10 Fast Affordable Art Fair Facts

1. Art industry critics thought the concept of the Affordable Art Fair would never take off - who would want to buy art by talented artists at prices they can afford?

2. These days the fair is the leading contemporary art fair for work under £3,000

3. 350,000 people have visited the UK fairs, spending £58.7 million on art over the last decade

4. Globally, over half a million people have visited their regional Affordable Art Fair and spent nearly £100 million on art

5. The average purchase price of an artwork selling at the fair is £650

6. The Affordable Art Fair appears to be somewhat recession-proof: the March 2009 fair recorded the best-ever visitor numbers in its history and £3.7 million worth of art left the building (remember all prices are capped at £3,000)

7. It's a hot place to pick up amazing talent like urban artist Antony Micallef who has gone on to sell his works for upwards of £300,000 to stars like Jude Law and Brad Pitt

8. The fair is a firm favourite with celebrity collectors - Ricky Gervais, Will Young, Ant & Dec, along with Take That's Mark Owen and Jason Orange have all been spotted

9. Top interior designers like Kelly Hoppen, Linda Barker and Pia Munden use the fair as a hunting ground for their high profile clients

10. Will Ramsay proved the stuffy side of the art world wrong. 10 years on and the Affordable Art Fair is still going strong.

VISIT AFFORDABLE ART FAIR OCTOBER 2009

The Affordable Art Fair takes place in Battersea Park, London in October. Arguably the most affordable art fair out there, AAF offers paintings, sculpture, photography and original prints from carefully selected galleries, all priced between £50 and £3,000.