Salon d’Arts, Inc. Debuts SALON du MUSÉE

We are thrilled to announce that Salon d’ Arts, Inc.’s two annual art exhibitions have been combined into one production entitled “Salon du Musée.” The new brand is a nod to the alliance with the Denver Art Museum, and incorporates the best of nationally-acclaimed fine art exhibition Salon d’Arts and the vibrant art-based fundraiser Le Jeune Salon.

SAVE THE DATE! Salon du Musée will be open to the public from November 3 – 14, 2008 at Gallery 1261 in Denver, Colorado, with the much-anticipated Soiree & Fine Art Sale taking place on the evening of November 14th, 2008.

Salon du Musée is modeled after the Paris art salons of the late nineteenth century and serves as a public forum designed to promote the exchange of ideas between artists and viewers. Salon du Musée features more than forty mid-career and nationally-renowned artists with approximately one hundred paintings and sculptures ranging in subject matter from representational figure, landscape and still life to mixed media and abstract. Many of the artists are held in museum collections across the U.S., including the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, National Portrait Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and notably the Denver Art Museum. A portion of artwork available will be for sale under $1,000 to engage beginning collectors; however the collection will also include landmark works by participating museum-held artists with works valued up to $30,000. All net proceeds benefit the Denver Art Museum.

Guest curators of Salon du Musée include the Polly and Mark Addison Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Denver Art Museum Christoph Heinrich, Denver Art Museum Associate Curator of Western American Art Ann Daley and Salon d'Arts Founder and Curator Natalie Rekstad-Lynn. Confirmed Salon du Musée artists include Daniel Sprick, Quang Ho, Ron Hicks, Mark Sink, Bill Starke, Nancy Switzer, Gordon Brown, Burton Silverman, Dan McCaw, Karen Vance, and Kim Mackey to name a few.

Salon du Musée is open to the public free of charge from November 3-14, 2008 at Gallery 1261, Denver, Colorado, enabling visitors to view the collection prior to the November 14 Soiree & Fine Art Sale. Tickets are $75; Patron tickets are $125 and includes a Champagne Reception and discussion lead by Denver Art Museum Polly and Mark Addison Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Christoph Heinrich. For more information contact Natalie Rekstad-Lynn at 303-494-0180.