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September(14(–(16,(2012(marks(Houston(Fine(Art(Fair’s((HFAF)(return(for( a( second( year.% Last% September,% 10,000% patrons% visited% HFAF%
exploring%art% from%over%90%galleries%and%cultural% institutions.%This%year,%
HFAF%welcomes%Houston%based%MKG%Art%Management%who% is%working%
to%make%HFAF%2012%into%a%major%US%art%fair%in%one%of%the%most%exciting,%
sophisticated,%and%fastest%growing%art%centers%in%the%country.%%
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HFAF%takes%place%in%a%city%that%is%home%to%over%150%museums%and%worldM
class% cultural% institutions,% and% that% possesses% a% vital% and% burgeoning%
creative% economy.% % Positioned% at% the% gateway% to% Mexico% and% South%
America,% Houston’s% vibrant% cultural% scene% reflects% the% city’s%
internationalism.% HFAF% will% build% on% the% bedrock% of% Houston’s% solid%
economy%a%natural%sophistication.%As%the%fourth%largest%city%in%the%United%
States,% with% a% culturally% diverse,% young,% and% growing% population,%
Houston% was% just% named% by% Forbes% Magazine% as% having% the% fastest%
growing%numbers%of%millionaires%in%the%USA%for%number%of%millionaires%in%
the%USA%for%the%second%consecutive%year.%%
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For% the% 2012% edition,% HFAF% is% moving% to% the% newer,% more% modern,%
Reliant% Center.% % This% venue%will% allow% for% a%more% varied% programming%
schedule,% including% exclusive% VIP% programs,% glamorous% patron% events,%
engaging% discussion% panels,% tours% of% private% and% public% art% collections,%
and%more%great%art%from%around%the%world.%%
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The% VIP% gala% preview% will% be% held% on% September% 13,% and% will% again%
benefit%The%Core%Program%at%the%Museum%of%Fine%Arts,%Houston%(MFAH)%
Glassell% School% of% Art.% The% Core% Program% has% awarded% residence%
fellowships% and% cultivated% the% early% careers% of% many% artists% who% now%
enjoy% international% recognition,% such% as% Trenton% Doyle% Hancock,%
Mequitta% Ahuja,% Julie%Mehretu,% Shahzia% Sikander,% Todd%Herbert,% Leslie%
Hewitt,% William% Cordova,% Leandro% Elrich,% Jose% Lerma,% and% Demetrius%
Oliver.% HFAF% is% please% to% continue% supporting% this% important% art%
incubator.%%
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HFAF% has% the% full% support% of% the% Houston% art% community.% As% part% of%
HFAF% ARTWEEK,% a% week% long% event% leading% up% to% the% fair,% we%will% be%
partnering% with% museums% and% nonMprofits% throughout% Texas,% the%
Southwest%region,%and%beyond,%to%attract%collectors’%groups%and%to%host%
special% events% at% the% fair.% Our% event% list% is% growing,% and%we%will% offer%
programming% that%will% feature% important% curators%and% thought% leaders%
from% throughout% the%world.% Furthermore,%we% are% very% happy%with% the%
continued%support%of%The%Museum%of%Fine%Arts,%Houston.%Gary%Tinterow,%
recently%of%the%Metropolitan%Museum%of%Art%and%the%new%director%of%the%
MFAH,%will%be%in%attendance%and%involved%personally.%%
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Fran% Kaufman,% the% director% of% last% year’s% fair,% will% return% as% creative%
advisor.%This%year,%we%will%continue%our%focus%on%creating%a%high%caliber,%
vetted% fair% utilizing% our% outstanding% sales% and% PR% team.%Our% colleague%
Mark%Drucker% is% the% Senior%Director%of% Sales% at%Hamptons% Expo%Group%
and%is%dedicatedly%working%with%us%to%make%HFAF%an%extraordinary%and%
unique%fair%in%an%increasingly%crowded%field.%%
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We% invite% you% to% join%us% this% year.% Included% in% this%packet% is%press%and%
information,%and%forms%regarding%HFAF%2012.%%
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We% look% forward% to% another% exciting% event,% and% hope% you% will%
participate%in%making%HFAF%2012%extraordinary.%%
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Minnette%Boesel%
Charles%Butt%
Karol%Kreymer%&%Robert%Card%
Claudia%&%Roberto%Contreras%
Marita%&%JB%Fairbanks%
Debra%&%Dan%Friedkin%
Jo%&%Jim%Furr%
Barbara%&%Michael%Gamson%
Heidi%&%David%Gerger%
Eleanor%&%Dan%Gilbane%
Liz%&%Tom%Glanville%
Jonathon%Glus%&%Alton%LaDay%
Brenda%&%William%Goldberg%
Melanie%Lawson%&%John%Guess%%
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Leslie%&%Shannon%Sasser%
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Carson%&%Arthur%Seeligson%
Lisa%&%Russell%Sherrill%
Leigh%&%Reggie%Smith%
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Arful partying for Houston Fine Art Fair By Molly Glentzer
Published 01:19 p.m., Monday, April 2, 2012
Janet Hobby, left, and Melissa Grobmyer serve as show advisors for the 2012 Houston Fine Art Fair Sept. 14-16. Melissa and Albert Grobmyere hosted a party at their art-filled home to announce sponsorships. Photo: Gary Fountain / Copyright 2012 Gary Fountain.
