New Elsewhere Fair Aims to Bring in the International Audience Philly Art Deserves
Megan Galardi, founder of Blah Blah Gallery, has launched Elsewhere, a new contemporary art fair held at the Yowie hotel in Philadelphia's Queen Village. Running over three days, the fair brings together 26 galleries from the U.S., Canada, and Europe, with artworks displayed in hotel rooms, hallways, and bathrooms. It is Philadelphia's first formal contemporary art fair since 2019 and the first in the city founded by a local gallerist in a hotel setting, bypassing the high costs of convention-center fairs. The fair includes programming such as tours of the Institute of Contemporary Art and the Fabric Workshop and Museum, studio visits, panels, and parties, with over 1,000 attendees already registered.
