Inspired by the French tradition of Artists Fairs, starting from the famous 1863 Courbet’s Salon des Independants, (AKA Salon des Refusés) PooL is the premiere fair in the US dedicated to unrepresented artists. The first edition took place in 2000 under the title: New York Independent Art Fair.
The simple, modest approach of the PooL Art Fair offers an exciting alternative to the “Art Fair” experience for dealers and collectors as well as the general public. PooL’s main purpose is to create a meeting ground for outstanding unrepresented artists and the large public of contemporary art professionals. The fair serves as an invaluable resource for the artistic community and the general public.
As the fairs success continues to grow and the platform evolves we now also accept applications from Contemporary Art Dealers, Emerging Galleries, Curators and Non-Profit Organizations. Artists from these groups shall remain open to working with other art professionals.
Our organization, Frère Independent offers artists the opportunity to be a part of the unique and important cultural environment that manifests the week of Art Basel Miami Beach. Hundreds of thousands of art enthusiasts travel to Miami to see and buy Art. Art Basel Miami Beach, Scope, Pulse, Volta, Art Miami, Fountain, Aqua, NADA, Design Miami, Ink Miami, Art Asia, Select, UNTITLED, Context, Seven, Red Dot, Miami Photo and Verge are other fairs that are present during this period, with an established tradition of cultivating art buyers and curators. PooL also presents an opportunity for gallery owners, curators and other art enthusiasts to discover artists that are not shown in the other art fairs. Finally, artists are able to sell works while expanding their network as well as receiving invitations to exhibit or create site-specific works from galleries, curators, museums and the like.
PooL Art Fair Miami
December 7, 8 & 9, 2012
Daily 3pm -10pm
Friday, December 7th
Saturday, December 8th
Sunday, December 9th
Vernissage
Thursday, December 6th
6 PM to 11 PM
Sky House Marquis
1100 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, FL 33132
deborahsheltontynes@mac.com
PooL Art Fair is organized by Frère Independent.
www.frereindependent.com | info@frereindependent.com
NYC + 1 (212) 604 0519
Frere Independent is a Not-For-Profit Art organization based in New York with International reach. Exhibitions include PooL Art Fair New York, Miami Beach, Guadeloupe and Martinique. Frere Independent also manages the art center: T&T Art Contemporain in Guadeloupe along with the Rotary Prize for Children, and a fellowship for art students also in Guadeloupe.
