Contemporary art lovers, it’s time to get in gear as Frieze is popping up at Randall’s Island this week. With it blows in a host of satellite fairs. We’ve put together a guide highlighting the ones to hit up if you have the time. Happy art hopping everyone!

Image courtesy of Frieze

Frieze New York
May 5-8, Thu & Sat 11am – 7pm, Fri 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-6pm
at Randall’s Island
Tickets: $10-$99
Firmly planted at the center of Frieze Week is Frieze New York. Back at Randall’s Island for its fifth year, the British import art fair pulls focus on the contemporary art scene, parading the work of today’s hottest commodities. Housed in a temporary serpentine structure imagined by Brooklyn-based architects SO-IL, the 2016 edition runs four days and plays host to over 200 galleries from 31 countries. Among Frieze’s distinguishing characteristics are its commissioned site-specific programs Frieze projects and Frieze sound. This year, nine artists were enlisted to participate including Giorgio Andreotta Calò, Maurizio Cattelan, Alex Da Corte, GCC, Anthea Hamilton, David Horvitz, Liz Magic Laser, Eduardo Navarro, and Heather Phillipson. Fair goers should be on the look out for Alex Da Corte’s balloon work that will be hovering over the fair, Anthea Hamilton’s futuristic inhabitable car, and Cattelan’s tribute to Daniel Newburg Gallery that features a live donkey.

Another signature of the fair is Frieze Talks. An opportunity to hear from influential artists, critics and cultural figures, the 2016 series finds Eileen Myles, Jacolby Satterwhite, Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Leckey, and Thomas Demand among its speakers.

New for 2016 is the Reading Room at Frieze. This space houses the world’s best arts and culture publications and also serves up daily events featuring writers, editors and special guests. Highlights of the programming include a conversation with Petra Cortright on the relationship between art and the internet, a poetry reading by Wayne Koestenbaum, and W Magazine’s Art Heist, which finds illustrator Justin Teodoro creating artwork that is being given away for free.

And, if all the art shopping at Frieze has you building up an appetite, the fair always has a plethora of food options. Among this year’s vendors are Court Street Grocers, Marlow & Sons, Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream, Frankies Spuntino, Roberta’s, Cosme, Superiority Burger, and more.

NADA
May 5–8, 2016, Thu 4–8pm, Fri-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 11am-5pm
at Basketball City, 299 South Street, New York 10002
NADA returns to Frieze Week with its fifth edition. A fair produced by the New Art Dealers Alliance, a not-for-profit membership organization for professionals working with contemporary art, NADA’s mission is to showcase new art and celebrate emerging artists from around the world. Taking place at Basketball City in the Lower East Side, the fair features over 70 exhibitors, as well as projects presented by smaller galleries, and a robust schedule of programs that includes performances, discussions, and pick up basketball games. For a full rundown, visit NADA’s website.

Art New York & CONTEXT New York
May 3-8, 2016 Tue 5pm-8pm, Wed-Sat 12pm-8pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
at Pier 94, 12th Avenue at 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
Tickets: One Day Pass $40, Multi Day Pass $75, Seniors 62 years+ $25, Groups of 10 or more $25
Its round two for Art New York, the modern and contemporary art fair produced by the team behind Art Miami. Returning to Pier 94, this year’s market has sprouted a companion event, CONTEXT New York. Located alongside Art New York at Pier 94, CONTEXT New York’s mission is to “generate meaningful dialogue between artists, galleries and collectors while providing the ultimate platform to show cutting-edge talent from leading galleries around the world.” The new fair features an array of solo artist projects, curated spaces, special conversations and events. Combined, the 2016 editions of Art New York and CONTEXT New York showcase artwork from more than 150 galleries. Highlights of these fairs include a never-before-seen piece by Yayoi Kusama presented by Casterline Goodman Gallery, a selection of works by Damien Hirst in Smith Davidson’s booth, and Angela Glajcar’s paper sculptures that can be found in Heitsch Gallery’s area. Also, CONTEXT New York is hosting a special section entitled ART FROM BERLIN, that should shed light on the art scene in the burgeoning metropolis.

Fridge Art Fair
May 7-9, 2016, Sat 4pm-8pm, Sun 11am-11pm, Mon 10am-5pm
at Angel Orensanz Foundation, 172 Norfolk St,, New York, NY 10002
Tickets: $20
Artist Eric Ginsburg thought there should be alternative to the somewhat chilly Frieze, so he came up with the downtown-dwelling Fridge. A somewhat scrappier affair, this three-day art show is housed in Angel Orensanz and features galleries, organizations and individual artists. In the mix are Con Artist Collective, Gallery Onetwentyeight, Whitehot Magazine and more. For more information on this alternative, artist-driven fair, visit the Fridge website.

