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15/1/2003

SFIAE

Fort Mason Center, San Francisco

San Francisco International Art Exposition

Featuring more than 100 international galleries representing more than 2,000 artists, this year's show is an eclectic collection of modern and contemporary artwork in a variety of artistic styles and media that range from painting, drawing, photography and printmaking to sculpture, video, installation and mixed media.

From museum-quality masterworks by Andy Warhol, Georgia O'Keeffe, David Hockney, Edward Weston, Richard Avedon and Willem de Kooning to works by young, cutting-edge artists, the San Francisco International Art Exposition provides private collectors, museum curators, corporate consultants and art enthusiasts with an opportunity to view and select work from a comprehensive exposition of 20th century art.

Twenty thousand visitors are expected to attend the four-day Exposition. SFIAE provides an opportunity for independent collectors, museum curators, corporate consultants and art enthusiasts to view and purchase work in all mediax{2014}from painting, sculpture, drawing and photography, to prints, video, audio and installation work. One quarter of the galleries will be West Coast-based; the balance will be galleries from Europe, Latin America and Asia. A total of twelve countries and over 1,500 artists will be represented at SFIAE.

January 17 - 20, 2003
Hours:
Friday, January 17: 11am - 7pm
Saturday, January 18: 11am - 7pm
Sunday, January 19: 11am - 6pm
Monday, January 20: 11am - 6pm

Tickets are $12 for general admission; $10 for students, seniors and groups; and free for children 10 and under. For more information, call 877-734-2399

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Opening Night Preview Benefit
Hosted by San Francisco Art Institute
Thursday, January 16, 2001, 5-10pm
Herbst and Festival Pavilions, Fort Mason, San Francisco

Join the San Francisco Art Institute for the Opening Night Preview Benefit-the perfect mix of elegance and fun to kick off the San Francisco International Art Exposition.
At this gala event, you will have the first opportunity to view the work of an eclectic mix of the world's leading modern and contemporary artists before the Exposition opens to the public. Tickets to the exclusive Preview are:
- Collector's Circle-$1,500
- Benefactors-$750
- Patrons-$300.

Tickets at these levels allow for early admission at 5:00 pm; invitations to private, pre-event receptions; and entrance to an exclusive artist-party held at the San Francisco Art Institute. Friends level tickets at $150 provide for admission at 7:00 pm.

To purchase tickets for the Opening Night Preview please contact the San Francisco Art Institute's Development Office at:
- phone:415.749.4569;
- fax: 415.749.4519;
- email: exposition@sfai.edu.

For more information about the Opening Night Preview or the academic and public programs of the San Francisco Art Institute, please visit their website.

Proceeds from the Opening Night Preview benefit the scholarship and financial aid programs of the San Francisco Art Institute-the nation's only visual arts college dedicated solely to the fine arts. The San Francisco Art Institute boasts a distinguished history and claims many of this country's foremost artists as alumni and faculty.

'The San Francisco Art Institute community is thrilled to host this celebration of international artistic innovation,' says Event Chair Laura K. Arrillaga. 'This will be an evening of aesthetic and culinary indulgence, bringing together art aficionados, collectors, and creators alike for an elegant evening of cultural stimulation. We are delighted to once again work with Thomas Blackman Associates to put this exposition, and our city, boldly on the international arts map.'

The San Francisco International Art Exposition (SFIAE) is the most important contemporary art event to take place in the Bay Area. From museum-quality masterworks to artworks by cutting edge contemporary artists, the Exposition provides a comprehensive view of 20th century art. The juried Exposition will showcase an eclectic collection of artwork in a variety of artistic styles and media from 100 OF THE TOP MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.* Produced and directed by Thomas Blackman Associates, Inc., the organizers of the famed ART CHICAGO, the SFIAE will take place in Herbst and Festival Pavilions at Fort Mason Center.

'JPMorganChase is honored to be associated with the San Francisco Art Institute and to support this wonderful event,' says Margaret Southerland, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility for JPMorganChase.

THE OPENING NIGHT PREVIEW DRAWS OVER 1,500 ART ENTHUSIASTS EACH YEAR and provides opportunities for collectors and art patrons to be the first to visit the Exposition, and the first to purchase artwork from over 100 international modern and contemporary art galleries. Event Chairs for the Opening Night Preview are Laura K. Arrillaga and Allison M. Speer.

Honorary Chairs are Melva Bucksbaum, Susan and David Coulter, Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein, Susan and David Golden, Mimi and Peter Haas, Jim and Lundy Hedges, Elizabeth and Zachary Hulsey, Raymond Learsy, Byron R. Meyer, Phyllis and Stuart G. Moldaw, Nancy and Steven Oliver, Giuseppe Panza, Jeanne and Sanford R. Robertson, Prentice and Paul Sack, Marion Brenner and Robert Harshorn Shimshak, Camilla and Shahan Soghikian, Barbara and Thomas Stephenson, Robin M. Wright.

PROCEEDS FROM THE OPENING NIGHT PREVIEW GO TO THE SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE x{2014} the nationx{2019}s only visual arts college dedicated solely to the fine arts. 'By directly benefiting future Art Institute students, this enormous celebration helps support the future of the arts for all of us,' observes Committee Chair, Sarah Murray Gallivan. 'Art Institute alumni include many of this countryx{2019}s most important artists, including a number of the artists represented in the exposition.' In the present year the school has made over $4 MILLION IN FINANCIAL AID FUNDS AVAILABLE to its students.

Fort Mason Center, with the spectacular backdrop of the Bay, will once again provide our international exhibitors and visitors with an ambience that is uniquely San Francisco.

Show Location
Fort Mason, San Francisco

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