A New Brooklyn Art Fair With a Global Outlook Debuts This Spring

In 2025, Brooklyn-based Powerhouse Arts announced that a new art fair would be joining the spring art world calendar: Conductor: Art Fair of the Global Majority—a term used to describe the communities of African, Asian, Indigenous, Latin American, and other non-white peoples who collectively represent most of the world’s population. After offering a curated preview last year, the fair will unveil its inaugural edition April 30–May 3, 2026. Bringing together individual artists and galleries from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, and Indigenous nations, the fair highlights voices and perspectives that have historically faced barriers to the New York art market. Conductor: Art Fair of the Global Majority preview (2025). Photo: Gina Curovic. Courtesy of Powerhouse Arts. “By centering artists from the Global Majority and Indigenous nations, this fair doesn’t just expand the conversation, it fundamentally celebrates those who are leading it,” said Powerhouse Arts President Eric Shiner. “We are proud to welcome 27 Gallery Exhibitors and 17 Special Projects whose works, histories, and communities may have historically confronted barriers to entry in the New York City market. At Powerhouse Arts, we believe the future of art is global and deeply committed to artists—and Conductor is our bold testament to that future.” Presenter highlights include O Art Space from Pakistan, which focuses on promoting Pakistani art and artists both within the country and abroad. Based in Peru, Light for the Amazon was established in 2020 by artist Matteo Callegari as a nonprofit devoted to early education programs focused on ecology, sustainability, and the preservation of Indigenous knowledge. A local presenter, New York’s Gladwell Projects, has a dynamic program that uplifts artists across career stages and practices that defy easy categorization. Additional presentations from New York organizations including Deanna Evans and Proxyco, as well as international participants such as Brihatta Art Foundation in Bangladesh and Galería Exta in Guatemala, offer visitors and collectors a truly international perspective. Installation view of work by Modupeola Fadugba. Photo: Gina Curovic. Courtesy of Powerhouse Arts. Complementing the Gallery Exhibitor section, the fair will also present a full slate of programming alongside Special Projects, an invitational section featuring large-scale installations, sculptures, and mixed-media works. “Through the collaboration with the team at Powerhouse Arts, this fair has the institutional foundation and the creative freedom to do something genuinely different,” said Conductor Fair Director Adriana Farietta. “The programming we’ve built together, across both the Gallery Exhibitor and Special Projects sections, reflects our shared belief that the art world is a more vibrant place when it makes space for a new vanguard of artistic talent from across the globe. Through Conductor, we seek to celebrate pluralism across the world’s most vibrant regions.” Artist Khaled Jarrar speaking at Conductor: Art Fair of the Global Majority preview (2025). Photo: Gina Curovic. Courtesy of Powerhouse Arts. Further connecting the fair with the global art scene, several artists presenting at Conductor will also appear in the 2026 Venice Biennale, including Annalee Davis and Tammy Nguyen in the Main Exhibition, as well as Beya Gille Gacha in the Cameroon Pavilion. The inaugural edition of Conductor brings together a broad range of artists and galleries working across the Global Majority, offering visitors and collectors a wide view of contemporary practices and perspectives. Conductor: Art Fair of the Global Majority will be held April 30–May 3, 2026.