Show dates

Art Business News, August, 2003

THIS MONTH

AUGUST 8-10

ACC Craft Show San Francisco

Fort Mason Center, San Francisco.

Call 800-836-3470.

AUGUST 8-11

Toronto Gift Show

Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto.

Call (914) 421-3200.

AUGUST 9-14

New York International Gift Fair

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Piers 92 and 94, New York.

Call (914) 421-3200.

AUGUST 22-26

Tendence Lifestyle

Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Center, Frankfurt, Germany.

Call (770) 984-8016.

AUGUST 23-27

San Francisco International Gift Fair

The Moscone Center and the Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco.

Call (914) 421-3200.

SEPTEMBER 2003

SEPTEMBER 5-7

DECOR Expo-Atlanta

Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta.

Call 888-608-5300.

SEPTEMBER 7-10

Autumn Fair Birmingham

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England.

Call (609) 921-0222.

SEPTEMBER 13-14, 20-21

Autumn Crafts Festival

Plazas of Lincoln Center, New York.

Call (973) 746-0091.

SEPTEMBER 17-21

20/21 British Art Fair

Commonwealth Institute, Kensington High Street, London, England.

Call 44 (0)20 8742 1611.

SEPTEMBER 19-22

Surtex Gallery

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York.

Call (914) 421-3200.

SEPTEMBER 20-22

Dallas National Gift and Home Accessories Show

Dallas Market Center, Dallas.

Call (914) 421-3200.

SEPTEMBER 25-30

International Art and Design Fair

Seventh Regiment Armory, New York.

Call (212) 877-0202.

SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 5

International Antiques Biennale

Palazzo Corsini--Lungarno Corsini, Florence.

Call (646) 638-2479.

SEPTEMBER 27-28

Art & Framing Exposition

SkywayTrade and Conference Center, Toronto.

Call 877-451-3343.

OCTOBER 2003

OCTOBER 1-5

Art Forum Berlin

Berlin Exhibition Grounds, Berlin.

Call 49 (0)30 30-38-18-36.

OCTOBER 3-5

Fall Crafts Park Avenue

Seventh Regiment Armory, New York.

Call (800) 649-0279.

OCTOBER 3-5

Los Angeles Arts of Pacific Asia Show

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, Calif.

Call (310) 455-2886.

OCTOBER 9-13

FIAC, Paris

Pavilion du Parc, Paris Expo, Paris.

Call 33 (0)1 41-90-47-80.

OCTOBER 10-13

Art Las Vegas

The Palms Casino and Resort, Las Vegas.

Call (312) 587-3300.

OCTOBER 17-19

SOFA Chicago

Navy Pier, Chicago.

Call 800-561-SOFA.

OCTOBER 16-22

International Home Furnishings Market

High Point, N.C.

Call (336) 869-1000.

OCTOBER 17-23

International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show

The Seventh Regiment Armory, New York.

Call (212) 877-0202.

OCTOBER 29-NOVEMBER 2

Art Cologne

KolnMesse GmbH, Cologne, Germany.

Call 49 (0) 221-821-3215.

OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 2

Affordable Art Fair

Pier 92, New York.

Call (212) 255-2003.

OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 1

PhotoPlus Expo

Jacob K. Javits Center, New York

Call 866-693-1007.

OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 2

Contemporary Crafts Market

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, Calif.

Call (310) 285-3655.

NOVEMBER 2003

NOVEMBER 6-9

IFPDA Print Fair

Seventh Regiment Armory, New York.

Call (212) 674-6095.

NOVEMBER 7-9

International Vintage Poster Fair San Francisco

Fort Mason Center, San Francisco.

Call 800-856-8069.

NOVEMBER 7-9

Los Angeles Decorative Arts Fair

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, Calif.

Call (310) 455 2886.

NOVEMBER 13-16

Modernism: A Century of Art and Design

Park Avenue Armory, New York.

Call (212) 777-5218.

NOVEMBER 13-16

Paris Photo

Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France.

Call 33 (0)1-41-90-47-80.

NOVEMBER 13-17

Toronto International Art Fair

Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto.

Call (604) 925-0330.

NOVEMBER 14-16

International Vintage Poster Fair New York

Park Central Hotel, New York.

Call 800 856-8069.

NOVEMBER 14-19

Cultura Basel

Messe Basel, Hall 3, Basel, Switzerland.

Call 41 (0)61-227-87-87.

NOVEMBER 14-16

Boston International Fine Art Show

The Boston Center for the Arts, Boston.

Call (617) 787-2637.

NOVEMBER 20-23

Connoisseur's Antiques Fair

Gramercy Park Armory, New York.

Call (310) 455-2886.

ACC Craft Show returns for 28th year

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hand-crafted works from more than 300 artists will be on view Aug. 8 to 10 at the Fort Mason Convention Center as part of the American Craft Council's 28th-annual Craft Show. The largest juried craft show iii the West, the event features jewelry, wearable art, quilts, baskets, toys and furniture, as well as sculptural and functional works of glass, ceramics, metal, wood, paper and decorative fibers. More than 11,000 are expected to shop the diverse selection of one-of-a-kind and limited edition craft.

"The council takes pride in presenting an exhibition in which highly talented American craft artists can display their individuality with one-of-a-kind works or limited production pieces," said Carmine Branagan, executive director of the New York-based American Craft Council. "We deeply appreciate the richness and uniqueness of the trait tradition in California."

Admission is $8 for one day, $14 for both days, and children under 12 are admitted free. American Craft Council members and those who join at the show also are admitted free. The show runs h-ore 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 8 and 9, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 10. For more information, call 800 836-3470 or visit www.craftcouncil.org.