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Saltaire Fine Art Fair is seeking ambitious emerging and established artists from across the UK to exhibit paintings, drawings, and sculptures at its one-day fair.
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Get matched →Saltaire Fine Art Fair is a new initiative bringing ambitious emerging and established artists together in Saltaire's distinctive cultural settings. Curated by Nina Hunter, the one-day fair is open to artists from across the UK, with no prescribed theme or geographical restriction. Drawing on the tradition established by the former Saltaire Art Gallery, the fair seeks to present distinctive practices across painting, drawing, and sculpture, encompassing a broad range of contemporary approaches united by quality, individuality, and ambition. The fair forms part of a wider program of activity taking place in Saltaire over the weekend, bringing together artists, collectors, and art lovers.
Saltaire Fine Art Fair will take place across two venues: Victoria Hall and Nina Hunter Gallery & Collectors Lounge. Victoria Hall will be the center of Saltaire’s Christmas celebrations, culminating in the Christmas Light Switch-On at 5:30 pm. Throughout the day, Victoria Hall will host a Winter Wonderland Immersive Experience, independent retail by Rad Studio, a designated bar area by Cultures Coffee and Bakery, brass band and choral performances, workshops, and seasonal festivities. Alongside this program, the Art Fair will introduce a dedicated space for contemporary fine art, providing nearly 30 m² of exhibition space, and a basement exhibition level within Nina Hunter Gallery & Collectors Lounge. The combined exhibition spaces can accommodate up to 40 artists, with each artist booking a minimum of 1 m² of exhibition space.
All 2D mediums and styles of contemporary fine art are welcome, including oil, acrylic, gouache, and watercolor painting, as well as linocut, etching, and other printmaking practices. Submissions may encompass a range of genres, including abstract, figurative, landscape, portrait, and architectural work. There is no set theme. The final selection will be curated from the submissions received, with consideration given to the quality, individuality, and coherence of each artist’s practice.
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The fair is open to emerging and established artists from across the UK. We are looking for artists with an ambitious, distinctive, and consistent body of work and a clear sense of their artistic practice.
Artists may submit up to four images of their work via CuratorSpace. Images must be no larger than 4MB each. No other submission formats will be accepted. Late submissions cannot be considered.
The Art Fair will be promoted by organisers through posters, leaflets, and social media. The works will be featured on our website from 23 November to 11 January. It is expected that between 1000 and 1500 visitors will attend on the day.