Philadelphia Falls for the Arts
Oct - Nov 2006
3 Distinctive Expos Benefit
3 Major Museums in Philly in the Fall 

USArtists: American Fine Art Show
Treasures…From the Silk Road to the Santa Fe Trail, Show & Sale
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show

Philadelphia Falls for the Arts 2006 invites visitors from near and far to mark their calendars for these prestigious shows, each with its own distinctive collection of works for sale.

USArtists: American Fine Art Show
Friday- Sunday, October 20-22 (Preview Thursday, October 19)
The fine art show will benefit the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and will be held at the 33rd  Street Armory. The largest exposition and sale of American art, with 55 top dealers from across the country offering American fine art, 19th century to contemporary, reflecting the vitality, history and uniqueness of our nation’s art. For more info, call 215-972-2042.
usartists@pafa.org
www.usartists.org

PRESS CONTACTS:
Sue Hamilton
215-568-2525
-or-
Jennifer Hawk
215-972-0550

Treasures…From the Silk Road to the Santa Fe Trail, Show & Sale
Friday-Sunday, October 27-29 (Preview Thursday, October 26)
Treasures will benefit the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and will be held at the at Penn Museum. More than 50 distinguished dealers from the U.S. and abroad, offering a wide selection of vetted 18th through 21st century works of fine art, antiques, jewelry, carpets and textiles, representing native artistic traditions of Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas. For more info, call 215-898-9213
treasures@museum.upenn.edu
www.museum.upenn.edu

PRESS CONTACTS:
Phoebe Resnick prres1@comcast.net
610-872-2689
-or-
Walt Borton waltwrites@cybermesa.com 505-982-2605

The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
Thursday-Sunday, November 2-5
(Preview Wednesday, November 1)
The craft show will benefit the Philadelphia Museum of Art and will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The nation’s premier professionally juried show and sale of contemporary craft: clay, fiber, metal, wood, glass, jewelry and wearables. 195 of the finest U.S. craft artists and 26 guest artists from Finland are invited for 2006. For more info, call 215-684-7930
twcpma@philamuseum.org
www.pmacraftshow.org

PRESS CONTACTS:
Krista Bard
215-735-7110
-or-
Nancy O’Meara
215-684-7931

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