Hello Jodi, The 15th Annual Los Angeles Art Show, the largest art fair on the West-Coast, returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center January 20-24, 2010. Presented by the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA) and KR Martindale Show Management this encyclopedic art event will brings more than 100 international galleries to the city. The 2010 Los Angeles Art Show debuts a Guest Country Program and welcomes Uruguay. The Guest Country Program is comprised of specially curated exhibitions, lecture programming and special project space. It has a goal to showcase nations with strong visual arts traditions that demonstrate a keen understanding of the international climate. Under the direction of the Dirección Nacional de Cultura and the Ministero de Educaión y Cultura, a special exhibition of Uruguay's top International artists, 34° 53' 0" S - 56° 10' 0" W will be on view at the show. The Los Angeles Art Show features: -a special performance of artist Nick Cave's 'Soundsuits' -daily live street art by legendary Los Angeles street artists Mear One, Kofie, Retna, and El Mac -Signs: Middle Eastern Art Exhibition -special MFA exhibition curated by Bennet Simpson, Associate Curator at MoCA, Los Angeles -The IFPDA Fine Print Fair -Print-Making Demonstrations -Screening of the Award-winning Film, "All about Prints" -Children's Activity Room -curated walkthroughs in Chinese, Japanese and Korean The Los Angeles Art Show has been a driving force for the City's Arts Month. According to the resolution passed in August of 2009, "The Los Angeles Art Show, bringing thousands of works from domestic & international galleries and a number of world class museums to Los Angeles. The City will use the confluence of over 50,000 visitors to anchor a month-long celebration of arts in the City. WHEREAS, Los Angeles Arts Month is an opportunity for the Los Angeles art community to synergize the Los Angeles Art Show with the City's artists and art institutions to create a cultural Mecca ..." We will follow-up with you shortly to determine your interest in a feature on Los Angeles Art Show. Press materials and images are available upon request. Los Angeles Art Show Press releases are available online at www.laartshow.com/pages/2009pressreleases.html. For additional information, please contact Agnes Gomes-Koizumi at agnes@agkmediagroup.com or 323-937-5488. Warm regards, Agnes Gomes-Koizumi AGK Media Group (323) 937-5488