A spectacular exhibition of art and design is being shown at South Mill Arts centre in Bishops Stortford at the end of February 2023. Artists from across Hertfordshire will show work in three dimensions celebrating form, scale and texture.

The Big Makers Fair, where you can view and buy work direct from the artist, will be on Saturday 25 February 10.00 to 17.00 and Sunday 26 February, 10.00 to 16.00.

The Big Makers Fair will open up a treasure chest of contemporary creativity, revealing the artist as maker of beautiful objects. It will include sculpture, pieces made with ceramic or glass, imaginative textile work, jewellery and furniture. It will reveal how artists use a range of techniques to transform material and realise their vision for beauty.

Herts Visual Arts (HVA) is the only county-wide visual arts organisation for Hertfordshire. Embracing all visual arts, full and part-time artists, HVA is run by an enthusiastic voluntary organising group. The Big Makers Fair is the first of a programme for 2023 that will include the annual Big Art Fair and the Open Studios event in September.

HVA Chair Sally Taylor said, ‘we are excited to mount our first Big Makers Fair, after waiting through the pandemic for a chance to organise an exhibition. HVA has a wealth of artists working in three dimensions, and visitors can expect visual surprise and delight in textiles, silverwork, wood, glass and stone.’

For South Mill Arts, this show marks a new venture, as they look forward to more visual art in the coming months. Operations Director Paula Holland said ‘we have wanted to have visual arts events at South Mill Arts to complement our extensive performing arts activities, and we are delighted to show the art of making in our large auditorium space. We look forward to more visual art activity in our arts space and in the museum and have a small advisory group looking at future exhibiting opportunities.