You can be an exhibitor at art karlsruhe
Strong selling, service oriented and with an excellent cost-benefit ratio, art karlsruhe takes place in the state of Baden-Württemberg, which is the region of Germany with the strongest purchasing power and which is home to Germany’s densest concentration of art collectors.
Personal sharing as equals among collectors, gallery owners and artists is a lived tradition in karlsruhe.
You too can be a part of the success story of this art fair. Take advantage of our comprehensive service. Seize this unique opportunity to meet your target audience and get to know new contacts and purchasers.
What does art karlsruhe stand for?
Over the past 20 years, art karlsruhe has become an integral part of the German art market. Our task is to continuously adapt, improve and further develop the qualities of the fair.
Located in one of Germany's most affluent regions, Baden-Württemberg, and in close proximity to France, Switzerland and Austria, the fair reflects the diversity of the art market. The focus is on classic modern, post war, contemporary art and sculpture.
Our aim is to offer every visitor an overview of the art of the last 120 years and to combine established art with new, collectible positions. We want to appeal to both the experienced public and art market newcomers and make it easier for them to access art.
We look forward to welcoming you to the next edition of art karlsruhe at one of the most beautiful exhibition centres in Europe. Together with the art institutions of the city of Karlsruhe, a UNESCO City of Media Arts, and the artists, we would like to make art karlsruhe even more of an annual art highlight in the city.
Our aim is to present ourselves with our usual friendliness, service-orientation and commitment and to offer you as an exhibitor an optimal environment. All interested galleries are invited to take part in the application process and convince the advisory board with their artistic programme.
Evolution.
Based on its strengths, art karlsruhe should continue to develop in good quality, structure and with contemporary formats and means.
New formats and changes at a glance
The three-year programme sponsored by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), and implemented by the Association of German Galleries and Art Dealers (BVDG)and art karlsruhe to honour artistic positions which, despite their artistic quality and continuous professional creation of original works of art, have not been able to achieve continuous and supra-regional or international visibility, recognition and collectorship, is entering its second round.
The most important changes are
- Artists who are already deceased and estates cannot be nominated.
- The artist may not have previously participated in the re:discover @ art karlsruhe funding programme.
All admitted participants of the Standard section can apply for a 25 square metre, free of charge promotion booth within their stand with the proposal of an artistic position that is worth rediscovering
Detailed information on the re:discover funding programme can be found here.
In response to the feedback from last year's application process for re:discover, we are offering re:frame, a new format for the presentation of artists' estates.
Similar to the one:artist show format, an area of 25 m² within the stand can be booked at a reduced stand rental price for the presentation of an estate that is demonstrably managed by the gallery.
The programme will be accompanied editorially and in the talk programme at the fair.
Sculpture spaces are 100 sqm of free space between the gallery stands in the halls for large-format statements, installation works and three-dimensional art. They are the unique selling point of art karlsruhe and offer the opportunity to present works that exceed the dimensions of a gallery bunk.
The most convincing presentation will receive the Loth Sculpture Prize sponsored by the L-Bank and endowed with 20,000 €.
- Each participating gallery can apply to host a sculpture space. The number of sculpture spaces at the fair is limited.
- A sculpture space is a flat rate of 10 x 10 m, the gallery stand is placed in the direct vicinity of the sculpture space.
- The stand rental price for the sculpture spot includes the option to place a sculpture by the registered artist in the Fair's Sculpture Garden (outdoor atrium area) at no additional charge.
Sculpture spots
These are spaces for individual sculptures in the aisles between the halls (can only be booked in conjunction with a gallery stand).
Newly designed as small open spaces with lighting via a floating truss system. No stand construction. The sculptures can be experienced in space and at 360°.
Further information on the SKULPTUR theme at art karlsruhe can be found here.
Promotion of young galleries with a founding date from 2020 or younger and with less than 3 participations at art karlsruhe.
new:comer receive a special reduced stand rental price and have the opportunity to book stands with a minimum size of 25 sqm (instead of 50 sqm).
