African art giant, 1:54 is set to entertain the city of London with its Contemporary African Art Fair which will begin from 16 to 19 October.

This is the second time 1:54 is organizing event of this nature to showcase the world about the best of African art.

The event will be held at Somerset House, a historic building and major cultural arts centre in the heart of the city of London.

The fair will be open to the public from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 October, 2014, from 10am to 6pm daily with special attention to customers who wish to transact business by buying some items.

Prices for arts that would be display are relative cheaper in order to make it moderate for visitors to be able to purchase some to beautify their homes.

Reduced admission fee is also available for 13-18 years and full time students with valid cards but admission for children less than 12 years is free of charge.

In touring the event by visitors, there would be excellent introduction to the exhibitors’ galleries and a convenient way to see a tailored view of the fair in a short visit. Public tours are designed for individuals and groups (10 people or less) and are available on Wednesday – Sunday, 15.00 and 17.00 on daily basis.

Items to be showcase at the event include galleries, artists, curators, art and museums involved in the preservation of African artifacts. The galleries will be limited to only 27 carefully selected best African arts, telling the story of the African people to new international audience.

Officials at 1:54 say the event will also showcase educational and artistic program including lectures, film screenings and panel debates featuring leading international curators, artists and art experts.

The objective of including this educational program is to promote Africa related projects activities aimed at projecting the base value of African art by establishing effective mechanism to take care of emerging African art talents and help connect them to international audience.

1:54 is initiated by market developer, Touria El Glaoui under the auspice of Art Africa Ltd to help in the development of art in Africa.

The origin of African art is estimated to be more than 6000 years old and it started as wood carvings. But contemporary African art is more of the social surrounding including nature, abstract interpretations of animals, plant life, mystery creatures such as dwarfs and natural designs.

Issaka Adams / NationalTurk Africa News

Writer’s Email Address: Adamsisska@googlemail.com

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