$20 Art Fair

Lexington's $20 Art Market: Awesome Art for an Awesome Price features unique art for an awesome price, all art is $20: no more and no less. The idea behind the market is to provide an opportunity for everyone to own cool art by local artists. The market was co-founded by Keith and Heather Spears. Keith Spears is a local artist known for his industrial-inspired metal sculptures and Heather Spears is known, in a small circle, for hosting fabulous parties. Heather and Keith were inspired by the Umpteenth Annual $20 Art Sale held in Louisville that is organized by Mary Yates and Ron Jasin. After participating in the Umpteenth Annual $20 Art Sale a few times, Keith and Heather decided Lexington needed a similar event. Once the inspiration struck, the challenge was to find a space. We happened to be at Rock House Brewing for a car show and just wandered into Rock House's event space. I realized it would be perfect, talked to the wonderful people who run Rock House then the dream started to become a reality. Of course, it wouldn't happen without the artists. Once we started putting the word out looking for artists, we could not believe the response we received. The art market offers a large variety of art in one space. The first $20 Art Market in November 2017 was a bigger success than anyone, especially Heather, could even imagine. We plan to host the $20 Art Market bi-annually, once in the spring and once in the fall.