Applications for Cosmoscow 2026 have closed

The application period for the 14th edition of the Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair has officially concluded. A total of 190 applications were received from galleries following the open call.

The next stage will involve the work of the Cosmoscow Expert Council, which will review all submitted applications and select the participating galleries. The results of the selection process will be announced in July.

The 2026 Expert Council includes Margarita Pushkina, Founder and Director of Cosmoscow; Elena Selina, Co-Founder of XL Gallery; Elvira Tarnogradskaya, Founder of Syntax Gallery; and Valentin Dyakonov, curator and art critic.

The Expert Council for the DESIGN section comprises Margarita Pushkina, Founder and Director of Cosmoscow; Maria Savostyanova, art historian; and Alyona Sokolnikova, design historian, curator, and educator.

As in previous years, galleries will be divided into sections according to their profile and area of focus.

Galleries will be traditionally divided into sections based on their specific focus. The BASE section will feature both emerging and established galleries with their own exhibition spaces. FRAME will bring together galleries that do not have a permanent space and operate as showrooms or online platforms. The EDITIONS section will include galleries specializing in edition art, and DESIGN will feature galleries working with collectible design. The DIGITAL section will bring together contemporary offline and online galleries working on projects in new media and digital art. Projects aimed at developing infrastructure, education, and communications in contemporary art and increasing interest in collecting will be presented in the COMMUNITY section.

The 14th edition of Cosmoscow will take place from September 4–6, 2026, across two floors of the Timiryazev Center exhibition venue (6/1 Verkhnyaya Alleya, Moscow). Collectors and members of the art community will have the opportunity to preview the fair on September 3.