Affordable Art at Drill Hall’s Arts Market

The Out of the Blue Drill Hall’s quarterly Arts Market took place over the weekend. The Dalmeny  Street venue’s Arts Market hosted over 50 artists who were on hand to sell their work to the public. Showcasing local talent and artists from further afield, works for sale ranged from photography and illustration to textiles and jewellery.  Many stalls were run by the artists themselves, offering buyers a unique opportunity to meet the people behind their purchases.

With the cost of entry set at only 80p, and with the Drill Hall’s own cafe serving up homemade soup, snacks and cakes, there really is something to suit all tastes.

 

Kirsten Welsh, pictured above, is an Edinburgh-based artist who regularly hosts a stall at the Arts Market. Graduating in 1999 and inspired by land and seascapes, her abstract works use a variety of mediums. She can be contacted through her website, which also contains a gallery of her work.
www.kirstenwelsh.co.uk

 

 

Freelance illustrator Kim Cruickshank (top) was also tending to her own stall. Her whimsical illustrations feature animals, people and in some cases scenes from the Olympics, and are available as bags, mirrors, cards and prints.
www.kimcruickshank.com

 

 

Polish illustrator and Edinburgh College of Art graduate Zuzanna Dominiak was also selling her work. Bags and brooches, cards and prints were all available and featuring quirky illustrations inspired by the natural world. These can be viewed and bought in a variety of different formats from her website, and through her Etsy shop.
http://www.zyzanna.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/zyzanna

 

 

Homewares and furnishings were offered for sale by many different artists, including these cushions featuring the work of photographer Liz Tainsh.
http://lizt.redbubble.com/

 

Handmade jewellery featured on several stalls. These handmade medals by Derring-Do are created by recycled vintage materials and are one-of-a-kind, to be bought for anyone who deserves it!
www.derring-do-medals.com

 

To keep up to date with what’s on at the Drill Hall, including details of the next Arts Market, click here:  http://2outoftheblue.org.uk/page19.htm

And if you are interested in becoming a stallholder, there is an online Stallholder Mailing List Form which can be accessed through the link on this page:  http://2outoftheblue.org.uk/page36.htm