Affordable Art Fair Mexico presents its first edition in Latin America!

Anibal Catalan, Sin Titulo (Zona Morpho Series). Courtesy of YAUTEPEC Gallery.

Affordable Art Fair México presents its first edition in Latin America!

October 19 – 21, 2012

Expo Reforma

Ave. Morelos 67, Col. Juárez | Cuauhtémoc, 06700 | México D.F.

Affordable Art Fair, the leading showcase internationally for contemporary art, arrives for the first time to Mexico and Latin America. It will be held from October 19th to the 21st at Expo Reforma, located in the heart of Mexico City near the famous Reforma Avenue.

For three days, Mexico City´s residents aka Chilangos, will enjoy contemporary art from 40 galleries, mostly national but also a strong presence of international galleries, through paintings, graphics, sculptures, photographs and drawings. The relaxed format that has characterized AAF since its first edition in London over 10 years ago, invites attendees to browse freely not only the details of each work, but also its prices, which will be on display throughout the show.

Among the galleries that will take part on this first edition are Aldama Fine Art, Ethra, Terreno Baldío Arte, Garash, Altiplano, Yautepec, Fifty24mx, Jesús Villafán from Oaxaca, No Name Gallery from Guadalajara, and the Veracruz Institute of Culture featuring winning artists in last year´s Veracruz Biennale. Among them, countries such as Cuba with Galería Avistamientos and Guatemala with Arthis, will take part.

Reynerio Tamayo, La Ola. Courtesy of Avistamientos.

Affordable Art Fair México will present a Young Talent Show where people will have the chance to discover masterpieces by young artists who just started their careers. The exhibition is part of the Educational Program supported by AXA, and will be showing the work of new artists selected through an open call held during September by Cultura Colectiva, in order to encourage the career or these young artists and provide greater visibility for them in this field.

Another aspect of the Educational Program will be the print workshops in which the public can learn about the processes behind the different techniques and learn how to create their own works of art.
For the youngest there is also place inside Affordable Art Fair, an educational space that seeks to encourage and facilitate the creative development of children and youth through art.

This first edition will also have great allies to foster affordable contemporary art in Mexico in a fun way. There will be talks and lectures with renowned speakers and topics for both beginners and professionals in art. All these activities will be offered at no extra cost to the attendees.

Undoubtedly, Affordable Art Fair México will be a come to revolutionize not only the way we appreciate art, but also the way we enjoy it, live it and buy it.

For more information, please visit: www.affordableartfair.com/mexicocity

Call for Artists: Crossing Identities - Mexico

Call for Artists: Crossing Identities - Mexico Deadline: November 15, 2011 International ArtExpo is selecting all interesting video/short.films and photo works to include in the next 2011 Exhibition:   Crossing Identities - International Videoart Festival and Photo Exhibition at Terraza Bugambilias in Morelia, Mexico (December 02 - 04, 2011)   The deadline for applications is November 15, 2011.   The selections will be based on the main concept of “Crossing Identities”. In contemporary society boundaries are getting more and more fleeting, and also the identity, what makes every person or place a recognizable entity, turns out fluid, multiple, making also the cultural, religious, ethnic borders changeable. This change, thismutation has allowed to cross the inside of the identities creating new possible crossings, new blends. And it’s just this “contemporaneity” that makes our civilization conceived as subjected to a process of continuous evolution and cultural hybridization. There is no limit between an identity and the other one any more but it ispossible to walk, to cross a passage and to find oneself halfway through it, in a non-place, in a non-identity.   The number of works with which you can participate is unlimited. All video works must be on DVD (PAL or NTSC), no matter what the original source medium. The maximum length of videos should be 10 minutes. All photo works on every kind of support are accepted. The maximum dimensions allowed per each image are 150 cm per side. Send your works submissions with a CV/biography, videography and some still images (only for videoartists) and some samples of photo works (only for artists) to: Luca Curci ArchitectsCorso Vittorio Emanuele II, 33 70122 Bari, Italy   The participation in International ArtExpo events requires an entry fee for every artwork submitted and selected in every exhibition. Participation open to: professional artists, architects and designers, associate groups and studios.   International ArtExpo is a not for profit organization that provides a significant forum for cultural dialogue between all artists from different cultures and countries. We depend on the support of you. ArtExpo is grateful to all of the institutions, corporations, and individuals who support our efforts. We work with a number of national and international galleries as well as publishers, museums, curators and writers from all over the world. We help artists through solo and group exhibitions, gallery representation, magazine reviews and advertisements, press releases, internet promotion, as well as various curatorial projects.