Local Artists Team Up To Create Surrey Art Fairs

Local Artists Join Forces to Host Affordable Art Exhibitions in Surrey

Two local artists have teamed up to organise affordable art fairs in Surrey – affordable for both artists and art collectors.

Tracey Jane Cooper from Tadworth and Kirstin Wood from Merstham met via Twitter when they were both searching for new avenues to display their art work. They both produce vibrant contemporary art from their home studios and have searched online for events and exhibitions locally. There seemed to be a gap in the market and so the artists approached another local businesswoman with the idea of setting up a pop up art gallery. Carolynne Farrer owns TEA in Reigate and is very keen to support other local businesses and agreed to provide the venue for their first few art exhibitions.

Tracey Jane and Kirstin put on several events at TEA through the year and have now decided to continue their success by finding larger venues and inviting other artists to join them. Speaking about the lack of local events Kirstin said “it’s hard to find a local event to display my art as the choice is between a £20 stall at a craft fair in a church hall or a £700 stand at a national art fair, there is no middle ground.” Tracey Jane adds “we decided to provide artists with the opportunity to display their work for a more reasonable price, which means that the price of the work can be kept affordable for the art collector.” It seems that everyone is a winner!

Surrey Art Fairs were formed at the end of last year and their first exhibition was at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking for a week in February. The exhibition featured the work of 8 local contemporary artists with a variety of styles and themes – from vibrant pointillist landscapes to colourful semi abstracts; paintings that evoke memories of past holidays; landscape photography with a twist and gorgeous contemporary pet portraits.  All the work was held together with one common thread – affordability and accessibility. It was a great success and the first of many more art fairs for Surrey.

Surrey Art Fairs are keen to hear from local artists looking for affordable art fairs as well as unusual local venues interested in hosting exhibitions – please get in touch via email at surreyartfairs@aol.com

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