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feast on ayrshire’s finest art and c r af ts
leaping in to the ne w year in st yle, open studios
ayrshire began with a p re vie w to its e x hibition at
r ozelle hou se in ayr. the e xciting e x hibition was a
sneak p re vie w of the upcoming art t r ail weekend.
most of the osa artists who will be throwing open
t he doors of their studios on 22 nd – 25 t h ap ril this
year, had t wo or three pieces on dis play at rozelle .
The attendance at the Preview
and will give the public a
on the 9th January was a
rare and privileged glimpse
testament to the interest
into the creative process and
and excitement that is being
working environments of many
generated by the OSA crew and
of the artists and makers in
their work. There was a range of
Ayrshire. A Trail Bus will be
work on display, from painters
available over the weekend and
and craftspeople throughout
can be booked in advance.
Ayrshire, filling three rooms
The cherry on the cake of this
within Rozelle House.
luscious feast of creativity is the
The aim of the exhibition was to
workshops that will be offered
whet the appetite of the public,
over the weeks leading up to
with a tantalising preview of
and over the OSA 2016 event
some of the artworks that will
in April. Further details of the
be available to buy over the
exhibiting artists and access to
Art Trail weekend on 22nd-
worskhops can be found on
25th April. The weekend is the
the OSA website at
main course to this appetiser
www.openstudiosayrshire.com.
on e of t he pa rt i ci pat i n g a rt i st s of open st u di os ay shir e is jan
la i r d, a you n g a rt i st f rom a fa r m i n g backgrou n d i n c umnock .
ja n i s deli ght ed to be i n volved i n t he a rt t r a i l, showing off
works of a rt li ke t hi s gorgeou s hi ghla n d cow pi ct u r e d above !
a bove:
pa i n t i n g by vi kki hastings
fa r lef t :
photogr a ph by st uart gr e e n
lef t :
pa i n t i n g by ju lie s mith