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Every great fair begins with the booths but must add the cool factor: VIP private collection tours, studio visits, panels, talks, and, of course, parties. Find our guide to what to see and where to be, from GloryLand's art-smart programming to nabbing your own icon portrait by Menil- exhibited Nestor Topchy, at papercitymag.com. Untitled Art, Houston, Thursday, October 1, VIP Preview; fair days Friday – Sunday, October 2 – 4, at George R. Brown Convention Center, u n t i t l e d a r t f a i r s . c o m . Catherine D. Anspon acquirers looking for discoveries. We'll be checking out booths of the hometown t e a m , H o u s t o n gallerists Bisong Gallery, DeFrog Gallery, Ellio Fine Art, Foltz Fine Art, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Koelsch Galleries, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Monterroso Gallery, Off The Wall Gallery, and Serrano Gallery, as well as former 4411 Montrose gallerist, now based in Oakland, Cindy Lisica Gallery. Houston artist-run booths include Abedin Fine Art, Fabbriology, House of Devi, and Three Studios, joined by nonprofit Print Matters. Affordable Art Fair, Private View, Thursday, October 15; public, Friday – Sunday, October 16 – 18; affordableartfair.com. CDA Dillon Kyle Architects U ntitled Art, Houston, roars back into town this month, and the art community is on high activation. The respected and buzzy fair brings 99 galleries from global destinations, joined by national notables and Texas' best, beginning with Houston. The fair then interweaves unique activations that underscore the cultural depth and longevity of our scene — one of the epicenters for modern and contemporary art in the U.S. — think Menil Collection, MFAH, CAMH, and Project Row Houses, joined recently by collector-driven spaces PAC and Cat Spring Collection, all of which present exhibitions aligned with Untitled. S tep inside some of the most beautifully designed houses in the Houston area during the annual AIA Houston Home Tour, set for Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8, noon to 6 pm. The two-day self-guided tour showcases seven homes in the Bellaire, Montrose, Museum District, Norhill, Sixth Ward, and Timbergrove neighborhoods, all designed in the last five years by AIA architects. Firms include StudioMET Architects, H R D e s i g n D e p t , D i l l o n Kyle Architects, C o l l a b o r a t i v e D e s i g n w o r k s , I n f l e c t i o n A r c h i t e c t u r e , Luis Ayala Studio, and McIntyre + Robinowitz Architects. AIA architects will be present at each home to meet with visitors. Advance full-tour tickets can be purchased through Friday, November 6, for $35; on the weekend of the tour, tickets are $40. Single- home tickets can be purchased at the door of any house for $10. architecturehouston.org/ hometour. Caitlin Hsu AIA Houston Home Tour Untitled Art, Houston, Returns Emily Peacock, Beg For It, 2025, at Seven Sisters. Mary McCleary, Earth Felt the Wound, 2025, at Moody Gallery. I n less than 14 months, Houston has gone from zero art fairs to two. Untitled Art, Houston, (October 1 through 4) is followed mid-month by the Brit-founded Affordable Art Fair. Launching its first fair in London in 1999, Affordable currently has 18 editions worldwide, including Houston. With 55 exhibitors, global to local, showcased at George R. Brown Convention Center, the fair lives up to its name, presenting work ranging from $100 to $12,000 — catnip for beginning collectors, the art curious, and seasoned Hunt Slonem, Lucy Conga, 2025, at Laura Rathe Fine Art. Nancy Josephson, Black and Gold Deer with White Rose, 2023, at Koelsch Gallery. Affordable Art Fair Debuts DIVYA PANDE LUIS AYALA Luis Ayala Studio 26