Fine Art Trade Guild
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The Fine Art Trade Guild is an organisation representing the fine art
and framing industry. Based in London
, the Guild
operates primarily in the United Kingdom
and Ireland
, also in a smaller capacity in New Zealand
.
The first fine art trade association or guild was the Printsellers' Association, founded in 1847. The Fine Art Trade Guild was founded in 1910 and represents members as well as assuming the purpose of its predecessor in trying to "preserve the integrity of the limited edition print". More recently Colin Ruffell was elected as Master of the guild in 2008.
The Guild's membership comprises mainly galleries and framers, but it also represents artists. The organisation also acts as a regulatory body and has established ethics and operative standards for its members, as well as providing information for customers who buy art or framing services.
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
and framing industry. Based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, the Guild
Guild
A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of workers. They were organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel, and a secret society...
operates primarily in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, also in a smaller capacity in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
The first fine art trade association or guild was the Printsellers' Association, founded in 1847. The Fine Art Trade Guild was founded in 1910 and represents members as well as assuming the purpose of its predecessor in trying to "preserve the integrity of the limited edition print". More recently Colin Ruffell was elected as Master of the guild in 2008.
The Guild's membership comprises mainly galleries and framers, but it also represents artists. The organisation also acts as a regulatory body and has established ethics and operative standards for its members, as well as providing information for customers who buy art or framing services.