Curious encounters ahead. See what we’ve got in store for you this October 1 – 4.

The Other Art Fair, presented by Saatchi Art, is coming to Atlanta, we’re excited to bring out expertise in democratizing the art world by connecting emerging and independent artists with art buyers globally.

In this inaugural edition will showcase 100+ game-changing artists and their original yet affordable artworks combined with exclusive interactive installations, workshops, plus, local bites and drinks.

“Womb Pod” by featured artist Lillian Blades

Womb Pod, by Bahamian-born, Atlanta-based artist Lillian Blades, is a large-scale sculptural environment meant to be entered rather than observed. Four curved, veil-like sections meet beneath a circular top, forming an enclosure of acrylic, mirrors, wire, translucent materials, and irrigation tubing that shelters the body without enclosing it.

The work extends Blades’s suspended veils into an inhabitable form. Confronting gravity, she transforms flexible tubing and wire into a self-supporting structure that rises from the floor rather than hanging above it: what once hung as a threshold now creates the space beyond it.

Reflective and transparent surfaces catch the light, shifting in color, shadow, and kaleidoscopic reflection as visitors enter, sit, and look outward. Egg-like proportions echo Leonardo da Vinci’s studies of human scale, while the womb-like form evokes incubation, emergence, and transformation — protective and contemplative, yet leaving the visitor visible. Womb Pod is less an object than an experience of sanctuary and possibility.

Meet Our Artists

Who’s on your list? Explore the 100+ game-changing artists exhibiting with us at Enspire Mercantile in Grant Park.

See our full lineup of exhibiting artists.

DJ OpDiggy

Thursday 6:00pm-10:00pm

DJ Opdiggy is a multi-genre DJ and electronic musician based in Atlanta, GA bringing momentum and energy to events around the globe. He has deejayed at venues worldwide including: The Mercedes Benz Stadium, Georgia World Congress Center, Infinite Energy Arena, Love Botswana, Baylor University, The Tabernacle, Hard Rock Atlanta, Buckhead Theatre, Smith’s Olde Bar, Masquerade, Chic-fil-A Headquarters,  Air Canada Centre, CONSOL Energy Center, Oklahoma State University, and Tuskegee University.

With a mix of funk, pop, hip hop and dance music, DJ Opdiggy will bring the vibes that will be the soundtrack to all of the wonderful artwork coming to life and the connections you will make while in attendance.

DJ BIRD! and DJ Rob Wonder

Friday 6-10pmSaturday 3-7pmSunday 2-6pm

Rob Wonder and Bird! have DJ’d together since high school. They grew up broadcasting together in college radio, owned a bar, and even a record label. Today when not searching for the rarest records, they can be found at home behind the turntables of Atlanta’s various listening bars.They will be playing an inimitable, all-vinyl set curated from scarce original copies of Jazz, Turkish funk, Brazilian boogie, and fuzz oddities, mixed with other sonic artifacts gathered from far-flung corners of the record crate.

IG: DJ Rob Wonder @djrobwonder and Bird! @bird.atl

Live Typewritten Poetry from The Haikuists

Step up to the typewriter and leave with something no one else will ever have. The Haikuists set up shop at the fair, ready to turn a passing conversation into a poem—three lines, seventeen syllables, one moment captured just for you.

Tell them what’s on your mind, what caught your eye at the fair, or who you’re thinking of today. In under a minute, it’s typed, it’s yours, and it’s complimentary.

Thursday 6:30-8:30Friday 6:30-8:30

100 x 100 color-in mural by John Paine

Bring color to this illustrated mural by Sydney-based cartoonist and illustrator John Paine. In celebration of The Other Art Fair’s 100th global fair edition, John has drawn one hundred art-history related drawings. Can you pick out the famous artworks, cultural moments, and artists in his design? 

Karmacy Interactive Installation

The Karmacy installation, a play on the ‘take what you need’ bulletin, is your one stop shop for higher vibrations. Take the bottle of what you need most off the shelf, and let the well-wishes of a karmacist work their magic. Now don’t forget that what goes around comes around, so replace the karmacist’s note with one of your own to pass the good vibes to the next person in need of a pick-me-up.

Curated Price Point Collections $500 & Under and $2k & Under

You love to see them! These curated selections of original and limited edition artworks priced under $500 and under $2,000,  highlight the affordability and accessibility of The Other Art Fair, and give visitors the opportunity to see works by various exhibitors together in conversation. Gallery wall, anyone? Pick out your favorites to start your art collection.

Blind Date with an Artwork

They say love is blind. Do you think you’re daring enough to buy an artwork sight unseen? Each work will be labeled to creatively describe the hidden gem, and priced $200 and under. It’s a new twist on art collecting!

NEW ON THE SCENE

NEW FUTURES: Art should never be elite.

The New Futures initiative is part of The Other Art Fair’s continued mission to break down barriers of the traditional art world by giving a space to talented, often underrepresented, emerging artists. Each recipient is given free exhibition space at Fair along with access to networks and opportunities designed to jump-start their careers. The Awardee for the October 2026 Atlanta edition is Jennifer Mack-Watkins.

Jennifer Mack-Watkins

Jennifer Mack-Watkins is an Atlanta-based contemporary visual artist and award-winning illustrator from Charleston, South Carolina. She holds degrees in BA Studio Art, MAT Art Education, and MFA Printmaking. Specializing in silkscreen and Japanese woodblock (Mokuhanga) printmaking techniques, her work has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, and Essence. Institutional acquisitions include the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Getty Museum, and the Library of Congress.

Headshot photo credit: Emmanuel Mgbahurike

Wrapping & Framing Partner: Framebridge

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