A Black Art Fair 2026

The wait is over, Tickets for A Black Art Fair 2026 are officially LIVE!

We’re proud to be bringing back A Black Art Fair for its fourth edition! From October 31 to November 1, Nia Centre transforms into Toronto’s central gathering space for contemporary Black art, culture, and community. This year’s theme, EVIDENCE, invites you to experience and collect artwork that captures the depth and diversity of Black artistic practice.

Buying your ticket early doesn’t just guarantee your entry to our panel talks, live installations, and curated marketplace, it directly supports our goal of building a self-sustaining ecosystem for Black creators.

About A Black Art Fair 

Recognizing the vital role that selling artwork plays in advancing the careers and economic sustainability of Black artists, A Black Art Fair  (ABAF) returns as a leading platform for the discovery, purchase  and long-term investment in Black art in Canada. Presented by Nia Centre, ABAF creates a high-impact, culturally grounded space where your work is not only seen, but collected.

2026 Theme: Evidence
What remains after we have lived, loved, built, imagined, remembered, and created? This year’s Black Art Fair explores Evidence—the traces we leave behind and the worlds we make visible. Every work of art leaves a trace. It records a way of seeing, a relationship, a question, a memory, a material gesture, or an imagined future. As individual works come together, they form a collective record: not a singular history, but a constellation of lived experiences, ideas, and possibilities. Artists are invited to respond to this theme in ways that are personal, conceptual, material, or abstract. We welcome work that considers evidence as history or future, as presence or absence, as documentation or imagination, and as the enduring imprint of Black life in all its complexity.