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ARTfutures 2008 at Bloomberg SPACE 6-12 March 2008
The Contemporary Art Society’s Annual Selling Exhibition
considering works at ARTfutures 2007 (photos © Matthew Blaney)   ARTfutures 2007 at Bloomberg SPACE (photo © Matthew Blaney)   watching Suky Best's 'Marsh Fritillary, Eurodryas Aurinia, Tydd St Giles Fen', ARTfutures 2007 (photos © Matthew Blaney)   Lia Hennig at ARTfutureslive, 2007 (photo © Matthew Blaney)
images from ARTfutures 2007: (all photos © Matthew Blaney)
This annual exhibition is a campaigning project, intended to encourage new patrons of contemporary art. Featuring the work of approximately 100 artists, ARTfutures offers a snapshot of visual arts practice around the UK today.
The selection embraces a wide variety of media  - painting, sculpture, film, video, sound, and works on paper - drawn from the entire spectrum of the artistic profession, from artists who have recently graduated to those who have gained substantial reputations. 
Over the years ARTfutures has shown work by emerging artists who have subsequently achieved high profiles, including future Turner Prize Winners. Of the 1000 works in the show most will have been created during the last two years and will be sold for between £500 and £5,000. The show is selected by invitation, and where possible each individual work is chosen by the curatorial team. Independent curator and writer Jeni Walwin leads the selection.
To become a member of the Contemporary Art Society and be invited to the ARTfutures Private View click here
This is a sought after opportunity to see and buy before ARTfutures opens to the public.
ARTfutures 2007 included work by, from left to right, Tim Knowles, Lianne Lang and John Wilkins (photo © Matthew Blaney)   ARTfutures 2007 at Bloomberg SPACE (photo © Matthew Blaney)   ARTfutures 2007 at Bloomberg SPACE (photo © Matthew Blaney)   considering work by Julie Verhoeven at ARTfutures 2007 at Bloomberg SPACE (photo © Matthew Blaney)
images from ARTfutures 2007: (all photos © Matthew Blaney)
Join the ARTfutures mailing list and get regular updates on ARTfutures and the programme of events that will accompany the exhibition. EMAIL your contact details to: artfutures@contempart.org.uk
ARTfutures 2008
Bloomberg SPACE, 50 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1HD
Free Admission
Nearest tube: Moorgate or Liverpool Street
ARTfutures 2007 at Bloomberg SPACE (photo © Matthew Blaney)   watching Marcus Coates' 'Radio Shaman', 2006 at ARTfutures 2007   wrapping sold work at ARTfutures 2007   Performer Jane Perry Woodgate at ARTfutureslive, 2007 (photo © Matthew Blaney) ARTfutures 2007 at Bloomberg SPACE (photo © Matthew Blaney)
images from ARTfutures 2007 (all photos © Matthew Blaney)
What people say about ARTfutures:
“ARTfutures makes it easier than ever to buy contemporary art in the most unpretentious of settings” – Metro
"Anyone seeking to identify emerging artists at ARTfutures can do so in the knowledge that all the exhibitors have been selected by the Contemporary Art Society, a body that boasts a formidable wealth of expertise"   – The Independent April 2004
"The event has something of a track record in talent spotting" – The Times
"You can bet CAS will have discovered the Turner nominees before the TATE has…" - The Observer  
To go to the ARTfutures 2008 website click here
To go to the ARTfutures 2007 website click here
To see the artists featured in ARTfutures 2005 click here
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