple in the Scottish art calendar, will house around 400 works by 220 artists, offering a diverse range of art in both price and style to enthusiastic buyers.
Artists featured include Helen M Turner, Erni Upton FRSA, Ian Elliot DA and Michael G Clark PAI, who, along with the other featured artists will be donating 40% of their proceeds to the charity, with some of them donating entire works.
Robin Anderson, chairman of the Save the Children Ayr committee, said: “We have some real treasures amongst the works this year, it’s a varied and eclectic exhibition by both respected and renowned artists, as well as emerging new talent. We’re sure we’ll have something to suit all tastes and most pockets.”
The exhibition is held at the Maclaurin Galleries at Rozelle Park in Ayr, and is open to viewers for four weeks, from Sunday, 22 October to Saturday, 11 November.
Admission and parking at the event is free, and refreshments are available in the gallery’s coffee shop. Opening hours are 10am to 4.30pm Monday to Saturday and 12pm to 4.30pm on Sundays.
