London’s Longest-Running Art Fair, Dedicated to Prints, Celebrates 40 Years

Gallery owner Dario Illari stands on a step ladder to look at Smiley Faces entitled "Memoirs of my Nervous Illness" by British artist Jake Chapman during preparation work ahead of the London Original Print Fair at Somerset House in London on March 19, 2025. (Adrian Dennis / AFP)
Gallery owner Dario Illari stands on a step ladder to look at Smiley Faces entitled "Memoirs of my Nervous Illness" by British artist Jake Chapman during preparation work ahead of the London Original Print Fair at Somerset House in London on March 19, 2025. (Adrian Dennis / AFP)
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London’s Longest-Running Art Fair, Dedicated to Prints, Celebrates 40 Years

Gallery owner Dario Illari stands on a step ladder to look at Smiley Faces entitled "Memoirs of my Nervous Illness" by British artist Jake Chapman during preparation work ahead of the London Original Print Fair at Somerset House in London on March 19, 2025. (Adrian Dennis / AFP)
Gallery owner Dario Illari stands on a step ladder to look at Smiley Faces entitled "Memoirs of my Nervous Illness" by British artist Jake Chapman during preparation work ahead of the London Original Print Fair at Somerset House in London on March 19, 2025. (Adrian Dennis / AFP)

The London Original Print Fair, the British capital's longest-running art fair, celebrates its 40th anniversary this week with an array of works spanning from Old Masters to contemporary creations.

Running March 20-23 at Somerset House, this year's edition features more than 40 studios, dealers and publishers with displayed works including by the likes of Damien Hirst, Tom Hammick and Grayson Perry as well as emerging talent and up-and-coming names from around the world.

The fair, which launched in June 1985 with 16 exhibitors, has long offered fans the chance to view and buy prints, considered more affordable than paintings and sculptures.

"Prints have become much more widely trusted," director Helen Rosslyn told Reuters.

"I think people are realizing that print is not just a reproduction, it's something that's made in collaboration with the artist and a printer."



Hail Heritage Festival Draws over 65,000 Visitors to Aja Park

A Hail heritage festival held at Aja Park - SPA
A Hail heritage festival held at Aja Park - SPA
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Hail Heritage Festival Draws over 65,000 Visitors to Aja Park

A Hail heritage festival held at Aja Park - SPA
A Hail heritage festival held at Aja Park - SPA

A Hail heritage festival, held at Aja Park, has attracted over 65,000 visitors of all ages, offering an immersive cultural heritage experience and showcasing handicrafts, traditional dishes, and Thamudic inscriptions, according to SPA.

Several heads of government and private entities in the region have visited the festival, commending its activities for evoking memories of an ancestral life and highlighting traditional methods of meeting daily needs.