LAPADA

EXHIBITORS booked for the forthcoming NEC Birmingham and LAPADA Cheltenham fairs are being targeted by Austrian-based scam guide FAIR Guide.

LAPADA are to contribute to the costs of installing the approved antiques road sign to encourage association members to get them in place quickly.

THE Department of Transport have approved a design for a symbol to promote antiques on road signs.

The increasingly prosperous North East of England will receive its first high-end antiques fair next February when 27 LAPADA or BADA dealers descend upon Linden Hall, near Morpeth in Northumberland.

antiques shippers Cadogan Tate Fine Art are launching a Save Our Small Antique Shops campaign with the support of LAPADA, the UK’s largest trade association for professional dealers.

LAPADA’s latest survey has indicated a general improvement of fortunes for UK art and antiques dealers.

LAPADA have confirmed that their Royal Academy fair will go ahead from May 10 to 13 next year.

Clarion Arts have announced that this year’s Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair at Olympia will be held in association with both of the UK trade associations.

As part of an on-going makeover, LAPADA havelaunched their newly-designed website. For the first time the UK’s largest association of art and antiques dealers will offer members the opportunity to create their own online gallery within the site.

MORE details have been emerging as to exactly how dealers will have to meet their obligations under the droit de suite directive.

Art, antiques, wine, classic cars – pension hopes disappear

But they will bring benefits for the industry, expert advises

CLARION NEC have announced a link-up with LAPADA for their National Fine Art & Antiques Fair, the third of which will be held at the National Exhibition Centre from January 18-22.

LAPADA have organised a free legal seminar for members in conjunction with the City law firm Withers to take place at 5.30pm on Wednesday, November 30 at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, 1 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1.

LAPADA will launch a new London flagship fair next year when LAPADA@TheRoyalAcademy opens from May 4 to 7 at the Royal Academy.

LAPADA have appointed Rebecca Hossack of London’s Rebecca Hossack Gallery (RHG) as a director. The Australian-born dealer in Contemporary pictures, sculpture, jewellery and decorative arts is the first Contemporary specialist to join the association’s board.

LAPADA are to target young dealers in a membership drive after their latest survey shows hardly any existing members are aged under 35.

Edinburgh dealer John Dixon of Georgian Antiques has joined the LAPADA board of directors.

COMPLETING this year’s LAPADA survey carries an additional incentive – the prospect of a week’s holiday in Jamaica.

HAVING staged fairs with varying success in Birmingham and London, LAPADA, our largest trade association, enters a new era this month with the launch of a new event at a new venue – The LAPADA Autumn Antiques and Fine Art Fair which will run at The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire from October 21 to 24.