Art & Antiques for Everyone Fair
The Art & Antiques for Everyone fair was a regular event at the NEC in Birmingham. Founded in 1986, it was one of the largest indoor antiques and interiors fairs outside of London and previously ran three times a year.
Previously organised by Clarion Events, it was taken over by MaD Events in 2019. In 2023, it was announced that the fair would be cancelled.
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Dealer line up for reinvigorated Art and Antiques for Everyone Fair winter edition
11 November 2019Medieval glass flask is a highlight of the big art and antiques fair in Birmingham.
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5 Questions with Tom Smith of Dovecote Antiques
11 November 2019Tom Smith of Dovecote Antiques next stands at Art & Antiques for Everyone (November 28-December 1) in Birmingham’s NEC.
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Dealers attracted by “new pricing policy” return to Art & Antiques for Everyone fair
17 October 2019Art & Antiques for Everyone’s new ownership has attracted several fresh dealerships to stand at its next staging.
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In the footsteps of Clarion, MAD begins NEC tenure
05 August 2019An Art Deco bronze by Demétre Chiparus (1886-1947) sold for more than £20,000 at the latest 'Art and Antiques for Everyone' fair – the first edition under the management of MAD Events.
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Figure stars on Birmingham stage at Art & Antiques for Everyone
08 July 2019Depiction of actor is one of the more traditional offerings at fair set to broaden its horizons.
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Postcards showcase at Birmingham event
08 July 2019The Postcard Traders Association stages a special loan show of classic and collectable postcards during Art & Antiques For Everyone (July 18-21 at the NEC, Birmingham).
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Clarion Events sells Art & Antiques for Everyone following two-year drive to secure fair’s future
30 April 2019Clarion Events has sold Birmingham’s Art & Antiques for Everyone (AAFE) fair after more than a decade of ownership.
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Peterloo pearlware jug offered at Art & Antiques for Everyone fair on bicentenary of massacre in Manchester
25 March 2019A rare antique jug commemorating the events of the Peterloo Massacre is on offer in Birmingham on the 200th anniversary of the event.
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How artist George Baxter made an impression
25 March 2019In 1835, artist George Baxter (1804-67) patented his method for affordable, mass produced colour printing. The combination intaglio and relief process became known as the ‘Baxter method,’ and the resulting images are a window into how Victorians viewed the major events of the mid-19th century.
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NEC’s aristocratic credentials underlined
25 March 2019Recalling the Marchioness of Townsend and Lady Stanhope at the Antiques for Everyone fair.
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Pre-Raphaelite watercolour tops sales at Art & Antiques for Everyone fair in Birmingham
03 December 2018Among the works selling at the recent Art & Antiques for Everyone fair in Birmingham was a watercolour by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope (1829-1908).
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ATG out and about: Art & Antiques For Everyone returns to Birmingham
16 November 2018Art & Antiques For Everyone returned to the NEC in Birmingham this week with 194 exhibitors showcasing silver and porcelain to fine art and furniture.
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Art & Antiques for Everyone offers suggestions to brighten the home this winter
05 November 2018Those looking to brighten their home this winter could turn to the wide selection of bright or colourful antiques on offer during the next edition of 'Art & Antiques for Everyone'.
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Visitors go for porcelain and ceramics at summer edition of Birmingham fair
03 August 2018Porcelain, pottery and ceramics were among the best-sellers at the most recent edition of ‘Art & Antiques for Everyone’, which took place at Birmingham’s NEC last month.
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Antiques for Everyone gets new title and section
09 July 2018Change has come to the antiques fair at Birmingham’s NEC.
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Birmingham fair broadens its weekend appeal
14 May 2018'Antiques for Everyone' held in Birmingham’s NEC is targeting new and returning exhibitors with a two-day weekend option.
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Art Deco and Art Nouveau hold steady at Antiques for Everyone despite ivory trade ban
23 April 2018Art Deco and Art Nouveau sculptures may be one of the categories most at risk under the impending ivory sales ban, but at the recent Antiques for Everyone Fair (April 5-8) a dealer in that field reported no change as a result.
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Dealer shows special First World War commemorative pottery display at Antiques for Everyone fair
26 March 2018Bac To Basic Antiques brings a special display of First World War commemorative pottery to this edition of the Antiques for Everyone fair.
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Long-standing fair opens special section to offer a lower-cost chance to make sales
26 March 2018The venerable Antiques for Everyone (AfE) fair is still open to change in its 33rd year. The next edition runs from April 5-8 at Birmingham’s NEC, hosting around 200 dealers who offer items to fit a variety of tastes, functions and wallets.
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Derby porcelain show drums up buyers’ attention at winter edition of ‘Antiques for Everyone’ in Birmingham
01 December 2017The final 2017 edition of the ‘Antiques for Everyone’ fair (November 23-26) had particularly good results in porcelain.
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