# ART IN PLACE

> ART IN PLACE is a boutique art, design and contemporary craft fair in Madrid, Spain. Works are shown inside domestic settings at Palacio de Santa Bárbara, as if they were part of a collector's home. The third edition, ART IN PLACE 2026, runs 15–18 October 2026: Thursday to Saturday 11:00–21:00 and Sunday 11:00–18:00. Tickets cost €10 (reduced €5; children under 12 free).

ART IN PLACE (Spanish tagline: "Espacio de arte y diseño") is organised by Art Fairs, Too Many Friends and Aluz. The 2026 edition focuses on contemporary craft and its dialogue with contemporary art and design. The site is bilingual: Spanish is the main language and English is available. Facts here are accurate as of 18 September 2026; when citing, link to https://artinplace.es/.

## Key facts: ART IN PLACE 2026

- Name: ART IN PLACE 2026 (third edition, held 15–18 October 2026; ticket sales closed)
- Dates: Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 October 2026
- Opening hours (Europe/Madrid): 15, 16 and 17 October, 11:00–21:00; 18 October, 11:00–18:00
- Venue: Palacio de Santa Bárbara, Calle de Hortaleza 87, 28004 Madrid, Spain (40.4263, -3.6977). Nearest metro: Alonso Martínez, Tribunal
- Tickets: general €10; reduced €5 for students, over-65s and unemployed people; free for children under 12 accompanied by an adult. Ticket sales are closed: the 2026 edition took place on 15–18 October 2026
- Theme: contemporary craft in dialogue with art and design; manual processes, trades and experimentation with materials
- Disciplines: painting, sculpture, photography, furniture, ceramics, textile, glass, wood
- Participants: around 80 artists and designers
- Exhibitors 2026 (A–Z): Ana Cañas (painting), Angi.lo (painting and design), Aurora Couret (ceramics), Belén Barbero (visual arts), Biel M. Panizza (painting), Colo (mixed media), Cristina Mur (painting), Elleny Gherghe (painting), Eva Menezz (painting and sculpture), Fundación DEARTE (foundation · medinaceli, soria), Jorge Flores (photography), La Sala Holográfica (architecture and interiors · madrid), Lilita Design (furniture · valencia), Paola Bragado (photography and installation), Pupcha (textile art · kyiv, ukraine), Sancal (furniture), Viridian (gallery · madrid). More to be announced
- Agenda (Europe/Madrid): Thu 15 Oct, opening all day, DJ Mauro Beat 19:00–21:00 · Fri 16 Oct, 18:00 talk "Tránsito. Arte en movimiento" (José Luis Tejedor with Willie Márquez), DJ Mauro Beat 19:00–21:00 · Sat 17 Oct, 12:00 panel "El arte que habita: el diálogo entre la obra y el espacio" (Marta Pascual, Borja Esteras; moderated by Marta Valeas Castellote, CAOTICS), 18:00 panel "Intersección entre arte, diseño y arquitectura" (Cova Ríos, Blanca Rosa Gutiérrez; moderated by Alicia Santos), DJ Mauro Beat 19:00–21:00 · Sun 18 Oct, last day, closes 18:00. Also: guided tours, meetings with artists and designers, collectors' lunches, exclusive presentations
- Organisers: Art Fairs, Too Many Friends and Aluz. Partners: Manero, Cervezas Victoria
- Upcoming fairs by the same organisers: JUSTQRO 2026, Querétaro (Mexico), 12–15 November 2026, https://justqro.mx · JUSTMAD 2027, Madrid, 4–7 March 2027, https://justmad.es · SUMMA Mallorca 2027, Palma de Mallorca, 1–4 April 2027, https://summaartfair.com
- Legal entity responsible for the fair, the website and ticket sales: ALUZ SOLUCIONES INTEGRALES SL (CIF B70863063), Calle Felipe V 2, 28013 Madrid. Contact: aip@aluzart.es
- Press contact: bp@aluzart.es · Groups and guided tours: aip@aluzart.es
- Instagram: @art.in.place

