Fair Play Art Fair: Ryan Stanier on Free Booths, Nude Portraits & Shaking Up the Art Fair Model

<p>What if exhibiting at an art fair was completely free? That's the question Ryan Stanier - founder of The Other Art Fair - decided to actually answer.</p><p>After 100 editions and a decade-plus of watching artists get squeezed by rising costs, Ryan stepped away, and then launched Fair Play Art Fair: 70 carefully selected artists, zero booth fees, £20 visitor tickets, and a revenue model that only works if the art sells.</p><p>In this episode of Behind the Seen, Carrie and Ryan get into the full story: how The Other Art Fair began in a Covent Garden pop-up, what made him sell it, what Jerry Saltz got right about the art fair economy, and why Fair Play will feature a performance piece where visitors are invited to remove their clothes and sit for six artists in a greenhouse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fair Play Art Fair takes place in October at One Marylebone during Frieze Week.</p><p>Applications and tickets: <a href="https://fairplayartfair.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://fairplayartfair.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for listening to this episode of the Seen podcast.</p><p>Liked what you heard? Get early access to these episodes and a ton of other great art content by becoming a member of Seen at <a href="https://seen.art" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">seen.art</a>.</p><p>If you want to connect with us between episodes, follow us on Instagram, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/watchseenart" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@watchseenart.</a></p><p>About Behind The Seen</p><p>The Behind The Seen Series brings on art world professionals of all sorts to give you insight into what the art world is really like. Curious what it’s like being a gallerist, an art critic or a curator? Then this series is for you.</p>