As much as dealers give lip service to the idea that fairs are about advertising and networking (rather than selling art), at some point the rubber must hit the road.
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Houston: Is This the World’s Shortest Exhibitor List For an Art Fair?
by Glasstireby GlasstireAh, the pain of reconstruction. The revamped Houston Art Fair (under new ownership) has announced its exhibitor list for this year, just three weeks out from its opening day. At first…
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The Houston Fine Art Fair (HFAF) is now simply the Houston Art Fair (HAF). Urban Expositions, the company that acquired HFAF last September from founder Rick Friedman’s Hampton Expo Group,…
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Just announced: The founder of the Houston Fine Art Fair, Rick Friedman, has sold his stake in the fair and in fact all of his art fair holdings–under the umbrella of Hampton…
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The unstoppable Clint Willour will receive the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Houston Fine Art Fair, (HFAF) which takes place September 9-12. Willour will be honored on Saturday,…
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Join the Suburban Collage! Kcam to Present Community Art Project at Houston Fine Arts Fair
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe relatively new Katy Contemporary Arts Museum (Kcam) is teaming up with the Houston Fine Art Fair (HFAF) to present a “community art project bringing together the many Houston suburb…
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The Houston Fine Art Fair was beyond terrible. Is this is the real international art world?
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For those who not yet arted out from the Texas Contemporary Art Fair, it’s time to gear up again for the Houston Fine Art Fair (HFAF)! Billed as “The South’s…
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The Texas Contemporary Art Fair is now accepting applications for exhibitors for its 2014 show at Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center. It may seem a bit early to worry…
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First, the good news about the Houston Fine Art Fair: Robert Pruitt was selected as 2013 Artist of the Year. Otherwise, HFAF came back for its third year—but it did so without some major Houston galleries and some early supporters.
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FotoFest, the international biennial of photography and photo-related art that takes over every possible venue in Houston every other spring, will officially begin on March 15, 2014. Because of logistics…
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I'm afraid it's more group shows, but maybe the next big trawl will haul in some treasure.
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There are those who would like to learn more about Latin American art and then there are those who would like to give it all a big old bear hug.…
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The third annual Houston Fine Art Fair will move back to the George R. Brown Convention Center this fall, after being bumped to the Reliant Center in 2012. In HFAF’s…
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Last year, the Houston art fairs were the talk of the town, and most people were dubious that two fairs would be able to survive. Well, not only did both…
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According to the official press release, the second annual Houston Fine Art Fair (HFAF) exceeded its organizer’s expectations: “12,000 attended, millions of dollars changed hands. Over 2,000 works, from 500…
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I have to admit that art fairs, in general, are not my thing. They seem exhausting for everyone involved from visitors to the gallery girls working the booths. With 80…
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The second annual Houston Fine Art Fair opens to the public today at Reliant Center, exhibit hall C. Hoping to beat last year’s total of 10,500 visitors, the fair features…
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The Houston Fine Art Fair’s Artweek kicked off yesterday with a Blaffer Blow Out with Houston Young People for the Arts (HYPA). It’s just the first of a “a non-stop,…
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The second annual Houston Fine Art Fair opens September 13 with a VIP preview benefiting The Core Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. More than 70 galleries, from…