Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco (Art SV/SF) is Art Miami’s new International Contemporary and Modern Art Fair on the West Coast opening October 9-12, 2014. Centrally located between Silicon Valley and San Francisco, the fair is proud to present 75 highly respected international galleries and art institutions from France, Italy, Germany, England, The Netherlands, Finland, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Venezuela, China, Austria, Argentina and The United States. The Fair will showcase investment quality Contemporary & Modern works of art for acquisition from the 20th and 21st centuries, including emergent talent and new media artists. Over 750 artists from 42 countries will be on exhibit during the fair.
In keeping with Art Miami’s high standards of quality, Art SV/SF will present a curated balance of blue-chip art along with works by emerging, mid-career and experimental talent. The fair will offer the unique experience of viewing great art and exploring innovative cultural programming including on-site installation projects, interactive art, artist talks and fair tours for all audiences and taste levels.
Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco is pleased to partner with the following notable bay area cultural institutions, many of whom are organizing independent exhibitions and events for the fair. We welcome these curatorial efforts and opportunities to encounter new art and ideas as an added dimension to the weekend’s events. We look to these cultural partners, along with the stellar international and U.S. artists and galleries represented at the fair, to provoke, surprise, and delight creative people throughout the Bay Area and Silicon Valley: Fine Arts Museums of S.F. (Artpoint); Creativity Explored; LISA; MACLA; SFADA; SJICA; Stanford Art Spaces; tmoro projects; UC Davis Art Studio; ZERO1; Shipyard Trust For The Arts (STAR); Djerassi Residents Artist Program;Leonardo; San Jose Museum of Art.
The Fair takes place at the San Mateo County Event Center in San Mateo, conveniently located at the crossroads of U.S. 101 and CA 92 freeways and just 10 minutes south of San Francisco International Airport.
The VIP Preview will be a two-tier evening, providing limited early access for Platinum VIP cardholders on October 9th from 6:00pm-7:30pm and continuing for all VIP Cardholders from 7:30pm – 10pm.
For more information, please visit www.artsvfair.com/#home