(Relaxnews) - The Edinburgh Art Festival begins its August overlap with the Edinburgh Fringe, and Melbourne's annual Art Fair prepares to welcome up to 30,000 curious visitors.

Melbourne Art Fair
August 2-5
Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia

Eighty galleries from Australia and overseas pool their resources, presenting visitors with a selection of paintings, sculptures, installations and photographic works and focusing on both established and emerging contemporary talent.
www.artfair.com.au
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Edinburgh Art Festival
August 2 - September 2
Various locations in Edinburgh

Created in 2004, the Edinburgh Art Festival is comprised of over 45 exhibitions ranging from shows by major international artists to new, provocative contemporary works by leading British artists. During the summer, Edinburgh becomes the biggest festival city in the world with a film festival in June, and in August the Fringe arts festival and an international literary fest.
www.edinburghartfestival.com
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39th SIGGRAPH
August 5-9
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Computer graphics, technology and art collide at the International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH). The event mixes computer graphics and interactive techniques with digital art, technology and multimedia. The latest gadgets, hardware, software and technology will also be presented at the event. SIGGRAPH Asia will take place in Singapore from November 28 - December 1.
s2012.siggraph.org
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Ars Electronica Festival
August 30 - September 3
Various venues in Linz
Linz, Austria

The Ars Electronica Festival is an annual event that harnesses innovative collisions between state-of-the-art technology, provocative art, and intellectual thinking. It is considered to be the most important digital arts festival in the world and attracts 35,000 visitors annually.
aec.at/thebigpicture/en
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6th Asia Pacific Contemporary Art Fair (SH Contemporary)
September 7-9
Shanghai Exhibition Center
Shanghai, China

Offering a blend of art from Asian and non-Asian exhibitors, The Art Show presents contributions from Chinese and Asian-Pacific galleries, whereas the SH Contemporary Projects strand highlights both Chinese and international talent.
www.shcontemporary.info

25th 20/21 British Art Fair
September 12-16
Royal College of Art, London

A well-established exhibition of Modern British Art at the RCA, featuring the work of prolific and prominent 20th century icons alongside contemporary movers and shakers: Bacon, Hepworth, Hockney and Nash; Banksy, Emin and Hirst; new talent picked out by leading art dealers.
www.britishartfair.co.uk
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Photokina 2012
September 18-23
Cologne, Germany

The world's largest imaging fair uniting trade exhibitors, photography professionals, and general consumers interested in the latest high tech trends. Live streams via the website and significant reductions on entry fees for online purchasers.
www.photokina.com
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