Another look inside "The Drawing Room"...

Travis Louie "Water Nymph" (early sketch)

Travis Louie "Water Nymph" (finished work for show)

Brandi Milne

Catherine Brooks

The Drawing Room

Curated by Audrey Kawasaki

Opening this coming Fri, Nov. 7th

7-11PM

Print details for Audrey announced here soon... stay tuned.

Coming this February / Disney X Stitch project...

~Coming this February~

The Silent Treatment

Anthony Clarkson

The debut solo show from our very own graphics guru Anthony Clarkson. Look for add'l sneak peeks to be posted soon. Below is a look at "The Organ Grinder", a recently completed commission for a collector in the UK.

http://www.anthonyclarksonart.com/

In the meantime, keep an eye out for Clarkson to take part in Disney's Stitch x MINDstyle Tour. MINDstyle is proud to be producing the Disney STITCH artist crossover tour. The tour will open in Hong Kong on November 28, 2008 and tour the globe for close to a year ending at The 626 Experiment in Los Angeles. More on this special project soon...

Collecting Contemporary: Urban Art Wednesday

November 5th 6:30pm / RSVP: 800.223.2854 ext:3390 or email: events.us@bonhams.com

Bonhams & Butterfields @ 7601 Sunset Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90046

Presented by Carmichael Gallery - RSVP now so not to miss out!!!

Robert Pokorny - select new works on view this November in our Project Room...

ALSO SHOWING IN OUR PROJECT ROOM THIS NOVEMBER:

Select new works from Robert Pokorny

ROBERT POKORNY aka RIP has been doodling in art since he was a day dreaming boy and was influenced at a young age by such visuals as Wacky Packages, Looney Tunes, and Mad Magazine. Pokorny's art has been described stylistically as work that turns on every dime, quirky, engaging, a high quality of imagery with a visual ambush that catches the viewer off guard.

Robert's clients have included Capitol Records, DreamWorks, Geffen Records, Astralwerks, EMI and Pepsi. In 2006 Pokorny's posters were in an exhibition; The Graphic Noise Show, which toured Galleries and Universities across America and were displayed at “Plug” - The Independent Music Awards.

In 2007 two of Robert's pieces were chosen by the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles to be published in the Limited Edition Illustration West 45 Book. These pieces were on exhibition at The Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery.

Robert’s current focus is completing his masters degree. His paintings draw on an abstraction of the figure, with references from personal experiences, contemporary culture and merging historical art. His paintings have been publicly displayed at La Luz De Jesus, M Modern Gallery, Alpha Cult, Art Whino, The Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, MODA, and Applegate Gallery.

When Pokorny isn’t thoroughly buried in all things visual he can be found spending time with his wife Charlene, daughter Serena and his wiener dog.

Artist website: http://www.ripgallery.com/

Recommended openings to catch this weekend...

Thurs, Oct. 30th 7-11PM (signing with Visell from 7-8PM)
Munky King
7308 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.938.0091
Suckadelic Show with over 40 artists customizing the Sucklord including Kozik, Huck Gee, Sket One and many more + Amanda Visell toy release for her Vampire Elephant figure + the new Earth Monkey from Nathan Jurevicius will also be available
http://www.munkyking.com/

Thurs, Oct. 30th 7-10PM
Tropico de Nopal Gallery
1665 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles (Echo Park) / 213.481.8112
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ALTAR & INSTALLATIONS from Ofelia Esparza, Juana Flores, Ana Serrano & Marianne Sadowski - Pan de Muerto y Xocolate Mexicano will be served
http://www.tropicodenopal.com/

Sat, Nov. 1st 8PM-12:30AM ($8 at the door)
Hive Gallery
729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles
Monthly group show with featured artists Wilson Hsu, Kenji Tanaka, Matt Espantman, Nathan Cartwright and Jaime Burton plus live music, DJ sets, and more – for full details and group show lineup, check their website
http://www.thehivegallery.com/

