London Art Fair
18-22 January 2006Tel: 0870 126 0215
www.londonartfair.co.uk
Held at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London's largest art fair exhibiting Modern British and Contemporary Art. Work including those by Henry Moore, Damien Hirst and Roy Lichtenstein to name but a few. Tickets can be booked in advance for £10.00 or purchased for £12.50 at the door. The catalogue can be purchased for £10.00.
National Fine Arts and Antiques Fair
18-22 January 2006Tel: 0121 767 2770
www.nationalfineartandantiquesfair.co.uk
This prestigious fair is held at the NEC, Birmingham. Over 100 British dealers will exhibit antiques, fine art, and contemporary art. The main attraction at this year's fair will be a collection of paintings, watercolours and drawings by L.S. Lowry. Admission is £10.00 and parking is free.
Watercolours and Drawings Fair
2-5 February 2006Tel: 07000 785613
www.watercoloursfair.com
Held at the Royal Academy of Arts, 6 Burlington Gardens, London W1. This fair will have works of art from the Eighteenth-Century to Contemporary. Art for sale this year is by artists as diverse as Edward Burne-Jones to David Hockney. Various mediums include charcoal, chalk, ink, pastel, pencil, gouache and watercolour. This year’s special feature is an exhibition of Life Drawings from the Slade School of Art. Admission £10.00. The Fair Catalogue will include 60 fine art postcards, and is £5.00.
Art on Paper Fair
2-5 February 2006Tel: 020 8742 1611
www.artonpaper.co.uk
Held at the Royal Collage of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU. This specialist art fair is now in its 8th year and will feature watercolours, drawings, original prints, and photographs in a diverse range of artist and periods. Artists featured range from Sonia Delaunay to Robert Indiana. Admission is £5.00 with a reduced admission of £3.00 for students and Senior Citizens.
Collect
9-13 February 2006Tel: 020 7806 2512
www.craftscouncil.org.uk
Held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. This fair is the international art fair for contemporary objects and will exhibit the best in international crafts. Exhibits will include mediums such as textiles, jewellery, ceramics, and glass. Admission is £12.00 for a day ticket with a reduced admission of £8.00 for V&A Members, NACF members, children between 12 and 16, full time students, senior citizens, unemployed, and wheelchair users. Free entry will be given to wheelchair user's two companions and children under 12. A season pass can be purchased for £20.00. Advance Tickets can be purchased online. Catalogues are £17.95.
Fine Art, Design and Antiques Fair
1-5 March 2006Tel: 0870 126 1727
www.olympia-antiques.com Held at London’s Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London W14 8UX. This fair will feature over 120 exhibitors with objects from traditional antiques to twentieth century furniture and decorative arts. This year’s fair will host a special exhibition by Peter Blake. Admission is £10.00 for a single ticket and £16.00 for two tickets at the door. Prebook tickets are £8.00 for a single ticket and £14.00 for two tickets and includes catalogue in the price. Catalogues are £5.00 each.
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From your Guide: Anne-Marie Jacobus, Correspondent for Museums and Exhibitions, London, is a specialist in the history of nineteenth-century art collecting as well as Art History and its relationship to gender in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. Her interests include European decorative arts and Oriental porcelain.
