Two great shows under one roof!
March 26 -29, 2009
The Cyclorama
At The Boston
Center for The Arts
539 Tremont
Street, in the South End
35 Select Exhibitors
offering fine art, furniture, glass, ceramics, decorative arts, photography, sculpture and jewelry and more at the only show and sale of its kind
in New England.
• Art Nouveau • Arts and Crafts • Art Deco
• Mid-Century Modern • Contemporary
Now also including:
15 Outstanding Dealers offering a wide array of works on paper: American, European and Japanese prints, drawings, watercolors, pastels, photographs, vintage posters, and more.
Gala Preview
Thursday, March 26th
To Benefit
Boston
Architectural College
Enjoy a catered event,
festive music, and of course, the first choice of a dazzling array of fine art
and design. Complimentary catalog and re-admission throughout the
weekend. Valet parking available. All proceeds benefit the
BAC, New England’s largest independent, accredited college of spatial design.
Weekend Show
Friday 1pm –
9pm, Saturday 11am – 8pm
Sunday 11am –
5pm
Weekend Admission $15, Under 12 Free
All tickets available at the door.
Complimentary catalog, guest speakers, coat check and re-admission. Bistro café at the show. Discount parking and valet parking available throughout the weekend. Click here for a map and driving directions.
Special Programs
Friday, March 27, 5:30-9pm "New Collectors' Night" - Free with Admission
5:30pm -
“The Art of Print Collecting”
What makes a print collectible? How does collecting prints differ from collecting
other works of art? Join Carolyn Muskat of Muskat Studios as she discusses
the art of print collecting.
6:30pm - “Gilbert Rohde: Modern Design for Modern Living”
In the 1930’s and 40’s, modernist furniture designer Gilbert Rhode reached
almost celebrity status with his striking and innovative designs for Herman Miller.
Join Phyllis Ross, author of the only monograph as she explains
how Rohde’s work and life made him such an influential force in modern American
design. A book signing will follow the program.
7:30pm – Twentieth-Century American Design at the MFA
With the recent promised gift of The John Axelrod Collection, the MFA has been propelled into the forefront of collecting American twentieth-century design.
Focused on the Art Deco, or Art Moderne, style of the 1920s and 1930s,
the Axelrod collection consists of nearly 400 pieces of furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, metalwork, and other household objects by the top designers, craftsmen,
and manufacturers of the age. Nonie Gadsden, Carolyn and Peter Lynch Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture, will share highlights of this superb collection, and also discuss the MFA’s continuing efforts to improve the Museum’s holdings of post-war American modernism.
Saturday, March 28, 2pm - AD20/21 Award Recipient Vladimir Kagan
Internationally renowned furniture designer Vladimir Kagan
will discuss
his sixty-year career designing modern American furniture, and will receive
the first AD20/21 Lifetime Achievement Award. This program takes place at the
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 41 Berkeley Street, adjacent to the Cyclorama. Free and open to the public, but seating is limited. To ensure your seats, RSVP to 617-585-0284.
Around Town
Visit our Around Town page to discover other great events and special offers happening in Boston the same weekend as AD 20/21. Click here.
Phone Days of the Show call (617) 426-1112
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The 13th Annual Boston
International Fine Art Show
November 12-15, 2009 www.FineArtBoston.com