Sat, Nov. 1st 6-8PM
Koplin Del Rio
6031 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.836.9055
New drawings from Robert Schultz (his work is pictured above - just stunning)
(On view through Dec. 23rd)
http://www.koplindelrio.com/

Sat, Nov. 1st 7-10PM
New Image Art Gallery
7908 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood / 323.654.2192
New works and an installation from Kelsey Brookes (see video sneak peek in a below post)
(On view through Dec. 3rd)
http://www.newimageartgallery.com/

Sat, Nov. 1st 6-11PM
Nucleus Gallery
210 E. Main St., Alhambra / 626.458.7482
“Tokyo. Ten 42 Views Of Tokyo” from W+K Tokyo Lab – this is quite the event with DJs, video elements and much more – check their site for full details – always worth a trip out
(On view through Nov. 17th)
http://www.gallerynucleus.com/

Sat, Nov. 1st 7-11PM
Phone Booth Gallery
7562 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood
“To Destroy Something Beautiful” featuring new works from Nathan Deyoung
http://www.phoneboothgallery.com/

Sat, Nov. 1st and Sun, Nov. 2nd 11AM-6PM both days
Brewery Artwalk
2100 N. Main Street (5 Freeway at Main Street) in Los Angeles
The world’s largest art colony is located in downtown LA in the old Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewery and twice a year they open their doors to the public for a walking self-guided tour of all the various studios, galleries and undiscovered lil’ nooks about the ol’ space that are just waiting to be discovered. Makes for a great day out and a must see at least once – check out their website for full details and directions
http://breweryartwalk.com/


COMING UP NEXT WEEK – HUGE ART WEEK IN LOS ANGELES!!!

Thurs, Nov. 6th 7-10PM
Gallery 1988 Los Angeles
7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088
“It Wanders West” featuring new works from Greg “Craola” Simkins
http://www.nineteeneightyeight.com/

Fri, Nov. 7th 7-11PM
thinkspace
4210 Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.913.3375
“The Drawing Room” curated by Audrey Kawasaki + “The Place I Call Home” featuring new works from Timothy Karpinski in our project room
(Both exhibits on view through Nov. 29th)
http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/

Sat, Nov. 8th 8-11:30PM
Copro Nason Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave, Space T-5 at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica / 310.398.2643
New works from KuKula, Tin and Sas Christian
http://www.copronason.com/

+ tons of other great events / look for the overview next week of the full lowdown

Kelsey Brookes' debut LA solo show this Sat...

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Kelsey Brookes will be opening up his first solo show in the States this Saturday night at New Image Art. "Over 20 new paintings, new sculptures, and a surprise installation, which in most reasonable countries would get me arrested" states Brookes.

So can't wait for this show. We're huge fans of Kelsey's work and having worked with him a couple times in the past on some group shows, can't say how proud we are of how far he's come.

Kelsey Brookes
This Sat, November 1st 7-10PM
New Image Art
7908 Santa Monica Blvd (near Fairfax)

Karpinski flickr sneak peek set loaded up...

A nice grouping of add'l sneak peek shots from Timothy Karpinski have been uploaded here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157606482303263/

The Place I Call Home

Opening next Fri, Nov. 7th in our project room

Red Forest on Current TV...

Red Forest closes this Fri...

Last two days to catch Red Forest this Thursday and Friday.

An interview with Timothy Karpinski

An interview with Timothy Karpinski

1) Please talk a lil' bit about the general idea/vibe behind your new series of works for "The Place I Call Home".
The title has many meanings which I've been exploring in this new body of work, The Place I Call Home. One of which being the place I live: Portland, Oregon. A lot of the work has to do with my ties to this city I live in and how it's become my home. The work also explores the idea of "home" as where one feels most comfotable, or at one with yourself. The place you think of in your head where everything is safe and sound, the arms of a lover or the branches of a tree, both comfort me. I've also incorperated the symbol of the home, or house into the work, many of the frames are custom built house shaped frames costructed of salvaged wood from old demolished Portland houses (so can't wait to see those - ed. note). So I'll be bringing some of Portland's history down with me.

