Art Madrid'24 – CATAWIKI, OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF ART MADRID’22

Catawiki is a curated online platform that makes buying & selling of special, hard to find objects extremely easy & reliable. The renowned art buying and selling platform Catawiki establishes itself as one of the official sponsors of Art Madrid in its 17th edition, also being part of the Art Week in Madrid.


Founded in 2008 with the mission to make special objects more accessible, Catawiki currently offers more than 600 auctions every week, in multiple categories such as collectibles, art, design, jewellery, watches, classic cars, among others.

Catawiki welcomes more than 650,000 visits from art, design and antiques enthusiasts every week. This international audience looks forward to discovering rare interior design pieces, paintings by their favourite artists or new original work by the artists and designers who sell directly with Catawiki.


Buyers | Offering inspiration in art, antiques and design

Catawiki fuels the passion of art, antiques and design lovers around the world, and it is the place to be for people who want to showcase special objects that reflect their personality in their homes. Over 90 experts select 20,000 items per week, ensuring that there are plenty of high-quality items for users to bid on. Catawiki’s experts combine years of experience with huge amounts of historical data on selling prices in a range of categories.

Ranging from contemporary art to vintage furniture, every week Catawiki offers the most coveted pieces. Whether they are interested in an antique Chinese vase, an impressionist artwork or an Eames chair, buyers with Catawiki can rest assured that every object on the platform is truly special.


Sellers | Helping the art world move online

Galleries and artists are increasingly choosing Catawiki as a platform to help transition their business online and reach new audiences. The weekly Direct from the artist auction empowers artists to submit their own work for expert review and it is becoming one of Catawiki’s most popular auctions. Respected artists such as Karl Lagasse, Kev Munday and FAKE have all appeared in the Catawiki auctions.

Reliability is of paramount importance at Catawiki, and the priority is to create a platform that is a safe place for buyers and sellers alike. The Catawiki payment system ensures secure and swift transactions. Payments from buyers are stored in a secure account and will only be released to the seller after the buyer has received their purchase.

Over 90 experts, recruited from the most prestigious art institutions in the world, select more than 20,000 objects in auction every week.

Whether they are interested in an antique Chinese vase, an impressionist artwork, iconic pop art, or an Eames chair, buyers with Catawiki can rest assured that every object on the platform is truly special. Interesting objects up for auction on Catawiki included: artwork by Andy Warhol, Banksy, Picasso, Monet and Man Ray, as well as design furniture by Eames or Sottsass.

More information about our sponsor Catawiki





If you are a contemporary art gallery and would like to be part of Art Madrid'25, you can now apply to participate!

The 20th edition of Art Madrid will take place from 5 to 9 March 2025 in the Galería de Cristal del Palacio de Cibeles. This privileged location, good communications and the quality of the project have always been guarantees of success for an event that reaches 20,000 visitors in each edition.

Art Madrid has been held during the capital's Art Week for the last twenty years, consolidating itself as an interdisciplinary fair of new artistic trends, in which nearly 40 national and international galleries participate, working with painting, sculpture, graphics, photography, installation and digital art of recent production.

Partial view of Art Madrid'24. Contemporary Art Fair. 19th edition, 2024

Art Madrid carries out a series of programs designed by curators, consultants and cultural experts with the fundamental objective of encouraging collecting, promoting cultural dialogue and making the most recent trends in art accessible to the general public. These initiatives are always focused on the constant improvement of the visitor's experience at our event, always seeking to enrich their interaction with contemporary art.

Partial view of Art Madrid'24. Contemporary Art Fair. 19th edition, 2024

PROGRAMS

Gallery Program

Art Madrid's Gallery Program is the heart of the fair. In each edition of Art Madrid, the program consists of around 40 national and international exhibitors.

Parallel Activities Program

The Parallel Program of Art Madrid'25 will have as its main axis the concept of the Territory City. The public space, the city and the territory will serve as a link to the artistic practices that take place in the "imagined spaces" and revitalize the cultural geography of Madrid.

Collecting Program

Art Madrid offers a specialized consulting service for galleries and the public interested in acquiring works of art.

Support Program for New Entries

Through a specific communication package, new entries to the fair will be presented and given special visibility.

Activities

The program will include a series of activities that will take place throughout the month of February and during Madrid Art Week at the Galería de Cristal del Palacio de Cibeles. Likewise, the parallel program will maintain the 2nd edition of the Open Booth, the Performance Cycle, Lecturas: Curated Walktrhoughs by Art Madrid, and the Interviews Section curated by Art Madrid.

Partial view of Art Madrid'24. Contemporary Art Fair. 19th edition, 2024

AWARDS

Best Booth Award

Award that will be articulated around the gallery with the best booth set up at the fair.

New Entry Award

Award will be given to the newly incorporated gallery with the best booth setup and exhibition proposal at the fair.

Emerging Artist Award

Our sponsors, as part of their line of action to promote contemporary art, will offer a prize to one of the revelation artists participating in the fair.

Partial view of Art Madrid'24. Contemporary Art Fair. 19th edition, 2024

Our support for art and culture extends throughout the year and responds to a global vision in which constancy and commitment to the galleries are essential to achieve our objectives of disseminating contemporary art within and beyond our borders; to create new audiences and interest in art and culture in all sectors of society; to strengthen and promote artists, especially young talent; to value art and culture as essential elements of social development; and to create spaces for cultural visibility and communication that are accessible, open and dynamic.



Relevant information

Applications for the 20th edition of Art Madrid'25 can be sent to the following e-mail address: info@art-madrid.com until October 7, 2024