Santa Fe is getting a new international art fair. The Santa Fe Invitational (SFI) will hold its inaugural edition from April 8 to 11, 2027, at the Santa Fe Convention Center, bringing together approximately 45 international galleries alongside artists, collectors and cultural institutions. The announcement, reported by Artforum, Cultured and USA Art News on October 9, marks the first fair of its kind in the Southwestern United States. The fair was founded by Michael Stein, the entrepreneur behind the Tesuque Village Market, a Santa Fe roadhouse bar and general store that has become a community hub. Stein has described the project as a cultural summit rather than a conventional trade fair: alongside gallery presentations, the event will stage a conversation series featuring figures such as critics Jerry Saltz and Roberta Smith and designer Cynthia Rowley, plus satellite exhibitions, site-specific installations, performances and tours of private homes and art collections around the city. A Collectors Circle will bring together young patrons, artists, galleries and institutions, while a Cultural Council of year-round ambassadors will promote the fair's mission. Stein has said the model grew out of a belief that culture happens when people have a reason to gather and a place that makes them want to stay. For two decades his Tesuque Village Market has served that role locally, and the Invitational is designed to extend the same connective logic to the international art world, with an emphasis on fostering collaborations among the next generation of local arts leaders. The launch follows the success of boutique, location-driven gatherings such as the Marfa Invitational and reflects a broader shift toward regional art hubs challenging the dominance of coastal fair circuits. Santa Fe, long known as an artists' mecca with institutions including SITE Santa Fe and its famed Indian Market, adds a commercial tentpole to a city already central to the American art calendar.