Season Fair Grew from Seeds Planted by Detroit Art Week in 2018

Season Fair traces its roots to Detroit Art Week—a program established to spotlight Detroit-based contemporary artists, galleries, and cultural institutions. Presented by Detroit Art Week, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the initiative ran two acclaimed editions in 2018 and 2019. While public programming formally concluded, our mission—to expand equity and access in the arts—endures.

Today, Detroit Art Week, Inc. serves as the charitable fundraising partner for Season Fair, Detroit’s first contemporary art fair. Through this partnership, we raise tax-deductible contributions to offset exhibition costs for participating artists and galleries, with an emphasis on emerging, new, or historically underrepresented voices.

Your support ensures that financial barriers do not prevent deserving artists and galleries from accessing a major international platform. 100% of contributions go toward participation, not Season Fair’s commercial operations.

Help us build a more inclusive art world—starting in Detroit.