Why Exhibit at ART HK
Applications for ART HK 10 are now closed. Application forms for ART HK 11 will be available for download from the website from June 2010.
If you would like to receive aplication forms by email please contact:
applications@hongkongartfair.com
If you would like to discuss exhibiting at future editions of ART HK, please contact:
Magnus Renfrew
Fair Director
Tel: +852 2918 8791
Email: magnus@hongkongartfair.com
‘ART HK has won the battle to be the destination art fair for Asia’
The Art Newspaper
‘….in a very short time Hong Kong will be the most important art trade fair in the world. In fact - this could be the Art Basel of Asia.’
Die Welt
‘ART HK 09 helps define a city’s global presence and ambitions’
International Herald Tribune
‘Hong Kong emerged as the one to beat in Asia…ART HK, located in a city noted for its transparency and ease of conducting business, will become a dominant force in the region.’
ArtAsiaPacific
‘ART HK 09, raised its game at its second edition...It seems that by common consensus dealers from across the world have decided that the only viable venue for a pan-Asian international art fair is Hong Kong.’
Apollo
In just two years ART HK has positioned itself as a key fixture on the international art calendar. Art world insiders increasingly recognise the importance of the art market in Asia as part of their long term strategy with the economic and political balance of power shifting ever eastwards.
ART HK 10 will host over 140 exhibiting galleries from 27 countries, presenting a Fair that reflects the increasingly international nature of the art world.
Highlight facts and figures from ART HK 09:
- 115 Art Galleries from 24 countries exhibiting – selected from over 300 applications – including for the first time SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tomio Koyama, Tang Contemporary Art, Galleria Continua, Boers-Li Gallery, Lisson Gallery, Gagosian and White Cube (for a full list of 2009 exhibitors, please click here).
- Inauguration of ART FUTURES – section dedicated to galleries established for less than five years presenting single artist or two-artist booths
- 27,856 visitors over four and a half days – up 31% on 2008
- Over 4,000 VIPs in attendance
- VIP programme featuring 50 special events and parties around Hong Kong
- Comprehensive Talks Programme organised by Asia Art Archive
- Bi-lingual Introductory Guided Tours of the Fair conducted by Para/Site Art Space
- Asia Debut of Intelligence² – the leading international forum for cultural debate
- US$750,000 international marketing campaign
- Global PR campaign worth over US$8 million and reaching a worldwide audience of 23.7 million, highlights including International Herald Tribune, Financial Times, Die Welt, Beijing Economic Observer and South China Morning Post
Hong Kong – the prime location for a world-class art fair
Hong Kong’s gateway position provides the perfect platform for an international fair – enabling Asian collectors access to blue-chip and emerging artists from the West, as well as showcasing new art from Asia and around the world to a global audience.
In addition to its prime location, Hong Kong also offers the significant benefit of imposing no duties or taxes on the import or export of art.
As the third largest art market in the world by auction turnover and with the demonstrable success of the last two years, Hong Kong is recognised by industry experts to be the art market hub of Asia.
Hong Kong’s geographical position at the centre of Asia provides ease of access to visitors from all over the continent and provides a perfect base from which galleries can establish and develop their client base in the East.
Hong Kong is convenient for visitors from Taiwan - a key collector group - with direct flights taking just over 1½ hours. Approximate journey times to Hong Kong from other locations are as follows: Bangkok and Shanghai 2½ hrs, Beijing, Singapore and Seoul 3½ hrs, Tokyo 4½ hrs, Delhi 5½ hrs, Sydney 9 hrs.
