Art Palm Beach

What Art Palm Beach does

Art Palm Beach is an annual contemporary and modern art fair held each January at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. The fair is owned and operated by the Palm Beach Show Group, a private bi-coastal enterprise controlled by Scott Diament and Rob Samuels that also produces the LA Art Show; Art Palm Beach was acquired by the group in June 2022 and relaunched under producer/director Kassandra Voyagis in January 2023. The event presents 80+ international galleries from at least twelve countries and is positioned as the first major art fair of the Palm Beach winter season, timed to coincide with peak residency of high-net-worth seasonal collectors in South Florida.

The fair's core product is the five-day in-person show, augmented by a defined set of sub-products: the DIVERSEartPB curated platform featuring international biennials and museums (Gwangju, Venice, NYLAAT, SACO, Casablanca, World Textile Art, Boca Raton Museum of Art), an Opening Night Premiere VIP gala at $150 per ticket, a VIP Gold Card annual membership with first-look privileges, year-round Artsy online marketplace integration with AR preview tools, digital catalogs, a virtual tour, featured exhibitions (e.g., Sylvester Stallone: Evolution at Provident Fine Art), and a shipping/installation services layer connecting exhibitors to approved carriers. Technology depth is shallow — no proprietary AI, data, or platform IP — with dependency on Artsy and See Tickets for marketplace and ticketing infrastructure.

The business model is a three-stream event revenue engine. Galleries pay transaction-style booth fees for invite-only participation; sponsors (Yvel jewelry, Cavallino Classic, Athletes for Life, Palm Beach Illustrated, and a broad media-sponsor consortium) provide advertising-style sponsorship revenue; and the company sells one-time general and Opening Night Premiere tickets plus an annual VIP Gold Card subscription. Customer segments are dual-sided: 80+ enterprise-level galleries (exhibitors) and HNW art collectors (attendees), with supporting cultural-institution and affluent local resident segments reached through DIVERSEartPB and community partnerships.

Name

Art Palm Beach

Legal name

Art Palm Beach

Website

https://artpalmbeachshow.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Art Palm Beach is an annual contemporary and modern art fair at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, owned by the Palm Beach Show Group. It serves 80+ international galleries and affluent South Florida collectors each January, monetizing booth fees, sponsorships, and ticket/VIP membership sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Fair / Fine Art Events

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (7139)

akta.pro primary industry

Collectibles & Hobby Shows (MPAGAFAN)

Keywords

• Contemporary art fair
• Modern art exhibitions
• International art galleries
• Fine art events
• Vip art collectors

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Exhibitor Booth Fees: Galleries pay to exhibit at the show. Participation is by invitation only. The show features over 80 international galleries.
2. Ticket Sales: General admission tickets and Opening Night Premiere tickets ($150) are sold to attendees. VIP Gold Card membership provides unlimited admission and special access.
3. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors including jewelry sponsors, luxury lifestyle partners, and media sponsors support the event financially.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Art Palm Beach is an annual five-day contemporary and modern art fair held each January at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. The fair showcases works from 80+ invited international galleries across contemporary, modern, and emerging master categories, and is enhanced by a curated international biennial and museum program (DIVERSEartPB), a VIP red-carpet Opening Night Premiere gala, exhibitor shipping and installation services, and an Artsy-powered online marketplace for browsing and purchasing works.

Product overview

Art Palm Beach is an annual contemporary art fair operating as a single unified product—the Art Palm Beach Show—rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is the five-day art fair held at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, featuring international galleries exhibiting contemporary, modern, and emerging art. The fair is enhanced by several integrated sub-products: DIVERSEartPB (a curated program of international biennials and museum collaborations), the Opening Night Premiere (a VIP gala event), Virtual Tour (online exhibition experience), Digital Catalogs (annual show documentation), Featured Exhibitions (spotlight collections by specific galleries), Shipping & Installation Services (logistics coordination with approved carriers), VIP Gold Card Membership (premium collector benefits), and the DIVERSEartPB Museum Acquisition Award (emerging artist recognition). These components work together to create a comprehensive art fair experience for galleries, collectors, and art enthusiasts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DIVERSEartPB: Signature curated platform featuring international museums, biennials, and art institutions; explores themes of art's transformative power, museum relevance, and global cultural exchange

