Art Paris · 2027

Agoris analysis · updated June 2026

Key takeaways

• 28th edition of Art Paris: 9 to 12 April 2026 beneath the nave and balconies of the restored Grand Palais, a modern and contemporary art fair.
• The 2025 edition was an all-time record for the fair: 87,275 visitors, 170 galleries from 25 countries. The 2026 format is targeting 160 to 165 galleries from 20 countries, 60% French and 40% international, with more than 900 artists represented and around 30% new exhibitors.
• Long-standing organiser: France Conventions, a French family-owned company led by Julien and Valentine Lecêtre. Artistic direction has been overseen by Guillaume Piens (general curator) since 2012.
• Two curatorial trails announced for 2026: Babel: Art and Language in France by Loïc Le Gall and La Réparation by Alexia Fabre.
• A pioneering CSR approach within the art fair ecosystem: the first life cycle assessment (LCA) ever carried out on an art fair worldwide, with a documented 45.8% reduction in waste between 2021 and 2022.

Who exhibits

Typical profile

Art Paris positions itself in the mid-market and the French scene, as a strategic complement to Art Basel Paris (international high-end, held in October at the same Grand Palais). The fair blends modern art galleries and contemporary art galleries, with strong representation of French and European creation.

For 2026, the editorial target is 160 to 165 galleries from 20 countries, of which 60% are French galleries and 40% foreign galleries. More than 900 artists are represented, with a renewal rate of around 30% new exhibitors compared with the previous edition.

Additional sections

• Promesses: 27 galleries less than 10 years old, a space dedicated to young emerging structures.
• French Design Art Edition: 18 exhibitors, focusing on edition design and art design in France.
• Babel: Art and Language in France: a cross-cutting curatorial trail bringing together 21 artists around the materiality of the letter, the tension between text and image, translation and the ambiguity of the sign, under the curatorship of Loïc Le Gall.
• La Réparation: an international curatorial trail of around 20 artists, exploring care, memory, resilience and reinvention, under the curatorship of Alexia Fabre.

Quality of the visitor base

• 2025 edition: 87,275 visitors over four days, an all-time record for the fair.
• Post-2026 report communicated by the organiser: 87,275 visitors, 165 exhibiting galleries, 181 institutions and collectors' circles represented from 26 countries.
• An audience combining the informed general public, collectors, art advisers, curators, institutions, specialist press and art market professionals.
• A dedicated VIP programme for collectors, advisers and institutional figures (preview, private tours, early access).

Events & community

2026 curatorial trails

Babel: Art and Language in France (Loïc Le Gall). The trail examines the materiality of the letter, the tension between text and image, the play of translation and the ambiguity of the sign through the work of 21 artists, in resonance with modern and contemporary French history.

La Réparation (Alexia Fabre). An international selection of around 20 artists, organised around the notions of care, memory, resilience and reinvention. The trail highlights practices that connect artistic gesture with contemporary issues.

Prix MAIF Métamorphoses

The Prix MAIF for sculpture, suspended in 2024 after 15 winners (the most recent being Arthur Hoffner, Fragilités, 2023), was transformed in December 2025 into the Prix MAIF Métamorphoses, refocused on committed art and the ecological transition.

The 10 winners of the first Métamorphoses edition were announced on 24 March 2026 at the MAIF Social Club. Théophile Peris won the Grand Prix and Jade Tang the Prix du Jury. The winners benefit from a residency at the Régénérative Académie, a programme run by the Campus de la Transition, in July 2026.

VIP and institutional programme

A programme dedicated to collectors, art advisers and representatives of institutions: private previews, exclusive guided tours, meetings with the curators of the curatorial trails, and access to partner collectors' circles.

Guided tours

Themed guided tours lasting 45 minutes, led by mediators and art historians. Price €15 to €20 per participant depending on the format, by booking.

On site: what you need to know

Access, parking and accommodation: see the Grand Palais listing.

Specific to the trade show:

• Location: nave and balconies of the restored Grand Palais (reopened in 2024 after the 2021-2023 renovation works).
• 2026 dates: from Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 April 2026.
• Visitor prices:
  • Thursday 9 and Friday 10 April: €30 full price, €15 reduced price (students, Pass GrandPalais).
  • Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 April: €35 full price, €20 reduced price.
  • Free for under-10s.
• Guided tours: €15 to €20 per person, 45-minute formats by booking.
• VIP programme: by invitation (collectors, advisers, institutional figures).

How much it costs to exhibit

France Conventions does not publish a public pricing grid. The conditions for participation are communicated upon application to the general curatorship, with a selection timetable opening as early as the summer preceding the fair. Stand levels vary according to positioning (main gallery, the Promesses section for galleries less than 10 years old, the French Design Art Edition section).

Applications to the Promesses section are subject to a specific selection committee, with a reduced pricing grid to give young galleries access.

Preparing your visit

For the exhibitor

• 12 months out: make contact with the general curatorship, apply to the selection committee (main gallery, Promesses or French Design Art Edition).
• 9 months out: confirm the stand, settle the programming, and submit artists for the curatorial trails where relevant.
• 6 months out: finalise the press pack, coordinate logistics with France Conventions, brief the gallery team.
• 3 months out: digital campaign, activation of partner collectors, scheduling appointments via the VIP programme.
• 6 weeks out: final scenographic preparations, final hanging, social media communication.

For the decision-making visitor

• Preview and VIP first look: by invitation, on the Wednesday evening of the opening week.
• Thursday and Friday: quieter days, ideal for business meetings and meeting gallerists.
• Saturday and Sunday: heavy footfall from the general public and collectors; allow a full day to cover the nave and balconies.
• Online booking is strongly recommended to benefit from the Thursday-Friday rates and to plan guided tour slots in advance.

CSR policy & initiatives

From 2021, Art Paris embarked on a pioneering CSR approach within the art fair ecosystem, with a world first for this type of event: a life cycle assessment (LCA) conducted with Karbone Prod, Solinnen and Art of Change 21.

Results measured between the 2021 and 2022 editions:

• Waste: 25.1 tonnes in 2021, 13.6 tonnes in 2022 (-45.8%).
• Electricity consumption: 61,666 kWh in 2021, 38,691 kWh in 2022 (-37.2%).
• 12 tonnes of materials recovered in 2022 through reuse channels.

The eco-design approach launched in 2022 represents the first documented initiative of its kind for an art fair worldwide. It shapes the scenographic choices, the reuse of partitioning materials and the pooling of equipment between exhibitors.

How the trade show has evolved

Trajectory analysis

Founded in 1999, Art Paris managed to hold its ground throughout the decade of FIAC's dominance, before benefiting from the shift in the Parisian market from 2022 onwards: FIAC was replaced by Paris+ par Art Basel (renamed Art Basel Paris in 2024), now positioned in late October at the Grand Palais. During the renovation of the Grand Palais between 2021 and 2023, Art Paris kept its appointment at the Grand Palais Éphémère on the Champ-de-Mars (a structure designed by Wilmotte), before returning to the restored Grand Palais in 2024.

The current positioning is clear: Art Paris occupies the April slot (the Parisian spring) with a mid-market + French scene format, where Art Basel Paris (24 to 26 October 2025 at the Grand Palais, 206 galleries, around 73,000 visitors) holds the autumn slot in the international high-end segment. The April fair reached its all-time attendance record in 2025 (87,275 visitors), and is launching a 28th edition in 2026 with a tighter target of 160 to 165 galleries, two demanding curatorial trails (Babel, La Réparation), a consolidation of the Prix MAIF Métamorphoses, and a CSR approach that remains without documented equivalent among international art fairs.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (artparis.com).