As a bittersweet reminder that our hot summer is coming to an end, the fall season of New York City art fairs is almost here, with a solid schedule of 12 shows from Labor Day through November 2. Since you have more time than ever to plan your trip, we’ve made it even easier to coordinate your schedule with a handy guide that includes the Armory Show, Spring Break Art Show, Brooklyn Art Book Fair, the debut of Latinx Project NYU’s La Feria, and many more. Don’t forget to check out the map at the end of the list so you can figure out where to be!
Armory Week
The Armory Show
September 6-8 | thearmoryshow.com
Javits Center, 429 Eleventh Avenue, Midtown West, Manhattan
The Armory Show offers everything you could possibly want, neatly packed into white-walled booths that line the gigantic Javits Center. Growing steadily year after year, the Armory is celebrating its 30th anniversary with over 235 participating galleries from 35 different countries. The fair will focus on site-specific works by Sanford Biggers, Dominique Fung, Nicholas Galanin, and Joyce J. Scott as part of the platform program, while queer and postcolonial narratives dominate the focus section.
Salon Zurich
2nd–8th September | galeriezurcher.com
Galerie Zürcher, 33 Bleecker Street, Noho, Manhattan
With its striking, bright green branding, it’s possible that Salon Zürcher was already advancing its mission to spotlight underrepresented female artists before Charli XCX’s “Brat Summer.” 100 Women with Spirit +the title of its 31st edition, the satellite fair offers a more intimate art experience with the works of Mary Tooley Parker, Brigid Kennedy, Tracy Morgan and eight other artists who will be on site and engaging in conversation with visitors.
Art exhibition during the spring break
September 4-9 | springbreakartshow.com
625 Madison Avenue, 10th and 11th Floors, Midtown East, Manhattan
To commemorate the lucky 13th edition in NYC, Spring Break returns to the checkered floors and abandoned office facilities of the former Ralph Lauren headquarters to INT./EXT. (inside/outside) – a call for artists to bring their inner selves outward, to explore how parallels become intersections and boundaries turn into grey areas, especially in the awareness of “the perpetual and unconscionable wartime in our country.” As with Spring Break, kitsch, quirkiness, humor, random colors and intimacy will take center stage during this time of processing and reflection.
Volta Art Fair
Chelsea Industrial, 535-551 West 28th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan
4 to 8 September | voltaartfairs.com
Volta returns to Manhattan for its 16th year, this year taking place in a new venue at Chelsea Industrial between Chelsea and Hudson Yards. The four-day fair will feature over 45 exhibitors from five continents, with a focus on voices from Ukraine, where artists have been unable to exhibit their work in their home country due to Russia’s ongoing attacks. In addition to a space in the town square for emerging galleries, there will also be a special spotlight on the U.S. nonprofit Creative Growth Art Center, which promotes the work of artists with disabilities.
Independent 20th century
5 to 8 September | independenthq.com
Battery Maritime building on Cipriani South Street10 South Street, Financial District, Manhattan
Bridging the gaps between well-known and less-explored narratives and identities from the 20th-century art canon, the third edition of the focused independent show features 32 exhibitors—15 of whom are first-time visitors to the fair—at Cipriani South Street. Sarah Schumann, Lenore Tawney, Sol LeWitt, and Raoul Dufy will have solo presentations at their respective galleries, and the fair also has dedicated sections for women artists, Black and Indigenous voices, and select works from the 1990s, to name a few.
Art on paper
September 5-8 | ny.thepaperfair.com
Pier 36, 299 South Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan
The East River breeze carries Art on Paper back to Pier 36 for its tenth year, with over 65 local, national, and international participants. As the name suggests, the fair is primarily concerned with paper-based art, from prints and drawings to cutouts and photographs, with a few large-scale installations grabbing attention among the booths. You’ll most likely find mature, accessible, and engaging artwork to accent your living spaces with, but keep an eye out for the wacky outsiders dedicated to pushing the boundaries of paper as a medium. This year, Art on Paper has also partnered with the Center for Book Arts to present the Booksmart Fair, a meta-event dedicated to exciting, unusual, and thought-provoking artist books.
Clio Art Fair
5 to 8 September | clioartfair.com
456 West Broadway, Soho, Manhattan,
For its 10th anniversary, the Clio Art Fair is opening a new location in Soho, 456 West Broadway. Clio positions itself “in contrast to the infinite islands of blue-chip fairs” and presents mainly works by independent artists without exclusive gallery representation. In addition to around 180 works by 30 artists, the self-proclaimed anti-fair also offers a performance program planned for the evening of September 6th.
End of September and beyond
Brooklyn Art Book Fair
20-22 September | bkabf.info
Recess Art, 46 Washington Ave and 6 Waverly Ave, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
Now in its eighth year, the Brooklyn Art Book Fair remains true to its mission of being an accessible and affordable event to promote underrepresented and emerging artists and authors. This year, there are a whopping 63 exhibitors, including the Palestinian Youth Movement, South Asian Avant-Garde (SAAG), and Youth Against Displacement. Reminder: Don’t forget your personal protective equipment, as this is an indoor event and masks must be worn.
La Feria: Print Media Fair
September 21 | latinxproject.nyu.edu
20 Cooper Square, 3rd Floor, Noho, Manhattan
The Latinx Project at New York University will kick off its day-long fair with zines, published works, print editions, and other works on paper by U.S. Latinx artists selected through an open call for submissions. In addition to the creative offerings, La Feria will also host an academic book presentation and a launch party for the third volume of its online publication. Interventionsfocusing on new writing, criticism, and interviews exploring contemporary art and culture from a diverse and growing demographic.
Affordable art fair
25-29 September | affordableartfair.com
Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan
The Affordable Art Fair, which bills itself as the more budget-friendly option of New York City’s art week, returns to the Metropolitan Pavilion with 77 exhibitors, some of whom will have booths run entirely by women, offering a wealth of paintings, sculptures, photographs and prints ranging in price from $100 to $12,000. This year’s fall fair will spotlight New York-based Harsh Collective and three emerging female painters – Uzo Njoku, Johanna Kestilä and Gabriela Kramer.
The other art fair
17th-20th October | theotherartfair.com
ZeroSpace, 337-345 Butler Street, Gowanus, Brooklyn
Like Clio, Other Art Fair emphasizes originality, affordability, and independent artists at its Brooklyn event. Featuring a DJ, performance programs, and an interactive, note-driven pharmacy called “The Karmacy,” Other Art Fair aims to create an intimate and social experience beyond the art trade.
The Art Exhibition (ADAA)
30 October–2 November | theartshow.org
Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan
The Art Dealers Association of America’s (ADAA) long-running Art Show returns to its home at the Park Avenue Armory in Lenox Hill, celebrating its 36th edition with 75 galleries, more than half of which will present solo exhibitions. All proceeds from tickets will go to the Henry Street Settlement, a nonprofit organization that helps Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers in need. The fair will also debut its “Spotlight On…” program, which highlights the geographic diversity of ADAA members. The program focuses on the Houston art scene and includes a panel discussion with collectors and heads of cultural institutions, as well as a video interview series with five art dealers from the city participating in the event.
