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2011 SOFA WEST: SANTA FE HIGHLIGHTS |
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Fair Overview
New Dates! 3rd Annual International
Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair:
SOFA WEST: Santa Fe 2011 returns to the Santa Fe Convention Center with new high summer dates,
August 4 - 7.
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SOFA WEST: Santa Fe 2011 partners with Chicago's respected Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art to produce a spotlight presentation of The Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art, which will run alongside SOFA WEST. 
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Lecture Series
The SOFA WEST: Santa Fe 2011 Lecture Series featuring renowned artists, critics, curators and collectors takes place Thursday - Sunday, August 4 - 7 in the Santa Fe Convention Center. Complimentary with paid admission to the fair. 
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Special Exhibit/Events
The New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe presents a preview exhibit of an upcoming Museum show; exclusive tours of Acoma Pueblo and Santa Fe Opera (open to public-fee applies); and New! Design Reception sponsored by Trend Magazine. 
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What is Outsider Art?
Typically, outsider artists fall under the umbrella of self-taught art (as does most folk art), with little or no contact with the mainstream art world, often illustrating extreme mental states, unconventional ideas, or elaborate fantasy worlds. 
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Intuit Show Dealer Presentations
Dealer presentation profiles of SOFA WEST's spotlight presentation of the Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art, including Chicago's venerable Russell Bowman Art Advisory and Judy A. Saslow Gallery. 
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