 SF Fine Art Fair at Fort Mason: May 20-22, 2011 opening preview party May 19. Opening Preview Party:Thursday, May 19, 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center San Francisco, California Phone: (800) 211-0640 To exhibit, galleries can contact: rich@hegshows.com For photoFocus galleries contact: karyn@hegshows.com www.SFFineArtFair.com Friday, May 20, 12noon-8pm Saturday, May 21, 11am-7pm Sunday, May 22, 11am-6pm  Birnham Wood Gallery (East Hampton, LI) MILTON AVERY (1885-1965) “Green Sea Pink Rocks.” 1948. Signed, dated lower left. Mixed media on paper. 11.75 x 30.5. The Second Annual SF Fine Art Fair (SFFAF) returns in 2011 as one of the highlights in the Bay Area for the best in Post Modern and Contemporary Art. While large enough to rank as a major international art fair with 60+ galleries, the fair also lends itself into a cozy boutique setting on the pier, providing visitors with a fun and manageable viewing experience. Held in the Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, with sweeping and spectacular views of SF Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge, makes it an ideal setting to explore art, photography, performance, and installation while meeting many of the nations' top art dealers. Honoring Bay Area Excellence in the Arts. Celebrating the remarkable 140th Anniversary of the venerable San Francisco Art Institute, the May 19, pre-opening celebration is benefiting San Francisco Arts Commission's ArtCare, whose mission is to restore aging and damaged public artworks in San Francisco. Teaming up with the City of San Francisco and the San Francisco Arts Commission, this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be given to long time local art supporter Richard L. Greene, vice chair and past president of SFMoMA.  George Krevsky Gallery (San Francisco) Ben Shahn "Portrait of an Industrialist" ca. 1944-45 gouache on heavy paperboard SFFAF at Fort Mason has teamed-up with over 30 of the leading museums, civic, business, and art organizations in the Bay Area and beyond. Included in this partnership is the Crocker Art Museum, Oakland Museum, the Nevada Museum of Art, SF Camerawork, Palo Alto Art Center, plus many others. All this focused promotional activity assures exhibitors that tickets will be put into the hands of the leading curators and art buyers in the San Francisco area, from Sonoma to Napa Valley, and from areas outside of California and the U.S. The best in fine art photography returns to Fort Mason. One of the shows main themes will be photoFocus, which will present a wide range of museum-quality work; including vintage, contemporary, modern, and post-modern photographs, as well as photo-based art and video. To educate and inspire prospective collectors, we will feature the seminar Collecting Fine Art Photography: Tips and Strategies for Effective Buying. Sponsors for photoFocus are Aperture Foundation and photograph magazine. Attendees to the SF Fine Art Fair will experience a key group of Asian galleries form Korea, China, and Japan. Supported by the Asian Arts Museum, fairgoers will view and acquire significant works from the most notable emerging and established Contemporary Asian artists. As commitment to this display, a portion of the fair's gate proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross fund for Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami.  Rosier Gallery (San Francisco) Aaron Hobson "steeltown" 20" x 40" We have set the stage for a stimulating art viewing and buying experience with eye-opening installations, thought-provoking performance art, art video clips, and fine art photography. We also have the very popular 3-day (11 session) West Coast Art Collectors Conference, with conferences in collecting, buying, and curating your art collection and many more interesting topics to take part in. |
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