Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair Prospectus
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MerchandiseMartAntiques.com Featuring more than 100 of the world’s best dealers of art, antiques and jewelry from antiquity through the 20th Century.
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Featuring more than 100 of the world’s best dealers of art, antiques and jewelry from antiquity through the 20th Century.
Transcript of Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair Prospectus
MerchandiseMartAntiques.com
Featuring more than 100 of the world’s best dealers of art,
antiques and jewelry from antiquity through the 20th Century.
“In terms of antiques in Chicago, this is where it’s
happening. Nothing else comes close.”
— Richard Norton, The Country House/Richard Norton, Inc.
The Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair is the premier antiques event in the Midwestern U.S. Showcasing more than 100 of the world’s best dealers of antiques and fine art, the Fair attracts an affluent and sophisticated audience of collectors, designers and antiques enthusiasts. Now in its 17th year, the Fair is one of Chicago’s most prestigious cultural events.
The Merchandise Mart, America’s top design center
Visitors understand that when they enter The Merchandise Mart, located in the heart of downtown Chicago, they can expect the best of everything — from luxury fabrics and accessories to exceptional home furnishings. Building on this reputation, the Fair boasts a strong designer audience that knows The Merchandise Mart as a resource and the Fair as an ideal place to bring top clients to shop for treasures that will define a home.
Marketing for the Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair targets important collectors, savvy and affluent consumers and leading interior designers. The Fair’s extensive multi-media marketing campaign includes:
+ vip packages (offering VIP access and special programming) mailed to key lists comprised of past attendees of MMPI art and antiques events, industry VIPs, civic VIPs, dealer client lists, top designer lists
+ e-mail communications to key electronic lists (10 e-blasts sent to lists of 30,000 plus)
+ print, broadcast and online
advertisements in media outlets including The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Sun-Times News Group, Chicago Gallery News, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Home and Garden Magazine, Traditional Home Magazine, Maine Antiques Digest, The Magazine Antiques, Antiques and Fine Art Magazine, CS Magazine, CS North Shore Magazine, CS Interiors Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, WFMT, CBC Chicago Radio
+ media efforts producing substantial TV, print and online coverage
+ street banners in downtown Chicago
+ on-site promotion including building signage and on-site directory
+ substantial outreach via 3rd party partnerships (media, museum and cultural organizations, corporate sponsors, alumni clubs, social clubs)
+ interactive fair website with dealer/antiques search tool
+ extensive promotional materials/
opportunities for dealers including printed and electronic complimentary passes and other marketing materials, listing in online and on-site fair directory, inclusion in online dealer search tool and PR opportunities
marketing outreach
April 24-27, 2014, Opening Night April 23
fair features
+ april 23 opening night will kick off with a VIP event and attract more than 1000 guests representing the Chicago area’s most prestigious clients
+ upscale fair amenities will include gourmet cafes and bars, a professionally-appointed VIP Lounge, coat and package check, and shipping services
+ programming including high profile speakers, guided tours, dealer talks, young collectors events and design vignettes will complement the fair experience
categories
The Fair showcases a stunning assortment of Art, Antiques and Jewelry from BC to 20C and includes the following categories:
20th Century Design/ModernismAmericanaArchitectural DesignAsian Art & AntiquitiesBarometersBooksCeramics
exhibit space
+ booth spaces are available in 100 square foot increments
+ booth package includes hard walls, neutral wall-to-wall carpeting, lights, standard electrical, booth signage and drayage. Paint and other customization opportunities are available.
application
Applications for the 2014 Fair are available online at merchandisemartantiques.com. Please note that all dealers must go through a review process for acceptance into the Fair. For more information, please contact Kim Runner at 312.527.7642 or [email protected].
ClocksDecorative ArtsFolk ArtFurnitureGlassJewelryPaintings
PostersPrintsMapsSculptureSilverTextilesTribal Art
2014 fair details
A Bird in Hand AntiquesAaron GalleriesAgostino’s Antiques & Fine Arts, LLCAmerican GarageAntique Chicago, Inc.Antique Reader, Inc.AOSTA Furniture + DecorArader GalleriesArts 220Benchmark of Palm BeachBest of France Antiques, Inc.Birdsall-Haase AntiquesBrenner Valdez AntiquesCallaghan Fine Paintings & Contemporary BronzeCarmen PattinsonCharles Edwin PuckettCharles L. Washburne AntiquesChasen Antiques, PhilipChicago Center for the Print/PosterChris Mulloy’s AntiquesClassic AntiquesClifford A. WallachColm Rowan Fine ArtThe Country House / Richard Norton, Inc.Crescent Worth Art & AntiquesD. Brett Benson, Inc. Daniels AntiquesDavid Brooker Fine ArtDeco2midcenturyfurniture.com, Inc.Del Giudice AntiquesDomont JewelryDover Jewelry & AntiquesThe Emporium, LTDF.L. Braswell Fine ArtThe FindFlapper Alley, Ltd.Framont
G. Sergeant Antiques, L.L.C.Gallery AfroditGladwell & CompanyGreat CanesGreenwald AntiquesGuarisco Gallery Haig’s of Rochester Fine Jewelry and Objects of ArtHares AntiquesHarvey Art and AntiquesHaynes Fine Art of BroadwayHilligoss GalleriesIl Segno del Tempo S.R.LImperial Fine Books Inc.Isabella M.The Jade DragonJayne Thompson AntiquesJoseph M. Hayes AntiquesKing ArtKing’s House AntiquesKing’s House Oriental RugsKip McKesson African ArtLawrence Fine ArtLeonard Davenport Fine ArtM.S. Rau AntiquesMade In RussiaMadelena AntiquesMajolica, LLCMajolicaDream, LLCMarilyn Garrow - Fine Textile ArtMarkovMathew Klujian & Sons, Inc.Mayfair AntiquesMcColl Fine ArtMichael S. Haber, Ltd.Moylan-Smelkinson / The Spare RoomMyers/Huffman & Greg Chappell
Nally JewelsNula ThanhauserObjets d’Art WorkshopOnly Authentic’sOphir GalleryOumar Keinde African ArtsPhiladelphia Print ShopPlatt Fine ArtPost Road GalleryPouya Antique Rug GalleryProctorR. Ege AntiquesR.M. Barokh AntiquesRalph Spano Antiques and Fine ArtRehs Galleries, Inc.Reza’s Rug GalleryRichard Norton GalleryRoberto Freitas American Antiques & Decorative ArtsThe Silver FundSilver Treasures, Ltd.Skarda GallerySMD Arts Inc.Solomon Suchard Antiques & Fine ArtStern Pissarro GalleryStevens Fine ArtTerra Mare AntiquesThomas French Fine ArtTime GalleryTK Asian AntiquitiesTOJ GalleryTutto dal MondoThe Way We WereWellesley House, Ltd.William CookZane Moss Antiques Ltd.
2013 exhibiting dealers
contact us
Susan McCulloughSenior Vice President
Lisa SimonianVice President of Marketing
Kim RunnerDirector of Sales312.527.7642
Aida SarvanDirector of Marketing
MMPI222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
Suite 470Chicago, IL 60654
MerchandiseMartAntiques.com
MMPI, a division of Vornado Realty Trust, is a leading owner and operator of integrated showroom & office buildings and trade show facilities, bringing buyers and sellers together through market events, trade and consumer shows and conferences each year. In addition to The Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair, MMPI’s renowned collection art, antiques and design events include The Armory Show (NY), the Architectural Digest Home and NeoCon (Chicago and Baltimore).