Products and services

• Art Palm Beach Show The annual five-day mid-winter contemporary and modern art fair held at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, showcasing 80+ invited international galleries presenting contemporary, emerging, and modern master works of the 20th and 21st centuries. Targeted at international art galleries (exhibitors) and high-net-worth collectors and art patrons (attendees).
• DIVERSEartPB A signature curated programming platform within the fair featuring international museums, biennials, and art institutions. It explores how contemporary art circulates and evolves across global art ecosystems and includes biennial partners such as the Gwangju Biennale, Venice Biennale, NYLAAT, SACO Biennial, Casablanca Biennial, and World Textile Art Biennial. The 2026 edition examined how contemporary art circulates across global art institutions.
• Opening Night Premiere A red-carpet VIP gala event featuring fine art, entertainment, musical performances, complimentary champagne and hors d'oeuvres, and exclusive first access to artwork before general public viewing. Tickets priced at $150 with proceeds supporting the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County.
• VIP Gold Card Membership An annual subscription membership primarily for art patrons, collectors, curators, museum directors, and gallery owners. Benefits include password-protected VIP website access, Opening Night Premiere admission, first-look and purchase privileges, invitation to VIP parties and events, VIP Lounge access during show days, early entry on weekends, and unlimited admission during regular show hours.
• Shipping & Installation Services Art logistics services that connect exhibitors with approved domestic and international shippers including CV Fine Art Services, Cynco Art Management, and PIBL for artwork transportation and installation at the fair.
• Featured Exhibitions Program Curated special exhibitions within the fair spotlighting specific artists, themes, or collections presented by partner galleries—such as Sylvester Stallone: Evolution (Provident Fine Art, 2026), John Knuth: Renewed Resilience (Hollis Taggart, 2026), Matteo Massagrande and Korean sculptors Hwang Seontae and Choi Soowhan (Pontone Gallery, 2026), Maikel Martinez: Dream Worlds (Rosenbaum Contemporary, 2025), and Mark Eisen sculptures (Modern Fine Art, 2025).
• Virtual Tour An immersive online experience allowing visitors to explore and experience the art fair virtually, including the 2026 edition, as if attending in person.
• Digital Catalogs Digital exhibition catalogs available for each year's show, documenting participating galleries and featured works.
• DIVERSEartPB Museum Acquisition Award An award program supporting emerging artists by facilitating the acquisition of their works by leading national and international museums, judged by museum curators and presented through the DIVERSEartPB platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Art Palm Beach 2025 nearly doubled attendance year-over-year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

46 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• American Art CollectorminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• American Fine ArtminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• ArtForumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• ArtnetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• ArtNewsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• ArtsycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLeading global online marketplace partner for buying, selling, and discovering works of fine art. Exhibitors' works available for viewing and purchase on Artsy platform with AR tools to view artworks in home.
• GalerieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• The Art NewspaperminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• The New York TimesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• Wall Street JournalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• Palm Beach Daily NewsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal media partner providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• The Palm Beach PostminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal media partner providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• LocaliQ/USA TodayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• Western Art CollectorminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• International Artist PublishingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• Cultured MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• Modern Luxury Palm BeachminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• Incollect MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• Art WorldminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• ArtpriceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• Le GrandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• Printed EditionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• The EdenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing coverage and editorial support for Art Palm Beach 2026 show.
• Palm Beach IllustratedcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerShow Partner for 2026, providing integrated coverage and editorial support as the official show partner publication.
• Gwangju BiennalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDIVERSEartPB collaborator; one of Asia's oldest and most prestigious biennials, established in 1995 in memory of the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement.
• Venice BiennalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChile's official pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale 2026 co-curated by DIVERSEartPB curator Marisa Caichiolo; Chile's participation is result of inter-institutional collaboration between Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• NYLAAT (New York Latin American Art Triennial)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the most active institutional platforms dedicated to promotion, research, and dissemination of Latin American art in the United States with internationally oriented curatorial model.
• SACO Biennial (Chile)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit cultural organization developing SACO Contemporary Art Biennial since 2012, distinguished by its 'museum without a museum' program transforming non-cultural spaces into art encounters.
• Nomade BiennialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject created by Hernán Pacurucu and Víctor Hugo Bravo from Ecuador and Chile; a space in transit generating reflections on systems and visibility of contemporary art through workshops, publications, and mobile residences.
• Casablanca BiennialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresenting PROJECT: AQUAS by Eugenia Vargas Pereira at DIVERSEartPB 2026, an ongoing exploration of rivers with community participation through river cleansing rituals.
• World Textile Art Biennial (Miami)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWTA Organization founded in 1997 in Miami, Florida; presents textile art biennial with editions held in US, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, Spain, and Chile.
• Boca Raton Museum of ArtcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner75th Anniversary celebration collaboration; co-presenting Glasstress 2025 exhibition featuring works by Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg; hosted DIVERSEartPB Acquisition Award ceremony.
• Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MOCAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDIVERSEartPB collaborator presenting PROJECT: CERAMIC PLATES COLLECTION; home to one of most fascinating ceramic art collections in South Florida with nearly 1000 plates by 97 artists.
• Danubiana Museum (Bratislava, Slovakia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDIVERSEartPB collaborator presenting Viktor Frešo: Ominka sculpture, a memory embodied in family artifact transformed into monumental inflatable balloon art.
• ReflectSpace Gallery (Glendale, California)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDIVERSEartPB collaborator presenting HanHo: Eternal Light, a nine-part massive multi-media panel work re-imagining apocalyptic scenarios in the 21st century.
• Culture Nomad (Seoul, Korea)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partner collaborating on Birth of Light installation by Sung Min Jang with International Association for Art Ecosystem Research (IAAE).
• Paju Cultural Foundation (Korea)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic cultural institution based in Paju near DMZ; collaborating on Birth of Light installation with Culture Nomad and IAAE.
• International Association for Art Ecosystem Research (IAAE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch association examining relationships among artistic creation, space, institutions, and society through ecosystem lens; co-curating Birth of Light installation with Paju Cultural Foundation.
• Cultural CouncilminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partner providing support and local cultural connections for Art Palm Beach 2026.
• Palm Beach County Convention CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partner providing venue and operational support for Art Palm Beach 2026.
• CityPlaceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partner providing shopping, dining, and entertainment connections for Art Palm Beach attendees.
• Athletes for Life (AFL)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Art Palm Beach 2026, focused on health and wellness initiatives.
• YvelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJewelry Sponsor of Art Palm Beach 2026, providing luxury jewelry offerings for attendees.
• Cavallino ClassiccoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLuxury Lifestyle Partner for 2026; presenting Cavallino Best Booth in Show Awards recognizing excellence in booth design, curatorial focus, and visitor engagement.
• Palm Beach Show GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company owned by Scott Diament and Rob Samuels; operates both Art Palm Beach and LA Art Show as a bi-coastal enterprise.
• Pantelides PR & ConsultingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPR and media contact for press inquiries and press accreditation; Kiersten Miller handles press communications.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Art Basel: Art Basel is the parent brand and operator of the world's most prestigious contemporary art fairs (Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong, Paris). It is the global benchmark for gallery economics, collector attendance, and brand cachet in the contemporary art fair category, against which Art Palm Beach is positioned as a complementary regional event.
• Frieze: Frieze operates major international contemporary art fairs (Frieze London, Frieze New York, Frieze Seoul, Frieze LA) and is one of the world's most established art-fair brands. It operates at a significantly larger scale than Art Palm Beach and serves as a broad-incumbent benchmark for sponsor and gallery economics in the contemporary art-fair space.

