With May comes the promise of long summer days, warm sunshine and the freshest, most friendly art fair in town. The Affordable Art Fair returns to Bristol from 15 – 17 May. The fair provides a relaxed and fun atmosphere in which contemporary art can be enjoyed by all. 50 galleries will exhibit thousands of paintings, sculpture, photography and original prints – all priced between £50 and £3,000. Free activities will be on offered throughout the fair, including hands-on printmaking workshops for adults and children. And if you join us on Sunday you will be treated to an afternoon of ‘Art and All That Jazz’. AAF’s convenient location in the centre of Bristol next to Temple Meads station makes it easy if you are coming in from elsewhere. Show a train ticket for travel to Temple Meads on the day you attend the fair and you will be given half price entry. By car there is easy access from the M4 and M5. As the largest art fair in the West of England, AAF is the perfect place to browse and buy contemporary art, which you can take home with you immediately and enjoy for a lifetime.

Website: http://www.affordableartfair.com/

Toronto’s premier fine art and cultural event that opens the spring season, celebrating the value of fine art in our lives. With over 350 distinguished, established Canadian and International artists and galleries represented from 14 countries, it has become a destination for selective art connoisseurs and many other art business professionals--and they have come from all over North America and Europe for this weekend of Art. With thousands of works to choose from, the Toronto Art Expo is the Art Fair for all budgets, from the first time buyer to the seasoned investment collector, both personal and corporate, featuring rare pieces from International art styles and traditions representing leading world trends in contemporary art.

Website: http://www.torontoartexpo.com/home.html

As a visitor to TEFAF Maastricht 2010, you will be present at an outstanding event, one that offers the best choice of the very best in fine art. You will have a unique chance to view and to buy paintings from Bruegel to Bacon as well as objects reflecting 6,000 years of excellence in the applied arts. No where else will you find such an elegantly displayed selection of genuine masterpieces from 239 of the world’s most prestigious international dealers. No where else will you find such rigorous investigation of their quality, condition and authenticity. Every item is checked by one of 25 vetting committees made up of over 155 internationally respected experts. And no where else will you find yourself in such a distinguished and stimulating company of dealers, academics, art critics, and collectors. During the week of the fair, anyone who is anyone in the field of fine art will be at TEFAF Maastricht.

Website: http://www.tefaf.com/

Art Dubai has become a cornerstone of the Middle East's booming contemporary art community. The 2009 fair hosted nearly seventy leading international galleries in addition to a strong program of artist's projects including the launch of the Abraaj Capital Art Prize and the critically acclaimed Global Art Forum:3.

Website: http://www.artdubai.ae/#

AIPAD Background
Founded in 1979, The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the organization in 2009. AIPAD represents more than 120 of the world's leading galleries in fine art photography. The organization is dedicated to creating and maintaining the highest standards of scholarship and ethical practice in the business of exhibiting, buying and selling fine art photography. More information is available at www.aipad.com.

Website: http://www.aipad.com/photoshow/new-york/

The FotoFreo Fringe Festival is a series of photographic exhibitions held throughout Fremantle and Perth during FotoFreo. It is an ideal opportunity for photographers to showcase their work alongside the curated core shows and for visitors to view new photographic works by emerging and established Australian and international photographers.

Website: http://www.fotofreo.com/fringe/