Art Jakarta returns this weekend for its 2026 flagship edition, running from 2 to 4 October at JIExpo Kemayoran with 75 galleries from Indonesia and beyond. Thirty-three galleries arrive from overseas and nineteen are first-time participants, reflecting the fair's steady growth as one of Southeast Asia's established art-market gatherings. It is the third Art Jakarta-branded fair of the year, following Art Jakarta Papers in February and Art Jakarta Gardens in May, as the organisers move to a three-edition annual rhythm. This edition debuts AJ SCOPE, a new section developed with the National Talent Management for Arts and Culture that spotlights emerging Indonesian art fairs and local art communities outside the capital — including Mini Art Malang, the Artists Art Fair from Pekanbaru and ART HEY from Banyumas. 'We do not want the fair to only reflect what is happening in the established centres,' said fair director Tom Tandio. 'There is a lot happening beyond Jakarta, and AJ Scope is one way for us to help connect those scenes with a wider national and regional audience.' The Korea Focus platform returns for a second year with 14 South Korean galleries, backed by Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Arts Management Service. The programme also features special presentations: an interactive work by the Indonesian contemporary artist Handiwirman Saputra, a new installation by Yogyakarta-based Endry Pragusta, and Gravity of the Unheld by Treasury Art Prize winner Etza Meisyara. AIA presents The Living Legacy, a collaboration with the batik maestro Iwan Tirta, while Aesop brings its ongoing Aesop Women's Library initiative celebrating literature by female authors and local voices. Lead partners Julius Baer, Bibit, Stockbit, Treasury and BCA all return. 'Art Jakarta must continue to serve as a space where visual arts stakeholders in the region can meet, exchange information and knowledge, build networks, and collaborate,' said artistic director Enin Supriyanto.