Thirteenth Annual Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS)

Galleries anatomy London, Madrid, New York and above the United States will action added than 3,000 aboriginal works of art at The Thirteenth Annual Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS), which takes abode Thursday - Sunday, November 12-15, 2009 at The Cyclorama at The Boston Center for The Arts (BCA). The appearance opens with the Gala Preview on Thursday, November 12 from 5:30 to 9:30pm to account Boston's Handel and Haydn Society. The weekend appearance is Friday 1pm-9pm, Saturday 11am-8pm and Sunday11am-5pm. Tickets are $15 online or at the door. Friday black November 13 is "New Collector's Night", and appropriate bedfellow lectures will crop abode throughout the weekend. For added advice alarm (617) 363-0405, or appointment www.FineArtBoston.com.

The alone appearance of its affectionate in New England, BIFAS appearance 40 baddest galleries, alms both acceptable and abreast accomplished art: paintings, sculpture, drawings, accomplished prints, photography and more. More than 3,000 aboriginal works of art will be on appearance and for auction in all amount ranges, from accomplished aboriginal prints costing just a few hundred dollars to museum-quality masterpiece paintings priced at added than $1 million. Last year, abutting to 3,000 humans abounding the show.

Handel and Haydn Society is the country's oldest continuously assuming arts organization, founded in 1815. Under the administration of Artistic Director Harry Christophers, the Society is broadly accepted for its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall, and abnormally acclaimed for its presentations of Handel's "Messiah", a Boston anniversary tradition. The Society is aswell accepted for its tours, concert broadcasts on National Public Radio, and recordings. Winner of a 2002 Grammy Award, its two a lot of contempo CDs appeared accompanying in the top ten on Billboard Magazine’s classical music chart.

Following the success of endure year’s show, co-producers Tony Fusco and Robert Four are anticipating yet addition outstanding event. Returning to the appearance this year are a amount of celebrated galleries from the United States and Europe including: Vose Galleries, Avery Galleries, Martha Richardson Fine Art, Gladwell & Company of London, Barbizon specialist Heinley Fine Arts, Marine Arts Gallery, McClees Galleries, The Guild of Boston Artists, Arcadia Fine Arts, and others.

The appearance aswell welcomes new galleries from Europe including Galeria Quorum of Madrid, assuming outstanding abreast works by Spanish artists, and Ransom Gallery of London, featuring Irish artisan Tim Woolcock. U.S. galleries abutting the appearance this year cover the celebrated William Vareika Fine Arts (RI), one of the better galleries in New England featuring 18th, 19th and 20th aeon American art; Arader Galleries (NY), accepted for their collections of aboriginal Audubon prints; Eckert Fine Art (CT), afresh relocated to Connecticut and alms such Modern Masters as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Frank Stella; Fraser Gallery (MD), a arch abreast arcade in the Washington DC area; Gary Bruder Fine Art (NY), a specialist in the prints and posters of Toulouse-Lautrec, and others.

The Gala Preview, bolstered by the show’s Honorary Committee, has blossomed in to one of Boston’s arch amusing and art accession events. The Honorary Committee includes abundant New England building admiral and curators, such as Malcolm Rogers of the MFA Boston, Thomas Lentz of the Harvard Art Museums, James Welu of the Worcester Art Museum and Dennis Kois of the Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park.

The Cyclorama provides the ideal venue: a ample annular bank and abutting salons animate visitors to both amble and wander. The celebrated anatomy is amid in the affection of the Boston Center for the Arts complex, which boasts four theatres, a gallery, Boston Ballet school, 50 artisan studios and added facilities. There are added than a dozen "hot" restaurants and night-spots aural a five-minute walk, authoritative it a focal point for cultural activity in the city.

For information, alarm 617-363-0405, or appointment www.FineArtBoston.com

Editor’s Notes:• Additional accomplishments and photos on request
• Interviews may be abiding with participants