TWO WEEKS BEFORE OPENING IN SAN FRANCISCO
artMRKT LAUNCHES PRE-FAIR AUCTION
TO BENEFIT
BAY AREA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

April 27, 2011, San Francisco – San Francisco’s upcoming contemporary and modern art fair – artMRKT San Francisco – will launch their MRKTworks Auction Program online on Tuesday, May 3rd at 3:30pm (PST), two weeks in advance of artMRKT’s San Francisco opening on Thursday, May 19th.

Benefiting five esteemed Bay Area arts organizations, the MRKTworks Auction Program will feature five individual works donated by participating artMRKT dealers. Bidders will be able to view the pieces and place bids either online, via a mobile device, or on-site during the Fair with MRKTworks staff on May 19th, 20th and 21st. MRKTworks closes on Saturday, May 21st at 3:00pm (PST), followed by an onsite closing event from 3-4:30PM (PST) honoring the benefiting arts organizations and donor galleries.

Notes Max Fishko, co-founder of artMRKT Productions, “In an effort to integrate our fair into the landscape of San Francisco’s art institutions and give back to the community, artMRKT has created the MRKTworks auction program. The program is, at its core, a small-scale online auction sponsored by artMRKT and select dealers, benefiting five highly respected Bay Area arts organizations who are making significant differences in the Bay Area’s cultural landscape.“

2011 MRKTworks Auction Program Beneficiaries:
Art Practical, Creativity Explored, Headlands Center for the Arts, Intersection for the Arts, and Southern Exposure.

2011 MRKTworks Donating Galleries:
Blythe Projects (LA), Charlie James Gallery (LA), Forum Gallery (NY), Jack Fischer Gallery (SF), and Nancy Hoffman Gallery (NY)

2011 MRKTworks Auction Artworks:

Robert Cottingham, Rolling Stock for Mark, 1992. Edition 30/60.
Etching and aquatint on paper. Paper: 23 x 31 1/4 inches
Courtesy of Forum Gallery, New York, NY.
Benefiting: Art Practical

Robert Cottingham, Rolling Stock for Mark, 2010. Courtesy of Forum Gallery



John Patrick McKenzie, Most Filipino Men Are...., 2011.
Permanent Marker on Paper. 22" x 30" (unframed)
Courtesy of Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Benefiting: Creativity Explored

John Patrick McKenzie, Most Filipino Men Are…, 2011. Courtesy of Jack Fischer Gallery



William Powhida, Tips for Artists Who Want to Sell (New and Unimproved), 2010. Edition of 30.
Screen print. 30 x 23 inches
Courtesy of Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Benefiting: Headlands Center for the Arts

William Powhida, Tips for Artists Who Want To Sell (New and Unimproved), 2010. Courtesy of Charlie James Gallery



Timothy Cummings, Face I, Face II, Face III, 2006
Edition 2/10, 2/10, 6/10
Etchings; 15 x 20 inches
Courtesy of Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY
Benefiting: Intersection for the Arts

Timothy Cummings, Face I, Face II, Face III, 2006. Cortesy of Nancy Hoffman Gallery



Michael Salvatore Tierney, Bubble and Shield, 2010.
Pigment print under cast acrylic. 30 x 45 inches
Courtesy of Blythe Projects; Culver City, CA.
Benefiting: Southern Exposure

Michael Salvatore Tierney, Bubble and Shield, 2010. Courtesy of Blythe Projects


For further press information or visual materials, please contact:
Wendy Norris, Norris Communications
(415) 307-3853 or wendy@norriscommunications.biz

	MRKTworks CALENDAR LISTING:
What:	MRKTworks Auction Program
When:	Tuesday, May 3 – Saturday, May 21, 2011
Where	artMRKT San Francisco
Hours:	Begins 3:30pm (PST) May 3rd End 3:00pm (PST) May 21st
Website:	www.art-mrkt.com/sf/mrktworks
More Info:	info@art-mrkt.com or (212) 518-6912

	artMRKT San Francisco CALENDAR LISTING:
What:	artMRKT San Francisco
When:	Thursday, May 19 – Sunday, May 22, 2011
Where	Concourse Exhibition Center - 620 7th Street (at Brannan)
Hours:	Thursday: 5:30PM – 10:30PM (Benefit Preview & VIP Party) Friday: 11AM–7PM Saturday: 11AM–7PM Sunday: 11AM–6PM
Website:	www.art-MRKT.com/sf
More Info:	info@art-mrkt.com or (212) 518-6912
Ticket Information:	Benefit Preview Party Ticket – $100 online or $110 at the door Catered event, includes first access to galleries and artworks as well as unlimited access for the duration of the Fair on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. One day ticket: $20 online or $25 at the door Three day pass: $40 online oe $45 at the door

