When it returns to the Stutz over the Labor Day weekend, Butter: A Fine Art Fair will bring together 50+ emerging and established artists – with artworks from painting and sculpture to collage and installation art.
The art fair will run from Thursday, Aug. 29, through Sunday, Sept. 1. The works of this year’s exhibiting artists have been featured on the cover of Time magazine, at Disney’s D-23 Expo, and in solo exhibitions at Indianapolis’ most historic landmarks and community centers, including the Madam Walker Legacy Center and the Harrison Center.
The 2024 fair will present work from 21 emerging and 29 established artists, including 27 returning Butter artists from Indiana and across the globe.
“GangGang recognizes the undeniable impact artists have when their work and stories are in the spotlight,” said Deonna Craig, director of Butter Fine Art Fair. “We are dedicated to celebrating creativity and culture, championing artistic voices, and encouraging the development of a new generation of visionaries. Butter is committed to honoring powerful storytelling, artistic excellence, and the spirit of artists supporting other artists.”
Craig said the roster of highly accomplished visual artists includes Indy Arts Council Grant awardees, recipients of Indiana’s most distinguished honors and awards in the arts, former professional athletes, children’s book illustrators, founders of Indianapolis-based art exhibitions, and university faculty.
INDIANA ARTISTS / Aaron Coleman, Amiah Mims, Ashley Nora, Ashley Robinson, Beatrice Opokua Atencah, Deonna Craig, Desi, FITZ, Gary Gee, Greg Rose, Harriet Watson, India Cruse-Griffin, Israel Solomon, Johnson Simon, Kenneth Hordge, Kevin West, Kyng Rhodes, LaShawnda Crowe Storm, Lyndy Bazile, Tasha Beckwith, Tashema Davis, and Terrible Tony. Including new Indiana artists, Amani Tre Niner, D. Del Reverda-Jennings, Faith Blackwell, Kevin James Wilson, Machaila Gray, Mechi Shakur, Micah Johnson and Samuel Levi Jones.
NATIONAL ARTISTS / April Bey (Los Angeles), Asari Aibangbee (Los Angeles), Autumn Breon (Los Angeles), Barry Yusufu (Nigeria), Chris Rocket (Los Angeles), Chris Newell (Portland), Cornelius Tulloch (Miami), Cortney Herron (Los Angeles), Edo (Chicago), Isis Dua (Los Angeles), Jess Owens Young (Catonsville, MD), Justin A. Carney (Windsor Mill, FL), Kim Dacres (New York), Langston Allston (New Orleans), Max Sansing (Chicago), Natou Fall (Los Angeles), Rebekah Gaillard (Los Angeles), Tumi Adeleye (Los Angeles) and Yeabsara Tabb (New York).
IN THE EXHIBITING GALLERY / Mahogany Gallery with Scott Terry representing Brad Lee, Clayton Singleton, Jawaune Johnson, Rosy Petri, Scott Terry and Thomas Lockhart.
Malina Simone Bacon and Alan Bacon, founders of Ganggang and Butter Fine Art Fair, will serve alongside Craig as creative directors and curators. Joining the curatorial team for the first time this year are Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, drum major for justice and equity through education and the arts; Chicago-based Kendall Hurns, multi-hyphenate culture converter; and Nakeyta Moore, an LA-based fine art specialist and brand developer.
Since its inception in 2021, Butter has welcomed over 112 local and national artists, selling a combined total of $749,000 worth of artwork – including 19 Butter artworks acquired by nine major institutions for their permanent collections. Butter has maximized the earnings of Black visual artists by selling or loaning 100% of the exhibiting works, giving 100% of the proceeds back to the artists.
Tickets are now on sale at www.butterartfair.com. General Admission tickets are $40, which includes unlimited access to all three days. Preview Night tickets are $150 and include General Admission weekend return access. Students 18 and under are free.
PHOTO ABOVE: Butter: A Fine Art Fair will run from Thursday, Aug. 29, through Sunday, Sept. 1
