Affordable Art Fair in Hamburg offers art for everyone on its 25th anniversary

To mark its 25th anniversary, Hamburg's Affordable Art Fair is more diverse than ever before. 25 years of Ramsay Fairs, 13 years of Affordable Art Fair Hamburg – in its anniversary year, the art fair demonstrates its potential:

From November 7th to 10th, 2024, 87 galleries from 18 nations will present artworks at attractive prices. This gives the fair an unprecedented size and international reach.

Key points at a glance:

• The Affordable Art Fair has been an indispensable part of the art calendar for 13 years, showcasing galleries with prices between €100 and €10,000. Many of the participating exhibitors are also represented at renowned art fairs such as Art Karlsruhe, Positions, and VOLTA.
• The fair features new talents alongside established artists such as Neo Rauch, Georg Baselitz, Hilde Trip and Günther Uecker.
• The Hamburg-based creative Darko Nikolic being honored as an emerging artist with a solo museum exhibition. 
• Founded in 1999, Ramsay Fairs is now one of the largest companies in the art fair sector, with 21 exhibition venues worldwide. Its portfolio includes the Affordable Art Fairs, the British Art Fair, and the VOLTA Fairs.

Ramsay Fairs – a 25-year success story

In 1999, visionary entrepreneur and gallery owner Will Ramsay the foundation for an innovative fair concept with the founding of the first Affordable Art Fair, which quickly developed into a remarkable success story. At the heart of this initiative is a vibrant and accessible art experience that breaks down barriers and makes art accessible to everyone.

Over the past 25 years, Ramsay Fairs established itself as one of the world's leading and most successful art fair companies. It organizes major events such as the Affordable Art Fair, the VOLTA Fairs , and the British Art Fair.

Today, art lovers in 21 major cities around the globe enjoy the opportunity to participate in Affordable Art Fairs, which attract approximately 250,000 visitors annually. In Germany, the fair has also enriched the cultural scene since this year with locations in Hamburg and Berlin; further expansion is already being planned.

This impressive growth underlines Ramsay Fairs' ongoing commitment to making art accessible and inspiring a broad audience for contemporary art.

In Great Britain, the Affordable Art Fairs have already received the “CoolBrand®” award several times.

Save the Date: November 7-10, 2024 in Hall A3 of the Hamburg Messe

The Affordable Art Fair in Hamburg has become a firmly established fixture in the city's cultural calendar. This year, visitors to Hall A3 of the Hamburg Messe will be welcomed by 87 galleries from 18 different countries. These galleries will present an impressive range of artworks, with prices ranging from €100 to €10,000.

The curators of the fair placed particular emphasis on diversity and selected both young and established contemporary female artists.

In addition, innovative and fascinating approaches in the fields of painting, sculpture, printing and photography are presented, inspiring the audience and prompting reflection.

New galleries joining the program include:

• Schlieder Contemporary (Frankfurt)
• Erik Bausmann Gallery (Halle)
• Artes Art House (Berlin)
• Gallery of Ways (Hamburg)
• ALL YOU CAN ART (Munich)
• KUNSTHAUS HANNOVER
• Schlieder Contemporary (Frankfurt am Main)
• Spür (Dresden)
• Uhlig Gallery (Leipzig)
• artnow Gallery (Berlin)
• Systema Gallery (Japan)
• Coletivo Amarelo (Portugal)
• T&B Gallery (South Korea)
• Eye Contemporary Art (Hong Kong)
• IAGA Contemporary Art (Romania)
• Envie d'Art Gallery (Paris)
• FORUM KUNST contemporary (Millstatt, Austria)
• Lakeside Gallery (Zug, Switzerland)

A complete overview of all participating galleries can be found on the Affordable Art Fair website.

The exhibition will feature works by Neo Rauch, Hilde Trip, Georg Baselitz, and international artistssuch as Yuki Harada from Japan, Modestas Malinauskas from Lithuania, and Amalia Crişan from Romania.

Solo show by Darko Nikolic

This year, Hamburg-based artist Darko Nikolic will be represented as an emerging artist with a solo exhibition. Curated by trade fair manager Hannah Weber-Heidenfels, the exhibition will showcase a selection from Nikolic's work cycle "Archetypes of Concrete Art," which, following in the footsteps of the Constructivists , explores the effects of form and color in 36 large-format paintings.

Darko Nikolic has exhibited extensively in Hamburg and internationally; his works are part of the permanent collection of the Deji Art Museum in Nanjing/China.

We see ourselves as part of the democratization of art and want to show people that art can also be fun. We are a platform that brings international trends to Hamburg, but we are firmly established in the city's art scene."

So says fair director Oliver Lähndorf, looking at the development of the German Affordable Art Fairs in Hamburg and Berlin. Curated art under €1,000: A selection of particularly interesting works under €1,000 will again be shown in a separate section this year. They provide an overview of the range of high-quality works presented by the participating galleries – also for those with smaller budgets.

Mark your calendars: Affordable Art Fair Berlin from June 12th to 15th, 2025

The first Affordable Art Fair in Berlin in April 2024 was a complete success with around 10,000 visitors, 50 galleries and sales of over 1.5 million euros.

The second edition of the Berlin art fair will take place from June 12th to 15th, 2025, at the Arena Berlin and on the Badeschiff (floating swimming pool) – a very special summer fair that combines art and cool vibes. As in Hamburg, the Affordable Art Fair aims to become a permanent fixture on the Berlin art calendar.

Because the first fair showed that Berlin is ready for its own Affordable Art Fair with urban flair: The enormous industrial architecture of the Arena building provides the framework – impressive art, a relaxed atmosphere and cool artists. 

Facts, dates and contact

Free guided tours

• Daily at 3 p.m
• Friday, November 10th, 4 pm, guided tour “Emerging Artists”
• Friday, November 10th, 5 pm, guided tour “Art under 500 EUR”
• Saturday, November 11, 3 p.m., Collectors Talk “Can I do that too?”

Visitor numbers

Approximately 18,000 annually in Hamburg, 2.8 million worldwide since its founding in 1998, 178,000 visitors in Hamburg since its founding in 2012, 3 million EUR total revenue in Hamburg in 2022.

Exhibition venues

15 trade fairs worldwide, including in New York, London, Singapore, Amsterdam and Brussels. Also in Berlin from June 12-15, 2025.

Based in Germany

Ramsay Fairs Ltd.

Contact person: Oliver Lähndorf

Milky Way 6a

20148 Hamburg

T: +49 (0)40 533 0705 10

Email: anfragen@affordableartfair.de

Website: www.affordableartfair.de

Affordable Art Fair Hamburg

November 7th to 10th, 2024 at Hamburg Messe Hall A3 (Entrance Lagerstraße Gate A1)

Opening hours:

• Thursday 12-10 pm
• Fri. 12-8 pm
• Sat. 11am-8pm
• Sun. 11am-6pm

Admission:

• Early bird tickets (September 12th - October 7th): 12 EUR
• Adults (regular): 18 EUR
• Pensioners, students, people with disabilities, unemployed people: 16 EUR

Affordable Art Fair Berlin

June 12th to 15th, 2025 at the Arena Berlin and on the Badeschiff

Opening hours:

• Thursday 12-10 pm
• Fri. 12-8 pm
• Sat. 11am-8pm
• Sun. 11am-6pm