NEWS: New Art Dealers Association for Miami:
December, 2010
Aiming to replicate the prowess of the prestigious Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), a group of thirty Miami galleries recently hatched the nonprofit Miami Art Dealers Association (MADA), reports Brook Mason in Artnet. “This new association fills a vital gap by representing a group of distinctive dealers to promote South Florida as a year-end destination,” says Eric Charest-Weinberg, whose eponymous gallery is located in the Wynwood Arts District.
The new dealer association also promises to support standards of connoisseurship and awareness of the visual arts, advocate ethical practices, and develop joint marketing programs while lobbying governmental agencies. Negotiating fees for advertising and other expenses is on the MADA docket.
In addition to Charest Weinberg, MADA members include Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Alejandra Von Hartz Gallery, Calix Gustav Gallery, Dina Mitrani Gallery, and Chelsea Gallery. Among MADA sponsors is Lee Ann Lester, who with her husband David Lester founded the Miami International Art Fair.
(Via artforum.com.)