ArtPalmBeach Announces 18th Edition
ArtPalmBeach is considered Florida’s most influential and longest running winter contemporary and modern art fair. This year over 85 international galleries will exhibit works by contemporary and emerging artists. The fairs success is derived from a commitment in developing a portfolio of unique experiential art events including installations, art performances and site specific exhibitions. Over 29,000 collectors attended the 2014 edition, an all time record fair attendance.
Palm Beach is America’s wealthiest winter enclave for North American and European winter snow bird residents. ArtPalmBeach reflects this unique community’s sophistication and panache. Located in the Palm Beach Convention Center in the heart of the Arts & Entertainment District the fair is adjacent to museums, opera, performing art center and waterfront luxury residences. The fair has encompass new, creative, cross product partnerships with the region’s arts community an collectors and museum benefactors.
The fair is committed to taking a global approach to exhibitor recruitment, marketing and collector development introducing new galleries with international art exhibitions. Under the theme Going Global the fair will focus on galleries and special exhibitions from Asia, Latin America, and Mid-East and Europe.
ArtPalmBeach presents a wide array of daily lectures, artist panel discussions, book reviews and art video screenings. Programming highlights will include:
- Daily video screenings of Ai Weiwei and Bert Benally’s 2014 film Pull of the Moon, an immersive digital film project sponsored by New Mexico Arts & Culture’s Experimental Dome Program,
- Pre-screening of Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire, an upcoming PBS special exploring the history of the institution at the center of the American Art Glass movement set to air in the Spring of 2015.
- Dr. Irvin Lippman, Executive Director of the Boca Raton Museum of Art will present “Surrealism and Magic” exploring the surrealists interest in magic and spirituality in conjunction with the museum’s upcoming exhibition, Jan. 26- April 5. Exhibition was organized by the Herbert Johnson Museum, Cornell University
- Jean-Pierre Laffont, international photojournalist who will gave a talk on his new book Photographer’s Paradise: Turbulent America 1960-1990, Sponsored by FOTOFEST
- Daily performances by Beatriz Millar titled PLASTIC DORIANNE IN LOVE in a uniquely designed cabaret set designed by the artist sponsored by WhiteSpace Contemporary Art of West Palm Beach
ArtSynergy Partnership with ArtPalmBeach
Over 65 coordinated events in nine South Florida historic art districts throughout Palm Beach County. Supported by the Palm Beach Cultural Council, Mayor’s Offices, DDA and Community Redevelopment Agencies, Art Synergy will include gallery receptions, open artist studios, performances, museum openings, lectures and special architectural tours.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
ArtPalmBeach is organized by Lee Ann and David Lester, principals of Next Level Fairs (formerly IFAE LLC) a Miami based international art fair company established in 1989, and founders of over 100 international fairs including Art Miami, ArtPalmBeach, American International Fine Art Fair, Concept Fair Art Basel Week and Expoships’ SeaFair. More information at www.nextlevelfairs.com or www.artpalmbeach.com .