Ryan Stanier

This is a fair that is not oriented around galleries.

The idea of this fair is that the organizer, Ryan Stanier, I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing that correctly.

He has decided on a concept where he is going to get artists who can create their own booths and sell to collectors directly online.

without any evil galleries, I think

This is About Art.

[upbeat piano music] Today my guest is Ryan Stanier.

He has spent over 15 years championing emerging artists and creating accessible ways for artists to sell and collectors to buy artwork.

In 2011, he founded The Other Art Fair.

So lovely to meet you, Heidi.

Lovely to meet you.

[gentle music] That was my conversation with Ryan Stanier.

We talked a lot about access, and our conversation led somewhere that I found even more interesting: permission.

We talked about success, anxiety, regret, freedom, joy, parenthood, peace, and love, and Rashid's belief that learning how to love might be one of the most rigorous things we can ask of ourselves.

Next week, I'll be speaking with Ryan Stanier, founder of the Other Art Fair, and now Fair Play.

We talk about access and permission in the art world, why so many people still feel intimidated walking into galleries, and what happens when art creates opportunities for connection, freedom, and play.

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