About
Eleven41 Gallery is named after the 1141m Cairn often used for navigation by those exploring the northern Cairngorms. A point where adventures begin, and often a meeting point for similarly adventurous individuals, looking into the wilderness beyond. The name seemed fitting for the spirit in which we embrace photography, adventure and creative collaborations alike, with a passion for encouraging others in exploration and meeting new friends along the way.
Eleven41 exhibits fine art photography of the highest standard, often curated by Ed (our owner) and in collaboration with a spectrum of inspirational photographers who bring their own stories to our walls. The vision and aim of Eleven41 Gallery is to be a place for photography, to witness visual stories of environment and life amongst the backdrop of the Cairngorms. We hope to show immersive pictures to those who will be moved to invest in this wonderfully tangible and hypnotic art, and in doing so create revenue for individuals committed to creating pictures, inspiring new perspectives and ways of seeing.
Eleven41 Gallery has booking availability for visiting photographers, creatives and organisations to host their own work. Offering the opportunity to introduce and further connect physical artwork to new and existing clients.
Eleven41 offers a large and very flexible exhibition space, quick to adapt to any display. There is free high street parking available right outside, as well as throughout Kingussie. Exhibits benefit from showing to a local community of over 1,400 people, alongside promotion to the wider Cairngorms National Park area. Visitors from neighbouring villages and also the passing traffic of a major trunk road through the Highlands present a very engaged audience.
Eleven41 also has a variety of display stands, sales/wrapping desk, izettle card machines, iPad & cash till, fiberoptic wifi throughout and of course the eye catching hearth and wood burning stove.
A creative and sustainable vision
Refitted from the old Kingussie Co-op, Eleven41 Gallery also plays a crucial role of regeneration on Kingussie High Street. In October 2016 Ed got the keys to what was the old Kingussie Co-op (from the 1930’s to 2014) and with the help of family and friends began transforming it into a bright and contemporary gallery.
This vision was based on a combination of values and experience; wanting to reuse and refurbish an old building whilst also adding to the local community, High Street and creative industry. After 14 months of labour, having encountered numerous head scratching issues along the way, the chipboard came off the windows and the space saw a full day’s worth of sunlight for the first time in decades.
Three days later the first exhibit opening took place on 1st Dec 2017. Ed’s hope is that the gallery can also act as inspiration for the transformation of other disused High Street spaces, to help small towns re-establish themselves as thriving and sustainable hubs.
Numerous original features, from when the building was erected in 1879, were reinstated along the way - the large fireplace and numerous windows are the most visible examples - and in taking a thorough approach Ed hopes that the building will remain as a prominent fixture on Kingussie High Street for another 140 years.