The SKAN Contemporary Art Fair will take place at a new venue in Krasnoyarsk, moving to the Siberia International Exhibition and Business Centre from October 1 to 4. Event organizers announced the location change in a statement released to media.
The event is described as the largest art gathering in the territory extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. This year's edition will feature 40 independent artists and art groups from 17 cities, with each participant displaying work at individual stands.
Alongside individual exhibitors, the venue will host six galleries from Siberia, the Urals, and the Russian Far East, four product design brands, and five galleries based in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Krasnoyarsk, situated on the Yenisey River in eastern Siberia, is one of Russia's largest regional capitals and industrial hubs. The Siberia International Exhibition and Business Centre, also known as Siberia Expo Center, provides expansive facilities for international trade shows, conventions, and cultural exhibitions.
Regional focus and organizer vision
Liliana Marre, director of the SKAN centre for the development of contemporary art, said the event is expanding its format and welcoming more participants this year. She noted that despite this expansion, the fair retains its core mission of keeping artists and art community members from Siberia, the Urals, and the Far East at the center of attention.
Cultural projects across Russia's eastern territories often bridge vast geographical distances, connecting creative hubs across thousands of miles. The SKAN fair serves as a major platform connecting regional creators with wider audiences and art collectors.
Gallery participants and featured artists
The regional galleries section will feature six institutions from Siberia and the Far East: Studio 84 from Novosibirsk, BIOM from Khabarovsk, Arka Gallery from Vladivostok, Dias Gallery from Irkutsk, V Tsentre Mira Gallery from Krasnoyarsk, and Miras from Ufa.
In a separate section, galleries from Moscow and Saint Petersburg will present projects created by artists from Siberia, the Urals, and the Russian Far East. Anna Nova Gallery will present works by Dima Filippov, PENNLAB Gallery will feature Fyodor Telkov, and szena gallery will exhibit art by Nastya Rybakova.
The section will also include exhibitions from pop/off/art gallery and ARTZIP gallery.
Moscow and Saint Petersburg house Russia's most prominent commercial galleries and art institutions. Their participation offers regional artists direct exposure to major national curators and commercial galleries.
Digital market launch
A key feature of the upcoming fair will be the presentation of an online market for local artists. Organizers said the new digital platform will continue the fair's work with the regional artistic community after the four-day event concludes.
