Barely Fair

<a href="https://www.barelyfair.com/visit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BARELY FAIR 2026</a> is located in the McKinley Park neighborhood. Venue address provided through our ticketing platform upon booking visitation. Evening events: APR 3, 4, 7, 10 &amp; 11General Admission: APR 4-19, 11-5 PM CLOSED MONDAYS&nbsp;BARELY FAIR is excited to announce our 2026 edition of Chicago's international 1:12 scale art fair! Operated by JULIUS CAESAR artist collective, BARELY FAIR 2026 hosts 30 artist-run spaces, commercial galleries, and curatorial projects from around the world.This year's fair presents 15 BARELY FAIR newcomers, where all exhibitors share a small look at their programming inside 20 x 20 x 12 inch booths. Our 15 new exhibitors will be joining the more than 100 past exhibitors to have participated in bringing intimate art experiences to the art fair format. 2026 EXHIBITORS:ACKERMAN CLARKE — ChicagoChris Sharp Gallery — Los AngelesCorbett vs. Dempsey — ChicagoDK Collection — ChicagoEssex Flowers — New York CityFundacja Art House — Olesnica, PolandGood Naked Gallery — New York CityGood Weather — North Little Rock &amp; ChicagoGordon Robichaux — New York CityHans Goodrich — ChicagoHarlesden High Street x Miri — LondonINTERNATIONAL WATERS - New York CityIvory Gate — ShanghaiJack Barrett — New York CityJulius Caesar — ChicagoJunior. Gallery — ChicagoLandline — ChicagoLaura (the Gallery) — HoustonMARCH — New York City&nbsp;THE MISSION PROJECTS — ChicagoGalerie Noah Klink — BerlinOlney Gleason — New York CityOrtega y Gasset Projects — BrooklynOSMOS — New York CityP.A.D. — New York CityRed Arrow — Nashvillero art services — ChicagoSheet Cake Gallery — MemphisTala — ChicagoWestern Exhibitions — Chicago To maintain a sense of scale where visitors feel central to their encounter, we are striving to maintain an ideal number of attendees during open hours. As a result, all visitation to this year's fair is ticketed. Tickets will be available through ARTSVP platform from our website.We will be offering a range of ticket prices over the course of the fair's run, with a variety of experiences available to the general public through day time hours to special evening events. Visit our <a href="https://juliuscaesarchicago.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1fd4a0ca9dc57e09883401cac&amp;id=24346f09a2&amp;e=bef31f7324" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">website</a> or follow our fair instagram account, <a href="https://juliuscaesarchicago.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1fd4a0ca9dc57e09883401cac&amp;id=745d0ceaf0&amp;e=bef31f7324" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">@barely_fair</a>, for regular updates on the fair and our exhibitors.Tickets for evening events, titled VIP NIGHTS, go on sale Friday, March 27th. Due to our focus on smaller encounters with contemporary art with this year's fair, we recommend utilizing the wait list on our ticketing platform if you cannot find a time or date that works for you. We will be looking to add ticket capacity as the fair nears.We hope to see you there! <a href="https://juliuscaesarchicago.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1fd4a0ca9dc57e09883401cac&amp;id=5b8df13638&amp;e=bef31f7324" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">BARELY FAIR</a> is a miniature art fair operated by <a href="https://juliuscaesarchicago.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1fd4a0ca9dc57e09883401cac&amp;id=9d66dab9cd&amp;e=bef31f7324" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">Julius Caesar</a>. The fair presents 30 exhibitors including contemporary art galleries, project spaces, and curatorial projects during ART WEEK in Chicago. Included exhibitors present inside 1:12 scale booths built to mimic the design of a standard fair. <a href="https://juliuscaesarchicago.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1fd4a0ca9dc57e09883401cac&amp;id=3c585dfd73&amp;e=bef31f7324" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">Julius Caesar</a> is an artist collective established in 2008. An ever-evolving group of artists acts as co-directors and at present is Tony Lewis and Roland Miller.

Barely Fair 2026

Western Exhibitions is thrilled to present new painting and sculpture hybrids by Tokyo-born, Chicago-based artist&nbsp;NANAKO KONO&nbsp;at&nbsp;Barely Fair 2026, the 6th edition of the international miniature art fair. Operated by the Julius Caesar artist collective, the artist-run fair takes place near McKinley Park and is presented in a distinctive 1:12 scale format. Exhibitors share a tiny peek of their programming inside 20 x 20 x 12 inch booths, arranged in rows like a standard art fair. This year’s fair features day time general admittance and special evening events. Evening events include experimental cocktail installation called “Lewis Bag” by artist Tony Lewis. Barely Fair is a ticketed event at a space near McKinley Park in Chicago. Venue address is provided through the ticketing platform upon booking visitation. Learn more at&nbsp;<a href="https://jxxaepcab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001R7fL2Qr16DvD107Nzpvghu0YmwB6IxLFhXXvl17iXbSucO9L5yZ9pdC9LNZUoe761Ax_SYUPRnf_SqcxqzpHIYWYic6DzkuTA1CHKggsBFMxaq1CNjvWaSuLKQu5PQQ709zJ-jgGivj-S_ChfYnh4-7Vl5hL2lFX&amp;c=XHf3J2hUI5TUD69ls6ws-8KlQW5YWfoEzw7nq96OazDdAoROu-hRTA==&amp;ch=t0iieqShz1ibpUONA7xwB34HEs4om9ujV_XZEQZ2ivbAPRvhEcCDsw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 64, 247);" target="_blank">barelyfair.com</a>. Image: Ketchup Later (in Chicago) ,&nbsp;2026, ﻿Acrylic on acrylic sheet, laminated on wood, danish oil, 6h x 13w x 1d inches

