As you might have seen from the posters splashed all over the tube, the Affordable Art Fair (AAF) returns to Battersea Park with a host of hot buys for art-loving Londoners.

Arguably the most affordable art fair out there, AAF offers paintings, sculpture, photography and original prints from carefully selected galleries, all priced between £50 and £3,000.

The formula is perfectly pitched to ensure guilt-free credit crunch shopping, offering a unique opportunity to pick up an investment – be it artwork by a big name or an up-and-coming artist – at an astonishingly competitive price.

Despite economic doom and gloom, the affordable end of the art market is still buoyant. 20,000 visitors to the Autumn AAF in 2008 spent a total of £3.6 million in 40 hours making it one of the most successful fairs since its launch in 1999.

The AAF attracts buyers of all ages and from all walks of life, and is a favourite amongst top interior designers such as Kelly Hoppen, Linda Barker and Pia Munden.

Will Young, Ant & Dec, Ricky Gervais and Take That's Mark Owen and Jason Orange are just a few of the celebrity fans spotted at AAF in recent years.

The event also hosts printmaking and drawing workshops suitable for all ages as well as a crèche, café and wine bar.

Affordable Art Fair at Battersea Park. From Thursday until Sunday, 11am - 6pm. For more information call 020 8246 4848 or visit affordableartfair.co.uk to book tickets saving £2 on the door entrance fee.