2) What’s your earliest memory involving art or creating art?
Aside from the general "art time" or "craft time" in grade school, or my mom giving me supplies to paint, my first conscious experience of creating on my own terms would probably be building stick forts in the woods on the edge of the property i grew up on, at the time i did not see it as art.

3) When are you most productive / when do you normally work on art?
Definitely most productive late at night, I tend to work really late and sleep late. It's 2:24 a.m right now, and I'm typing as paint is drying, drinking a little red wine and listening to music really loud. I'll sleep 'till noon and head to the gallery to do computer/design work during the day, and if I'm lucky some yard work before the sun goes down.

4) Please tell us a bit about Together Gallery, that you own and curate up in Portland. What have you found to be one of the biggest challenges thus far? Biggest reward thus far?
Together was a dream of mine for a while. Since I've been in Portland I've had a studio space outside my home to work on design projects and art, last year my lease ended on my studio downtown and I got the opportunity to rent a storefront right by my house with a back room to use as a studio, the rent was a little more than my old studio, but i could have a gallery in the front so it just made sense. I guess the biggest challange for sure has been time managment, running a gallery is alot of work, i thought it was going to be easy, but nothing good is easy. I have been trying to take the curating really seriously as well as the online presence. Just day to day stuff like sending emails to artists and shipping art and such is really time consuming, so its taken away from studio time a bit. The reward comes when someone walks into the gallery and says they feel inspired. I've also learned alot about the business side of the "art world" which has helped me as a working artist aside from a gallery owner.

5) Tell us something about yourself that someone would never guess in their wildest dreams.
Last year I started having recuring dreams about sailing and I kept drawing a sailboat obsessively. I took it as a sign and took some lessons... Well, I went to sailing school this summer and bought a sailboat, I named it Sweet Marie, it's appeared in a few paitnings recently. I want to get good enough to sail the ocean, hopefully sail around the world someday.

6) Are you reading anything right now?
A childern's book titled ZZZZzzz.

7) Do you listen to music while creating? If so, do you have a current favorite that inspires?
F*ck yes, non-stop, music is critical to my process. It can set a mood for a piece with a certain song, or I may get a second wind by putting a certain song on. A lot of my work is directly related to certain songs I obsess over. It's funny, I just just got one of my favorite musician's new album, Horse Feathers' "A House With No Home", a few weeks ago which strangley had alot of songs with stories that touched upon similar ideas of the term "home" as I am in the work I'm producing for the show.

8) If you had to explain your work to a stranger, how would you do so?
A hug, a hello, or a kiss goodbye.

9) Favorite artist (living or dead) and what makes them special to you?
My freinds. I'm surronded by so many amazing artist and free thinkers here in Portland. I live with 2 of them: Seth Neefus and Mark Warren Jacques. We are constantly pushing each other, it's a great environment. But seeing a Henry Darger painting in person still makes me weak in the knees.

10) You incorporate a number of different mediums and styles into your work. Do you have a favorite? What brought about the stitching together of paper as a canvas to work upon?
The sewing was a happy mistake of sorts. I bought a sewing machine to make cloths and alter garments from goodwill and stuff. I really like the element of "craft" in work. I've never been just a big canvas kinda artist, I've alway liked to mix mediums and build stuff. I was working with layering wood for a while but it was big and heavy and fell apart, then I started to cut out and layer paper instead, one late night I had a big paper collage in the works and ran out of glue and my sewing machine was sitting there so I just started sewing the piece together. Process is a big part of my work. I have sketchbooks full of pencil drawings, but I only like to show stuff where I really explored the idea thru the medium.

11) What have you got coming up in terms of shows and projects after this show?
Winter projects! It gets cold and rainy in Portland so everyone hibernates, and I plan on doing that! But i have a project, I was asked by one of my favorite bands, Lovers, to story board and animate a music video based on my drawings. We are gonna do a crazy animation of my layered worlds moving and telling a story. Besides that I'm trying to build a greenhouse and find a wife.

