WIN tickets to Collect Art Fair 2025
We are offering you the chance to WIN FIVE pairs of tickets to the 21st edition of Collect Art Fair, the leading international art fair for contemporary craft and design.
To enter, simply sign up for our newsletter. FIVE lucky winners will each receive a pair of tickets, and the winners will be contacted on 21 February 2025.
About Collect Art Fair 2025
Collect Art Fair returns to Somerset House from 28 February to 2 March 2025, with previews on 26 and 27 February. Organised by the Crafts Council, the fair will feature over 40 international galleries, showcasing an inspiring range of contemporary craft and design, including ceramics, glass, textiles, woodwork, and more. The fair offers artworks at a variety of price points, ranging from ยฃ500 to ยฃ50,000, making it accessible to both new and seasoned collectors.
Collect Art Fair returns to Somerset House for its 21st edition from 28 February โ 2 March 2025 (Previews: 26 & 27 February).
Meet the Artists
As part of Collect Open 2025, a platform dedicated to groundbreaking craft installations by individual artists, we spoke to two of this yearโs featured participants:
Darren Appiagyei presents What Grows in the Dark Comes to Light, a collection of ten sculptural vessels inspired by his personal journey of loss and resilience. His work, crafted through woodturning, explores the natural textures and organic growth patterns found in timber, reflecting themes of transformation and healing. Read our interview with Darren Appiagyei.
Huimin Zhang debuts her series Live Like a Summer Flower - Golden Breast, where she merges traditional goldsmithing techniques with contemporary aesthetics. Working with 22K gold, Zhangโs intricate creations highlight the delicacy and strength of metal, pushing the boundaries of craftsmanship while preserving age-old techniques. Read our interview with Huimin Zhang.
We also visited Galerie Melissa Paul, a first-time exhibitor at Collect Art Fair 2025. Founder Melissa Paul guided us through the work of Agnรจs Debizet, a renowned French ceramicist and sculptor known for her striking, otherworldly pieces. Click here for a sneak peek at Debizetโs work.
Left to right: Chaise Bergรจre, Agnรจs Debizet, represented by Galerie Melissa Paul; An expanded fragments: Blue oriental, Minyeol Cho, represented by Siat Gallery; Seom/ Island 4001, Park Sung-wook, represented by Lloyd Choi Gallery; Prism Side Table, Angus Ross, represented by Contemporary Applied Arts (Photograph: Jake Curtis, Styling: Alex Kristal).
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To enter, simply sign up for our newsletter. Five winners will be randomly selected from new and existing subscribers who are signed up by 21 February 2025. Each winner will receive a pair of tickets to Collect Art Fair 2025 and will be contacted on 21 February 2025.
To claim their tickets, winners must respond by 9 PM on 24 February 2025.
Date: 28 February โ 2 March 2025 (Previews: 26 & 27 February). Location: Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA. Price: ยฃ29 (General Admission), ยฃ18 (Student), ยฃ45โยฃ70 (Private View). Book your tickets here.
May will see the end of several impactful exhibitions that opened in London since the start of 2026, from a landmark survey of modern Nigerian art at Tate Modern to the British Museumโs Samurai, which reconsiders Japanโs warrior culture through armour, objects and popular culture. At the Barbican, two of its exhibitions will also come to a close, alongside experimental showsโฆ
The prestigious Turner Prize continues its tradition of spotlighting groundbreaking creativity with the announcement of its 2026 shortlist. Revealed by Tate Britain, this yearโs nominees, Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau, and Tanoa Sasrakuโฆ
The Southbank Centreโs Hayward Gallery, in partnership with the RC Foundation, Taiwan (R.O.C.), presents the 2026 RC Foundation Project Space Exhibition Series, a programme of free exhibitions taking place during the Southbank Centreโs 75th anniversary yearโฆ
Bangkok, known for its culture, food and nightlife, is fast emerging as a contemporary art hub. Alongside major events like the Bangkok Art Biennale, new spaces such as Dib Bangkok and Bangkok Kunsthalle, plus institutions like MOCA and BACC, are transforming the city into a rising centre for contemporary art in Southeast Asiaโฆ
Onya McCausland is a contemporary artist whose practice combines studio paintings, wall installations, and collaborative, site-specific projects. Her paintings are stunning and deceptiveโฆ
Polygon Productions will open Polygon Portal on 7 May 2026 at Dean Street in Soho, introducing a new London venue dedicated to spatial audio presentation, live performance and curated listening sessionsโฆ
Five institutions have been announced as finalists for the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2026, the worldโs largest museum prize, which recognises excellence and innovation across the museum sectorโฆ
This week in London sees the return of several festivals, new exhibition openings and major live shows across the city, including the Little Venice Film Festival and Brick Lane Jazz Festival. Tate Modern Lates also takes place, alongside theatre and dance at Sadlerโs Wells East and the National Theatre, andโฆ
This year at Art Central, I decided to try something different. I slowed down. I sat down with the curator and an artist from the fair and asked them how they see a fair, and what they said really touched me and reminded me why we do the work we doโฆ
I saw local artist Orange Terry's new commission Found Faith: a chapel-like prayer pod on industrial wheels with no entrance. A work about seeking serenity in chaotic times. When I first saw it, I felt that it was asking me to slow down, to look closer, to question, to find a way inโฆ.
