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Inspired Art is a small not-for-profit, London based contemporary arts organisation that curates and manages projects. Since its establishment in 2003, work has included 4 annual Inspired Art Fairs (IAF), The IAF Photographic Challenge in association with Visit London and a series of monthly visual art events  called Prelude in Spitalfields, London 2006/7 .  Our Prelude  art events continue monthly  into 200 8 -9 , and  our last annual IAF  took place in 200 6 .

Inspired Art also applies innovative and creative thinking to projects and campaigns for corporate clients who can enhance their business through supporting or sponsoring the arts.

IAF-London-06 (click here to review artists)

The fourth  and final annual IAF, was held between 8th-12th November 06 at the magnificent Christchurch, Commercial St, Spitalfields. London. E1.

Those endorsing and championing  our exhibiting artists were:

Jessica Lack (Arts Journalist), Lucy Tyler (Gallerist, Osborn Samuel Gallery), Susan Brades (Former Director Hayward Gallery), Kirsten Dunne (Arts Council officer), Edward Allington (Head of Graduate Sculpture, The Slade School of Art) Alex Proud (Director, Proud Gallery), Prof. Olivier Richon (Professor of Photography, Royal College of Art), Michelle Gonsalves ((Bonhams Curator & Head of Press - Modern & Contemporary), Brian Chalkley (Director MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art & Design), Michael Briggs (Sales Director, Max Wigram Gallery), Jo Melvin (Artist), Prof. Glynn Williams (Head of Sculpture, Royal College of Art), Tom Hunter (Artist), David Jones (Artist), Mo Throp (Head of Undergraduate Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art and Design), Linnet Fielding (Art Consultant, Citigroup), Mike Sims (Editor, Art Business Today), Marcel Baettig (Director, Bow Arts Trust & The Nunnery Gallery), Mark Sealy (Director, Autograph ABP), Emma Mahony (Curator, Hayward Gallery), Sara Pearce (Sara Pearce Fine Art), Dot Browning (Committee of Management, Aston Martin Owners Club), Tara Cranswick (CEO, V22 Contemporary Art Collection), Robin Coates (Publishing Director, Centaur Holdings PLC), Andrew Mummery (Director, Andrew Mummery Gallery), Cylena Simmonds (Exhibition Curator Institute of International Visual Arts), Cary Sawhney (Head of Programmes, Institute of International Visual Arts), David Barrie (Director, The Art Fund), Sandra Esquilant (Landlady, The Golden Heart), Michael Keenan (Director, Studio 1.1), Andrew Carmichael (Director, Creative Lewisham Agency), Ann Monks (Director of Marketing, Smith & Williamson Holdings Ltd), Annabelle Bowman (Events Manager, The Old Truman Brewery), Tony De Jasay (Spitalfields Resident), Fiona Wootton (Director, Seb & Fiona), Maggie Pinhorn (Director, Alternative Arts), Till Gins (CEO OISE), Jasmin Pelham (JBPelham PR), Marianne Magnin (Senior Project Finance Advisor Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd), Michael Metelits (Head of Business Development Goldsmiths), Massimo Granata (Uk General Manager Apilia) Gillian Horn (Spitalfields Resident), Toby Brown (Director, Spitalfields New Development Team), Cathy Dore (Coordinator Artbeat, Allen and Ovary), Matt Hardisty (Naked Communications), Seb Emina (Seb & Fiona), Richard Priestly (Founder/Director, Cell Project Space), Mark Wilsher (Artist/Curator), Flora Fairbairn (Director, Madder Rose Gallery) Shiela benjamin (Chief Executive Shoreditch Town Hall), James Watson (sponsorship/ brand management consultant).

In 2006 IAF were also pleased to announce the Whitechapel Gallery as their chosen charity and Aprilia as their headline sponsor, and the creation of ' The Aprilia Art Challenge', a new Nationwide art competition (click here to review).
* It was a great pleasure to support the IAF. I thought that the quality of the work was excellent and that the presentation and general atmosphere a great encouragement to those starting to look at and purchase art.

Linnet Feilding. Citi Bank Art Consultant. 2006


"The Inspired Art Fair represents everything that is great about being involved in art in London. Dissatisfied with traditional ways of interacting with the art world and the market, more and more artists are taking matters into their own hands and creating their own ways of interacting with new audiences.
"This is not a new phenomenon, and has been feted since Damien Hirst's Freeze, but the momentum, audience and respect for this type of event is growing, and making London one of the most exciting places to be in the art world.“

Tara Cranswick, CEO of V22 Contemporary Art Collection

‘ The Aprilia Art Challenge, in association with Inspired Art Fair (IAF), was a great success and helped promote the Aprilia brand in a new and fresh way to potential customers, who possibly would not see the product in its usual motorcycle setting. In particular, the Challenge promoted Aprilia scooters to a core youth market via the association with the Ministry of Sound, which included sponsorship of SIZE nights, a presence on the MOS website and radio/TV. We are very pleased to have been involved.’

Aprilia 2006.

I though that Inspired delivered an excellent art fair in an extremely impressive venue. Whilst Christ Church on Commercial Street is a beautiful space, it is also a challenging venue to host an event. You, your exhibitors and your suppliers worked well together to create a lovely vibe with a few little surprises (like free hugs!). The Sagatiba bar added a little ‘something special’ which I am sure further reinforced the enjoyment of all those that attended. Thanks for asking us to help, and good luck to all the artists involved.

Paul Mc Donnell
Marketing Manager
Sagatiba 2006
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