12) What are you doing right after this interview? Getting back to work on a piece for the show called "Sleeping Heart". You'll see it soon.

Timothy's website: http://www.timothykarpinski.com/

Timothy's gallery: http://www.togethergallery.com/

Timothy Karpinski's The Place I Call Home
Opening Reception: Fri, Nov. 7th 7-11PM in our project room

A look inside the The Drawing Room...

Audrey Kawasaki recently posted a couple of sneak peeks on her live journal (see above). There will be a dozen works in the show featuring five on wood and seven on paper, plus an installation in our front entry area (more on that soon). We will be announcing details on a special print (or two) that will be available only at the opening night's reception as well here in the coming days (stay tuned).

Over the coming week, we'll be posting some looks at some of the other works from the show as they come in. Below is the first set.

Amy Sol "Estuarine" from the show

Brian Viveros "Mata-Adore" from the show

Travis Louie "Spore" from the show

The Drawing Room

Curated by Audrey Kawasaki

Opening Reception: Fri, Nov. 7th 7-11PM

ghostpatrol and miso release their 2nd book together...

Australian based artists ghostpatrol and miso recently released a new book that is just beautiful...

ghostpatrol

miso

Book Format is an overview of the past few years of ghostpatrol and miso featuring previously seen and unseen sketches and street works. 100 pages, full color, perfect bound, embossed cover, gold leaf detailing, with a forward written by Tai Snaith and layout and book construction by Timba Smits of Wooden Toy and Fad Experiment Fame.

Price (includes postage) in Australian dollars: International - $55 AU

The book is only available through Metro Gallery here:

http://www.metro5gallery.com.au/upcomingghost%2Bmiso2008.htm

Keep tabs on miso here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/city_of_reubens/

And ghostpatrol here: http://www.ghostpatrol.net/

Some great works from both available here: http://www.sourharvest.com/thinkspace/avail.php

Tiffany Bozic this weekend at Fecal Face Gallery in SF...

So wish we could make it up to SF this weekend for the opening of Symmetrical Balance - new works from Tiffany Bozic - opening: Sat, Oct 25, 2008 (6-9pm) at Fecal Face Dot Gallery.

Bozic is widely recognized for her tightly rendered, emotionally charged nature-scapes. Blending traditional painting technique with unlikely combinations of, and interactions between animals and their environment, Bozic's paintings lead the viewer into a surreal, metaphorical and often harsh world. Using a complex process of masking and staining maple surfaces, Bozic conveys a luminous and pristine representation of her vision of life's struggles and triumphs.

Bozic's work is informed by both interactions with living organisms she has encountered during extensive world travels and her continued research of the specimens collections at the California Academy of Sciences.

We own two of her works and they are just stunning in person, highly suggest checking her work out if you are able.

But alas we've some amazing shows this weekend here in LA including greats shows from Andy Kehoe and his brother Ben, Lola, a great benefit at New Image and the Halloween edition of Cannibal Flower at a brand new venue... so no one living in LA should be complaining too much this weekend. Hope to see some of you out at the shows...

More on Bozic's show at: http://www.fecalface.com/gallery/

Allison Sommers interviewed by WhiteHot + sneak peek at Basel piece...

The above work is Allison Sommer's contribution for our group show we'll be putting on during Art Basel this December in Miami at the Gen Art Vanguard Fair. Sommers' "The Expulsion" measures in at only 8x10" on illustration board. Simply stunning the details she captures with a medium as delicate as gouche.

