Affordable Art Fair Austin Returns May 14-17 with 55 Galleries
The Affordable Art Fair Austin will be held at the Palmer Events Center from May 14 to May 17. This year, the fair will host 55 galleries, with over 30% of them representing local Austin artists. A total of 28 galleries are from Texas and 19 are specifically from Austin. Artwork will range in price from $100 to $12,000. Notable local artists, including Ash Almonte and Mila Sketch, will create art live to benefit Dell Children’s Medical Center. Families can participate in art projects during the weekend. Ticket prices start at $24, with a full event pass available for $58.
Key facts
- Affordable Art Fair Austin runs May 14-17, 2026 at Palmer Events Center.
- 55 galleries participate, with over 30% based in the Austin area.
- 28 Texas galleries are involved, including 19 from Austin.
- Artworks priced between $100 and $12,000.
- Live painting exhibition features Austin artists Ash Almonte, Mila Sketch, Jet Baker, and Karen Goddard.
- Raffle proceeds benefit Dell Children's Medical Center art and music therapy program.
- Interactive mural by Brussels-based duo ROXEHA.
- Family Hours with Kido International Preschools on Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Tickets start at $24; all-access pass $58; free for ages 16 and under.
- Affordable Art Fair first came to Austin in 2024; Houston debut in October 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Ash Almonte
- Mila Sketch
- Jet Baker
- Karen Goddard
- ROXEHA
- Cori Teague
Institutions
- Affordable Art Fair
- Palmer Events Center
- Art From the Streets
- ATX Collective
- Beyond Flat Projects
- Bolm Arts
- Canopy Collective
- Canopy Collective II
- Davis Gallery & Framing
- El Dorado Gallery
- Hangar Art Studios
- La Mercantil
- Laura Clay Art
- Le Studio Artist Collective
- Metaphoric
- The Art Suite
- The Cathedral
- The Women’s Gallery
- Unchained.Art Contemporary Gallery
- Verdant Gallery
- Wally Workman
- Wexel Art Gallery
- Art Direct
- Mixhaus Gallery
- Commerce Gallery
- Washington Gallery
- The Independence Gallery
- Gallery A.M.P.S.
- Koelsch Gallery
- Laura Rathe Fine Art
- Dell Children's Medical Center
- Kido International Preschools
- Glasstire
Locations
- Austin
- Texas
- United States
- Palmer Events Center
- Cedar Park
- Sydney
- Australia
- Comfort
- Lockhart
- Waco
- Wimberley
- Houston
- Brussels
- Belgium
- London
- United Kingdom