"The UK’s most prestigious contemporary art fair outside of London", the Glasgow Art Fair 2010 will showcase 46 selected galleries from Scotland, the rest of the UK, Europe and beyond exhibiting work for sale by over 1000 artists.
The four-day art buying extravaganza takes place in the trademark white tented pavilions on George Square, in the heart of Glasgow’s city centre (literally just outside Queen Street train station, see trains).
With sales figures exceeding £1.2million and individual purchases ranging from £50 to over £70,000, the Glasgow Art Fair has established itself as a place to view and discover quality work by established artists and emerging new talent across a wide range of media.
Of the 46 galleries selected to exhibit this year, twelve will be showing at the Fair for the first time.
Artists’ work on display will range from internationally established names to emerging talent working across a whole range of media - paintings by the likes of ARTHUR MELVILLE, E.A HORNEL, JOAN EARDLEY, J.D. FERGUSSON, TRICIA CAIN, CATRIONA MILLAR and DAVID CALDWELL; print work by VICTOR PASMORE, ALASDAIR GRAY, ADRIAN WISZNIEWSKI, PETER HOWSON, ELIZABETH BLACKADDER and ROSALIND LAWLESS as well as photography & lens based work by GORDON SCAMMELL and PHILIP TOWNSEND.
Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts
This year’s Fair will also feature a special exhibition of work by THE ROYAL GLASGOW INSTITUTE OF THE FINE ARTS (RGI). Founded in 1860, the RGI promotes and encourages Scotland's contemporary art and artists is the third largest organisation of its kind in the UK.
Renowned for its Annual Exhibition - open to all artists and representing the largest and most prestigious of its type in Scotland - RGI will showcase a series of same-size, affordable artworks by established as well as young RGI-connected artists such as PATRICIA CAIN, BLAIR THOMSON, JAMES WATT, HELEN F WILSON, CHARLES MACQUEEN and HAZEL NAGL, at this year’s Glasgow Art Fair.
Selected Galleries 2010
- Aberfeldy Watermill Gallery, Aberfeldy
- Alicia David Contemporary Art, London
- Alpha Art, Edinburgh NEW
- annanArt, Glasgow
- art at five, Brighton
- Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow
- Artists in Exile Glasgow, Glasgow
- Bleach Box, Cambridge NEW
- Castle Gallery, Inverness
- Clink Press, London NEW
- Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow
- David Lilford Fine Art Ltd, Kent
- The Demarco European Art Foundation, Edinburgh
- Duncan R. Miller Fine Art, London
- Eduardo Alessandro Studios, Dundee
- Fine Art UK, Ledbury NEW
- First Contemporary, Bristol
- Flying Colours Gallery, London
- Frames Gallery, Perth
- Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen
- Gallery Perutz, Calstone NEW
- The Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow
- Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow
- Gormleys Fine Art, Belfast & Dublin
- Half Moon Studio, London
- high st. gallery, Kirkcudbright
- interior angle art design gallery, Essex NEW
- James Kinmont Fine Art Ltd, London
- John Green Fine Art, Glasgow
- Le Siants Galerie, Prague
- Liberty Gallery, West Malling NEW
- The Lost Gallery, Aberdeenshire
- MacGregor Fine Art, Glasgow NEW
- Mansfield Park Gallery, Glasgow
- Oc-Eo Gallery, London NEW
- PopChoc, Barcelona & Brighton
- Portal Painters, London NEW
- Quantum Contemporary Art, London
- The Queen's Gallery, Dundee NEW
- Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, London
- Rhue Art, Ullapool NEW
- Rowan Gallery, Helensburgh NEW
- scotlandart.com, Glasgow
- Tracey McNee Fine Art, Glasgow
- Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona
- Will's Art Warehouse, London
Additional Features:
- redbusart.com, Aberdeenshire
- RGI, Glasgow
Times, 2010
Thursday 25 March 10.30am - 8.00pm
Friday 26 March 10.30am - 6.30pm
Saturday 27 March 10.30am - 6.30pm
Sunday 28 March 10.30am - 6.30pm
Tickets
Adults: £6.00 advance / £7.00 on door
Concs: £4.00 advance / £5.00 on door
Four-Day Ticket: £12.00
Children under 10 years: FREE
Tickets Scotland, Edinburgh & Glasgow
Tickets can also be purchased on the door.
Informal Guided Tours
Free, daily tours & meet gallery owners and chat about works on show. The free tours take place daily at the following times:
Thursday 25th March 1.00pm
Friday 26th March 1.00pm
Saturday 27th March 1.00pm & 3.00pm
Sunday 28th March 1.00pm & 3.00pm