Peek inside Highland art fair giving former Logie Easter Church near A9 at Kildary a new lease of life
AN art fair hosted in a former Easter Ross church is gaining a firm foothold in the Highlands as it enters its fourth year.
The Logie Easter Art Fair, which runs until this Saturday, was launched from small beginnings in 2022 as a means to help meet running costs of the former Logie Easter Church, which is located just off the A9 close to the Shandwick Inn near Kildary.
The landmark building was purchased from the Church of Scotland by Hilary Andexer who was keen that it should be kept as a building for the community into the future.
The former church, which continues to provide a venue for weddings and funerals, also hosts arts and crafts fairs which help its owner with ongoing running costs.
Speaking this week, Mrs Andexer said she was delighted with how the fairs she has staged to date have gone from strength to strength from modest beginnings with the current showcase offering art and crafts ranging from paintings, ceramics and textiles to welded metal sculpture and Art Deco clocks.
Running until Saturday, August 23 from 10.30am until 4pm, the fair includes a cafe with home baking.
Mrs Andexer said: “This is our fourth year and the standard of art works keeps astounding us. We have now widened our selection of framed art work to include ceramics, glass, metal work and textiles.
“All these items are hand made by a huge selection of Scottish artists from the Highlands. The talent is endless.
To add to the moment, we have two wood stoves supplying warmth while you sit and enjoy home baking and a coffee in our wonderful cafe.”
She said money raised from the commission from sales of items “go to the running of this most special of community churches”.
Local visitors will spot art work reflecting the area with a wide variety of paintings including local scenes from Cromarty to Easter Ross and featuring landmarks such as the Mermaid of the North at Balintore.
The attention of visitors is caught by a head-turning welded metal guitar at the doorway with an Aladdin’s cave of creations inside showcasing local talent.
Coast-to-coast artists represented range from self-taught Julie Hogg, who is based in Invergordon to Loch Broom-based Paul Szeiler.
The event runs until Saturday.