October 1–5, 2014
Mapocho Station Cultural Centre
Plaza de la Cultura
Santiago
Chile
www.feriachaco.cl
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6th edition
Ch.ACO, the Contemporary Art Fair of Chile, is proud to announce its sixth edition at Mapocho Station Cultural Centre, a cultural reference in the city of Santiago.
Exhibitors and visitors
Ch.ACO is the most important platform of visual arts in the country; it is held in the city of Santiago, known nowadays as a booming city in Latin America. Ch.ACO is offering a new market place for galleries from Latin America, Europe, USA and Pacific Coast, bringing in five days more than 45,000 people between curators, buyers, national and international collectors, museum directors, artists, experts, critics and press.
Patrons group
After its fifth anniversary a Patrons group has been founded, which set an acquisition found into the fair aimed at the construction of the Ch.ACO Collection, a contemporary art heritage funded by leading Chilean entrepreneurs who work under the action of the FAVA Foundation, an institution in charge of the fair and other projects of excellence.
Luxury partnerships and VIP
Since 2009, more than 200 international galleries have exhibited in Ch.ACO and participated in the VIP program, which offers exclusive tours of private collections, artists studios, museums in a partnership with W Hotel (Starwood Hotels) and explora.
Professional staff for exhibitors
The Fair provides a personalized service to the exhibitors, with a staff completely dedicated to provide solutions and advice about the local art market, customs operations, shipping, multiple communication actions and promotion in press and social networks that enables Ch.ACO to be positioned as a referent in the region.
Main section
Ch.ACO is currently accepting applications for the main section. Main section is aimed for established galleries of modern and contemporary art displaying 20th- and 21st-century artworks. The galleries of this sector must be at least three years old, a permanent exhibition space and have at least four shows per year.
The application form is available online at feriachaco.cl/application2014.
The deadline is April 20, 2014.
For further information or application procedures, please contact our team via aplicacion [at] feriachaco.cl.
Ch.ACO
Founded in 2009, Ch.ACO Art Fair is a platform aimed at the internationalization of Chilean contemporary art and the growth of the national art market. In its five years of trajectory, Ch.ACO has brought people closer to art building up knowledge, curiosity and opportunities in the context of an ever-progressing country.
