ArteBA 2011 – Most important contemporary art fair promoting Argentine and Latin American art

ArteBA 2011, the most contemporary art fair promoting Argentine and Latin American art, will be held from May 19-23, 2011, at La Rural convention center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This important art fair aimed at promoting the Argentine and Latin American art in the world market is being regularly held in Buenos Aires ever since the establishment of the arteBA Foundation 21 years ago. With a record attendance of over 120,000 visitors in its 5-day span in past years, the art fair has become an essential date on the cultural calendar. In 2010, the art fair was visited by more than 300 foreign visitors, among them, major collectors and art patrons, directors and curators of international collections and museums, and critics and representatives of the most influential media and institutions in the visual arts. Numerous art lovers from world over eagerly look forward to buy airline tickets for business class to Buenos Aires to travel comfortably to attend the fair every year. Leading Argentine carrier Aerolineas Argentinas is offering business class discounts to its passengers flying between April 1 and June 30, 2011 to Buenos Aires. The sales for the tickets will end on May 15, 2011.

Last year, 29 foreign galleries took part in the fair. Besides Europe and the US, the galleries which took part from the Latin American region included those from Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil and Uruguay. The fair has been quite successful in giving a broader visibility to well-established artists and has been acting as launching platform for the emerging artists. At this 20th edition of ArteBA, the 2nd edition of Arcos Dorados Latin American Painting Competition will also be taking place. The aim of the competition will be to encourage young artists under the age of 35, from Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The curators will be choosing five artists who will be presenting a hitherto-unexhibited work in the course of the fair. The selected artists will receive US$8,000 for their participation, and will be competing for the Acquisition Prize. There are several options before the passengers planning to travel to Buenos Aires to attend the fair. Besides Aerolineas Argentinas, the passengers can also opt to book business class tickets to Buenos Aires and travel by some of the major international airlines such as American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and many others. The art fair has undoubtedly assumed a great significance with a noticeably a steady growth in the number of collectors eager to discover interesting works every year.