Between June 15thand 19th RCA based researcher Dr Eleanor Dare, visited Shanghai to conduct a series of research activities, including a participatory digital curation workshop, roundtable talks on the digital in contemporary art practices, as well as visiting Shanghai University and a number of relevant galleries. All these activities involved artists, gallery owners, curatorial and arts management practitioners, as well as individuals directly involved in the West Bund and Shanghai Art Fairs. The visit to Shanghai University coincided with the University’s graduation show, enabling further insight into aspects of the educational backdrop to the Art Fair Innovation project, in particular, questions relating to fine art and digital media education.