In a top room of Trof Cafe in Fallowfield, The Art Corner is a project that was formed last year to house exhibitions of local artists and as a venue for creative events. Hollie was our host for this event, alongside a scattering of other collectives including: Good Grief, Owt Creative, Parlour Press, and The Shrieking Violet.
The building itself is a great space for creativity; the dozen empty rooms connect together to form a little house of its own, somewhat ramshackled it could be a postmodern theatre set, or a community art studio, one room only including a tressel table and a retro floor lamp, another only a single chandelier resting on the wooden floor.
The main room where our stalls were set up had a great open ceiling, the exposed brick and wood giving a very free feeling to the room, and with a lamp here and there and our tables covered in a variety of fabrics and papers it felt very homelike.
With a easy flow of people through out the day, it was great to chat to new people and familiar faces, receiving some very nice comments about our work and selling a few things here and there it was a good day. The best thing about fairs like this is to grow relationships with your fellow publishers, swap tips, products and make plans for future events.
Thanks to Hollie & Trof for inviting us.
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