"When we were considering the first year, we thought, may 1,000 people in Indianapolis might show up for something like this. We put it together very quickly, found some early support and over 3,400 people showed up. This year, we're anticipating upwards of 12,000 people, and are reaching the $1m sale mark." Malina Simone Bacon, a co-founder of Butter, reflects on the astonishing growth and community interest in the art fair over its iterations.
"The fair's 2024 line-up includes Cornelius Tulloch, a Miami-based interdisciplinary architect and designer whose work is featured in the Studio Museum in Harlem's permanent collection. The Bahamian American artist April Bey is showing her mixed media ruminations on Afrofuturism, which have been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno and the California African American Museum." This highlights the caliber and diversity of artists that Butter attracts.
"The major fairs cultivate airs of exclusivity in which the world's most deep-pocketed collectors can acquire the rarest works. More regionally-focused fairs are thriving in cities like Dallas, but Butter, with its home-grown commitment to equity, is offering a different way of doing business that elevates historically marginalised voices." This succinctly contrasts Butter's mission with traditional art fairs.
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