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ARTBO is an annual international art fair in Bogotá, Colombia that takes place every October. It is Colombia's official international art fair, and is organized by the Bogotá Chamber of commerce. ARTBO is one of the largest art fairs in Latin America, and brings together art galleries, artworks, curators, collectors, artists, and the public as one of the most important cultural events for the country.

History

The fair's origins date back to 2005, when Bogotá's chamber of commerce took on the project of strengthening and consolidating the local art scene. ArtBo was created as a nonprofit project to promote Colombia's culture and arts both locally and abroad through the participation of key Colombian art galleries as well as International galleries. It was started by the Colombian Government as a reaction to the ongoing Colombian conflict, as a way to help rebrand Colombia's capital city as a destination for culture, business, and investment.

Since 2012, under the direction of María Paz Gaviria, the fair has grown in size to becoming Latin America's second largest art fair, next to Zona Maco in Mexico. Internationally, ARTBO is sometimes referred to as the "Art Basel of Latin America".

Editions

• ArtBo 2005 – Inaugural edition; 29 galleries from 7 countries
• ArtBo 2012 – New Director Maria Paz Gaviria takes over direction of ArtBo; 56 galleries from 14 countries
• ArtBo 2015 – 11th Edition; 3000 artworks and 84 galleries from 33 cities
• ArtBo 2016 – 12th Edition; 35,000 visitors and galleries from 28 cities, and accounted for 80% of the total annual sale volume for Colombian Art Galleries that year
• ArtBo 2017 – 13th Edition; 75 participating galleries and over 350 represented artists
• ArtBo 2018 – 14th Edition; 3000 artworks from over 350 represented artists

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• Contemporary art fairs
• Art festivals in Colombia
• Festivals in Bogotá
• Annual events in Colombia