VERNISSAGE: 14 APR 6–10 PM
at COLOR CLUB, 4146 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL
ADDITIONAL VISITING HOURS:
15 APR, 11 AM—7 PM
16 APR, 11 AM—6 PM
18 — 21 APR, 1—6 PM
22 — 23 APR, 11—6 PM
OR by APPOINTMENT: contact.juliuscaesar@gmail.com
We are excited to announce participants for the third iteration of the international miniature fair BARELY FAIR (April 14-23, 2023). Operated by JULIUS CAESAR and hosted at the arts and events venue COLOR CLUB, BARELY FAIR will again host an exciting list of artist-run spaces, commercial galleries, and curatorial projects from across the United States and around the world. Remaining at 1:12th scale, the fair will present work from an exciting range of artists working at small scale.
This year's Vernissage takes place Friday, April 14th from 6-10 PM with beverages, bespoke cocktails, and miniature fare.
BARELY FAIR will be open daily through April 16th and be on view through April 23rd. Follow this account for regular updates on the fair and our exhibitors, and check our website for more details on the fair and our participating spaces and artists.
2023 EXHIBITORS:
4TH WARD PROJECT SPACE (Chicago)
56 HENRY (New York City)
ADDS DONNA (Chicago)
ANTHONY GALLERY (Chicago)
APRIL APRIL (New York City)
BASKETSHOP (Cincinnati)
COB GALLERY (London)
CORBETT VS DEMPSEY (Chicago)
FLYWEIGHT (Brooklyn)
FOXY PRODUCTION (New York City)
GOOD WEATHER (North Little Rock, Chicago)
GROVE (London, Berlin)
HARLESDEN HIGH STREET (London)
HERE (Pittsburgh)
HG (Chicago)
KAI MATSUMIYA (New York City)
THE LATENT SPACE (Chicago)
LEFT FIELD (Los Osos)
LONESOME DOVE (New York City)
MICKEY (Chicago)
MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (Columbus)
MURMURS (Los Angeles)
P.A.D. (New York City)
PATEL BROWN (Toronto, Montreal)
PICKLEMAN (Chicago)
PRAIRIE (Chicago)
SCHERBEN (Berlin)
SELENAS MOUNTAIN (New York City)
SOCCER CLUB CLUB (Chicago)
SPACES (Cleveland)
THE SUBURBAN (Milwaukee)
TATJANA PIETERS (Ghent)
TIF SIGFRIDS (Athens)
Special thanks to JNL Design
VERNISSAGE
12 APRIL 6–10pm
AT
COLOR CLUB *
4146 N. ELSTON AVE.
CHICAGO, IL
ADDITIONAL VISITING HOURS
13 APR, 11 am – 7 pm
14 APR, 11 am – 6 pm
16 – 19 APR, 1 – 6 pm
20 – 21 APR, 11 – 6 pm
OR BY APPOINTMENT
BARELY FAIR is host to MINOR MATTERS, a small symposium on the economies of scale, on Saturday, 20 APR from 2-5PM. For more information on last year's symposium, visit the MINOR MATTERS page here
*
COLOR CLUB's 100-year-old home is not yet wheelchair accessible, but they are working on it. For more information on the venue, visit them here.
BARELY FAIR IS AN ARTIST-RUN ART FAIR OPERATED BY JULIUS CAESAR GALLERY IN CHICAGO
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2025 FAIR DATES
23 APR - 11 MAY
NEAR McKINLEY PARK, CHICAGO, IL
VISITING HOURS
23 – 27 APR, 11 AM – 4 PM
3 – 4 MAY, 12 – 5 PM
10 – 11 MAY, 12 – 5 PM
Evening events TBA and by appt.
Western Exhibitions is thrilled to present new painting and sculpture hybrids by Tokyo-born, Chicago-based artist NANAKO KONO at Barely Fair 2026, the 6th edition of the international miniature art fair. Operated by the Julius Caesar artist collective, the artist-run fair takes place near McKinley Park and is presented in a distinctive 1:12 scale format. Exhibitors share a tiny peek of their programming inside 20 x 20 x 12 inch booths, arranged in rows like a standard art fair. This year’s fair features day time general admittance and special evening events. Evening events include experimental cocktail installation called “Lewis Bag” by artist Tony Lewis.
Barely Fair is a ticketed event at a space near McKinley Park in Chicago. Venue address is provided through the ticketing platform upon booking visitation. Learn more at barelyfair.com.
Image: Ketchup Later (in Chicago) , 2026, Acrylic on acrylic sheet, laminated on wood, danish oil, 6h x 13w x 1d inches
BARELY FAIR 2026 is located in the McKinley Park neighborhood. Venue address provided through our ticketing platform upon booking visitation.
Evening events: APR 3, 4, 7, 10 & 11
General Admission: APR 4-19, 11-5 PM
CLOSED MONDAYS
BARELY FAIR is excited to announce our 2026 edition of Chicago's international 1:12 scale art fair! Operated by JULIUS CAESAR artist collective, BARELY FAIR 2026 hosts 30 artist-run spaces, commercial galleries, and curatorial projects from around the world.
This year's fair presents 15 BARELY FAIR newcomers, where all exhibitors share a small look at their programming inside 20 x 20 x 12 inch booths. Our 15 new exhibitors will be joining the more than 100 past exhibitors to have participated in bringing intimate art experiences to the art fair format.
2026 EXHIBITORS:
ACKERMAN CLARKE — Chicago
Chris Sharp Gallery — Los Angeles
Corbett vs. Dempsey — Chicago
DK Collection — Chicago
Essex Flowers — New York City
Fundacja Art House — Olesnica, Poland
Good Naked Gallery — New York City
Good Weather — North Little Rock & Chicago
Gordon Robichaux — New York City
Hans Goodrich — Chicago
Harlesden High Street x Miri — London
INTERNATIONAL WATERS - New York City
Ivory Gate — Shanghai
Jack Barrett — New York City
Julius Caesar — Chicago
Junior. Gallery — Chicago
Landline — Chicago
Laura (the Gallery) — Houston
MARCH — New York City
THE MISSION PROJECTS — Chicago
Galerie Noah Klink — Berlin
Olney Gleason — New York City
Ortega y Gasset Projects — Brooklyn
OSMOS — New York City
P.A.D. — New York City
Red Arrow — Nashville
ro art services — Chicago
Sheet Cake Gallery — Memphis
Tala — Chicago
Western Exhibitions — Chicago
To maintain a sense of scale where visitors feel central to their encounter, we are striving to maintain an ideal number of attendees during open hours. As a result, all visitation to this year's fair is ticketed. Tickets will be available through ARTSVP platform from our website.
We will be offering a range of ticket prices over the course of the fair's run, with a variety of experiences available to the general public through day time hours to special evening events. Visit our website or follow our fair instagram account, @barely_fair, for regular updates on the fair and our exhibitors.
Tickets for evening events, titled VIP NIGHTS, go on sale Friday, March 27th. Due to our focus on smaller encounters with contemporary art with this year's fair, we recommend utilizing the wait list on our ticketing platform if you cannot find a time or date that works for you. We will be looking to add ticket capacity as the fair nears.
We hope to see you there!
BARELY FAIR is a miniature art fair operated by Julius Caesar. The fair presents 30 exhibitors including contemporary art galleries, project spaces, and curatorial projects during ART WEEK in Chicago. Included exhibitors present inside 1:12 scale booths built to mimic the design of a standard fair.
Julius Caesar is an artist collective established in 2008. An ever-evolving group of artists acts as co-directors and at present is Tony Lewis and Roland Miller.