Event Coverage: Photo/Video Highlights from the Littletopia section at the 2018 LA Art Show, by Cindy Schwarzstein

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Event Coverage: Photo/Video Highlights from the Littletopia section at the 2018 LA Art Show, by Cindy Schwarzstein

Littletopia – the show within a show – was back for its fifth year at the LA Art Show on January 10-14th. This years section curator was Rachael Cronin of Red Truck Gallery in New Orleans, who not only brought artists from her gallery but also invited galleries and artists from around the world to participate in the…

Isabel Samaras on ArtPadSF, aka “Fun In The Sun”

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Isabel Samaras on ArtPadSF, aka “Fun In The Sun”

  ArtPadSF, now in its third year, pulled in about 9,000 attendees who all seemed to realize the same thing: it’s a great place to spend a sunny afternoon.  Unlike the giant fairs where you’re locked inside a huge, windowless Thunderdome of art, ArtPadSF allows you as many mini-sanity breaks as you need while you…

Isabel Samaras on ArtMRKT: “More Art Than You Can Shake A Stick At!”

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Isabel Samaras on ArtMRKT:  “More Art Than You Can Shake A Stick At!”

ArtMRKT moved to Fort Mason this year, into a vast space filled with 70 booths representing everything from blue chip to alternative and non-profit arts organizations.  Because they feature galleries from far and wide, once you’re inside the windowless, anonymous white enormity of the Festival Pavillion you could be anywhere in the world (it was…

ArtPadSF 2013 VIP Opening, SFMOMA SECA Benefit

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ArtPadSF 2013 VIP Opening, SFMOMA SECA Benefit

I knew I would be having an artfully art-filled weekend at ArtPadSF when I saw that the exterior of Phoenix Hotel, decorate by Zio Ziegler of Wallspace. The VIP Preview on Thursday was a benefit for the upcoming San Francisco Museum of Modern Art SECA Art Award exhibition. SECA, Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary…