The Reading Charity Art & Craft Fair is now an annual
event. The 2022 exhibition has been changed to accomodate more
craft items. Consequently there will be a little less capacity for
hung paintings (see below*).
Venue - Leighton Park School in Reading
You can view the Venue page for more
information - all exhibits will be on one level with very good
natural and artificial light in the gallery. Refreshments will be
available at any time in the Art cafe.
Entry Fees and Commission Charges
*To allow for the increase in craft tables, there will be a
limit of three paintings and three browsers per artist.
Entry Fees for the 2021 Art Fair are unchanged from 2019 at:
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Small painting
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£6
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Large painting
Browsers
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£8
£3
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Sculpture
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£5
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Craft table
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£30
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Profiles
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£10
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Minimum entry
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£10
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A commission of 25% will be deducted from the sale price of all
items sold and this will go to our charities.
We will absorb the credit or debit card charges levied by
the banks.
Paintings dimensions
Small painting under 650mm x
650mm including frame
Large Painting under 950mm x
950mm including frame
Browsers
under 750mm x 750mm
Sculptures
must fit into a box 750mm x 750mm x 750mm & not over
7kg
We will also accept unframed prints and these will be displayed
with the folio paintings.
Presentation and Profile
We are offering artists the opportunity to have paintings
mounted alongside your profile and photograph. The cost will
be £10.
Delivery & collection of artwork
Delivery is to Leighton Park School as early as possible between
10 am and 5 pm on Thursday 27th October. Collection of unsold
artworks is between 5 pm and 6 pm on Sunday 30th
October. Please also see the Conditions of Entry page on
this site.
Judging of Entries
At the Preview evening event the judges will announce the top
three entries and will also commend other entries at their
discretion.
Promotion
Large banners will be displayed outside Leighton Park School and
other locations promoting the event to thousands of motorists and
pedestrians. We will also promote the Art Fair to our extensive
network of other service clubs in the Thames Valley. In addition,
we will be using various graphic display promotions, social media
and other Internet publicity.
As in the past, we expect to have press coverage and advertising
and to feature on local radio. This year we will be extending the
cover on social media.
Judges
To be notified at a later date.