May 14 - 17, 2026
Mountain America Expo Center
A Peaks Art Fairs Event
From the creators of the Reno Tahoe International Art Show, the inaugural Salt Lake Art Show will debut in Sandy, UT May 14 - 17, 2026.
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Opening hours
Mon.
10 AM - 7 PM
Tue.
10 AM - 7 PM
Wed.
10 AM - 7 PM
Thu.
10 AM - 7 PM
Fri.
10 AM - 7 PM
Sat.
10 AM - 7 PM
Sun.
10 AM - 7 PM
About the Salt Lake Art Show
Inspired by a changed world post-pandemic, exhibition executive Kevin O'Keefe, and his partner (and daughter) marketing executive Briana Dolan, both artists, wanted to create a new model of fine art fair that would be beneficial to artists, galleries, art collectors and buyers. Both had noted over the years that most major art shows in the US had a less than welcoming atmosphere and a high level of duplication in both galleries and artists shown.
The model conceived by the father-daughter duo would be elegant, fun, inclusive of a wide range of presented media, and welcoming to all. Buyers would be able to purchase works from an impressive selection of (1) galleries and studios from all over the world (2) the nation's top sculptors, including those fabricating large-scale works for events like Burning Man (3) curated independent artists from the region and (4) top contemporary Native American artists and sculptors.
To further delight collectors and buyers, film, music, dance and drama from the region and around the world would also be featured.
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Coming Soon
Salt Lake Art Show
Join us for the inaugural Salt Lake Art Show May 14-17, 2026 in Sandy, UT bringing together national and international galleries, collectors, sculpture, bespoke furniture, drama and music.
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When
May 14-17, 2026
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Where
Mountain America Expo Center
Success in Reno Tahoe
Geographically stunning, Reno lies in a sweeping valley beneath the majestic Sierra Nevada skyline. Close by and above the city is the beautifully pristine Lake Tahoe with over 80 miles of shoreline and soaring mountain vistas. Long home to a significant arts community, the region has been discovered by many talented artists and more than 200,000 affluent new residents from everywhere.
Over the past 2 years alone more than $6 billion in luxury real estate has been acquired and thousands of luxury redesigns and new residences are underway.
Launched in September 2022, the RTIA Show featured a floor plan of 50,000 square feet, hundreds of exhibitors, and thousands of buyers responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars in art sold. In 2023, RTIA Show doubled in size, exhibitors, audience and sold art and in September 2024, it finished at 160,000', 320 exhibitors from 22 countries - and nearly 5,000 collectors and buyers from 28 states and 10 countries.
In 2025 RTIA Show returns with a well curated, elegant presentation to buyers from over 200 galleries, studios, sculptors, independents, Native American artists and bespoke furniture designers from all over the globe. As always, RTIA Show features the best of Burning Man 2025 sculpture, Short film programming from the International Cordillera Film Festival of Reno Tahoe, and music and drama from University of Nevada, Reno.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Art at the Heart of Salt Lake
The fastest growing region in America for over 10 years, the Salt Lake City Combined Statistical Area (CAS) now includes +2,400,000 residents all located within an easy 20 to 30-minute drive from the Mountain America Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah.
This affluent community, nestled amidst the beautiful and dramatic backdrop of the Wasatch and Oquirrh mountain ranges boasts over 60,000 multi -millionaires. A strong majority of these residents own multiple homes.
A young and vibrant population with an average age of 32 years old, 60% of these residents are married and have families. The average income for the entire area is +$100,000 driven by the heavy concentrations of the very wealthy.
Salt Lake celebrates art in every facet of this beautiful place. There are three major museums encompassing 560,000 square feet: Utah Museum of Fine Art, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, and Natural History Museum of Utah. Drama is highlighted in no less than five theaters. Public art is everywhere to be seen. There are many galleries, studios and very talented independent regional artists.
Salt Lake is an ideal place to build a major, elegant fine art exhibition that delivers this art buying local audience and appeals to thousands of collectors and art buyers that would visit this destination to experience the Fair and the place at a wonderful time of year.