Further information can be found here.
The Friends Programme offers the opportunity to present a friendly gallery as a co-exhibitor at their own stand. The "Friend" has the opportunity to show a cooperative presentation or curated themed exhibitions and gets to know art karlsruhe.
- The basic prerequisite is the booking of a total of at least 75 sqm of stand space.
- The special Friends price is limited to a maximum of 25 sqm within this stand area.
- Only 1 Friend can be registered.
- The co-exhibitor must be presented to Messe Karlsruhe / the Advisory Board in the application procedure and must meet the admission requirements.
- The participation of the co-exhibitor as a Friend is limited to a maximum of 3 editions of art karlsruhe.
Hall 3 - Artication
Hall 3 is establishing itself as a hall for special formats, a breath of fresh air and experiments. The focus is on entering the art market, mediation and a different experience.
The hall will also be a culinary centre and is expected to be home to the VIP Lounge 2025.
New formats and changes at a glance
The paper:square is a special display area for the presentation of artistic positions dealing with the medium of paper.
Exhibitors at art karlsruhe have the opportunity to book additional running metres here. The exhibition space is curated by the fair organisers. Sales generated from the special sales area will be handled by the gallerist.
The paper:square gallery format will not be continued in 2025.
You can find further information here.
A curated special exhibition of promising graduates from the art academies in Baden-Württemberg (Staatliche Akademie der Künste Karlsruhe, Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe and Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart) is intended to support these young talents as they enter the art market, make them visible and enable them to discover unseen positions.
In co-operation with Monopol, up to six artists or collectives have been selected from each of these universities to show their work at the fair. The project is supported by LBBW.
Further information can be found here.
Further information will follow shortly.
Curated special show of private collecting
Further information will follow.
Special exhibition LBBW Collection
Curatorial presentation of the company collection on a selected theme.
Gallery Stand
Apply for a gallery stand at art karlsruhe
Circa 180 galleries annually receive permission to exhibit at the International Fair for Classic Modern and Contemporary Art.
Participants are chosen by a nine-member advisory board chaired by Kristian Jarmuschek and the CEO of Messe Karlsruhe Britta Wirtz consisting of experts in each of the individual focal points.
The application process for art karlsruhe 2025 has been completed. Applications for art karlsruhe 2026 will be possible from July 2025.
Participation requirements
Would you like to be one of the exhibitors in art karlsruhe’s gallery programme? Here you can check to see if you satisfy the preconditions for participation:
- The application procedure is open for galleries in Germany and abroad which work professionally and
- regularly (i.e. at least four exhibitions per year)
- organize exhibits in their own gallery premises.
- Permission to participate in art karlsruhe is generally not granted to art mediators who do not operate their own galleries or to self-marketers.
For questions please contact
The Museum Mile for exhibitors
art karlsruhe’s Museum Mile offers cultural institutions (such as museums, art associations and foundations, as well as culture tourism) a platform for sharing and utilizing the synergies of an international art fair as exhibitor.
Embedded in Hall 3 , the Museum Mile presents itself at art karlsruhe with attractive information stands. More than 40 selected institutions in Karlsruhe’s cultural landscape find their interested target audience here, as do cultural institutions from the entire federal state and neighbouring regions. International exhibitors come, for example, from France and Switzerland.
You will find your interested target audience here as an exhibitor!
You want to exhibit?
In order to make the presentation as comfortable as possible for you as exhibitor, the information stands of the Museum Mile already contain a stand construction and marketing package in addition to the stand area. Possible stand sizes vary from 9 to 24 square meters.
The presentation and sale of originals / editions / graphics is not permitted in the area of the Museum Mile. It is a pure advertising platform for the institution and its exhibitions, but not for individual artists. This is reserved for the galleries at the fair. The organizer decides on the admission to participate in agreement with the curator.
The application process is closed
The application process for The Museum Mile at art karlsruhe 2025 is now closed.