"Sommers’ recent work could fall under the category of fantastic art, such that it conveys dream-like, uncanny, and often grotesque depictions. Fantastic art borrows momentum from Mannerism, an older art genre characterized by spatial incongruity, exaggerated and elongated subjects, and an often disturbing lack of any clear perspective (think of European art at the height of the Renaissance). Indeed, Sommers admits that the “exaggerated pathos” in Mannerism is the primary inspiration behind her current work; in a larger sense, Sommers’ artwork seeks to culminate at the point where seriousness gives way to ambiguity. Her artwork is fascinating, enigmatic, and visually befuddling, illustrating a vivid binary of gravity and frivolity."
- WhiteHot Magazine

Check out the full interview with WhiteHot here:

http://whitehotmagazine.com/whitehot_articles.cfm?id=1613

Keep tabs on Allison's progress for her upcoming show with us via her blog: http://allisonsommers.typepad.com/

Watch for more updates and sneak peeks from Allison's upcoming solo show with us Spring 2009 to follow soon...

Art Basel adventure guide...

MIAMI ART FAIR OVERVIEW

(focusing on the pop surrealism/low brow/urban contemporary worlds):

We’re excited to be headed down to Miami this December to take part in the Gen Art Vanguard Fair. With all that will be going on during Art Basel week, we put together a lil’ “must see” list for ourselves and I thought I would share with those of you who might be headed down. There are literally hundreds and hundreds of galleries showing in Miami during this all-important week/weekend and below is a brief breakdown, by Fair, of the galleries that will be showing at each that come from the New Contemporary side of things (Low Brow, Pop Surrealism, Urban Contemporary, Graffiti, Street Art, etc) that regularly get attention from our lil’ bubble within the art world at large.

By no means is this a full list, you can check each Fair’s site for that. This isn’t even close, there is SO much going on during the week of Art Basel in Miami, no one person could really hit it all up. We’re just providing a focused list to help you try and traverse all these amazing Fairs in the time given, with an eye towards the pop surrealism, low brow and urban contemporary worlds.

If you make it down to Miami, please swing by our booth at Vanguard.

Art Basel
(located at the Miami Beach Convention Center via entrances on Convention Center Drive (Hall D) and Washington Avenue (Hall A))

Galleries taking part within the pop surrealism/low brow/urban contemporary worlds:
Deitch Projects
Roberts & Tilton

FAIR HOURS:
Opening Reception for invited guests: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Public Show Days:
Thursday, December 4 to Saturday, December 6, 2008:Daily from noon to 8 p.m.Sunday, December 7: noon to 6 p.m.

One-Day Ticket $35 Two-Day Ticket $55 Permanent Pass $75

http://www.artbaselmiamibeach.com/go/id/ss/lang/eng/

Aqua Hotel
(located in South Beach, near Art Basel Miami Beach)

Galleries taking part within the pop surrealism/low brow/urban contemporary worlds:
Cerasoli : leBasse
Cinders Gallery
New Image Art
Billy Shire Fine Arts
White Walls

FAIR HOURS:
Preview: Wednesday evening, Dec. 3, 7-10pm preview invitation or VIP pass required

Dec. 4: 11am - 8pm / Dec. 5: 11am - 8pm / Dec. 6: 11am - 8pm / Dec. 7: 11am - 4pm

$15 Admission

http://www.aquaartmiami.com/hotel.html

Aqua Wynwood
(located in a warehouse in the Wynwood Arts District, near important venues like the Rubell Collection and many others)

Galleries taking part within the pop surrealism/low brow/urban contemporary worlds:
Jonathan Levine
Shooting Gallery
Sloan Fine Art
David B. Smith Gallery (formerly Limited Addiction)
Taylor deCordoba

FAIR HOURS:
Preview: Tuesday evening, Dec. 2, 5-8pmpreview invitation or VIP pass requiredDec. 3: 11am - 3pmDec. 4: 11am - 7pmDec. 5: 11am - 7pmDec. 6: 11am - 7pmDec. 7: 11am - 4pm

$15 Admission

http://www.aquaartmiami.com/wyn.html

Note: An Aqua shuttle runs in a continual loop between the Aqua Hotel, Aqua Wynwood, and Art Basel Miami Beach each day during regular event hours

Gen Art Vanguard New Contemporary Art Fair
(located at Charcoal Studios in the Wynwood Arts District, near important venues like the Rubell Collection / 2135 NW 1st Avenue / directly across the street from Pulse Contemporary Art Fair at SoHo Studios + near Scope Miami & Aqua Wynwood)

Galleries taking part within the pop surrealism/low brow/urban contemporary worlds:
Carmichael Gallery
M Modern Gallery
Mark Murphy / Murphy Design
Opera Gallery
Satellite Gallery
Thinkspace
Yves Laroche Gallery
+ installations curated by Francesco LoCastro featuring the likes of Dalek (James Marshall), AJ Fosik, Gary Baseman and much more.

