Own A Piece Of Affordable Art

Mel
Mar 11, 2020
2 min read

Updated: Apr 29, 2020

I often think it would be great to own some art but it always seems so far off and unaffordable. But there are some amazing art fairs that offer affordable, attainable art as well as some websites that offer amazing art for reasonable prices. Read on to learn about how you can build your own portfolio of art from emerging as well as some of the more known artists.

The Affordable Art Fair

Visit their wonderful exhibitions - the next one is 12-15 March in Battersea - and maybe go home with a prized piece of art. Prices start from just £50. Or browse their extensive artist work online.

A few of our faves are:

From left to right:

Lars Tunebo Big Butterfly, 2019 - £370

Gavin Dobson Fab Crayon, 2019 - £150

Lee Herring Tangerine Glow, 2018 - £400 The Affordable Art Fair is running from 12 - 15 March 2020 in Battersea Park.

More details and tickets here.

The Other Art Fair

The Other Art Fair has been running for 7 years now and it's growing reputation is bringing more talented artists who want to gain recognition to the forefront as well as for an audience eager to discover the next big thing and buy art at affordable price points.

The Affordable Art Fair is running from 9 - 22 March 2020 in The Old Truman Brewery

More details and tickets here.

Own Art

Started in 2004, Own Art is a national initiative that makes buying contemporary art affordable by providing interest-free loans for the purchase of original work. They make it easier and more affordable for anyone to access art. Pretty cool eh? Even cooler is that an Own Art loans allow you to borrow anything from as little as £100 up to £25,000 and then pay it back over 10 or 20 months, completely interest-free.

Our favourite pieces (from as little as £75) from some of their member galleries:

From left to right:

Karenina Fabrizzi Pink Ensemble - Curious Egg Gallery - £75

Ralph Anderson Spring Fresh - JGM Gallery

Damien Hirst Blue Butterfly (small) - Dantzig Gallery - £ price on application

Have a peek at the Own Art website for more info.

Artsy

A great site where you can learn about and also collect art fro leading galleries, fairs and museums. Want a Keith Haring? This is the place to get one!

A few of our fave pieces on Artsy:

From left to right/top to bottom Keith Haring Against All Odds lithograph 1990 - $300 (approx £230)

KAWS Passing Through - $550 Philip Tsiaras Marilyn Monroe, 2019 - $2000 (approx £1550)

For more info and to sign up to their site, go here.

Absolute Art

Absolute Art sells limited edition, signed and framed prints by emerging and established artists (Think Hirst and Warhol). They welcome the first time buyers as well as those seasoned collectors to browse and buy in their open gallery, free from the intimidation of traditional galleries or institutions. They want to make buying art easy, accessible and fun. Take a peek at a few of our faves: