27th Anniversary Antiques Show
Supporting the Museum's Collection of American Art
Noted Designer Keynotes Show
October 12–14, 2012
One of today's foremost architectural and interior designers, John Saladino, is the keynote speaker for the 27th Annual Museum Antiques Show, which runs October 12–14, 2012. Saladino, who will speak at 10:15 on Friday, October 12, is known for a timeless style that mixes old with new, appealing to both traditional and modern clients.
Visitors to the Show will also be able to see Saladino's first-ever retrospective exhibition, on view at the Greenville Museum from September 12–October 28, 2012.The exhibition will include paintings, furniture, and architectural settings by the famed designer.
"John Saladino is a true visionary in the design world," said Museum Executive Director Tom Styron. "We are pleased to share his art with the community and welcome him as the featured speaker for this year's Antiques Show."
Tickets to Saladino's presentation are $30 and include refreshments before the lecture. For information or to order tickets, call 864/271-7570, extension 21. His books, Style by Saladino and Saladino Villa, will be available for sale during the Antiques Show. The designer may be available to sign a limited number of books.
The Museum Antiques Show, which is sponsored by TD Bank, brings together more than twenty select dealers in formal and country antique furniture, silver, porcelain, Oriental rugs, linens, and fine art. The 2012 event will support the purchase of nine works of ar by the American master, Andrew Wyeth. These acquisitions bring to 45 the number of paintings in Andrew Wyeth: The Greenville Collection, which includes examples from every period of Wyeth's career. The artist's granddaughter, Victoria Wyeth, is Honorary Co-Chair of the 27th Annual event.
Proceeds from the annual Antiques Show represent a major contribution to the Museum's permanent collection. Since 1985, the Show has raised more than $5.7 million to support the acquisition of 71 works of art, including examples of Impressionism, history paintings, marble sculpture, Andrew Wyeth watercolors, Jasper Johns prints, and masterpieces of the Charleston Renaissance.
Antiques Show donor levels begin at $750 and continue to $2,500, $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000. Donors in each category receive tickets to the Benefactors Preview Party, recognition in the show catalog and general admission tickets. Those who contribute $2,500 or more are also invited to a private champagne reception with the guest speaker prior to the Preview Party, as well as other benefits. If you would like to take part, contact the Antiques Show office at 864/271-7570, ext. 22.
Under the leadership of Antiques Show Chair Flavia Harton and Donor Co-Chairs David Beard and Rick Davis, the 3-day Antiques Show weekend requires the assistance of many volunteers who plan and execute the event, distribute brochures and posters, take tickets, serve as hostesses, help with box lunch service, assist the dealers and work behind the scenes in many ways. Call 864/271-7570, ext. 22, if you would like to be part of it..
Andrew Wyeth: The Greenville Collection will be on view during the Antiques Show, as well as Defining Moments: An Exhibition of Works by Bryan Collier and David Drake: Potter and Poet of the Edgefield District. The latter is a new project that combines Collier's illustrations in a book about Drake with examples of the historic vessels the slave potter created. Stephen Scott Young: Portrait of Greenville, will also be open.
While entrance to the antiques exhibition area requires an ticket costing $8 ($5 in advance), admission to see the art exhibitions is always absolutely free.
To purchase tickets and/or receive a brochure about the Antiques Show, call 864/271-7570, ext. 21.
