Conductor: Art Fair of the Global Majority will hold its first full edition at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn from April 30 to May 3, 2026, following a soft-launch invitational in 2025. Directed by Adriana Farietta, the fair will feature over 50 galleries and artists from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, and Indigenous nations. Returning exhibitors include Carmo Johnson Projects (Brazil), while new participants include Yehudi Hollander-Pappi with Ana Raylander and Monique Meloche Gallery (Chicago) presenting Ebony G. Patterson. The 2026 edition will also include an installation by La Vaughn Belle, The House That Freedoms Built, originally commissioned for the Cooper Hewitt’s 2024 Triennial, along with symposia, talks, and fabrication activations.
This fair matters because it aims to lower barriers for historically underrepresented galleries and artists who struggle to access New York’s blue-chip fair circuit, emphasizing redistribution over mere representation. By leveraging Powerhouse Arts’ onsite fabrication facilities, Conductor sidesteps customs and shipping costs that often prevent international artists from showing in the U.S. In a crowded New York fair landscape, its success will depend on whether collectors embrace its model, but its focus on the global majority and practical support systems positions it as a genuinely alternative entry in the market.