February 18, 2012 - Americans in Florence.  Sargent and the American Impressionists on view at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, from 3 March to 15 July 2012, sets out to illustrate the extremely fertile and multifaceted relationship that the painters of the New World established with Florence and other cities in Tuscany between the mid 19th century and the World War 1.  After the end of the American Civil War, there was a substantial increase in the number of American artists travelling to Europe, although, of course, the 18th century Grand Tour tradition had never really died.  The painters’ main destinations were Florence, Venice and Rome, cities which the artists idolised in their eagerness to explore their ancient monuments and to take their own measure against the art of the past. They wer [...] Read More >

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February 14, 2012
The second annual Naples International Art & Antique Fair (NIAAF), Naples premier international fine art fair, will return February 23-28 to the Naples International Pavilion at Immokalee and Livi [...] Read More >

February 07, 2012
One of the most anticipated events of the season, the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show will make its annual return to the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Presidents’ Day weekend [...] Read More >

February 06, 2012
Hampton Expo Group announces the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, a sparkling new addition to its growing family of art fairs, February 17-19, 2012, at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Featuring more th [...] Read More >

February 06, 2012
The inaugural Naples Art, Antique & Jewelry Show will debut this weekend, February 9-13, 2012 at the Naples Exhibition Center in Naples, FL. Produced by the Palm Beach Show Group, the vetted show [...] Read More >

By Jaime Morris-Pisani
February 02, 2012
Cotton may be the fabric of our lives, but textiles are the seams of our culture. An integral part of a nation’s traditions and history, textiles are comparable with language and cuisine. In tod [...] Read More >

January 30, 2012
The Palm Beach Show Group, recognized as the nation's leading producer of premiere jewelry, art and antique shows, is proud to announce the latest addition to its prestigious portfolio of shows, the N [...] Read More >

January 30, 2012
U.S. Antique Shows, a major producer of antique shows in North America, announced today that WorthPoint®, the leading online resource for item valuation and reference, has agreed to be the Platinu [...] Read More >