melbourne art fair

Collector and Curator Program

Be first to...

• Experience the prestigious Melbourne Art Fair from 4-8 August 2010 by purchasing a Collector Package.

View...

• The exclusive preview of Melbourne Art Fair 2010 open to Collector Package holders only.
• Leading contemporary art presented by 80 national and international galleries.

Discover...

• Emerging artists presenting innovative and experimental art works in the Melbourne Art Foundation Project Rooms.
• The Melbourne Art Foundation Commission to be gifted to a major Australian public art institution after the Fair.
• More about contemporary art through the keynote lecture, forum program and guided tours.

Meet...

• Fellow collectors, artists, curators and art lovers at the official Melbourne Art Fair opening night Vernissage and in the exclusive VIP lounge.

Collector Package Offer

Collector Packages include a photo identification pass allowing admit one access to the following:

• Private view
  Wednesday 4 August 2010
  An exclusive preview of Melbourne Art Fair 2010, from 5.00pm for Collector Package holders only.
• Vernissage
  Wednesday 4 August 2010
  The official Melbourne Art Fair 2010 opening party, from 7.00pm.
• Unlimited entry
  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.

Invited guests: International Guest 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 international guest speakers at the Melbourne Art Foundation Lecture presented in assocation with the City of Melbourne's Melbourne Conversation Program and Monash University Museum of Art, and the Melbourne Art Fair Forums.

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.

One of the most exciting aspects of Melbourne Art Fair, since 2002, has been the Project Rooms - where non-commercial spaces and unrepresented artists are invited to exhibit.

The convenience alone would justify the event, as you get to see and compare galleries of a great range that would take you many kilometres and days to cover, especially, of course, the international galleries.

Robert Nelson, Melbourne Art Fair, The Age, Entertainment, Page 3, Wednesday 30 July 2008