Affordable Art Fair NYC returns to the Starrett-Lehigh building from Wednesday, March 18 through Sunday, March 22. The Spring edition features presentations by 90 galleries, many from right here in New York, and many more from across the country and across the world!
Affordable Art Fair is thrilled to partner with Cohart, the digital platform that brings the art world online. This collaboration streamlines how galleries market and sell at our fairs, providing exhibitors with professional tools including tap-to-pay functionality via mobile app, QR artwork cards, automated certificates of authenticity, insured shipping, digital collector management, and promotion to Cohart’s global network of collectors.
Cohart’s comprehensive platform complements the Affordable Art Fair’s mission to make art accessible. While Affordable Art Fair creates welcoming physical spaces for art discovery, Cohart provides galleries with the complete digital toolkit they need to operate efficiently and build lasting relationships with collectors. Together, we’re expanding how galleries can connect with collectors—in person and online.
Art To Frames, the official framing partner of Affordable Art Fair New York, has been crafting high-quality custom frames for homes and businesses for over 30 years, combining expert craftsmanship with fast, in-house production. We serve both individual customers and large-scale partners, making it easy to frame what matters beautifully and reliably. Consult with a framing professional on Wednesday during First Look or on Sunday during regular fair hours.
This Spring, we are pleased to present a slate of exciting features to the fair that will spark curiosity, inspire creativity, and expand your knowledge. Take a scroll to see what you can expect this March.
For this exhibition, Arts Gowanus asked artists to go through the thousands of images on their phones and submit the images they feel best represent the neighborhood of Gowanus’s transition. In recontextualizing these images by lifting them out of the digital abyss and into the real, we hope to decelerate their consumption and provide a considered, intimate view into these artists’ visual diaries of a changing Gowanus. This exhibition is presented by Arts Gowanus and curated by Miska Draskoczy.
Affordable Art Fair NYC is thrilled to partner with Trans Art Fest, a new grassroots arts festival growing in NYC. The inaugural year of Trans Art Fest will take place April and May of 2026, and will feature over 10 all-trans art exhibitions at galleries and art spaces throughout New York City, including: Eleventh Hour Art, Established Gallery, Neptune in June, the Textile Arts Center, the Puffin Foundation, Studio 9D and more. Alongside exhibitions, the fest will host events including workshops, performances, readings, talks, classes, and more
This March at the Affordable Art Fair NYC, Trans Art Fest will preview their festival with their first presentation of artwork alongside more information and ways to get involved.
“We came thinking we'd stay an hour tops and spent 3 hours and will be going back!”
2025 visitor
This exhibition brings together artists who share a deep curiosity about photography and its possibilities. Spanning works that engage emerging technologies, honor early alternative processes, and extend photography into sculptural and time-based forms, the exhibition highlights the medium’s continual evolution. From its beginnings as a slow and specialized practice used to preserve what was loved or lost, to its present role as an instantaneous and ubiquitous tool, photography has always changed alongside technology without simply documenting it. In the hands of artists, photography becomes expansive and experimental, pushing the boundaries of how images are made and experienced, and reaffirming the medium’s lasting connection to materiality, presence, and perception.
In honor of America’s upcoming 250th anniversary, CITYarts will create a Peace Wall in Washington, D.C., monumental, permanent mosaic that will stand as a living testament to the wishes and dreams of our future leaders. Through CITYarts’ Pieces for Peace workshops, youth participating in CITYarts’ 50 States of Peace create paintings in response to one simple but profound question: “What does peace look like to you?” Each image displayed here is a reproduction of the original artworks that will be printed on an 8 x 8 inch tile and installed on the Peace Wall as part of 250 tiles representing the dreams of youth from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Join CITYarts in turning art into action – and take a Pieces for Peace artwork home today.
Checkpoint has connected 100+ communities across the globe, their cameras champion real-world interaction in an increasingly digital age and reimagine how we document our lives. With the simple click of a button, each photo is instantly printed on receipt paper. Each print includes a QR leading to your color photo and a suite of social features. Every part of the physical and digital experience is bespoke, designed to provide visitors with a unique memento from each space.
