日期：2009年5月30至31日
地点：三里屯橙色大厅
时间：上午11点至晚上八点
价格：所有的作品的价格都在一万元以内(包括一万元)
Date: 30-31st May 2009
Venue：The Orange in The Village at Sanlitun
Times: 11am- 8pm
Price: All works sold for under 10,000RMB
第四届“买得起艺术节-北京”将于09年5月30、31日在三里屯橙色大厅(The Orange)举办。买得起艺术节-北京”是由 Tom Pattinson 和 Tamsin Roberts 于2006年创办，旨在给年青的艺术家提供一个展示自己的平台，同时也给广大艺术爱好者提供了一个机会购买属于自己的独特当代艺术作品。
“在过去的四年，活动规模逐年壮大，这让我惊叹。”Tom Pattinson 说道，“无论人们是来购买艺术品还是仅仅来这里感受艺术气氛,每年都有很多人参与我们精彩的活动,人数之多令我震惊。”由于持续扩大的活动规模，今年我们决定将活动地点转移到三里屯。“能够在市中心举办此活动，本身就是一件令人兴奋的事情。优越的位置将会使为活动带来更多的观众。” Pattinson先生说。
活动的创办宗旨是让每个人都有机会购买属于自己的当代艺术作品──挂在墙上的艺术品,开始他们自己的艺术收藏之旅。2006年在中国，“买得起艺术节”还是一个全新的概念。当时的艺术品市场只局限于富有的投资者和收藏者，而对广大艺术爱好者来言根本是不可能。随着中国的艺术市场愈加火爆和艺术品价格的快速攀升，这对于大众人群来说，能买得起艺术作品更是难上加难了。
“买得起艺术节-北京”策展人谭仙女士(红T艺术总裁)解释:“所有的艺术品价格都在1万元人民币之内(包括1万元)，有一些作品仅售几百元。无论你的预算是多少，在这里你总能找到适合自己心理价位的作品。” “买得起艺术节-北京”不只是给人们提供一个机会来购买精美的艺术品。在往年的活动中，被资深的红T艺术所选中很多特色的艺术家也随之而出名，同时他们的作品价格也跟着上涨了起来。“‘买得起艺术节-北京’展示艺术市场的新作品，这对公众来说是个不错的机会。每年都会展出很多新的艺术家和新作品。由于本活动的独特性、艺术品的低风险投资及它能给人们带来的无限乐趣，这些都吸引着大量的人群参加。” 她这样说道。
活动也为青年新锐艺术家提供了一很好平台，展示他们的作品和收获反馈信息。“我们花了大量的时间拜访几百位年青的艺术家，找出最具潜力的新锐。对这些艺术家而言，‘买得起艺术节-北京’也是他们展示自己和出售作品的一个绝佳机会。”谭仙说道。
如今，人们对买得起艺术的需求与日俱增，广大的买家都希望他们的投资物有所值。在这个充满更多挑战的时代，“买得起艺术节-北京”会一直尽力支持艺术群体，推广新锐艺术家，促进北京艺术的发展。
更多内容请见：www.affordableartchina.com
媒体联系： Tompattinson@gmail.com
艺术家联系: Tamsin@redt.net/tamsin@gmail.com
The fourth Affordable Art Beijing will be held in The Orange in The Village at Sanlitun, May 30-31st 2009. The AAB was founded in 2006 by Tom Pattinson and Tamsin Roberts to give art lovers the chance to buy their own unique work of contemporary art and to give young artists a platform to display their talents.
“It has been amazing to see this event grow from strength to strength over the last four years,” says Tom Pattinson. “Each year we are surprised and impressed by the number of people that join in this wonderful event whether to buy art or simply to enjoy the atmosphere.” This year the continued expansion of the event has led it to move to the Sanlitun Village. “It is very exciting that we can move this event to the heart of the city, and reach a greater audience in an incredible location,” says Pattinson.
The event was created to allow everyone the chance to buy their own piece of contemporary art； something to hang on their wall or start their collection with. Affordable Art was a new concept in China in 2006 as the art market was closed off to many art lovers and limited only to wealthy investors and collectors. As the Chinese art market got hotter and prices rapidly increased this only made it harder for the majority of people to be able to afford works.
“All art works are sold for under 10,000RMB,” explains Tamsin Roberts, director of Red T Art and curator of AAB. “Some items are sold for just a few hundred RMB, meaning there is really something for everyone, no matter what your budget,” she says. Whilst AAB is an opportunity to allow people to buy some beautiful works of art, the skills of Red T have also meant that many of the featured artists in previous years’ AABs have gone on to become very successful artists whose works rapidly increases in value. “AAB is an opportunity to show the public what is currently up coming in the market, every year there are new artists show-cased and new works to see, it is a unique event and attractive to a wide variety of people for the low risk investment and enjoyment that it can provide,” she explains.
The show is also an excellent platform for young emerging artists to show their work and gauge feedback on their works. “We spend a lot of time visiting hundreds of young artists to find the best up and coming talent and Affordable Art Beijing is an incredibly opportunity for these artists to show and sell their works,” says Roberts.
Today, the demand for affordable art is stronger than ever as buyers want to ensure their money goes as far as possible. In these more challenging times AAB continues to support the art community, promoting new artists and encouraging the Beijing art scene to continue to thrive.
More details see www.affordableartchina.com
For press enquiries: Tompattinson@gmail.com
For artist enquiries: Tamsin@redt.net/tamsin@gmail.com
【编辑：大崔】
