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Launching in October 2021, No.9 Cork Street is a hub for international galleries in the historic heart of , London. Designed by architecture studio Matheson Whiteley, housed across two converted townhouses and spread across three floors, No.9 Cork Street will host short-term exhibitions and projects organised by the world’s leading galleries. The space will provide a flexible, collaborative environment for galleries to connect with London audiences year round.

Each participating gallery will benefit from a fully equipped gallery space, a private viewing room and a range of digital and social media services designed to enhance the visibility of their project at No.9 Cork Street. The event space is also available to host artist talks, screenings and receptions.

No.9 Cork Street aims to foster synergies across our community of participating galleries. We have coordinated the calendar dates for each exhibition space to encourage collaboration amongst participants and explore connections across projects.

Images © Matheson Whiteley All images shown are for illustrative purposes only

02 | No.9 Cork Street NO.9 CORK STREET

No.9 Cork Street is located in the centre of London’s gallery district, just North of the , within a few minutes walk from Green Park underground station and also close to Circus, Oxford Circus and stations.

For nearly 100 years, the street has housed some of the most significant galleries and exhibitions in modern and contemporary art history. It was the heart of the British art world in the 20th century, introducing the UK to surrealism and artists such as Paul Klee and Joan Miró. Today, it has one of the highest concentrations of galleries in London, making it as important a destination for art lovers now as it was then.

03 | No.9 Cork Street GALLERY SPECIFICATIONS

Spread over 600 m2 / 6,460 ft2, No.9 Cork Street is home FIRST FLOOR to three gallery spaces and accompanying viewing rooms. GALLERY 3 & Gallery 1 and Viewing Room 1 are located on the VIEWING ROOM 3 ground floor. Galleries 2 and 3 and Viewing Rooms GALLERY 2 & 2 and 3 are located on the first floor. Our flexible event VIEWING ROOM 2 space can be found on the lower level. WC

FURNITURE Furniture throughout is provided by Modernity, specialists in the collection and sale of furniture, ceramics, glass, lighting and jewellery by the most renowned Nordic designers of the 20th Century. GROUND FLOOR LIGHTING GALLERY 1 & • Gallery-grade track lighting and white spotlights VIEWING ROOM 1

are included in the standard participation fee (lighting ENTRANCE specification are available upon request) • Additional bespoke lighting is available upon request and at an additional cost.

SECURITY

• Live and recorded CCTV system with coverage of LOWER LEVEL entrances and critical internal areas in each gallery space. ART STORAGE • Intruder alarm system with keypad activation. EVENT SPACE

• Front and internal doors with access control KITCHEN

via RFID fob/card reader. WC

Image © Anna Xene Marchant

04 | No.9 Cork Street GALLERY 1 & VIEWING ROOM 1

78 m2 / 840 ft2 ground-floor gallery space with direct street access and large windows facing Cork Street, Gallery 1 has a separate 36 m2 / 388 ft2 viewing room or office space.

Dimensions: 4.5 m × 16.8 m / 14’10” × 55’4” Viewing room: 7.5 m × 4.8 m / 24’11” × 15’9” Ceiling Height: 3.86 m / 12’7” Loading: 4kN/sq.m

GROUND FLOOR

05 | No.9 Cork Street GALLERY 2 & VIEWING ROOM 2

64 m2 / 689 ft2 first-floor gallery space and separate 18 m2 / 194 ft2 viewing room or office space that can also function as an extension of the gallery.

Dimensions: 4.5 m × 14.2 m / 14’9” × 46’9” Viewing room: 6 m × 3.1 m / 19’7” × 10’4” Ceiling Height: 3.175 m / 10’5” Loading: 4kN/sq.m Lift and stairs access

FIRST FLOOR

06 | No.9 Cork Street GALLERY 3 & VIEWING ROOM 3

76 m2 / 818 ft2 first-floor gallery space and separate 20 m2 / 215 ft2 viewing room or office space that can also function as an extension of the gallery.

