BUTTER Fine Art Fair powered by AES Indiana returned for its fifth iteration in August 2025, celebrating the works of emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists across the African diaspora as part of a new model for care and economic justice in the arts.

An immersive, multi-day fine art fair, BUTTER presents a new model for economic justice in the arts, showcasing the works of visual artists from Indiana and across the globe. Each year, the fair hosts thousands of guests to see and experience art and culture in new ways. As described by The New York Times, BUTTER Fine Art Fair serves as a new model for economic justice in the arts, aiming to sell or loan 100% of the exhibiting artworks, giving 100% of the proceeds to the artists.

Year five meant major milestones for BUTTER, with the fair surpassing the 1 million dollar mark in cumulative artwork sales.