Call for applications

We are pleased to announce that applications for Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2022 are now open. The application guidelines and entry forms are accessible on our website here.

Investec Cape Town Art Fair’s ninth edition is anticipated to return to the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) February 18 to 20, 2022, with the exclusive preview day taking place on Thursday, February 17. Investec Cape Town Art Fair offers an intimate experience of the largest contemporary art fair in Africa, in one of the world’s most vibrant art cities. With over 107 exhibitors, 22,000 visitors, 4800 VIPs, and a supportive local art community, the fair provides a platform for collectors, galleries, curators, artists, enthusiasts, and art journalists from around the globe to engage in cultural and economic exchange. Investec Cape Town Art Fair has proven to be the place where the fast-growing African art market and the international art world meet.

With the emergence of the pandemic, the world has been driven into a state of uncertainty and the urgency of rebuilding. Therefore, Investec Cape Town Art Fair’s focus for its ninth edition is shared support, collaboration, and inspiring new initiatives to ensure momentum and establish a support system amongst exhibitors. We believe in the art fair model to bring people together to connect, converse and contemplate at the forefront of contemporary art. The 2022 edition of the fair looks profoundly to the notion of collaboration across aspects of Investec Cape Town Art Fair to open up a dialogue and a shared support structure, with an exchange of ideas, research, artists, strategies, and resources.

The fair’s curated sections contribute to its intimate engagement: Tomorrows/Today showcases artists who will be tomorrow’s leading names. The section will again be co-curated by Nkule Mabaso (Head Curator, Michaelis Galleries, South Africa) and Luigi Fassi (Artistic Director, MAN-Contemporary Art Museum, Italy). The Tomorrows/Today platform acts as a forecast of future relevant practises and ideas. There is no knowable line that one crosses to move from emerging to established, therefore the section can present artists who have a track record but for whatever reason have not gained significant attention. SOLO: insight-out seeks to more fully explore the artistic practices of artists working locally and abroad, through curated solo presentations. In its fourth iteration, the section will explore how artists have reacted to the change, discomfort, heartache, and moments of isolation the last year and a half has brought, as well as opening up a conversation about the effect that exchange and collaboration have in the artist’s production. The questions of how sharing has enriched the artist’s practice and how virtual contact has impacted their practice come to mind. 

Investec Cape Town Art Fair is produced by Fiera Milano S.p.A, a global leader in exhibition management and the organisers of miart art fair.

Investec Cape Town Art Fair continues to leverage the support of our title sponsor, Investec. The fair offers collectors the unique opportunity to engage with a wide cross-section of the art world, through events in collaboration with our participating galleries and partnering art institutions. In addition, Investec Cape Town Art Fair will expand its public programme, giving all visitors an in-depth view of Cape Town’s ever-thriving contemporary art scene.

Over the past 10 years, we have stood as a pillar in the African and international art world, and it is with this that we hope to welcome you to Cape Town in 2022. Investec Cape Town Art Fair assures you that every COVID regulation will be adhered to safeguard the health and safety of every participant and visitor. 

For more information on the application procedures please contact Hanna Noor Mahomed, hanna [​at​] fieramilano.co.za.