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Pay 10 interest free instalments. Own Art is an Arts Council England funded scheme, which is designed to make it easy and affordable to buy contemporary art by allowing you to spread the cost of your order over 10 monthly interest-free payments.
This is currently only available to UK residents.
Get in touch with the team sales@woolwichprintfair.com, letting us know what work you’d like to buy and that you’d like to pay with Own Art. We will set up your application from there.
Shipping: Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair offers FREE UK Delivery for all unframed work, by Tube or Flat Pack. For framed delivery please reach out to us for a quote. ALL WORKS ARE SHIPPED WITHIN 2 WEEKS
International Shipping: We ship to the USA, all EU & EEC countries, and more. If your country is not available or you have purchased a framed work, please contact us and we’ll arrange for a specific quote.
Customs: International orders might have customs fees (EU orders are excluded), which are not part of the shipping cost. We will try to reduce customs charges following international shipping rules.
Returns: If you're not satisfied with your order for any reason, please tell us and return it within 14 days for a replacement or a full refund.
Please read our full returns policy HERE.
Our pioneering exhibition model of 50% specialist galleries and 50% independent artists is unique in supporting artists who may not have the opportunity to show in an international art fair which generally rely on gallery representation.
WCPF's global art platform hosts an open call that gives artists the cchance to have their work reviewed by a panel of leading industry experts, with successful artworks going on to show in the Fair's 'Curated Hang' section alongside celebrated names and work from renowned galleries.
This exposure provides further opportunities for artist awards, prizes and residencies, to significant acquisitions and gallery representation.
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair only deals in original prints and does not work with reproduction prints which are copies of other artworks, and where the term 'print' can be misunderstood.
An ‘Original Print’ is a work of art that was conceived as a print in its first instance, as opposed to a reproduction of another original work.
This means the artist has set about to create a print, whether it is an etching, mono-print, lithograph etc. rather than simply taking a photograph or scan of an existing artwork and printing out a number of ‘reproduction’ prints like a poster. The artist decides on the number of editions within the print run and number each accordingly (eg. 1/30). There is no difference in value between the first and the last print within the edition as each one is an original artwork.
Once all editions have been printed the matrix is destroyed or repurposed so no others can be made.
For more information about prints and how to look after them, please visit our About Print page.

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