FAIR HOURS:
Dec. 4: VIP and Press Preview: 10 a.m. - 4 pm
Public Reception: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Dec. 5: General Admission: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Gen Art Official Party: 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Dec. 6: General Admission: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Dec. 7: General Admission: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Complimentary Daily Admission

VIP: (includes access to VIP Preview on Dec. 4th, VIP Lounge, and gift-bag at Official Party) Non-Members of GenArt: $40 admission

GENERAL ADMISSION: (includes access to Official Party and complimentary beverages)
Non-Members of GenArt: $20 admission

http://www.genart.org/

Pulse
(located in the Wynwood Arts District @ SOHO Studios, 2136 NW 1st Avenue / directly across from Gen Art Vanguard)

Galleries taking part within the pop surrealism/low brow/urban contemporary worlds:
Copro/Nason Gallery
Richard Heller Gallery
Spinello Gallery

FAIR HOURS:
Wednesday, December 3 10am - 3pm
Thursday, December 4 10am - 6pm
Friday, December 5 10am - 6pm
Saturday, December 6 10am - 6pm
Sunday, December 7 10am - 5pm

General Admission $15.00
Students/Seniors $10.00
Group Discount $10.00

All tickets include admission to both PULSE and to GEISAI

COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE SERVICE

http://www.pulse-art.com/pulse-miami.htm

Scope Miami
(located in the Wynwood Arts District in a new location @ 2951 NE 1st Avenue, between NE 29th & 30th Street)

Galleries taking part within the pop surrealism/low brow/urban contemporary worlds:
Joshua Liner Gallery

First View for all VIPs and Press Wednesday December 3 10am-6pm

FAIR HOURS:
Thursday December 4 10am-7pm
Friday December 5 10am-7pm
Saturday December 6 10am-7pm
Sunday December 7 10am-6pm

ADMISSION:
First View $100 Free for VIP cardholdersGeneral $15 Free for VIP card holders

http://www.scope-art.com/Index.php/miami/

OTHER SHOWS TAKING PLACE OUTSIDE THE FAIR CIRCUIT DURING ART BASEL WEEK:

The ‘Kaiju Monster Invasion’ Show
(located at the Art Center of South Florida @ 800 Lincoln Rd in Miami Beach adjacent to Art Basel / 305.989.3359 / Free Admission)

Opening Reception: Wed, December 3rd 8-10PM
Artists Signing: Fri, December 5th 8-10PM
Kaiju Themed Computer Music Concert: Sat, December 6th 8-10PM

Curated by Harold Golen (artist lineup not yet announced, but promising many of the finest from the scene as well as many artists from Japan to spice things up…)

http://www.myspace.com/kaijumonsterinvasion

Scion presents – ‘INSTALLATION 5: Self-Portraits’
(located at The Raleigh Hotel Penthouse @ 1775 Collins Ave in Miami Beach near Art Basel / Tel: 305.534.6300)

Opening Reception: Fri, December 5th

This year each artist was asked to create his or her literal, or non-literal interpretation of the theme ‘Self-Portraits’. Video art will be included for the first time in the tour’s five-year history, alongside painting and photography.

