Fair organizers aim to grow Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week (Jan 18 – Jan 26), entering its second year, with more participation from area arts organizations. Key Programming Includes Fourth Annual artDISCOURSE Series and Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week, A Citywide Celebration of Arts and Culture.
“As we approach our fourth edition, we are proud of what we have accomplished over the last three years,” said Art Fort Lauderdale Founder | Director Andrew Martineau. “In 2019, we were able to garner coverage from Forbes, CNN Travel, and Architectural Digest among other local and international media outlets which helped establish Art Fort Lauderdale as one of the world’s most unique experiences in the international Fair calendar.”
Art Fort Lauderdale 2019 is now accepting submissions for the 4th Edition of the Fair in Fort Lauderdale, Florida / January 23-27, 2019. To apply, visit http://www.artftlauderdale.com/applications. Application deadline is December 10th, 2019. In addition, the fair organizers are currently accepting sponsors for the fourth edition of the fair that has continued to grow and play a pivotal role in the growth of the cultural environment in Fort Lauderdale.
This year, Art Fort Lauderdale presented 120 independent artists in three luxury waterfront homes represented by Florida Luxurious. The fair aims on having four homes in 2020 and will present the return of the artDISCOURSE Series – a panel and lecture series to complement the selection of VIP events and after-parties; collaborations with international consular offices, several curated site-specific installations, and performances, as well as the Vernissage and Opening Party.
Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week
Programming will extend beyond the fair with the second annual Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week (Jan. 18 – 26). Fort Lauderdale’s premier cultural institutions and artists will join forces for a citywide celebration of art and culture, showcasing key exhibition and event alignments with leading arts district, studios, and cultural institutions. *A full list of institutional alignments will be announced at a later date.
In addition to the many institutional alignments, Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week highlights the vast cultural opportunities that Fort Lauderdale has to offer to collectors, dealers, art enthusiasts, and tourists. In conjunction with Choose954, the local social movement that highlights arts & culture in the county, Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week will join together the city’s most prestigious cultural institutions for a citywide celebration of arts and culture with a myriad of special events, institutions, museums, galleries, theaters and restaurants participating.
“Art Fort Lauderdale and Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week has set the stage for the Greater Fort Lauderdale area to rival the rest of the art world as a unique destination to view and interact with art,” said Art Fort Lauderdale Co-Founder | Managing partner Evan Snow. “In short period of time, this international art fair has created an opportunity for the city to highlight its cultural vibrancy and unique waterways on a global scale.”
About Art Fort Lauderdale
Art Fort Lauderdale is a four-day curated art fair that transports attendees on a journey along the famed Intracoastal waterways via water taxi and private yacht with stops at vacant luxury waterfront properties that feature over 100 artists and galleries exhibiting various styles and methods of art that reflect the past, the present and the future. This destination art fair seeks to highlight the uniqueness of the city and put Fort Lauderdale on the art world map as a premier location to view, interact with and purchase art along with giving art aficionados, residents and visitors a cultural experience that is memorable, interactive and engaging. These exhibits will feature paintings, illustrations, sculptures, installations, photographs, films, performance arts and art & technology collaborations in addition to talks with artists, collectors, and curators. For more information about Art Fort Lauderdale, visit www.artftlauderdale.com.