Affordable Art Fair will be doing a giveaway of photo accessories for those who fill out a survey at the camera stations!
Dedicated to presenting affordable art that everyone can discover and collect, Affordable Art Fair NYC is excited to showcase a collection of works priced under $1,000. A longstanding and much-loved feature, the Wonders Under $1,000 wall is the perfect place to start out your fair journey and an excellent tool for the emerging collector.
Join us for our buzziest and most exciting event on Wednesday, March 18 from 6-9pm as we open the doors and kick off an incredible Spring edition. This is your chance to get first dibs on the amazing artworks on display from 90 galleries. Come and be the first to stroll the halls and enjoy a complimentary drink while supplies last!
Must have All-Access Pass for entry.
On your way out, make sure to stop into Bar Avant, who will be staying open until 10pm to host you while your post-fair excitement is still high!
Have extra new or gently used art supplies laying around the house that you need to get rid of? We have a solution. Bring them to Affordable Art Fair on Thursday, March 19 from 6-8pm, drop them in a designated donation bin, and enjoy the fair for free! Our partner Materials for the Arts will then take all of the donated art supplies and distribute them to New York public schools. It’s the perfect way to organize and give back.
Examples of accepted items: paints, blank canvases, pencils, crayons, markers, unused journals, jewelry making supplies, craft supplies.
Family Hours is a fun and accessible way for parents to enjoy the fair, discover art and shop with their little ones, hassle-free. There’s something for everyone at the fair so be sure to get your Family Hours tickets to enjoy our family-centered experience on Sunday, March 22 starting at 10am.
Plan the perfect artsy weekend with your youngest collectors and join us for a mess-free arts and crafts and short and sweet programs at 11am, 12pm, and 1pm for our little art lovers led by The Babysitting Company.
The All-Access Pass allows entry for two (2) people starting at 6pm on Wednesday, March 19 for First Look and all fair hours on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 19 – 22, 2026.
Special Event Access:
Private View | Wednesday, March 19, 6pm – 9pm
Art After Dark | Friday, March 21, 6pm – 9pm
Family Hours | Sunday, March 23, 10am – 2pm
$35
General Admission allows entry for one (1) person for one (1) day during General Admission hours:
Thursday, March 19, 12pm – 8pm
Friday, March 20, 12pm – 9pm
Saturday, March 21, 10am – 8pm
Sunday, March 22, 10am – 5pm
EXCLUDES access to the First Look on Wednesday, March 18 and Family Hours area on Sunday, March 22.
Olly Olly Market has everything from coffee and pastries for your morning to dinner and drinks for your evening. Located on the ground floor, just beyond the box office and scanners, enjoy a celebrated food hall brimming with culinary delights from around the world.
Coffee Bar: Open Daily, 8am – 4pm
Bar Avant: Open Daily, 3pm – 8pm, Wednesday, 3/18 open until 10pm
Food Vendors: Open Daily, 12pm – 8pm
Enjoy the luxurious 10th floor views at The Yacht Club, who will have a $25 Pre-fixe lunch special (main + side + drink) and a $1 Oyster Happy Hour from 3pm – 6pm daily. Dinner service is available until 10pm.
Hav & Mar is a vibrant seafood house from Chef Marcus Samuelsson located on the corner of w26th Street and 11th Avenue. Enjoy their special Mermaid Hour from 5pm – 7 pm during the fair. Dinner service is available until 10pm.
Located in Olly Olly Market, Bar Avant is a great place to grab a drink and talk about the all the art that you saw. On Wednesday, March 18, they will be staying open until 10pm so when First Look ends, the fun doesn’t have to stop.
Know you’ll be leaving with something? At the fair you can take advantage of the free wrapping and packing service provided by our partner Groove Moving The wrapping station will be open throughout the fair and wrapping is available for all artworks purchased on site.
Can’t take your artwork home right away? No worries, Groove offers delivery at a cost.