All applicants will be notified in writing of any conditions for admission and become binding upon receipt of written notification of admission.
Contact
Exhibitor Services
Excellent Service from A to Z for your trade fair success!
Here you can organize your perfect trade fair appearance with a few simple clicks.
To make sure preparations for your stand run smoothly and speedily, our services are available online in our Online Service Centre (OSC) - e. g. stand construction service, equipment, technical installation as well as marketing and press services.
Online Service Center (OSC)
In the Online Service Center (OSC) you can conveniently order your individual service requirements.
After successful application for art karlsruhe, you will receive your LOGIN data and log in to your customer account here.
You have already been an exhibitor? Then log in again directly.
Do you have any questions? Our service officer Melanie Metz will be happy to help.
Our marketing service
Increase your visibility at art karlsruhe. Take advantage of our many advertising opportunities on site or let us put together an individual marketing package for you. We will be happy to advise you! Contact our marketing expert Christina Füger directly. In our download area you will also find online banners for direct application.
Beware of Expoguide
We are experiencing an increasing number of e-mails and websites that appear to offer visitor lists in the name of art karlsruhe. These are fraudulent emails, the visitor data of art karlsruhe is not for sale/rent.
Information, Data & Facts
Highlights onsite advertising
LED information display panel
This central information display panel is located in the main entrance area. 28 m² ensure maximum impact for your product and company presentation – even from a distance.
- Dimensions: 4 x 5 m (spots are repeated up to 120 times per day)
- Spot placement: 495 EUR
- Spot production: 295 EUR
Interior advertising option PLASMA greeting display panels
Get trade-fair visitors to visit your stand using the PLASMA display panels in the entrance west and east!
- Location: Main Entrance West
- Dimensions: 60-inch screen, 1.5 m, resolution 1280 x 720 pixels
- Advertisements appear up to 120 times per day
- Spot placement: 250 €
- Spot production: 195 €
Exterior advertising option City-Light poster
Use City-Lights in front of the main entrance to make visitors aware of your stand as soon as they arrive!
- Location: in the outdoor area of the trade-fair premises, on the way from the P1 carpark to the main entrance, as well from the P2 carpark to the main entrance
- Dimensions: 114 x 171 cm (visible area)
- Price: per poster 350 €
- Includes production, assembly / removal, limited availability;
- Requirement: provision of a ready-to-print PDF file
Warning for exhibitors!
Attendee lists of art karlsruhe
We have noticed a growing number of fraudulent emails and websites masquerading as art karlsruhe and offering attendee lists. We would like to inform our exhibitors that our visitor data are not sold or rented.
Expo Guide entries
International Fairs Directory, EXPO GUIDE, Commercial Online Manuals S de RL de CV
We would like to draw your attention to untrustworthy exhibitor directory offers:
A Mexican company called "EXPO GUIDE, S.C." has contacted several exhibitors of Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre and asked them to update their entries on Expo Guide, a database for trade fairs and exhibitors. This company as well as a company called International Fairs Directory are currently aggressively expanding their presences on the German market. We would like to emphasise once again that none of the aforementioned companies has any cooperation whatsoever with the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre. The entries on the Expo Guide site (www.expo-guide.com) and the International Fairs Directory (https://www.inter-fairs.com) are not related to any of our trade fairs.
Unsuspecting exhibitors are contracted to a three-year, non-retractable agreement, which could cost you a 1.171 € per year, with no foreseeable benefits.
If you receive any those letters, throw them away. If you mistakenly signed a contract, please follow the advice of the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry.
Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH expressly distances itself from the services offered by any of those companies as Commercial Online Manuals S de RL de CV and International Fairs Directory!
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Sample letter
If you have ordered a chargeable entry from EXPO GUIDE, we provide you here with a letter for download which AUMA has checked with a lawyer and with which you can defend yourself against the payment of an invoice.
We also provide you with a sample letter from EXPO GUIDE for download.
