About · Aruba Art Fair

The fair, by the numbers

Ten years of art on the street in San Nicolas, counted.

editions since 2016

700+

artists have shown at the fair

100+

artists, crafters and galleries each year

stages in 2026

80+

permanent murals in San Nicolas

nights, one street

galleries open all year

65–80%

of each sale goes to the artist: 80 craft, 70 booth, 65 inside gallery

The fair

Booths, a craft row, an inside gallery and a contemporary gallery along the promenade of San Nicolas, every September, since 2016. Food, music and performance. Fair 7 pm to 11 pm; after-party 11 pm to midnight on Friday and Saturday. The closing weekend of Art Week Aruba.

The town

San Nicolas: 80+ murals by artists from eleven countries, Forbes’ Street Art Capital of the Caribbean (2019), the ArtisA Gallery (2021) and Space21 (2023).

The foundation

ArtisA, founded by Tito Bolivar in 2016. The fair funds Art Expression (schools, since 2017), the Youth Art Fair, Made Inside at KIA (since 2024) and the Mural Festival.

Partners of past editions

Aruba Tourism AuthorityMondriaan FondsCreative Industries Fund NLPrins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Caribisch GebiedDepartamento di CulturaPerseus Gallery