Enoch is a local curator who is also an artist, who joined Art Central three years ago, right as the city reopened. When we met, he was in a very colourful suit, and his tie matched my top: golden yellow. We hadn't even said hello yet, and already we clicked on colourโฆ
A major exhibition will celebrate the life and work of Sir Peter Blake, one of the most influential figures in British Pop Art, at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery. The exhibition will present highlights from his seven-decade career, including paintings, collages, prints, sculpture, and works on paperโฆ
Delcy Morelosโ Origo at the Barbican transforms the Sculpture Court with earth, clay and scent, while the Design Museum stages a major survey of NIGOโs influence on global streetwear and design. Francisco de Zurbarรกn receives a landmark presentation at the National Gallery, and Tate Britain turns to James McNeill Whistler for a major retrospective of his workโฆ
Londonโs cultural scene this week (13โ20 April) features a range of festivals, exhibitions and live events. These include experimental film at the Open City Documentary Festival, cross-disciplinary performances at Multitudes, and the opening of the V&A East Museumโฆ
Vue London is marking the arrival of spring with a celebratory anniversary season that brings some of Hollywoodโs most cherished films back to cinemasโฆ
Londonโs cinema scene thrives with independent venues, festivals and outdoor screenings. Here is our guide to where to get your film fix this summerโฆ
Cities across the country host a wide range of galleries and museums that present the work of both established and emerging talent. Here is our guide to art galleries and museums you must see whilst in Ghanaโฆ
Discover whatโs on in London from 6โ12 April 2026, including the much-anticipated opening of the V&A East Museum, the London Soundtrack Festival, the Alternative Book Fair, and late-night jazz at Ronnie Scottโsโฆ
The Southbank Centre is launching a new weekend festival, Letters To The Future, celebrating youthful perspectives on the biggest challenges of our time. The programme brings together writers, activists, and performers, including Amelia Dimoldenberg, Ash Sarkar, Olly Alexander, Mya-Rose Craig, and Rebecca F. Kuangโฆ
In response to the unexpected cancellation of the South African Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale, Gabrielle Goliath will independently present her acclaimed performance project Elegy, coinciding with the Biennaleโฆ
This is probably one of Dulwich Picture Galleryโs best exhibitions in recent years. The partnerships with Estoniaโs core repositories of Konrad Mรคgiโs works have resulted in a retrospective featuring his finest paintings in terms of quality and historical importanceโฆ
Grammy and Brit Award-winning global superstar Dua Lipa has been announced as the curator of the 2026 London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre in October 2026โฆ
Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 has concluded with strong sales, high international attendance, and expanding institutional participation, cementing the cityโs role as a major hub in Asiaโs art marketโฆ
From a major exhibition on Marilyn Monroe at the National Portrait Gallery to presentations by Ranti Bam and Paulo Nimer Pjota at South London Gallery, as well as large-scale shows including Anish Kapoor at the Hayward Gallery, Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern, and Project a Black Planet at the Barbicanโฆ
April is shaping up to be an exciting month in London, with a packed calendar of music, literature, film, theatre, and cultural events. From a celebration of the cityโs thriving jazz scene at the Brick Lane Jazz Festival to literary highlights at the North London Book Festival, and from the Little Venice Film Festival to the much-anticipated opening of V&A Eastโฆ
Tate has announced the full details of its inaugural show garden at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Named The Tate Britain Garden, the installation promises to present an innovative vision for the intersection of art, nature, and communityโฆ
A new retrospective of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershรธi (1864-1916) at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid reveals a radical side to the Scandinavian master, whose impressive body of work and unique style merits wider recognitionโฆ.
โWhile They Were Waitingโ is the playwriting debut of veteran entertainer Gary Wilmot, best known for his work presenting childrenโs TV shows in the 1980s and performing myriad roles across the West End. A clever, funny and sentimental two-hander, โWhile They Were Waitingโ exploresโฆ
Tate has unveiled an ambitious programme of exhibitions for 2027 across Tate Modern and Tate Britain, bringing together major historic, modern and contemporary artists from around the worldโฆ