January 20 - 24, 2011

ArtPalmBeach
Celebrating its 13th anniversary, Art Palm Beach is a dynamic event in America’s premier winter destination, hosting international galleries presenting contemporary art, photography, video, installation art, public sculpture, and design. The fair offers collectors, museum curators and trustees, art advisors, architects, and designers, educational lecture series, and VIP events. The Preview Party on January 20th honors the Young Friends of the Norton and the Four Arts Contemporaries.

January 20 – 24, 2011
12 noon – 7 p.m.
(until 6 p.m. on the 24th)

Preview January 20th
By separate ticket

Palm Beach County Convention Center
650 Okeechobee Boulevard
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

Fair Information
239-495-9834 or info@ifae.com. www.artpalmbeach.com

Admission
One day pass: $15
Multi-day pass: $20

February 5-13, 2011

American International Fine Art Fair Vernissage

The Vernissage preview party, benefiting the Norton Museum, is one of the highlights of Palm Beach’s social season and will be held on February 2nd. Mrs. Annie Falk is the Chairmen of the event which honors the Museum’s top Special Events donors and offers an exclusive first view of the Fair.

Celebrating its 15th year, the American International Fine Art Fair features international dealers representing disciplines of fine art from classical antiquity to contemporary, and the world’s finest collection of haute and period jewelry. The only American fair accorded 5 stars by The Art Newspaper, it is the premier art, antique and jewelry fair in the United States. The fair is fully vetted by leading museum curators and experts.

For more information about tickets, sponsorships or underwriting opportunities please contact Lindsey White, Special Events Coordinator at 561.832.5196, ext. 1193 or whitel@norton.org.

Fair Hours

Preview Evening

February 4, 2011

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

First View Cocktail Reception. Sponsored in part by Black River Caviar. Tickets $95pp in advance or $125 at the door. First View ticket also valid for unlimited admission to the Fair.

 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Collectors’ Invitational. Open to privilege card holders, global VIP members, and by special invitation.

 Public Hours

February 5-12, 2011

12:00 pm - 7:00 pm

(til 6pm on the 13th)

Admission

One-day pass: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
One-day pass with catalog: $35
Multi-day pass: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Multi-day pass with catalog: $45
Student: $10

February 5, 2011

Bal des Arts Ball

February 5, 2011

7:00pm

$1,000 per person (includes dinner and entertainment)

 For more information about tickets, sponsorships, underwriting opportunities, or to be involved with Bal des Arts 2011, please contact Cherryl Cannon, Special Events Coordinator at 561.832.5196 ext. 1118, cannonc@norton.org or Lindsey White, Special Events Coordinator at 561.832.5196, ext. 1193, whitel@norton.org

January- March, 2011

Norton Museum. Art After Dark.

Time: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm (the 2nd Thursday of every month.)
Cost: General Admission rates apply

December 9: Happy Holidaze
Shake off the seasonal stress with an artistic night of cheer!  Join the Museum’s Chief Curator and Curator of European Art, Roger Ward, as he discusses Vincent van Gogh’s Self-Portrait, 1889, on loan from the National Gallery of Art. Learn about tsutsumu, the art of gift presentation, and the cultural significance of gift-giving in Japan presented by Reiko Nishioka, Director of Education, at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. The Florida Dance Conservatory Youth Ensemble, back by popular demand, will perform scenes from The Nutcracker and carolers from the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts will sing seasonal songs in the Museum’s Great Hall and throughout the galleries.

January 13:Scene on the Silver Screen
Glamour rules! Celebrate Hollywood’s “Golden Age” through fabulous photographs, film and music.  Charles Stainback, William and Sarah Ross Soter Curator of Photography, will discuss the vintage photographs in the special exhibition Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation.  Draw your own fashion illustrations with models, provided by GLAM! Vintage. The Palm Beach Poetry Festival will present “Old Hollywood” inspired readings in the Theater, followed by an American classic film, My Man Godfrey1 South Olive Ave., West Palm Beach, 33401. Phone: 832-5196. www.norton.org

February 10: PARTy @ the Norton
Party at the Norton as we celebrate the Museum’s 70th birthday, with art music, film and style. Laurie Barnes, Elizabeth B. McGraw Curator of Chinese Art, discusses gifts made to the Qianlong Emperor on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Fashion Design Academy at Santaluces High School students present a fashion show and jewelry designer Lou Ann Berkley discusses jewelry-making in celebration of the exhibition of costume jewelry by Kenneth Jay Lane.  Tonight’s film is To Catch a Thief (1955), directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant.

March 10: Mummy Madness
The Special exhibition To Live Forever: Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum provides a new view into the world of ancient Egypt. Glenn Tomlinson, William Randolph Hearst Curator of Education, leads a tour about real-life (and death) issues Egyptians faced in preparing for the afterlife. Joe Zeytoonian and Myriam Eli of Harmonic Motion introduce traditional dances and the music of Egypt.  Finally, make a scarab amulet and take the Detail Detectives treasure hunt to uncover meaning in ancient artifacts.

February 18, 2011

Palm Beach Jewelry, Art and Antique Private Preview 

Palm Beach Jewelry Art & Antique Show is the largest vetted art and antique show in the U.S. and regarded as one of the finest shows of its kind. Featuring over 200 top-tier international exhibitors the show brings together the best from antiquities to the 21st century, including furniture & textiles, fine art & sculpture, jewelry, silver, glass, porcelain & ceramics all for the discerning art lover and collector. The Show is held in the Palm Beach Convention Center from February 18-22, 2011.
The Preview Evening benefits the Historical Society of Palm Beach County and gives attendees the first access to peruse the fair’s vendors and chance to make their purchases from amongst the bounty of antiques, art and jewelry.

February 12, 2010 - 5:30 -10:00 PM

Exclusive Charity Preview 5:30 -7:00 PM, first chance to purchase and preview the show.
Held at the Palm Beach County Convention Center

Tickets: $15 Daily, $25 for 4-day pass.

Tickets for the Preview Evening at $175 per person and are available by telephoning Paula Marin at (561) 832-4164 ext 103.
www.PalmBeachShow.com

March 5, 2011

16th Annual Evening on Antiques Row 

Each year’s event features samplings by the best of local Palm Beach County restaurants.
Saturday evening, March 5, 2011 - 6:00 -9:00 PM
(After-Party begins at 9:00 PM – special ticket required)

Contact: The Historical Society of Palm Beach (561) 832-4164 or www.historicalsocietypbc.org.

Tickets for the Evening on Antique Row may be purchased at the event for $55 each at the check-in booths for the event in the 3300 and 3900 blocks of S. Dixie Highway.

Tickets for the Young Friends After Party at Hotel Biba are $100 each and include admission to the Evening On Antique Row. Tickets may be purchased on line, at the check-in booths or at the entrance to the After-Party at Hotel Biba.

The Young Friends of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County and the West Palm Beach Antique Row Art & Design District will host the fifteenth Annual “Evening on Antique Row” on March 6, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the nationally acclaimed antiques district in West Palm Beach.
The Evening on Antique Row closes Dixie Highway between Southern Boulevard and Greenwood Avenue with live entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, bicycle rides and more, allowing visitors to explore the area’s 50 unique shops, each offering collections of 17th to 20th century antiques, decorative arts, period furnishings and fine art.

March 10, 2011

Norton Museum Mummy Madness.

Time: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Cost: General Admission rates apply

1451 South Olive Ave., West Palm Beach, 33401. Phone: 832-5196. www.norton.org

Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Please consult organization or event sponsor for up-to-date information. All information presented here is subject to change without notice.