Atlanta Art Fair hosts 100+ artists and 60+ galleries

September 26th, 2024

A piece of artwork showing two birds against a reddish background, as well as a spiked graphic that says 99. — Navin Norling, Freebird, (Free as a Bird), 2024. (Courtesy of Atlanta Art Fair)

Another “first” is on the way for our busy Atlanta art community — the inaugural Atlanta Art Fair is coming to Pullman Yards from Oct. 3 through 6.

The fair will host a who’s who of galleries, from local contributors to international, alongside artworks by over 100 of the most exciting contemporary artists working today. Atlanta Art Fair Director Kelly Freeman and Atlanta curator Karen Comer Lowe joined “City Lights” Managing Producer Kim Drobes to discuss Atlanta’s exciting new art fair.

“For us, education is everything, as well as accessibility,” Freeman said, explaining their approach and main goals with bringing an art fair of this scale to Atlanta. “What you have in this one defined space is access to some of the leading experts in the industry on the artists that they represent. The best thing an attendee can do within the space is to go up to the gallerist, go up to the curator and ask questions.”

Comer Lowe brought infectious enthusiasm for the future of Atlanta’s art scene to the conversation.

Atlanta, she said, is “growing and expanding,” constantly redefining what it means to be an arts organization.

“The Atlanta arts community is really a place where people can come in and build a collection, or an artist can come and build a career from the ground level, and I think that’s what’s most beautiful about the arts ecosystem here,” Comer Lowe said.

More information on the Atlanta Art Fair can be found at their website.