The Houston Fine Art Fair returns Sept. 14-16, this time at Reliant Center.
Melissa and Albert Grobmyer opened their art-filled home to collectors, gallerists and museum patrons to announce sponsorship opportunities for the event, which benefits the Glassell School of Art. Melissa Grobmyer and Janet Hobby, partners in MKG Art Management, are show advisors for the fair.
On the scene: Lea Weingarten, Victoria and Marshal Lightman, Craig Massey, Herman and Aliyya Stude, Toby Kamps, Sonja Roesch, Barbara Davis, Bill Goldberg, Catherine Masterson, Elisabeth McCabe, Heidi Gerger and Zoya Tommy
FOR!IMMEDIATE!RELEASE! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Media!Contact:!January!30,!2012! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Marta!Fredricks,!
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!713G224G9115!!Houston!Fine!Art!Fair!Slated!for!September!14!–!16,!2012!
Expanded!Venue!and!Team!Poised!to!Grow!Fair!into!the!Nation’s!Premier!Art!Fair!in!the!Southern!Region!
!The!Houston!Fine!Art!Fair!(HFAF)!is!returning!to!Houston!September!14!J!16,!2012!and!will!be!held!at!Reliant!Center,!the!largest!and!most!prestigious!entertainment!complex!in!the!state!of!Texas.!
!In! its! inaugural! year! in! 2011,! 10,500! visitors! came! to! HFAF! and! perused! art! from!galleries!representing!13!Countries!and!37!cities.!
For! 2012,!more! than! 80! leading! galleries! from! across! the! US,! Latin! America,! and!Europe! will! experience! an! exciting! and! diverse! collection! of! art! galleries! and!installations! from! around! the! globe.! The! second! annual! fair! will! continue! to! offer!contemporary!and!modern!masters,!emerging!artists!and!today’s!art!stars.!!Paintings,!drawings,!print!editions,!installations,!sculpture,!and!photography!will!have!price!points!that!will!appeal!to!both!novice!and!experienced!collectors.!International!in!scope,!the!fair!will! also! showcase!a!wonderful! selection!of! the!best! in!classic!and!contemporary!Latin!American!art.!!
WorldJclass!museums!and! renowned!art!patrons! in!Houston,!America’s! third! largest!art!market,!will! once!again!offer! special! access! to!private! collections,!museum! tours,!onGsite!cocktail! receptions!and!cityGwide!sponsored!events.!The!VIP!gala!preview!will!be!held!on!Thursday,!September!13,!2012!and!will!again!benefit!the!Museum!of!Fine!Arts!Houston’s!Glassell!School!of!Art!Core!Program.!!Joining!Fran!Kaufman!in!her!new!role!as!Creative!Consultant!will!be!Sales!Director!Ruth!Fruehauf.!Fruehauf!brings!her!impressive!20!years!of!experience!and!art!knowledge!at!Art! Forum! and! Artnet! to! the! Houston! Fine! Art! Fair.!Melissa! Grobmyer! and! Janet!Hobby,! partners! of!Houston’s!MKG!Art!Management,! have! joined! the! team!as! Show!Advisors.! They! will! oversee! audience! development,! host! committee! participation,!museum!participation,!educational!programming!and!special!events.!The!Houston!Fine!Art!Fair!is!produced!by!Hamptons!Expo!Group!Management.!!!Houston!Fine!Art!Fair!exhibitor!applications!are!being!accepted!until!June!1,!and!will!be!reviewed!by!the!HFAF!Selection!Committee.!To!submit!an!exhibitor!application,!go!to!www.houstonfineartfair.com.!!!For!exhibitor!inquiries!contact!Sales!Director!Mark!Drucker!!at!mark@hegshows.com.!In!Europe,[email protected].!