Portal
May 4-10, 2016, 10am-5pm
at Federal Hall National Memorial, 26 Wall Street, New York, NY
Free
4heads, the nonprofit group behind the Governors Island Art Fair, are launching their own Frieze Week entry, Portal. Free to attend, Portal features dozens of young and emerging artists and resides in the historic Federal Hall National Memorial at 26 Wall Street. Among the artists showcased at the fair, which runs May 4-10, are Will Kurtz, Randy Polumbo, Laetitia Soulier, and Maximus Clarke, who will be presenting a selection of her 3DOLATRY portraits.

Collective Design
May 4-8, 2016, Wed-Sat, 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-5pm
at Skylight Clarkson Square, 550 Washington Street, New York, NY
Tickets: $30
If design in its many forms, be it jewelry, furniture, light fixtures, and more, is your thing than a visit to Collective Design is a must. Now in its fourth year, Collective Design is a curated event that seeks to create a discourse around 20th and 21st-century design. Running May 4-8 at Skylight Clarkson Sq in SoHo, the 2016 edition features 31 international galleries and 19 special programs. Among this year’s highlights are a selection of works by Tyler Hays presented by BDDW/M. Crow, the Converso gallery’s area which features pieces by Wendell Castle, Jan De Swart, and Tony Orrico, and a live demonstration of Roto-Jam in A/D/O and CW&T’s booth. The fair also features a number of guided tours by a variety of design professionals.

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
May 6-8, 2016, 12pm-8pm
at Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Day tickets: $20
Making an impressive splash in its New York debut last year, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Pioneer Works for year two. The transnational fair, named for the fifty-four countries that constitute the African continent, seeks to showcase African and African-related art practices and projects. For 2016, 17 galleries from 9 countries present works by over 60 artists operating in a variety of mediums. The fair also plays host to the 1-54 FORUM, the new 1-54 PERFORMS, and the special project TRANSMISSIONS, which pipes in daily highlights from the Dakar Biennale. As for the FORUM, this year’s edition is curated by Koyo Kouoh and features discussions on Africa’s creative ‘repats’, storytelling in contemporary African Art, and the changing dynamics and growing interest in African culture. The inaugural PERFORMS section is curated by Adrienne Edwards and includes a performance by Dave McKenzie. Also appearing at the fair on Saturday for a presentation and signing is artist Mickalene Thomas. For more details visit the fair’s website.

Flux Public Art Projects
May 3-31
Harlem
Free, with some ticketed events
Launched in 2015 as an art fair, this year Flux going public and bringing over 40 installations and performances to locations all over Harlem throughout the month of May. Flux’s program consists of site-specific installations, tours, brunches, panel discussions, artist talks, artist performances and sip + sketch evenings. For more information about what’s happening, visit the Flux website.

NY Design + Art
May 5-8, Thu 5pm-8pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-8pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
@ 69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010
Tickets: One Day Pass $25, Multi Day Pass $55, Students 12-18 years and Seniors 62 years + $15, Groups of 10 or more (online ticket purchases only) $15
New this year is NY Design + Art, another fair from the Art Miami team. Inhabiting the historic 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue, this fair, similar to Collective Design, spotlights furniture, design, and art objects from the 20th and 21st centuries. 50 international galleries have been selected by the fair’s Advisory Committee to participate in the inaugural event, that also finds dedicated curated sections featuring sponsored designer and decorator vignettes. For more information, visit the NY Design + Art website.

Spring Masters
May 6-9, Fri-Saty 11am – 7:30pm, Sun-Mon 11am-6pm
Park Avenue Armory, On Park Avenue, Between 66th and 67th Street
Tickets: $25 online, $30 at the door
High end is the operative word when it comes to Spring Masters. Now in its third year, this international art and design fair calls the Park Avenue Armory home from May 6-9. A fair that prides itself on its expertly curated presentations by exhibitors, Spring Masters has a unique hexagonal layout that was designed by Rafael Viñoly. Among the things you’ll find at this year’s fête are an ancient mummy mask, Andy Warhol’s The Scream (After Munch), and a selection of casts by Gaston Lachaise. Visit the fair’s website for more details on the galleries participating.