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SeaFair to Make Holiday Season Debut in Tampa and Sarasota

SeaFair’s 2011 schedule commenced in Sarasota in March with a highly successful Art Sarasota that welcomed a record 18,000 attendees during its five-day stay. After its summer season in New England, the megayacht will end the year with Art Tampa Holiday Fair, December 8th-12th at the Tampa Convention Center Marina and Art Sarasota Holiday Fair December 15th-19th, returning to Marina Jack’s. Convenient valet and self-parking will be available to guests of the fairs.

Both fairs will feature an array of affordable international contemporary art and jewelry generally ranging between $500 -$50,000. The collections on display will include photography, painting, jewelry, furniture, sculpture, objet d’art and fine art glass.

In addition to artwork onboard, the fair will offer an extensive schedule of events including a special holiday ceremony on the Sky Deck opening night and an informative lecture series. The ship will also serve as a spectacular platform for a number of private corporate and holiday parties and events.

About SeaFair
SeaFair is the world's first mobile megayacht venue and one of the largest private yachts in the United States. Groundbreaking in scale, ingenuity and style, the innovative exhibition facility | – | which remains dockside during each event – pairs international fine art, jewelry and collectables with harbor view dining and special events in cities along the eastern seaboard.

The ship boasts three decks of international galleries, two outdoor bars, an international coffee bar, as well as a glass-walled Collector's Lounge and an open-air bistro on the Sky Deck.

Art Naples Contemporary Art Fair | ArtSWFL.com

Name: Art Naples Contemporary Art Fair

Date: March 23-26, 2012, with preview taking place on Thursday night, March 22

Hours: 11:oo a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on March 23-25; 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on March 26.

Place: This event takes place in the Naples International Pavilion, which is located at 4835 Immokalee Road in North Naples. The Pavilion is a refurbished and retrofitted 55,000 square-foot facility that was previously occupied by defunct grocery store chain Albertsons. To support this and other shows, the organizers transformed the stripped-down strip mall that failed to support a grocery store and a gas station into a mecca of high-end art and couture jewelry.

Inside, visitors find min-can lights glowing from a black-canopied ceiling which creates a starlight effect. The stark concrete interior has been dressed up with dove gray walls, and beige carpeted floors muffle sound into a dignified whisper. Signage is restricted to 12 to 15 inch lettering, and a burbling fountain and mounds of foliage transport visitors into a sort of pop-up New York gallery district.

“Naples International Pavilion is consistent in size with our original International Pavilion in Palm Beach ,where we began our Palm Beach International Art & Antique Fair in 1997,” states organizer David Lester with pride.

Description: Now in its second year, Art Naples introduces a major contemporary art fair to Southwest Florida, with an extensive list of North American and international galleries bringing important art work by modern and contemporary masters along with emerging artists. New and experienced collectors alike will encounter paintings, photography and works on paper, fine art glass, sculpture, video and design in a single location for their viewing and purchasing pleasure.

Last year, over 45 international art dealers from across the United States as well as from Europe, Latin America, Asia (including cities as far away as Cali, Paris, Venice, Montreal, Bogota and Buenos Aires). Locally, some of southwest Florida’s leading contemporary dealers also participate in Art Naples, including Certified Jewelers, Galerie du Soleil , Harmon-Meeks, New River Fine Art , Sweet Gallery and Up Art & Design. Together, they represent over 1200 works of art by 300 artists spanning both 20th and 21st century.

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