The 2025 selection included original works priced from US$100 to US$10,000. That range made the fair an opportunity to compare different forms of collecting, from a small drawing or edition to a substantial painting. The important distinction was not simply price, but how each work was made and how it fit into an artist’s wider practice.
A first edition with a local conversation
Fair Director Erin Schuppert highlighted a selection that connected Boston-area galleries with a wider international field. Nicole Duennebier’s Malden Monolith and Cemetery Debris, presented by 13FOREST Gallery, and Elizabeth Livingston’s Once Upon a Time, through Alpha Gallery, offered two distinctive encounters with painting. Other director’s picks ranged from intimate drawings to vivid abstraction.
The venue added its own character. SoWa Power Station’s industrial scale made it possible to move between concentrated gallery displays while remaining aware of the building around them. For visitors interested in the South End, the fair also provided a starting point for a wider day of looking at art in the neighbourhood.
The accompanying programme extended beyond purchases. A Saturday panel, Models for the Future—Building & Sustaining a Practice, considered the conditions in which artists work. Sunday’s family activities on the mezzanine offered a different pace for visitors coming with children.
