Art fair in vineyard helps Prospect hall

Enjoy art, tea in a vintage tea room and flowers among heritage farm buildings at Art in the Vineyard, a community fundraising event hosted by the Prospect Lake District Community Association, Saturday at Starling Lane Vineyard.

Art lovers can view about 1,000 pieces of First Nations, Asian and Canadiana art, including quality reproductions and original works in oil, watercolour and multimedia by well-known and emerging artists from Salt Spring Island to San Francisco.

Artists represented include Margaret Mitchell and Daphne Odjig. The selection includes pieces from the collection of Professor Stanley Horner.

Frank Catala of the North Vancouver Community Arts Council is the artist in residence for the event.

Visitors can wander through an arts and crafts fair, admiring the works of 40 artists and artisans. Their offerings include original paintings, pottery, prints, photography, clothing, fabric art, decorative accessories, body-care products, gourmet food, jewelry and wood.

Flower posies, many in vintage containers, will be sold from the white Victorian greenhouse visible from Old West Saanich Road.

You can also take home used art and collectibles as well as homemade baking.

Proceeds from the event go toward the improvement of the grounds around the Prospect Lake Hall, one of the few remaining community-maintained halls in the province.

Admission is $2 for adults and free for children 12 and under. The event runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Starling Lane Vineyard, 5271 Old West Saanich Rd.

For more information, go to pldca.ca.