ARCOmadrid, JustMAD, Art Madrid, DrawingRoom.

From March 26 to 3, Madrid will become the capital of contemporary art thanks to the large number of artistic events progressively developed as a result of the fair ARCO. From exhibitions, art programs or other fairs that have managed to position themselves on the international scene, the Spanish capital will become the focus of art and a stop for collectors, professionals and art lovers.

Below, we explain the four essential fairs that you must visit:

ARCOmadrid

26 February to 3 March

More than two hundred galleries from 30 countries will gather at the 38th edition of ARCOmadrid, the International Contemporary Art Fair organised by IFEMA. This year Peru has been selected as the guest country.

In addition to the 165 galleries that make up the General Program, there are the curated sections: "Peru at ARCO", "Dialogues" and "Opening".

ARCO is once again promoting collecting, with different initiatives, including the last #mecomprounaobra, the free advisory service during the First Collectors by Fundación Banco Santander fair and the Young Collectors program, which brings thirty young international collectors to Madrid.

The classic International Buyers' and Special Guests' Programme is also back, with 300 collectors and 200 professionals from more than 40 countries.

Likewise, Artsy.net will once again offer the opportunity to explore the Fair and the works present at it through its website and App. 

The institutional prizes will also be awarded again, among them the VII Audemars Piguet Prize for the production of a work of art at ARCOmadrid, the XII edition of the Illy SustainArt Prize, which recognizes the work of Latin American artists born after 1970, from coffee-producing countries; the III Cervezas Alhambra Prize for Emerging Art; the XIV BEEP Prize for Electronic Art or the II Han Nefkens Foundation Prize ARCO for the production of a work of video art.

JustMAD

26 February to 3 March

JustMad celebrates its tenth edition, consolidating its position as one of the avant-garde references within the emerging art scene in our country.

Directed by Semíramis González and Daniel Silvo, the fair is an exhibition platform that brings together more than 50 galleries from countries all over the world such as Brazil, Cuba, Spain, the United States, France, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom. It is worth highlighting the important presence of Portuguese galleries, in a specific section (SOLOPortugal), in an attempt to strengthen the presence of artistic proposals from the neighbouring country and strengthen the ties between the two countries.

Art Madrid

26 February to 3 March

Art Madrid celebrates its fourteenth edition in the Galería de Cristal of CentroCentro Cibeles, with more than 40 national and international galleries and nearly 200 artists, both emerging and established.  

This year, Art Madrid's wide and varied proposal stands out for its increasingly international character and for the greater contemporaneity of the artistic selections. Likewise, the fair reinforces its permanent commitment to young creators and the most current forms of creation, as evidenced by the high number of artists under the age of 40 (63), the election of Ruben Martin de Lucas as Guest Artist or the line Theme of the Parallel Program.

In addition, a wide range of educational and cultural activities take place at the same time.

DrawingRoom

26 February to 3 March

The fourth edition of Drawing Room, the only contemporary drawing fair in Spain, has arrived, with a programme that brings together numerous national and international gallerists. 

The Palacio Santa Bárbara, designed by the architect Juan de Madrazo y Kuntz, will host the fourth edition of Drawing Room Madrid. Located at Calle de Hortaleza, 87, it is a palace-house located on the south side of the Plaza de Santa Bárbara in Madrid, in the epicentre of art, fashion and gastronomy in Madrid. A rationalist building from the second half of the 19th century with bright rooms that will be filled with art for the occasion.

This fourth call is presented with a smaller but more specialised programme of galleries, with a total of 20 national and international galleries - selected by a committee of experts - from Argentina, Belgium, Spain, Japan and Portugal. Among the participating galleries in 2019 will be Gallery KITAI (Tokyo, Japan), Galería Art Nueve (Murcia), Galería de Arte Artizar (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), La Casa Amarilla (Zaragoza), Ogami Press (Madrid), Galería Silvestre (Madrid), Galería Lucía Mendoza (Madrid), Yoko Uhoda Gallery (Belgium) and Galería Siboney (Santander), among others.