Western Exhibitions at Barely Fair

BARELY FAIR 2025 is the 5th edition of our tiny fair. 24 exhibitors will be joining us in a return to the white cube origin.&nbsp; 2025 FAIR DATES 23 APR - 11 MAYNEAR McKINLEY PARK, CHICAGO, IL VISITING HOURS23&nbsp;–&nbsp;27 APR, 11 AM – 4 PM3 – 4 MAY, 12 – 5 PM10 – 11 MAY, 12 – 5 PM Evening events TBA and by appt. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.barelyfair.com/" target="_blank">Details</a>

Barely Fair 2025

VERNISSAGE12 APRIL 6–10pmATCOLOR CLUB *4146 N. ELSTON AVE.CHICAGO, ILADDITIONAL VISITING HOURS13 APR, 11 am – 7 pm14 APR, 11 am – 6 pm16 – 19 APR, 1 – 6 pm20 – 21 APR, 11 – 6 pmOR BY <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:contact.juliuscaesar@gmail.com?subject=I%20would%20like%20to%20see%20BARELY%20FAIR!" target="_blank">APPOINTMENT</a>BARELY FAIR is host to MINOR MATTERS, a small symposium on the economies of scale, on Saturday, 20 APR from 2-5PM. For more information on last year's symposium, visit the MINOR MATTERS page <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.barelyfair.com/minormatters-1" target="_blank">here</a>*COLOR CLUB's 100-year-old home is not yet wheelchair accessible, but they are working on it. For more information on the venue, visit them <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://colorclub.events/" target="_blank">here</a>.BARELY FAIR IS AN ARTIST-RUN ART FAIR OPERATED BY JULIUS CAESAR GALLERY IN CHICAGO

Barely Fair 2024

VERNISSAGE: 14 APR 6–10 PM at COLOR CLUB, 4146 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL ADDITIONAL VISITING HOURS: 15 APR, 11 AM—7 PM 16 APR, 11 AM—6 PM 18 — 21 APR, 1—6 PM 22 — 23 APR, 11—6 PM OR by APPOINTMENT: <a href="mailto:contact.juliuscaesar@gmail.com?subject=Barely%20Fair%20Appt.%20">contact.juliuscaesar@gmail.com</a>We are excited to announce participants for the third iteration of the international miniature fair BARELY FAIR (April 14-23, 2023). Operated by JULIUS CAESAR and hosted at the arts and events venue COLOR CLUB, BARELY FAIR will again host an exciting list of artist-run spaces, commercial galleries, and curatorial projects from across the United States and around the world. Remaining at 1:12th scale, the fair will present work from an exciting range of artists working at small scale. This year's Vernissage takes place Friday, April 14th from 6-10 PM with beverages, bespoke cocktails, and miniature fare.&nbsp;BARELY FAIR will be open daily through April 16th and be on view through April 23rd. Follow this account for regular updates on the fair and our exhibitors, and check our website for more details on the fair and our participating spaces and artists. 2023 EXHIBITORS: 4TH WARD PROJECT SPACE (Chicago) 56 HENRY (New York City) ADDS DONNA (Chicago) ANTHONY GALLERY (Chicago) APRIL APRIL (New York City) BASKETSHOP (Cincinnati) COB GALLERY (London) CORBETT VS DEMPSEY (Chicago) FLYWEIGHT (Brooklyn) FOXY PRODUCTION (New York City) GOOD WEATHER (North Little Rock, Chicago) GROVE (London, Berlin) HARLESDEN HIGH STREET (London) HERE (Pittsburgh) HG (Chicago) KAI MATSUMIYA (New York City) THE LATENT SPACE (Chicago) LEFT FIELD (Los Osos) LONESOME DOVE (New York City) MICKEY (Chicago) MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (Columbus) MURMURS (Los Angeles) P.A.D. (New York City) PATEL BROWN (Toronto, Montreal) PICKLEMAN (Chicago) PRAIRIE (Chicago) SCHERBEN (Berlin) SELENAS MOUNTAIN (New York City) SOCCER CLUB CLUB (Chicago) SPACES (Cleveland) THE SUBURBAN (Milwaukee) TATJANA PIETERS (Ghent) TIF SIGFRIDS (Athens) Special thanks to JNL Design

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