BUTTER

Butter Art Fair is a multi-day fine art fair that centers and elevates Black artists. The fair was created by GANGGANG to test a new model for reparations in the arts, with a focus on care, authenticity, and economic justice. The fair showcases the works of 50+ Black visual artists from across the country. The fair seeks to push boundaries by elevating Black artists in the national conversation, promoting equity in the arts and the creative economy. Butter Art Fair is an experiment in elevating standards across the art industry and the economic viability of being an artist.
The Butter Art Fair is held annually in Indianapolis over Labor Day weekend. The fair returned 100% of artwork sales back to the artists. Over $250, worth of art was sold over the four days during its second launch in 2022, and of that total, over $164, went to Indiana-based artists.