About artMRKT San Francisco:
Opening May 19–22, 2011 at San Francisco’s Concourse Exhibition Center and operated by the Brooklyn-based fair organizers artMRKT Productions, artMRKT San Francisco will feature approximately 65 national and international galleries, exhibiting modern and contemporary work, many exhibiting in San Francisco or on the West Coast for the first time, including Babcock Galleries, Like the Spice, and Other Criteria.

About MRKTworks Auction program:
The goal of MRKTworks is to create a vehicle through which to raise funds, increase awareness of organizations providing significant support for the arts and artists in the Bay Area and provide a unique value for all who engage in the artMRKT experience.

MRKTworks Auction 2011 Beneficiary Arts Organizations:

artMRKT San Francisco – 2011 Participating Galleries:
101/Exhibit; Miami, FL
Adler and Co. Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Andrea Schwartz Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Babcock Galleries; New York, NY
Baer Ridgway Exhibitions; San Francisco, CA
Barry Friedman Ltd.; New York, NY
Besharat Gallery; Atlanta, GA
Black & White Project Space; Brooklyn, NY
Blythe Projects; Culver City, CA
Brian Gross Fine Art; San Francisco, CA
Bullseye Gallery; Portland, OR
Catharine Clark Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Charles Hartman Fine Art; Portland, OR
Charlie James Gallery; Los Angeles, CA
Charles Linder Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Cynthia Corbett Gallery; London, UK
Cynthia Reeves Gallery; New York, NY
Eleanor Harwood Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Electric Works, San Francisco, CA
Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Elizabeth Leach Gallery: Portland, OR
Ferrin Gallery; Pittsfield, MA
Foley Gallery, New York, NY
Forum Gallery; New York, NY
Fouladi Projects; San Francisco, CA
Frey Norris Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Graystone Contemporary; Fairfax, CA
Guererro Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Hackett | Mill; San Francisco, CA
Hespe Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Jack Fischer Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Jenkins Johnson Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Jerald Melberg Gallery; Charlotte, NC
John Natsoulas Gallery; Davis, CA
Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
Leanne Hull Fine Art; La Jolla, CA
LeBasse Projects; Culver City, CA
LatoArt; Gibraltar, Spain
Like the Spice Gallery; Brooklyn, NY
Linda Fairchild Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Luis de Jesus Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA  
Ma(i)sonry; Napa Valley, CA
Mindy Solomon Gallery; St. Petersburg, FL
Nancy Hoffman Gallery; New York, NY
Other Criteria; London, UK and New York, NY
Patrajdas Contemporary; Chicago, IL
Paul Thiebaud Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Gallery Paule Anglim; San Francisco, CA
Paulson Bott Press; Berkeley, CA
Peter Fetterman Gallery; Santa Monica, CA
Rena Bransten Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Gallery Sam; Berkeley, CA
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art; San Jose, CA
Scott Richards Contemporary Art; San Francisco, CA
Shark’s Ink; Lyons, CO
Skidmore Contemporary; Santa Monica, CA
Sue Greenwood Gallery; Laguna Beach, CA
Tally Beck Contemporary; New York, NY
Tandem Press; Madison, WI
Thomas Paul Fine Art; Los Angeles, CA
Transarte; Sao Paulo, Brazil
Traywick Contemporary; Berkeley, CA
Gallery Z; Beverly Hills, CA
(Note:  A complete list of participating galleries will be available after the final vetting process.)

In addition to artMRKT San Francisco (May 19–22) at the Concourse Exhibition Center, artMRKT will also launch artMRKT Hamptons (July 14–17) at Bridgehampton Historical Society and Texas Contemporary (October 20—23) at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.