My Art Fair Experience—Past and Present
My Art Fair Experience
A little over a year ago, I was brand new to NYC and was just starting to familiarize myself with the art scene. A friend was in town exhibiting at Spring Break Art Fair, and I helped de-install his work afterward. That same weekend I was applying to a fair myself—The Other Art Fair’s Spring 2020 edition in Brooklyn. I had visited the Fall 2019 fair, and was blown away. Here’s me, at that fair:
There was so much genuinely cool art that felt relevant and accessible. I knew my work could fit in, so I waited for the next open call and applied. I got in!
Well… the pandemic happened shortly after and that fair and subsequent fairs were canceled. So what now? Like many artists I’ve been exploring ways of sharing my art online. This summer I created a body of work inspired by the cocktail of climate crisis, rising societal tension, and a global pandemic. I wanted the work to be seen in response to what was happening in the world—in real time. Shortly after completing the series, I hosted the exhibition on my website. To give it the feeling of a gallery show, I posted multiple views of each piece, some 3rd party writing about the series, a guest book, and a sales platform. This was my first taste of creating an online exhibition.
The folks at The Other Art Fair were very communicative about how the pandemic would affect their programming, and they were super supportive of the artist who missed out on the Spring 2020 fair. They’re great people to work with and I’m excited for what’s next: The Virtual Editions Global Launch.
Not just a webpage of jpegs, but a true virtual art fair. I’m amped to be presenting my work there, and I’m also excited to coast around the virtual environment and take in the fair experience.There’s work from myself and 74 other artists from around the globe!
The fair is free to attend and takes place March 10-14. You can also schedule a video chat to talk about the work. I don’t want to give toooo much of a preview, but here’s a screenshot to give you an idea of what this fair is like:
