Urban Art 2011 16th and 17th July. London's largest annual alfresco Art Fair.

May 27, 2011 - PRLog -- Now in its tenth year this well established event provides:
• Affordable and credible exhibition space for new and established artists.
• A creative showcase for South London artists.
• Fund raising for local causes including our 2011 charity partners Trinity Hospice and The Crown Lane Primary School who will receive 10% commission from all sales on the Sunday.
Around 2,000 pieces of work will be on display from 150 artists ranging from the novice to the established and with prices to match this is an event for all art lovers, whatever the budget. Prices range from under a tenner to over £1,000 so this is a great opportunity to buy direct from a wide range of artists including painters, printmakers, street artists and photographers examples of which can be found at www.urbanart.co.uk.
Last year the event attracted over 7,500 visitors and this July even more are expected.
Additional attractions for Urban Art 2011 include:
i)  Live Graffiti from Mr Cenz who will be creating a live piece during the two days
ii) Saturday Sound Stage showcasing an eclectic mix of cool Summer Sounds.
iii) Mouth watering selection of food stalls selling Mexican, Spicy Caribbean and Best of British.
iv) Pedestrianised Gallery area.
Urban Art was created in 2002 by Josephine Avenue resident and portrait artist Timothy Sutton who saw the railings in the street and realised it was a natural hanging space for art. ‘I knew that local artists were desperate to find places to show their work and this seemed an obvious solution’ he said. ‘The local community work really hard but it’s always a fun weekend so makes it all worth while; it’s kind of the Big Society in action. We’re also delighted that Trinity Hospice and Crown Lane Primary School will benefit this year, two local services who need the money.’
Brixton resident and artist, Martin Grover, who has been exhibiting at Urban Art since its inception, added: ‘This will be my tenth time exhibiting at Urban Art. It’s always a chilled atmosphere and great place to talk to other artists and visitors about my work. Can’t wait.’
Fencing and road barriers kindly being supplied at discount rate by HSS Hire.

For further information, additional images or to arrange an interview contact:
Urban Art:   Tim Sutton   tel: 020 8674 1777      mob 074803 206 204      email: tim@urbanart.co.uk    web: www.urbanart.co.uk
Trinity Hospice:   Zahra Khan   tel: 020 7787 1044       email: ZKhan@trinityhospice.org.uk
Crown Lane School:      Elizabeth Lee      tel 020 8670 4713       email: llee@crownlane.lambeth.sch.uk

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London's largest annual open air Art Fair held the third weekend in July. Works on sale include painting, print making and photography. For more details go to www.urbanart.co.uk