ReA! Art Fair 2026 Returns to Milan with 50 Emerging Artists at Fabbrica del Vapore
The ReA! Art Fair's sixth edition is scheduled to take place at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan from October 22 to 25, 2026. This event, organized by ReA! Arte, which was established by Maryna Rybakova and Pelin Zeytinci, showcases 50 artists chosen through an international open call. Curator Maria Myasnikova highlights the fair's exploration of image production and consumption, contrasting the art scene's rapid pace with ReA!'s advocacy for more deliberate practices. Awards include a residency in Piedmont in 2027 from MARES and a cash prize from Artsted. The fair will open on October 22 (preview), with public hours on October 23-24 (11am-8pm) and October 25 (11am-7pm). Location: Via Giulio Cesare Procaccini 4, Milan.
Key facts
- ReA! Art Fair 2026 runs from October 22 to 25, 2026, at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan.
- The fair is organized by non-profit cultural association ReA! Arte, founded by Maryna Rybakova and Pelin Zeytinci.
- Maria Myasnikova is the Head Curator of ReA! Arte.
- The sixth edition features 50 artists selected via an international open call.
- Artists work across painting, sculpture, installation, performance, digital media, and interdisciplinary research.
- The fair model excludes galleries as intermediaries, enabling direct artist-audience interaction.
- MARES will award a residency in Piedmont from May to July 2027 at Complesso Monumentale di Santa Croce.
- Artsted returns with a monetary award for an innovative project.
Entities
Artists
- Maria Myasnikova
- Maryna Rybakova
- Pelin Zeytinci
- Tuğana Perk
- Laura Pieri
- Paola Shiamtani
- Pelin Zeytinc
- Milena Zanetti
- Cesare Lopopolo
- Azzah Salwaa
- Debora Graziano
- Ivy Chilelli
- Mattia Ciaf
- Pauline Cordier
- Elia Brignoli
- Giovanni Picco
- Lael Reiss
- Luca Pagin
- Maddalena Iodice
- Margherita Zapf
- Matteo Rattini
- Nuo Chen
- Marco Montemezzo (Amen)
- Yasmeen Fekak
- Domingo Nardulli
- Nancy Singh
- Rebecca Michelini
- Silvio Giannini
- Hema Bordier
- Ilaria Costaglia
- Masha Somik
- Nikko Mundaçruz
- Alessandro Pigliapoco
- Zhang Qi
- Sandro Cremonese
- Esra Nesipogullari
- Andrea Pareti
- Gabriele Biondi
- Johanna Dreyer
- Isatou Jallow
- Asya Dell'Omodarme
- Marc Hsjörgan Lieberherr
- Alexandra Taoukidou
- Mila Dobrevska
- Vincent Reichenbach
- Alexia Triantafyllou
- Kristina Purshina
- Maria Krymskaya
- Sasha Toli
- Matteo Trentin
- Francesca Longo
- Valentina Gelain
- Vittoria Rizzardi Peñalosa
- Nikolai Prokofiev
- Michael Rozen
- Shir Shovel-Simhoni
- Marco Silvestre (Nikopol)
- Alina Veronica Petre
- Paolo Barti
Institutions
- ReA! Arte
- ReA! Art Fair
- Fabbrica del Vapore
- MARES
- Artsted
- Complesso Monumentale di Santa Croce
- Artribune
- Comune di Milano
- Allemandi
- Fondazione Cariplo
- Artland
- Silentartexplorer
- SuperOtium
- ReA Art Fair
- Associazione ReA Arte
- REA ARTE
- GoFundMe
- Paratissima
- ReA Arte Association
- Collezione da Tiffany
- ATP DIARY
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Via Giulio Cesare Procaccini 4
- Santa Croce
- Naples
- Milano
- Italia
- Stati Uniti
- Lituania
- Giappone
- Thailandia
- Germania
- Inghilterra
- Paesi Bassi
- Tuscany
- Complesso Monumentale di S. Croce
Sources
- Collezione da Tiffany —
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