Dimensions: 7.5 m × 10.3 m / 24’9” × 33’10” Viewing room: 6.4 m × 3 m / 21’2” × 9’11” Ceiling Height: 2.95 m–3.175 m / 9’8” - 10’5” Loading: 4kN/sq.m Fixed concrete column Lift and stairs access

FIRST FLOOR

07 | No.9 Cork Street EVENT SPACE

Our flexible 70 m2 / 753.5 ft2 lower level space is designed to host a range of events, including artist talks, screenings and private receptions.

Dimensions: 3.8-4.6 m × 16.4 m / 12’4” - 15’2” × 54’ Ceiling Height: 2.875 m / 9’5” Lift and stairs access

AUDIO VISUAL Integrated AV equipment includes a projector, projection screen, speakers and flexible lighting. Additional AV equipment and technical support are available upon request and at an additional cost.

PREP KITCHEN Our prep kitchen is equipped with a range of appliances and designed to host external caterers. Our team can provide support in planning and delivering events such as cocktail receptions or dinners.

LOWER GROUND

08 | No.9 Cork Street PARTICIPATION FEES

The annual calendar is divided into exhibition cycles, CALENDAR CYCLES lasting three weeks each, including installation and de- installation. Private view dates are coordinated amongst 10 January - 1 February 2022 participating galleries. 7 February - 1 March 2022 7 March - 29 March 2022 PRICES 4 April - 28 April 2022 3 May - 25 May 2022 Gallery 1 & viewing room 1 30 May 2022 - 21 June 2022 £30,500 per calendar cycle 27 June - 19 July 2022

Gallery 2 & viewing room 2 Please note that space may no longer be available £21,900 per calendar cycle during your preferred exhibition period(s). If your application is successful but the requested gallery Gallery 3 & viewing room 3 or period is unavailable, we will offer alternative £25,700 per calendar cycle dates and spaces.

Participation fees above are subject to UK VAT

09 | No.9 Cork Street PARTICIPATION BENEFITS

Participation fees include gallery and viewing room ADDITIONAL SERVICES hire, as well as a range of digital and social media services designed to enhance the visibility of your Available upon request and at an additional cost: project at No.9 Cork Street, valued at over £15,000. These include: OPERATIONS • On-site storage • Event space hire • A dedicated post and inclusion in further posts on our • Bespoke AV equipment hire Instagram with a link to frieze.com content • Fabrication and bespoke exhibition display hire (approx. 1.4M followers). • Art handling and AV support • Catering and events management • Three dedicated tweets and inclusion in further tweets by @friezeofficial with a link to Frieze.com content (278,000 followers). MEDIA • Video by Frieze Studios • A dedicated facebook event on our facebook • Advertising in Frieze Magazine, Frieze Week page with a link to Frieze.com content • Advertising on frieze.com, Frieze editorial e-newsletters (approx. 200,000 followers). • Inclusion in online content on frieze.com (650,000 monthly page views). • Inclusion in our monthly VIP e-newsletter (9,000 subscribers) and monthly Frieze members e-newsletter (77,000 subscribers)

• Web page placement on Frieze VIP and membership portals. • Listing in ‘On View’ for the duration of the exhibition at No.9 Cork Street.

10 | No.9 Cork Street HOW TO APPLY

The online application form is available HERE complete the following information:

Applications are now open for projects taking place • Gallery details between January and July 2022. • Preferred exhibition dates and gallery space • A list of artists represented by the gallery We welcome exhibition proposals focusing on (for contemporary art galleries) contemporary and modern art. Applicants must be • A list of exhibitions from the last two years or a commercial venture and show a regular programme for 2021-2022 of exhibitions. • A brief history of the gallery • A written proposal for your project We will prioritise proposals from galleries who have • Five small jpegs to illustrate your project proposal recently participated in Frieze London, Frieze Masters, • Five small jpegs which are representative of your Frieze New York or Frieze Los Angeles. gallery programme

We accept joint proposals from galleries who wish to share a space at No.9 Cork Street. Depending on availability, we may consider proposals for exhibitions Applications close on 23 July 2021. across several gallery spaces. For additional information or questions, please email No.9 Cork Street also welcomes proposals for public [email protected] events organised in conjunction with a proposed exhibition, such as artist talks, performances and film screenings.

The online application procedure requires that you

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