Welcome Collectors
You are invited to attend the prestigious Melbourne Art Fair from 4 - 8 August 2010
Introducing Melbourne Art Fair 2010 Premium Collector Packages
Melbourne Art Fair 2010, Australia's premier visual arts event returns to the World Heritage Royal Exhibition Building 4 – 8 August 2010.
Over 3000 contemporary art works including painting, works on paper, sculpture, photography to digital media and video will be showcased under one roof at the 12th biennial Melbourne Art Fair. Melbourne Art Fair offers you a fantastic chance to view and purchase new and exciting art work by leading contemporary artists.
This year we are offering a new Premium Collector Package with exclusive and exciting opportunities.
Exclusive Access for Premium Collector Package holders
Your Premium Collector Package allows access to the Exclusive Preview, held prior to the Vernissage, from 6 - 7pm on Wednesday 4 August 2010.
This Special Preview will provide you with the exclusive and unlimited access you have requested. This access will be offered to Premium Collector Pass holders and be on a limited basis. Don't miss out!
Download Melbourne Art Fair 2010 Collector Package Booking Form (PDF)Be first...
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To experience the prestigious Melbourne Art Fair from 4 - 8 August 2010 by purchasing a Premium Collector Package.
View...
- New work by leading contemporary artists exhibiting by over 80 selected private galleries
- Over 10 project spaces exhibiting a new generation of artists presenting innovative and experimental artworks in Melbourne Art Foundation's Project Rooms
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Fellow collectors, artists, curators and art lovers at the Exclusive Preview, the official Melbourne Art Fair opening night Vernissage, and in the exclusive VIP lounge
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- The identity of the artist awarded the Melbourne Art Foundation Commission, unveiled for the first time at Melbourne Art Fair 2010
Learn...
- More about contemporary art through the keynote lecture, forum program, guided tours and through the Melbourne Art Fair 2010 Education Space
Your Premium Collector Package….
- Attend the first preview of Melbourne Art Fair from 6 - 7pm exclusively for Premium Collectors
- Attend the art party of the year, the Melbourne Art Fair Vernissage from 7 - 10.30pm
- Experience unlimited access to the event over 4 days
- Access the VIP lounge and meet fellow collectors artists, curators and art lovers
Collector Package Offer
Premium* Collector Packages AU$375 per person. including the 'be first' Exclusive Preview
Collector Packages AU$275 per person
Collector Packages include a photo identification pass allowing admit one access to the following:
- Vernissage
Wednesday 4 August 2010
The official Melbourne Art Fair 2010 opening party, from 7.00pm. - Unlimited entry 4 day Exhibition Pass
Thursday 5 August - Sunday 8 August 2010
Unlimited entry to Melbourne Art Fair open 11am daily. - VIP Lounge
Thursday 5 August - Sunday 8 August 2010
Unlimited entry to an exclusive lounge café open 11am daily.
Premium Collector Package holders receive the above benefits in addition to tickets to the 'be first' Exclusive Preview:
- Exclusive Preview
Wednesday 4 August 2010
An exclusive preview of Melbourne Art Fair 2010, from 6.00pm for Premium Collector Package holders only.
Invited Guests and Curator Program
Melbourne Art Foundation invites key curators and collectors from around the world to participate in and contribute to the Melbourne Art Fair Forum and Lecture Program.
This includes the Melbourne Art Foundation Lecture presented in assocation with the City of Melbourne's Melbourne Conversations Program and Monash University Museum of Art, and the Melbourne Art Fair Forums. International guests have played a key role in these programs.
We are delighted that Rober Storr, Dean of the Yale School of Art and Artistic Director of the 2007 Venice Biennale will be delivering the inaugural Melbourne Art Foundation 10.00am Session on Friday 6 August and that Michael Brand, International art museum director, most recently a the J Paul Getty Museum, will be participating in one of the Melbourne Art Foundation Forums on Wednesday 4 August: Inspired Acts of Co-creation: On Collaboration.
Previous guests have included David Elliot (2010 Artistic Director Biennale of Sydney), Massimiliano Gioni (New Museum, New York; Trussardi Foundation, Milan), Anthony Podesta and Heather Miller Podesta (U.S. Lobbyists and collectors), Toby Kamps (Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston) and, Justin Paton (Christchurch Art Gallery).
Key collectors and curators play a vital advocay role for Australian contemporary art in a world context.
Melbourne Art Foundation's International Program is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body, through its Arts Development Division.
