Nairn Book & Arts Festival

Smallish paintings are always a challenge to artists but prescribed sizes (exactly 16” by 16”) make for an attractive and fascinating exhibition.  The subjects and media are not specified so our artists have been able to follow their own preferences.  We invite our audiences at the Community Centre, our main venue, to allow plenty of time to visit this exhibition which demonstrates the diversity and individuality of our chosen artists. All paintings will be for sale and the exhibition continues till 19 June.

Following the success of last year’s inaugural competition, instigated and run by the Nairn Book & Arts Festival, and responding to popular demand, this year’s Open will be exhibiting more art works and for a longer period.  Selected works in all media from oil to gouache, photography to sculpture will be displayed in the Court House and in the Seaman’s Hall.  These East and West exhibitions will be selected by a panel of judges from the many hundreds of entries which have been received from all over Scotland and beyond.  Good prizes have ensured huge national interest in the past and this year there is a new Highland prize for residents in the Highlands and Islands.  All works are for sale but none will be removed till the end of the exhibition on 19 June.

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