The VIP preview for Atlanta’s first major art fair was a hit, dealers and locals said. It is yet to be seen how significant sales will be over the fair’s entire four-day run, or whether a national fair platform will help Atlanta—long a creative breeding hub for Southern culture and the entertainment industry—develop a broader collector base capable of sustaining strong commercial infrastructure.

Organisers said around 3,500 people attended the evening preview of the inaugural Atlanta Art Fair, held on Thursday (3 October). The aisles of the Pullman Yards venue, a former industrial complex, were busy well into the evening. There was a sense of excitement among attendees, many of whom were local to the area, happy to be witnessing the city’s first major commercial fair, with around 60 participating galleries. The preview was just as busy and buzzing as any major fair opening in New York or Los Angeles.

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