Hamptons Fine Art Fair Returns

From Thursday, July 13, to Sunday, July 16, the Hamptons Fine Art Fair will feature 10,000 artworks by 130 national and international galleries. This international fine art fair from the producers of ShowHamptons is back and will be showcased at the custom built 70,000 square foot pavilion complex on 17-acres at Southampton Fairgrounds.

Over $150 million in post-war and contemporary art will be available for immediate acquisition at the fair within the Pollock, de Kooning and Luxury Pavilions, with well over 800 artists on display, with a focus on emerging artists, blue-chip masters and investment and elegant decorative as well as many sculptural masterpieces.

Thursday, July 13, 6 to 9:30 p.m. is the celebratory VIP Opening Night Vernissage benefiting Guild Hall. On Bastille Day, Friday, July 14, the mid-summer Tea Dance and LGBTQ+ fundraiser will be held at the Krasner Café at the fair. The colorful and artful celebration will bring together the LGBTQ+ community to benefit the Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer Foundation. The festive Francophile theme will feature light bites and champagne cocktails. The event will also feature a blue-chip art silent auction.

On Saturday, July 15, five artists chosen by the fair committee will be inducted into the Hamptons Fine Art Fair 2023 Hall of Fame. Local artists, Fay Lansner (Keyes Gallery, Sag Harbor, Cornelia Foss (MMFine Art, Southampton), Tony Rosenthal (T. Rosenthal Art, Southampton), John Ferren (Findlay Galleries, New York City) and Hans Van De Bovenkamp (RL Studios. Charlotte, North Carolina) will be saluted, with their art available for acquisition at the event and throughout the fair.

“Our goal is to provide our fellow art-enthusiastic Hamptonites a curated, high-caliber selection of important 20th and 21st century art — ranging from compelling emerging artists to the blue-chip masters. This is perhaps the deepest and widest selection of significant art ever offered in the Hamptons,” said Rick Friedman, executive director of Hamptons Fine Art Fair.

Show hours are noon to 9 p.m. on Friday, and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $45 for daily general admission, $200 for a VIP pass. The Hamptons Fine Art Fair will be located at the Southampton Fairground, 605 County Road 39, Southampton. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit hamptonsfineartfair.com.