Sixty artists open their doors for summer festival in Fife’s “Robinson Crusoe” village of Lower Largo
LARGO Arts Week kicks off tomorrow (Saturday 15 July) with sixty artists opening their studios to the public as the centrepiece of the arts, music and food festival in the Fife coastal village.
Now in its fourth year, Largo Arts Week runs from Saturday July 15 to Sunday July 23 and will feature an array of arts and crafts by artists, sculptors and makers exhibiting in 37 open studios in the villages of Lower Largo, Upper Largo and Lundin Links.
Famous as the birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, the man who inspired the story of Robinson Crusoe, Lower Largo has in recent years become a creative hub for a range of artists inspired by its coast and countryside.
As well as the open studios, music and food will feature strongly in the Arts Week with free evening gigs at local hotels and food trucks offering gourmet street food.
Community café and venue The Aurrie in Lower Largo is also staging a week-long programme including the return of comedian and broadcaster Fred McAulay (sold out) and popular children’s musical group, Artie’s Singing Kettle.
Largo Arts Week director Dougi McMillan said: “It’s gearing up to be a tremendous week with so many talented artists opening their studios and bands playing live every night in local hotels.”
Free evening entertainment will be offered by The Upper Largo Hotel and Crusoe Hotel featuring popular Fife bands Passing Sages, Best Dressed Blues Band, Rewind and Astral Suns along with new faces including Sleekit and many more.
The festival closes with a return of the Omar Afif and the Gnawa Trance Fusion band whose blend of Moroccan folk, jazz and blues will sound out in an open-air gig against the backdrop of historic Largo pier.
Full details of the Largo Arts Week programme can be accessed on the festival’s website – www.largoartsweek.com
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