Details of the 2025 Fairford Art Exhibition will be published in due course along with changeover dates for the surgery, Hyperion House and Plough galleries.

2024 Fairford Art Exhibition - June 8th - 9th

Our Annual Exhibition is held annually at the Fairford Community Centre on a beautiful summer weekend, coinciding with the Fairford Festival. Visitors are treated to a colourful array of original art work by members of the society. The Exhibition hours are:
  • Saturday, June 8th - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Sunday, June 9th - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Member information: Contact the Exhibition Secretary for an entry form. All form submissions are due by May 20th, 2024. Members are permitted to submit up to 3 framed works, 4 unframed works, and up to 40 items (e.g. gift cards) for the craft table. Participating members are required to steward at the Exhibition, please indicate available times on your entry form. See the entry form for all fees and commission details, as well as the Exhibition Code of Conduct and notes on Copyright. 

Fairford (Hilary Cottage) Surgery Gallery, Hyperion House Gallery and The Plough Gallery in Fairford
Details of changeover for 2025 will be published in the New Year.

We will be changing the paintings exhibited in Fairford Surgery Gallery on Thursday, September 26th. Members may exhibit one painting for hanging and paintings must be prepared to exhibition standard (see below). Neither the Society, nor its members or Fairford Surgery will be responsible for any loss or damage to exhibits whilst in their care, although all responsible precautions will be taken to safeguard them. 15% commission will be deducted from any paintings sold. 10% goes to the surgery and 5% to FAS, payment to the artist will be made as soon as possible after the sale. 

Handing in and picking up procedure will be as follows:
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HAND IN OF PAINTINGS
Fairford Community Centre. Farmor Room 12:45 - 13.00 

TAKE DOWN AND HANGING OF PAINTINGS  
Fairford Surgery 13:00 - 14:00

COLLECTION OF PREVIOUSLY HUNG PAINTINGS
Fairford Community Centre, Farmor Room 14:00 - 14:15

Realising that there will be a wait between hand in and pick up, tea or coffee will be available at the community centre.
To facilitate the procedure please e-mail:  [email protected] by Monday 23rd September.
NAME OF ARTIST
TITLE OF PAINTING
MEDIUM
PRICE

Please bring along a label for your paintings showing the above details, printed in black ink.

Exhibition regulations

The Entry Form constitutes a contract with the Society subject to the following rules:
  • The exhibition will be entitled to take commission on any paintings sold or withdrawn by the artist before or during the exhibition.
  • The society cannot accept pictures wrongly labelled or without a tight hanging cord/wire.
  • The committee reserves the right to refuse acceptance of any paintings. 
  • Interpretation of the rules will be at the sole discretion of the committee.
  • Neither the society nor its members, the Committee or owners of the Community Centre or any other venue will be responsible for any loss or damage to any exhibits whilst in their care, although all reasonable precautions will be taken to safeguard them.
  • Artists must take such action by way of insurance as they consider necessary against any loss or damage to their work during the period of the exhibition. Completion and signing of the Entry Form will be deemed to have exonerated the Society, its members and the owners of the venue against such risks.
CODE OF CONDUCT
  • Positioning of stalls, stands and pictures is the sole responsibility of the Exhibition Committee.
  • No one may move a picture or stand from its allocated place. 
  • It is the right of the committee to refuse entry to any iterm that does not adhere to the Society's regulations.
COPYRIGHT
  • All members should be aware of Copyright Law. The committee reserves the right to refuse any artwork due to possible infringement of these laws. For more information about copyright, visit the licensing section of the Design and Artists Copyright Society, www.dacs.org.uk.

D rings

 D rings are the preferred method of hanging mechanism, they are secure and unlikely to mark any frame standing near. These can be purchased from WALLSPACE, West Market Place Cirencester