India Art Fair, previously known as India Art Summit, is an Indian modern and contemporary art fair held in New Delhi, India. The fair includes paintings, sculptures, photography, mixed media, prints, drawings and video art. The first three editions of the fair were organized at Pragati Maidan, one of India's largest and oldest exhibitions grounds. The 4th edition was held at NSIC grounds, Okhla, 25–29 January 2012. It is usually conducted annually and runs for three days. First held in 2008, it is India's largest art fair.
The art fair includes several pavilions of exhibits by galleries and solo projects by several artists. It also has an art education series with guided walks conducted by curators and students of art history. Simultaneously, there is a speakers' forum with panel of Indian and international experts from the art domain to discuss issues pertaining to the art in the region. It focuses on key issues related with the art production, art market and its reception in India.
The first fair targeted over 6000 visitors with 34 exhibiting galleries at the fair, and over 550 contemporary and modern artworks. In 2011, the India Art Fair was declared a "temporary museum" by the Ministry of Culture in order to promote the art market.
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