NYC Madison Avenue Gallery Walk To Benefit Fund for Public Schools; Free Gallery Tours and Artist Talks

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 16, 2009 -- Fifty of the world's most prestigious art galleries on Madison Avenue (http://www.madisonavenuebid.org/new/default2.asp) will open their doors for the Second Annual Madison Avenue Gallery Walk (http://www.madisonavenuebid.org/new/sub.asp?action=shoppers&ThePCatID=2&ThePID=18) on Saturday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.to raise funds for arts education in New York City public schools. Showcasing the breadth and depth of the collections represented by the world-renowned gallery community on Madison Avenue located between 57th and 86th Streets, New Yorkers and visitors can get a close-up experience of fine art. Highlights of the festivities planned will be free guided gallery tours for families and art lovers conducted by art teachers from New York City's public schools and a silent auction of notable works of art donated by the participating galleries. Organized by the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District (BID), and sponsored by HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and New York magazine, the Gallery Walk will benefit The Fund For Public Schools (http://schools.nyc.gov/fundforpublicschools/), a nonprofit organization chaired by NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein and Vice-Chaired by Caroline Kennedy and Mortimer Zuckerman.

Madison Avenue (http://www.madisonavenuebid.org), on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, is North America's premier luxury district. Some of the most sought-after real estate (http://www.madisonavenuebid.org/new/locationmap.asp?action=locationMap&ThePCatID=6&ThePID=41) in the world, Madison Avenue features the flagship boutiques of the finest European and American designers, over one hundred world class art galleries, exquisite restaurants, dozens of spas and salons for exclusive pampering, six internationally renowned hotels, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Madison Avenue exhibits timeless elegance with a contemporary flavor that is distinctively New York. This boulevard of understated charm is sure to entice your senses with indulgences from all corners of the globe.

Date: Saturday, May 16, 2009

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Location: Madison Avenue,

57th to 86th streets

Manhattan

Event info centers

at Fuller Building

(41 E. 57th Street)

and at Arader Galleries

(1016 Madison, between

78th and 79th)

Information: www.madisonavenuebid.org

Participating Galleries:

Adler & Conkright Fine Art

Anita Friedman Fine Arts

Arader Gallery

Armand Bartos Fine Art

Art Finance Partners

Bjorn Ressle Fine Art

Bonni Benrubi Gallery

Dalva Brothers

Danon

DeLorenzo Gallery

Didier Aaron Inc.

E & J Frankel Ltd.

Florian Papp

Fortuna Fine Arts

Friedman & Vallois, LLC

Gagosian Gallery

Gemini G. E. L. at Joni Moisant Weyl

Guild Antiques

Hollis Taggart Galleries

Howard Greenberg Gallery

Hubert Gallery

Jacobson Howard Gallery

James Graham & Sons Gallery

Jan Krugier Gallery

Jane Kahan Gallery

Karl Kemp & Assoc., LTD

Keith De Lellis Gallery

Knoedler Gallery

Kush Fine Art

L & M Arts

Leila Taghinia Milani Heller Gallery

Leo Castelli Gallery

Leonard Fox Limited

Leslie Feely Fine Art

Macklowe Gallery

Mireille Mosler Ltd.

Nathan Bernstein Gallery

Neuhoff Gallery

Nicholas Brawer

Nohra Haime Gallery

Sigrid Freundorfer Fine Art, LLC

Skarstedt Gallery

Soufer Gallery

Stuart Levy Fine Art

Van de Weghe

Virginia Di Sciascio Antique Textiles

Zabriskie Gallery

Zwirner & Wirth

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