April 2007

Glasgow Art Fair 2007

Well? Could you do better?

This is my picture of what George Square will look like between 19th and 22nd April for the Glasgow Art Fair 2007. Should this be up in one of the galleries? Eh? Anyone?

Yeal well, fair enough.

Scotland's National Art Fair is here again with 43 galleries exhibiting work from over 1000 established artists and cutting edge talents, all of which will be available to buy if you have some spare greens to part with.

Last year saw over 16,000 visitors pop in for a look, with about 1.1 million pounds worth of art work sold, from 50 quid sculptures to spanking new paintings for thousands of pounds.

So it's a pretty big deal really, as it's now referred to as the UK's most prestigious contemporary art fair outside of London, attracting the cream of Europe and reflects just how much of a name Glasgow has made of itself in global visual art circles.

I'd recommend heading to George Square for a look if you'll be here. Tickets are only about 4 to 6 pounds, or 10 pounds for a 4 day pass. Kids under 10 go free if you think they'll be up for it. There's a cafe and bar and you can also arrange guided tours if you're like me and have absolutely no idea about art but just like to have a look.

I've been told that there's no better place to get a taste of what's going on in the art world today, so it'll likely be a worthwhile pitstop to make. If anything, you'll enjoy watching me asking every single person who comes in if they'd like to pay a grand for my picture. It'll be like art in itself...

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