{"id":1029495,"date":"2026-06-16T05:02:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T05:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1029495\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T05:02:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T05:02:33","slug":"drawing-now-paris-opens-applications-for-its-20th-anniversary-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1029495\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawing Now Paris Opens Applications for Its 20th Anniversary Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Europe\u2019s first contemporary art fair Drawing Now Paris dedicated exclusively to drawing returns to Le Carreau du Temple, Paris, from 18 to 21 March 2027.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artplugged.co.uk\/drawing-now-paris-opens-applications-for-its-20th-anniversary-edition\/\" class=\"ek-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drawing Now Paris<\/a><\/strong> has opened applications for its <strong>20th anniversary edition<\/strong>, inviting French and international galleries to apply for the 2027 fair. The landmark edition will take place from 18 to 21 March 2027 at Le Carreau du Temple in Paris, with online applications open until 25 September 2026, inclusive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 2007 by Christine Phal and Carine Tissot, <strong>Drawing<\/strong> Now <strong>Paris<\/strong> is the first contemporary art fair in Europe devoted exclusively to drawing. Over two decades, it has traced and supported the medium\u2019s evolution, championing new generations of artists while helping to secure contemporary drawing\u2019s place among collectors, institutions and art professionals internationally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 20th edition will continue this work with more than 70 French and international galleries, presenting artists whose practices range from the rediscovery of historical figures to the most experimental approaches in contemporary art. Through exhibitions, performances, professional meetings and conferences, the fair will underline the breadth of contemporary drawing today and reaffirm its role as a leading platform for contemporary creation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Drawing-now-paris-art-plugged-1.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing Now Paris, Drawing Now, 20th Anniversary Edition, Paris\" class=\"wp-image-79375\"  \/>\u00a9Gregoire Avenel, Agence Coolhuntparis<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 2027, the fair will be structured around three sectors. <strong>General<\/strong> is dedicated to established galleries and renowned artists; <strong>Process \/ Digital<\/strong> focuses on experimental, performative, interdisciplinary and digital practices; and <strong>Inception<\/strong> is reserved for emerging scenes and new generations, with a preferential rate supported by Drawing Society.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drawing Now Paris is also placing renewed emphasis on solo presentations. Galleries are invited to submit a monographic project as part of their application. Selected solo shows will receive enhanced visibility within the fair, alongside a dedicated editorial interview with the artist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Drawing Now Award<\/strong>, supported by Cont\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris, remains open to all applicant galleries. For 2027, a new requirement has been introduced: eligible projects must dedicate at least 30% of the stand space to the proposed artist, with no restrictions regarding focus or generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its inception, Drawing Now Paris has entrusted the selection of exhibiting galleries to an independent committee made up of leading figures from the fields of contemporary art and contemporary drawing.<\/p>\n<p>See also<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artplugged.co.uk\/venice-biennale-2026-how-the-baltic-states-are-reframing-cultural-identity\/\" class=\"mask-img\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Venice-2026-art-plugged_-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the 2027 edition, the committee will include Joana P. R. Neves, Artistic Director of Drawing Now Paris; Jenny Graser, Curator of 20th and 21st century collections at the Museum of Fine Arts Leipzig; Claudine Grammont, Head of the Graphic Arts Department at the Centre Georges Pompidou; Christophe Billard, art and philanthropy consultant; Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric de Goldschmidt, contemporary art collector; Pascal Neveux, Director of the Fonds r\u00e9gional d\u2019Art Contemporain Picardie; Philippe Piguet, art critic and independent curator; and Pamella Guerdat, Associate Curator of Fine Arts at the Jenisch Vevey Museum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The selected galleries will be announced in October 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drawing Now Paris opens applications for its 20th edition, taking place at Le Carreau du Temple from 18\u201321 March 2027.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drawingnowparis.com\" class=\"ek-link\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 2026 Drawing Now Paris<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artplugged.co.uk\/author\/artplugged\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ap_t_400x400.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Art Plugged is a contemporary platform inspired by a relationship with the broader arts communities. We provide our audience with curated insight into the world of art, from exhibitions to artist interviews and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s first contemporary art fair Drawing Now Paris dedicated exclusively to drawing returns to Le Carreau du Temple,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1029496,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7757],"tags":[284248,748,45232,284247,393,4884,257,1411,16,15],"class_list":["post-1029495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-london","tag-art-fair","tag-britain","tag-drawing","tag-drawing-now-paris","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-london","tag-paris","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116758036318735714","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1029495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1029496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1029495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1029495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1029495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}