SCOPE ART SHOW ANCHORS MIDTOWN MIAMI WITH NEW PRIME LOCATION
SCOPE Art Show returns to Miami in 2012 with a new location on the most highly-trafficked gateway to the Midtown Arts District. Located at N.E. 36th St and Midtown Blvd., SCOPE Miami’s monumental 100,000 sq. ft. pavilion will house its most ambitious fair to date, featuring a selection of 20 innovative Breeder Program galleries presented alongside 85 established international exhibitors. Celebrated as the premier launching pad for contemporary art, SCOPE Miami will run concurrent with Art Basel Miami, December 4 – 9th, 2012.
Long-established as the original incubator for emerging work, SCOPE’s Breeder Program celebrates its 12th year of introducing new galleries to the contemporary market. A remarkable opportunity for unprecedented exposure, Breeder Program alumni include: Peres Projects, John Connelly Presents, Galeria Enrique Guerrero, Daniel Reich Gallery, Bischoff/ Weiss, INVISIBLE-EXPORTS, SEVENTEEN, ROKEBY, Taxter Spengemann, Magical Artroom and Spinello Projects, among others. SCOPE Miami will be bustling with over 30,000 international collectors, press and art professionals, all of whom drive the contemporary art market and are vital contributors to global culture.
SCOPE Miami opens to Press and VIPs on Tuesday, December 4 with the First View benefit and will run December 4 – December 9, 2012. Alongside our featured galleries, SCOPE Miami will also present cutting-edge special programming, collector tours and special events that feature the best and brightest across multiple creative industries, including fashion, film, music and performance.
With over a decade of critically acclaimed art shows and non-profit initiatives that extend beyond the ordinary in Contemporary art, design, music and fashion, SCOPE Art Shows have garnered critical acclaim with sales exceeding $300 million and attendance of over 500,000 visitors.
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