Art on Paper | Sep 7-10 | Pier 36, 299 South Street in the Lower East Side district of New York City, USA | Tickets

VIP Preview: Sep 7, 5-6 PM | Opening: Sep 7, 6-9 PM

Public: Sep 8-9, 11 AM – 7 PM | Sep 10, 11 AM – 6 PM

Art on Paper is an art fair that showcases modern and contemporary art, particularly emphasizing paper-based art. The 2023 fair will be held from September 7-10 at Pier 36 in the Lower East Side of New York City. Over 90 galleries from around the world will be participating, and there will be a variety of special programming.

Held during Armory Week, the satellite fair’s ninth edition is curated by Nato Thompson as Artistic Director and will focus more on programming.

Some of the highlights of the 2023 fair detailed below include:

• Live printing workshops presented by Shoestring Press
• A free film photography program presented by WORTHLESSSTUDIOS
• A special exhibition of artists’ books presented by the Center for Book Arts
• A public art project by Striped Canary

Art on Paper Exhibitors

While there is a majority of New York exhibitors, there are also quite a few international exhibitors coming from China, Greece, to Argentina.

Below is a full list of exhibitors at Art on Paper. You can also view all of the exhibitors on Artsy through September 29th here.

Booksmart Fair

Art on Paper and the Center for Book Arts (CBA) are collaborating to launch BOOKSMART FAIR, a new artists’ book fair at the front of this year’s Art on Paper. This “fair within a fair” will showcase books outside the scope of a typical art book fair and put ideas, material, and form all on equal footing.

The Center for Book Arts promotes active explorations of artistic practices related to the book as an art object. Founded in 1974, the Center for Book Arts is the oldest non-profit dedicated to elevating and furthering the book arts and book art through education, preservation, exhibition, art making, and community building.

CBA has invited eight institutions to participate in the inaugural edition, each of which will bring a curated selection of artists’ books that explore the form in various ways, from highly tactile and physical objects to conceptual works.

The participating organizations are:

• Women’s Studio Workshop
• Visual Studies Workshop
• MoMA Library Council
• Dieu Donné
• CODEX Foundation
• Center for Book Arts
• Book/Print Artist/Scholar of Color Collective
• 10×10 Photobooks

The MoMA Library Council will exhibit Charles LeDray’s Book Ends, a collection of miniature reproductions of used books. LeDray’s books are miniature, abridged, and altered versions of eighteen used books that the artist discovered in secondhand stores, yard sales, or on the streets of New York, and his library. The altered books reveal the multiple histories of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Art on Paper Programming

FREE FILM: NYC!

Lower Eastside Girls Club and photographer-in-residence Destiny Mata is partnering with WORTHLESS STUDIOS to distribute free film and offer onsite photography classes. By participating in FREE FILM: NYC!, you can borrow a camera, get a free roll of film, and learn how to develop photos. The goal is to democratize the documentation of reality. The photographs will be included in an upcoming book project.

Shoestring Press

Shoestring Press, a fine art print studio and shared workspace in Brooklyn, will host daily activities at Art on Paper this September. The press is dedicated to helping artists create beautiful work by providing affordable studio space, master printer services, and a supportive community.

The studio will demonstrate various printmaking methods, including silkscreen printing and linocut, and create limited-edition works available exclusively at the fair. Attendees can also participate in free workshops to develop their own linocut prints and silkscreen tote bags.

In addition, Shoestring Press will host a dynamic Live Printing Workshop, immersing visitors in daily activities, including live printing sessions with artists including Mike Perry, Victoria Carter, and Layla Nami. In addition to witnessing the magic of printmaking, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on workshops exploring methods such as linocut and silkscreen printing.

Shoestring Press is a great place for artists of all levels to learn about printmaking and create beautiful works of art. The studio’s affordable studio space and master printer services make it accessible to everyone, and the supportive community provides a great place to learn and grow as an artist.

The following is a list of the Shoestring Press programming at Art on Paper:

• Thu, Sep 7
  • 5 PM – 7:30 PM: Live printing of Mike Perry’s edition
  • 8 PM: Artist signing with Mike Perry
• Fri, Sep 8
  • 11 AM – 2 PM: Live printing of an edition of multi-layer silkscreens by Julia Foote
  • 4 PM – 7 PM: Live printing of an Anne McRay intaglio monotype
• Sat, Sepr 9
  • 12 PM – 2 PM: Live printing of a 50-piece, 18×24 2-color Layla Nami silkscreen edition
  • 3 PM: Artist signing with Layla Nami
  • 4 PM – 7 PM: Silkscreen workshop. Attendees can print their Art on Paper totes
• Sun, Sep 10
  • 11 AM – 2 PM: Live printing of the final layer in a 20-piece 3-layer linocut reduction by Victoria Carter
  • 2 PM – 6 PM: Linocut workshop. Materials and instructions will allow attendees to carve and print 3×4 linocuts

Public Projects at Art and Paper

Public projects include:

• A large-scale work by the artist duo Striped Canary (Stephen B. Nguyen and Wade Kavanaugh).
• Paper church fans by Tariqa Waters.
• A mural by Amplifier, a non-profit design lab

You can follow Art on Paper on Instagram for more updates at @artmarketproductions.