Fountain Art Fair, the independent art fair alternative, will open its doors on March 4 exclusively for the Museum of Arts and Design and VIP guests providing a first look at the 20 diverse projects incorporated in the art fair. The preview day will be from 11am to7pm at Pier 66 in Chelsea (26th Street and Hudson River Park).

The projects in Fountain New York 2010 include NYC based collective The Art Bazaar, Christina Ray - Swoon Benefit for the Braddock PA Studios, Leo Kesting Gallery from New York, Galerie Zeitgeist from Paris, the Brooklyn based project Open Ground, Baltimore based Nudashank Gallery, We-Are-Familia artists collective which will be displaying their keep-sake boxes with work from Whitney Biennale 2010 artist  Rashaad Newsome, LA based website ArtSlant, Shelter Island Projects Boltax Gallery and Sara Nightingale Gallery, CREON gallery, UK based Holster Projects and artists installations by: Alison Berkoy, Miguel Parades, Seth Mathurin, Temporary States and Gawker Artists. 

The VIP Preview Day will directly benefit the Museum of Arts and Design. A limited number of tickets are available on-line at this website.

Fountain New York, is an alternative art exhibition known for presenting cutting-edge and independent art galleries. This year it will be at Pier 66 during the Armory this March 4 – 7.

Fountain recruits avant-garde galleries who showcase progressive primary-market works. This is the 4th year for Fountain in New York. Fountain’s venue, Pier 66 is a 10,000 square-foot complex with both interior and exterior exhibition areas, is adjacent to all the major New York exhibitions such as The Armory Show and Pulse New York.

Fountain NY 2010
Pier 66 at 26th St in Hudson River Park NY, NY 10011
Telephone: 917.650.3760
Email: info@fountainexhibit.com
Website: http://fountainexhibit.com
Dates: March 4-7; 11am–7pm
VIP Preview for the MUSEUM OF ART AND DESIGN: Thur March 4, from 11am to 7pm
NO CARS WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE HUDSON RIVER PARK

ArtForum- “Possessed of a scrappy, youthful verve lacking in its more prestigious neighbors. Fountain was distinguished by a vintage street/self-taught aesthetic.”

Artnet – the most widely read art site on the web – describes Fountain: “Likeability and chutzpah used to be what art was about. That, and a little guerrilla mentality, which you had at Fountain in spades. This is the place where you reminisce about the good old days, when you did it yourself, when inspiration and magic struck like a bolt from the blue. Here at Fountain, the artists and dealers are hungry and they welcome all visitors warmly.”

Plum – “Extreme, grassroots, and black sheep are names that perhaps best describe Fountain. While other art exhibits are puppets to corporate culture, this show keeps it as real as they come.”