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Curators given £50,000 to spend at Collect fair

22 October 2007

The Art Fund has announced a new funding initiative in partnership with the Crafts Council, dubbed Art Fund Collect, aimed at challenging curators to be more ambitious in extending their collections at a quality craft fair.

Fresh blow for New York gallery as they lose landmark show

22 October 2007

Whitfield Fine Art pull out as Salander-O’Reilly’s multi-million dollar legal problems escalate

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From Frieze to Free

22 October 2007

As collectors parted with hundreds of thousands of pounds for works at Frieze, fair organiser Jasper Joffe was busy at another event giving art away free.

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Toovey cedes RICS chair, as he turns to the church

22 October 2007

RUPERT Toovey is standing down as chairman of the RICS Art and Antiques faculty in order to train as a worker priest in the Church of England.

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Sutherland collection gets it just right

20 October 2007

THERE must be something satisfying about a sale that performs as expected. Vendor, auctioneer and buyers all have their hopes and desires affirmed and most people come away happy.

Troop movements and building work hit two New York shows

15 October 2007

Two January fairs run by Stella Show Management in New York are under threat from construction problems and the occupation of an armory building by the National Guard.

Pre-Budget capital gains boost for collectors

15 October 2007

Investors in art and antiques will be among the winners of a major reform of capital gains tax proposed in the government’s pre-Budget report.