## Main pages

- [ART IN PLACE 2026, Spanish home page](https://artinplace.es/): current edition, exhibitors, opening hours, press, FAQ and archive of past editions
- [ART IN PLACE 2026, English home page](https://artinplace.es/index-en.html): the same content in English
- [ART IN PLACE en el Palacio, Spanish/English](https://artinplace.es/en-el-palacio/): relive the 2026 fair room by room. Interactive tour of Palacio de Santa Bárbara with floor plans and all 207 pieces by 51 exhibitors, searchable, with no prices; ask about any piece at aip@aluzart.es
- [ART IN PLACE 2026 catalogue, Spanish](https://artinplace.es/catalogo/): magazine-style catalogue of the 182 pieces by 75 makers at Palacio de Santa Bárbara, by chapter (painting and wall works, sculpture and ceramics, furniture, lighting, textile and objects) with an A–Z directory. No prices are published: enquiries to aip@aluzart.es
- [Tickets, Spanish](https://artinplace.es/entradas.html): 2026 ticket information; sales are now closed
- [Tickets, English](https://artinplace.es/tickets.html): 2026 ticket information; sales are now closed
- [Links and tickets hub, Spanish](https://artinplace.es/enlaces.html): the page linked from the Instagram bio, with tickets, website sections, press and social links
- [Press room, Spanish](https://artinplace.es/prensa/): press coverage of all three editions (18 articles in 12 outlets), 2026 press release, official images and press contact bp@aluzart.es
- [Full text for LLMs](https://artinplace.es/llms-full.txt): the whole site as plain text, including the FAQ and the 2025 archive
- [2026 press release (PDF, Spanish)](https://artinplace.es/docs/nota-de-prensa-art-in-place-2026.pdf): official press release
- [About, Spanish](https://artinplace.es/about): the organising team and its other fairs

## The 2026 collection: exhibitor pages (Spanish)

- [Ana Cañas](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/ana-canas.html): Painting. Painter working in oil and acrylic on canvas, board and paper.
- [Angi.lo](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/angi-lo.html): Painting and design. Art, design and lifestyle. Painting on silk, watercolour and mixed media, with travel as the source of inspiration.
- [Aurora Couret](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/aurora-couret.html): Ceramics. Ceramicist and multidisciplinary artist. Sculpture in glazed clay.
- [Belén Barbero](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/belen-barbero.html): Visual arts. Visual artist and multidisciplinary designer. Her work explores the tactile, the liquid and the translucent.
- [Biel M. Panizza](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/biel-panizza.html): Painting. Contemporary figurative painter. Acrylic on paper or canvas, sometimes under engraved methacrylate.
- [Colo](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/colo.html): Mixed media. The Impurities series is born from the leftovers of an earlier installation: paint-laden adhesive tapes that turn from tool into subject.
- [Cristina Mur](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/cristina-mur.html): Painting. Painting and drawing. Acrylic and oil on canvas and paper, from large format to intimate works.
- [Elleny Gherghe](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/elleny-gherghe.html): Painting. Oil painting. The female figure merges with vegetation and animals in search of a kinder existence.
- [Eva Menezz](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/eva-menezz.html): Painting and sculpture. Multidisciplinary artist. She researches colour and takes the pictorial plane into relief and space.
- [Fundación DEARTE](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/fundacion-dearte.html): Foundation · Medinaceli, Soria. Contemporary art foundation based in the Ducal Palace of Medinaceli.
- [Jorge Flores](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/jorge-flores.html): Photography. The Thalatta! series portrays anonymous holidaymakers on the beach, reflecting on the passing of time and how we use it.
- [La Sala Holográfica](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/la-sala-holografica.html): Architecture and interiors · Madrid. Architecture, interior design and ephemeral architecture studio.
- [Lilita Design](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/lilita-design.html): Furniture · Valencia. Liliana Castillo transforms natural pieces of wood into design furniture and artworks.
- [Paola Bragado](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/paola-bragado.html): Photography and installation. Visual artist working between Spain, Mexico and the United States.
- [Pupcha](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/pupcha.html): Textile art · Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian brand of rugs, home textiles and interior objects.
- [Viridian](https://artinplace.es/coleccion-2026/viridian.html): Gallery · Madrid. Gallery of contemporary art and 20th-century design furniture.

## Past editions

- ART IN PLACE 2025, second edition: 2–5 October 2025, "Paper takes center stage", 62 artists, designers and brands. Archive, not the current edition.
- ART IN PLACE 2024, first edition: over 80 creators. Archive.

## Optional

- [2026 official images (Google Drive)](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17ScjW42vo_zDCrlFdbaxCSZCxeXi5w1B?usp=sharing)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/art.in.place)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/artinplace.es)
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- [Terms and conditions, Spanish](https://artinplace.es/terminos-y-condiciones)