Stand 400 · 19–22 November
Framing for Manchester Art Fair 2026
The essentials
Manchester Art Fair returns to Manchester Central on 19–22 November 2026 — preview evening Thursday 19th from 5pm, then Friday 11am–7pm, Saturday 10am–6pm and Sunday 10am–4pm. Around 180 exhibitors and 600 artists show across the weekend, with The Manchester Contemporary running alongside.
We're the fair's Official Sponsor for Fine Art this year, and you'll find us on Stand 400. Come and talk printing, framing and reproductions — we'll price your work at the stand, and you can place your order with us afterwards.
Exhibiting? The fair lists a 10% Trade Discount with us for exhibitors — see our listing on the Manchester Art Fair website.
Bought something at the fair?
Bring it to the studio in Timperley — we're about 20–25 minutes from Manchester Central, with free parking outside the door and no appointment needed. Our online calculator gives you a framing price in about a minute, before you've even left the fair.
Exhibiting? Work backwards from the preview evening
These dates are worked out from our usual turnaround times and the working days left before Thursday 19 November. Order by the "latest" date and it's possible; order by the "comfortable" date and nothing about fair week is stressful.
| What you need | Standard turnaround | Latest order | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picture framingCanvas printing & stretching | 2–3 weeks | Thu 29 October | Thu 22 October |
| Fine art printingArtwork reproduction (scanning)Signed limited editions (proofing run) | 3–5 working days | Thu 12 November | Thu 5 November |
| Scan → print → frame, the full chain | Varies — call for an estimate | Treat framing's date (29 Oct) as the worst case | |
Picture framing ·Canvas printing & stretching
- Standard turnaround
- 2–3 weeks
- Latest order
- Thu 29 October
- Comfortable
- Thu 22 October
Fine art printing ·Artwork reproduction (scanning) ·Signed limited editions (proofing run)
- Standard turnaround
- 3–5 working days
- Latest order
- Thu 12 November
- Comfortable
- Thu 5 November
Scan → print → frame, the full chain
- Standard turnaround
- Varies — call for an estimate
- Latest order
- Treat framing's date (29 Oct) as the worst case
Left it late?
Prints, mount cutting, Nielsen ready-made frames and simple frames in mouldings we have in stock can be done the same day. Same-day or faster turnaround is sometimes possible across framing, canvas work, printing and editions too — it depends on the team's workload that day, so call ahead and we'll tell you what's possible.
What artists usually bring us before a fair
An edition printed. Signed and numbered giclée runs, printed as you need them rather than all at once — so you're not carrying boxes of unsold stock home on the Sunday.
The original scanned, so it can stay on your wall. Our 3D scanner captures work up to 3m × 2m; you sell prints at the fair while the original goes back on your wall — scanned once, reprintable forever.
Canvases stretched. Rolled work hand-stretched on kiln-dried bars in time to hang.
A consistent hang. The same moulding, mount and glazing across a whole wall of work reads as one body of work — and it's one decision instead of ten.
Browser stock mounted. Mounts cut to standard sizes so unframed prints sell cleanly from the rack.
Why we're involved
We're the fair's Official Sponsor for Fine Art. We print and frame for working artists every week of the year — the fair is simply where so many of them end up each November.
Manchester Art Fair
FAQs
Framing ordered by 29 October is fine. After that, call ahead — same-day options for prints, mount cutting, ready-made Nielsen frames and simple frames in stock mouldings may be possible depending on the team's workload that day.
Ready to start a project?