Zoo Art Fair
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-based non-profit art fair
Art fair
An art fair is a commercial exhibition that shows the work of artists or art dealers. Each entrant has to pay a fee.Art fairs are not to be confused with art exhibitions. Exhibitions are organised by curators....

held annually in October.

Background

The fifth Zoo Art Fair was held from 17–20 October 2008 at Royal Academy of Arts, 6 Burlington Gardens in central London. One of the foremost international platforms for emerging contemporary art talent, the Fair showcases 58 under 6 year-old commercial and non-commercial arts organisations from across 15 countries. Exhibitors include galleries, project spaces, artist collectives, curatorial groups and publications. In addition special exhibitions include solo shows of last year’s Champagne Perrier-Jouët Prize winner, Karla Black and John Jones Award winner, Elad Lassry, a site-specific group show of works in vinyl responding the architecture of the building, Los Vinilos as well as a programme of film and video and a series of performances.

Since 2004 Zoo Art Fair has identified and platformed emerging commercial and non-commercial art organisations including galleries, project spaces, artist collectives, curatorial groups and publications during London's Frieze Art Week.
Zoo Art Fair is a non-profit enterprise, sponsored by established galleries, collectors, arts businesses and public funders as well as commercial brands and businesses.

History

Zoo Art Fair 2008:

Exhibitors: 58 under 6 year old International exhibitors, including 23 from the UK and 35 from international organisations (Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA and Turkey ) selected by an independent selection committee.

Visitors: over 15,000 attending over five days.

Sales: £1.5 million in sales

Zoo Art Fair 2007:

Exhibitors: 61 under 6 year old exhibitors, including 35 from the UK and 26 from international organisations (Brazil, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, USA , the Netherlands, Tokyo) selected by an independent selection committee for the first time.

Visitors: over 12,500 attending over five days.

Sales: £2.8 million in sales

Zoo Art Fair 2006:

Exhibitors: 46 exhibitors, including 31 from the UK and 15 from Mexico, Berlin and Los Angeles by invitation

Visitors: over 11,500 attending over four days.

Sales: £1.7 million in sales

Zoo Art Fair 2005:

Exhibitors: 28 under 4 year old UK exhibitors by invitation

Visitors: over 10,000 visitors

Sales: over £1 million in sales.

Zoo Art Fair 2004:

Exhibitors: 26 under 3 year old local London spaces by invitation

Visitors: 8,000 visitors over four public days

Sales: over £500,000 worth of work sold

Facts

In addition to the exhibitors in the Fair, Zoo Art Fair presents an award and a prize in support of the emerging artists showing at the Fair.

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