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Manchester Art Fair 2024

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Fifteenth Edition of Manchester Art Fair in 2023

168

Gallery and artist stands

12,830

Visitors to the fair

£816k

Spent on art

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"The Fair continues to be a genuine counterweight to London – and a real part of the art world ecology outside the capital"
i newspaper 4* review

“I am really impressed with how Manchester’s art scene has developed in recent years. There is no shortage of potential art buyers in the region, and the fair is vital to inspire and develop a significant audience of collectors.”
Frank Cohen  Art Collector

Over the last 15 years Manchester Art Fair has grown into the largest and most successful art fair outside London, with over 168 exhibitors, 12,830 visitors and over £816,000 worth of art sold at the 2023 fair.

EASELProjects are a dedicated, experienced team based in the North of England. For over twenty years we have been delivering exhibitions and events in the areas we are hugely passionate about. We aim to create a more inclusive and supportive event for our exhibitors and to develop a sense of community for the art collectors of the North.

With an international reputation for the visual arts and institutions such as Manchester Art Gallery, The Whitworth, HOME, Manchester International Festival, The Lowry and Aviva Studios, Manchester is the ‘original modern city’.

Manchester has been named as one of 25 global destinations to be included in the Where to Go 2024 list by prestigious US travel publication AFAR, has been named in the New York Times’ 52 Places to Go list for 2024 and is the only UK city in National Geographic's influential ‘Best of the World’ list which annually sets out 25 of the must-see places to visit around the globe.

 Simon Buckley, Manchester Central, 6:44pm

The Fair’s venue, Manchester Central located at the heart of the city centre is served by its own dedicated tram stop, free city centre shuttle buses and on-site parking for 700 cars.

Combing state-of-the-art exhibition facilities and little extras such as dedicated porters and trolleys we aim to make exhibiting as easy as possible. Once the fair’s doors close at the end of a successful day the city centre’s restaurants, bars and theatres are on your doorstep to enjoy!

Image: Simon Buckley, Manchester Central, 6:44pm, released as a limited edition print at Manchester Art Fair 2022.

Who comes to Manchester Art Fair

66%

spent 1-2 hours exploring the fair.

97%

will visit the fair next year and recommend to friends & family.

97%

of visitors come from the North of England.

37%

own more than 10 pieces of art.

91%

spend up to £5,000 a year on art.

98%

of visitors are aged 25 and above

Posters    

Posters    

Digital and traditional poster advertising sites are located across the city centre region.
Leaflets

Leaflets

292,000 leaflets were distributed direct via Royal Mail 

Social Media

Social Media

Our social media reach was 47,000+ followers and 581,000+ impressions across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. 

Emails

Emails

Email campaigns featuring exhibiting artists and galleries are sent to our exclusive MAF database of 40,000+ subscribers.

“Manchester Art Fair is established as one of the premier contemporary art fairs in the UK. As a Manchester gallery we are proud to take part and it is always a highlight of the year”. 

Saul Hay Gallery

“We’ve exhibited at Manchester Art Fair every year since it moved to Manchester Central, and it has been a consistently good event for us. We will definitely be back in 2024!” 

Punchbowl Gallery