British Crafts Bristol |
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The Fair's venue is paintworks - a restored Victorian industrial site
reflecting the quality and workmanship of the pieces on show.
| Address: |
Paintworks, Bath Road, Bristol BS4 3EH |
| Phone: |
020 8742 1697 |
| Website: |
Click here |
| Dates: |
27 - 28 November |
| Admission: |
Free entry for Art Fund members (normal price
£2.50) | |
British Crafts Autumn |
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Visit Chiswick Town Hall and buy work directly from award-winning
designer-makers. The range of craft objects and materials is vast and
includes jewellery, glass, textiles, wood and ceramics.
| Address: |
Chiswick Town Hall, Heathfield Terrace, London W4 4JN
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| Phone: |
020 8742 1697 |
| Website: |
Click here |
| Dates: |
28 - 30 November |
| Admission: |
Free entry for Art Fund members (normal price
£3) | |
LAPADA Autumn Fair |
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The country's largest professional antique dealers' event is held at
the Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse, and is an opportunity to view and buy
all sorts of antiques, from fine art to furniture.
| Address: |
The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire
GL50 4SH |
| Phone: |
01797 252030 |
| Website: |
Click here |
| Dates: |
27 - 30 November |
| Admission: |
Two-for-one entry for Art Fund members (normal price
£10) | |
Kensington Antiques and Fine Art Fair |
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More than 50 specialist dealers from all over the UK come together for
this show at Kensington Town Hall. There’s a strong emphasis on individual
style and design, and the range of antiques and decorative pieces
available will particularly appeal to collectors of rare and traditional
antiques
| Address: |
Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8
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| Phone: |
0870 350 2442 |
| Website: |
Click here |
| Dates: |
8 - 11 January 2009 |
| Admission: |
Free entry for two on presentation of a current
membership card (normal price
£5). | |
London Art Fair |
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Celebrating its 21st year, London Art Fair presents over 100 exhibitors
showing exceptional work from modern British and international
contemporary artists. Held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, the
event attracts visitors with a genuine passion for art – from experienced
collectors to those buying their first original work. The Art Fund is
pleased to have been chosen as the official charity for this year’s fair:
information on talks at the event will be available on our website.
| Address: |
Business Design Centre 52 Upper Street, London N1
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| Phone: |
08448 480 140 |
| Website: |
Click here |
| Dates: |
14-18 January |
| Admission: |
Offer Two-for-one entry for members who buy
tickets before 11 January. Advance ticket price is £11 (plus £1
booking fee). Quote ‘LAF12’ Offer may not be used in
conjunction with any other promotion and is subject to
availability.
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Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair |
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Belgium’s oldest antiques fair has become a benchmark event for
European art markets, with 130 exhibitors sharing 12,000 square metres of
exhibition space.
| Address: |
Tour & Taxis, avenue du Port 86 C/ B - 1000
Brussels |
| Phone: |
0032 2513 4831 |
| Website: |
Click here |
| Dates: |
23 January - 1 February |
| Admission: |
€20 | |
National Fine Art and Antiques Fair |
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This is Britain’s most prestigious winter antiques event outside
London. Held at the NEC in Birmingham, the fair is a showcase for
antiques, decorative period accessories, fine art and objets
d’art. All items are vetted by independent experts to ensure
authenticity and quality.
| Address: |
NEC Birmingham, Clarion Events Ltd , NEC, Birmingham,
B40 1NT |
| Phone: |
0121 787 2947 |
| Website: |
Click here |
| Dates: |
14-18 January |
| Admission: |
Free entry for two on presentation of a
current membership card (normal price
£10) | |
Luxury Antiques Weekend |
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The Kilhey Court Hotel near Wigan is the venue for this exclusive event
featuring professional dealers in fine art, furniture, clocks, jewellery,
maps, oriental carpets and many other objets d’art.
| Address: |
The Macdonald Kilhey Court Hotel, Chorley Road,
Worthington Lakes, Standish, Lancashire, WN1 2XN |
| Phone: |
01797 252030 |
| Website: |
Click here |
| Dates: |
23-25 January |
| Admission: |
Two-for-one entry including catalogue on presentation
of a current membership card (normal price
£5). | |
Watercolours and Drawings Fair and Modern Works on
Paper |
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Held at the Flower Cellars in London’s Covent Garden, this event
features drawings and watercolours by artists such as Thomas Rowlandson,
Edward Lear, Augustus John, Graham Sutherland and John Piper. Also on show
are prints, photographs, posters, and artists’ books by leading 20th- and
21st-century artists.
| Address: |
Flower Cellars, Covent Garden, London, WC2 |
| Phone: |
01798 961815 |
| Website: |
Click here |
| Dates: |
4-8 February |
| Admission: |
Free entry on presentation of a current membership
card (normal price £10). | |
Art and Antiques Dubai |
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A major international event, this fair presents fine and decorative
art, silver, jewellery, furniture, books, maps and Islamic works of art.
The Madinat Jumeirah is a magnificent venue styled to resemble an ancient
Arabian citadel.
| Address: |
The Madinat Arena, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai |
| Phone: |
020 7389 6555 |
| Website: |
Click here |
| Dates: |
18-22 February |
| Admission: |
Free | |
20/21 International Art Fair |
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London’s Royal College of Art is the setting for modern and
contemporary art from China, Japan, Russia, Australia, Ukraine, Poland,
France, Eire and – new this year – Thailand and New Zealand. Modern
British and contemporary work also features.
| Address: |
Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London, SW7
2EU |
| Phone: |
020 87421611 |
| Website: |
Click here |
| Dates: |
19-22 February |
| Admission: |
Two-for-one entry on presentation of a current
membership card (normal price
£5). | |
Desire: Jewellery and Silversmithing Fair |
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Emerging British talent and established designer-makers present their
work at the Queen Charlotte Hall in Richmond upon Thames. Visitors will
find a dazzling array of original designs, with prices from a few pounds
to thousands at this unique event. Many of the makers have won major
awards, and have created pieces for high- profile names including Sienna
Miller, George Michael and Sir Elton John.
| Address: |
Queen Charlotte Hall, Parkshot Centre, Richmond Upon
Thames |
| Phone: |
01622 747325 |
| Website: |
Click here |
| Dates: |
6-8 March |
| Admission: |
Free entry on presentation of a current membership
card (normal price £4). | |
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