Artists on the tour will include:
AJ Fosik (3-D painting), Alex Hornest (painting), Andrew Schoultz (painting), Andy Howell (painting), Angela Boatwright (photography), Asylm (painting), Blek le Rat (painting), Christina M. Felice (photography), Codak (painting), David Choe (video art), Edwin Ushiro (painting), El Yem (video art), Eriberto Oriol (photography), Eye One (photography), Francesco LoCastro (painting), French (painting), Geoff Oki (video art), Ian Lynam (video art), J. Shea (painting), Jamel Shabazz (photography), Jeff Soto (painting), Kelsey Brookes (painting), Kofie One (painting), Lisa Alisa (painting), Logan Hicks (photography), Mark Mothersbaugh (rug), Nicholas Harper (painting), Patrick Martinez (painting), Peter Beste (photography), RETNA (painting), Rick Rodney (photography), Rob Abeyta Jr. (painting), Ron English (painting), Saber (photography), Sage Vaughn (painting), Skypage (painting), Stormie Mills (painting), Tessar Lo (painting),Too Tall Jahmal (photography), Usugrow (painting), Will Barras (painting), Yoskay Yamamoto (painting), and more.

http://www.scion.com/installation/
http://www.raleighhotel.com/


OTHER FAIRS WORTH VISITING (but no specific recommendations for which galleries to check out at these):

Bridge Art Fair Miami Beach
(located at both the Catalina and Maxine Hotels, Bridge Miami leads the South Beach satellite art market, located a mere two blocks from Art Basel)

FAIR HOURS:
December 4 11 am-6 pm VIP First Look Preview 6 pm Opening-Night Party 10 pm
December 5 11 am-9 pm General Admission Fair Hours 2 pm General Public Tour 3-5 pm VIP Tour and Reception 10 pm Poolside Party
December 6 11 am-9 pm General Admission Fair Hours 1 pm General Public Tour 2-3 pm VIP Tour 10 pm Party with Miami cultural organization December 7 11 am-7 pm General Admission Show Hours 2-3 pm VIP Tour 6 pm Closing Night Toast
http://www.bridgeartfair.com/miamiindex.html

Bridge Art Fair Wynwood
(located in the Wynwood Arts District at NE 1st Avenue and NW 34th Street, adjacent to Art Miami, Photo Miami & AIPAD + centrally located between Scope, Pulse and Aqua)

FAIR HOURS:
December 3 11 am-9 pm General Admission Fair Hours 2 pm General Public Tour 3-5 pm VIP Tour and Reception December 4 11 am-9 pm General Admission Fair Hours 2 pm General Public Tour 3-5 pm VIP Tour and Reception December 5 11 am-9 General Admission Fair Hours 1 pm General Public Tour 2-3 pm VIP Tour December 6 11 am-7 pm General Admission Show Hours 1 pm General Public Tour 2-3 pm VIP Tour 10 pm After Party December 7 11 am-7 pm General Admission Show Hours 2-3 pm VIP Tour6 pm Closing-Night Reception

http://www.bridgeartfair.com/miamiindex.html

GEISAI
(located in the Wynwood Arts District @ SOHO Studios, 2136 NW 1st Avenue / directly across from Gen Art Vanguard)

FAIR HOURS:
Wednesday, December 3 10am - 3pm
Thursday, December 4 10am - 6pm
Friday, December 5 10am - 6pm
Saturday, December 6 10am - 6pm
Sunday, December 7 10am - 5pm

ADMISSION:
General Admission $15.00
Students/Seniors $10.00
Group Discount $10.00

All tickets include admission to both PULSE and to GEISAI

COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE SERVICE

http://www.geisai.us/information/

NADA
(located at The Ice Palace - 1400 North Miami Avenue on the corner of North Miami Avenue and NW 14th Street)

FAIR HOURS:
Wednesday, December 3 11am - 5pm
Thursday, December 4 11am - 7pm
Friday, December 5 11am - 7pm
Saturday, December 6 11am - 7pm
Sunday, December 7 11am - 4pm

ADMISSION: Free to public

http://www.newartdealers.org/miami/2008/

Hope to see some of you down there. Be sure to swing by our booth at Vanguard if you do make it and say hello.