DC's (e)merge Art Fair 2012

 (e)merge

Starting tomorrow with a huge kickoff party is DC's (e)merge Art Fair!


Date: Thursday, October 4 – Sunday, October 7, 2012
Location: Rooms 217 + 218, Capitol Skyline Hotel, 10 “I” Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024

The (e)merge art fair celebrates galleries, artists, and the creative process with an an energetic environment of collaboration and discovery.

The 2012 Fair takes place October 4 – 7 at the Capitol Skyline Hotel in Washington, DC. (e)merge will present over 80 international exhibitors in two platforms, exhibiting 152 artists from 24 countries.

The GALLERY PLATFORM features galleries and nonprofit art spaces in Hotel rooms on designated floors and the ARTIST PLATFORM features a vetted selection of works by unrepresented artists throughout the Hotel's public areas and grounds.

The affluent DC region is experiencing a groundswell of creative energy in its galleries, museums, non-profit spaces and artist communities. The objective of (e)merge is to internationalize and fuel this vitality as it coalesces into a vibrant new center for artistic experimentation, cultural exchange, and curatorial discovery.

(e)merge VIP & Press Preview
> Thursday, October 4: 5pm – 7pm
By invitation only

Opening Preview
> Thursday, October 4: 7pm - 9pm
+ Concert by the Pool, 9 - 11pm presenting:
Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation DJ Set
ticketed event
$45 advance ($60 at the door)

FAIR HOURS
> Friday, October 5: 12pm – 7pm
> Saturday, October 6: 12pm – 7pm
> Sunday, October 7: 12pm – 5pm

ADMISSION
$15 ($10 Seniors and Students/ valid ID)

My piece Sorrowful Intentions will be featured with other WPA artists in rooms 217 + 218. I will be stopping by the fair on Saturday and look forward to seeing everyone there!!