PREVIEW GALA
Thursday, April 12
7:00 p.m.
Fashion Industry Gallery (f.i.g.), 1807 Ross Avenue, Dallas
www.fashionindustrygallery.com

PREVIEW GALA BENEFICIARIES
The exclusive Preview Gala will mark the launch of the Dallas Art Fair on Thursday, April 12, 2012. The Preview Gala, benefiting the Dallas Contemporary and Nasher Sculpture Center, will offer art patrons and Dallas’ top collectors the opportunity to preview and purchase exhibited works prior to the public opening of the fair.

The Nasher Sculpture Center is home to one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary sculptures in the world, the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection, featuring more than 300 masterpieces by Calder, Giacometti, Matisse, Picasso, Rodin, and more. Hailed by the "USA Today" as one of the great sculpture gardens where art enhances nature, the "roofless" museum seamlessly integrates the indoor galleries with the outdoor spaces creating a museum experience unlike any other in the world. On view in the light-filled galleries and amid the landscaped grounds are rotating works from the collection, as well as blockbuster exhibitions and one-of-a-kind installations by the most celebrated artists of our times. The Nasher brings the best of contemporary culture to Dallas through special programs designed to engage visitors, including artist talks, lecture programs, contemporary music concerts, educational classes, and exclusive member events.

Dallas Contemporary is a non-collecting art museum presenting new and fresh ideas from regional, national and international artists. Modeled after European art centers and located in an industrial building in the Design District, Dallas Contemporary is one of the only institutions of its kind in the United States, offering temporary exhibitions, important lectures and seminal learning programs.

Mindy Alper,
Untitled (bull's eye), 2006,
Ink & marker on paper,
9 x 11 3/4''.
Courtesy of Rosamund Felsen,
Santa Monica.