Direct peers

• The Armory Show: The Armory Show is a major annual contemporary art fair held each September in New York City, featuring international galleries across modern and contemporary works. It is one of the leading U.S. contemporary art fairs with comparable exhibitor economics, VIP programming, and institutional partnerships to Art Palm Beach.
• Art Basel Miami Beach: Art Basel Miami Beach is the largest contemporary art fair in the Americas, held each December in Miami Beach during Miami Art Week. It directly competes with Art Palm Beach for the same affluent South Florida collector base during the same winter art season and represents the dominant regional benchmark for pricing, prestige, and exhibitor pull.
• Scope Art Fair: Scope Art Fair operates contemporary art fairs in Miami, New York, Basel, and other cities, with editions that overlap Art Palm Beach's target demographics and gallery mix. It is an emerging-to-mid-tier contemporary art fair with similar exhibitor economics and event-driven revenue model.
• EXPO Chicago: EXPO Chicago is an international contemporary and modern art fair held annually in Chicago, featuring leading galleries and curated programming. It is a similarly sized U.S. regional contemporary art fair with overlapping target audience of collectors, curators, and museums, and provides a useful comparator for booth and sponsorship economics.
• Design Miami: Design Miami is a curated collectible design fair held concurrently with Art Basel Miami Beach during Miami Art Week. It targets the same ultra-high-net-worth collector demographic as Art Palm Beach in the same South Florida geography, with adjacent (rather than purely visual-art) inventory, making it a partial competitor for collector attention and sponsorship dollars.
• Untitled Art Fair Miami Beach: Untitled Art Fair is an international contemporary art fair held annually in Miami Beach during Miami Art Week. It targets a similar international gallery and collector base as Art Palm Beach, with comparable booth-fee and ticketing economics, and competes for the same affluent seasonal South Florida audience one month earlier in the calendar.
• LA Art Show: LA Art Show is a contemporary and modern art fair held annually in Los Angeles, owned by the same parent company (Palm Beach Show Group) and produced by the same producer/director (Kassandra Voyagis) as Art Palm Beach. It is a sister event with shared infrastructure, gallery relationships, and operational model, making it the closest internal comparable for benchmarking.

Regional players

• Art Dubai: Art Dubai is a leading international art fair held annually in Dubai, serving the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia collector base. It is not geographically competitive with Art Palm Beach but is highly comparable in product format, VIP programming, and gallery mix, and serves as a regional peer for emerging-market art-fair economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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