FNB Joburg Art Fair

The FNB Joburg Art Fair is the only international Art Fair on the continent and the leading, premium visual art event in Africa. Now in its ninth year it continues to present the finest of contemporary African Art and memorable exhibitions attracting artists, curators, collectors and enthusiasts from far and wide.

The Art Fair creates a platform for up and coming as well as leading artists and thinkers and sees an annual flock of art appreciators to the Sandton Convention Centre to peruse and purchase the works of hundreds of artists. This year, the Fair will feature 90 exhibitions within 6 categories and the selected galleries are from 12 countries across Africa, Europe and the United States.

The focus of the 2016 Special Projects programme is on a section that spotlights the East Africa’s artistic landscape and will feature a selection of leading artists from Kampala, Bujumbura, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. The highlight of this programme is the 2016 Featured Artist, Wangechi Mutu from Kenya/USA.

A new addition to this years’ Fair will be the TED Johannesburg Talks themed on the contemporary visial arts in Africa. The full day of talks will be from dynamic, artists and curators and will be hosted at the Theatre on the Square.

Exhibitor Categories & Program

• Contemporary Galleries
• Modern Galleries
• East Africa Special Projects
• Gallery Solo Projects
• Limited Edition
• Art Platforms
• Art Sales
• Talks & Panel Discussions

Admission

Dates : Friday, 9 September to Sunday, 11 September 2016

Times : Thursday Opening Preview Party at 18h00, Fri 12h00 to 20h00, Sat 10h00 to 18h00, Sun 10h00 to 17h00

Venue : Sandton Convention Centre,161 Maude Street, Sandton, Johannesburg

Tickets : can be purchased online from the Fair’s Website http://fnbjoburgartfair.co.za/tickets/

Prices  : Thursday Opening Preview Party R500, Friday R100, Saturday & Sunday R130