This Madders To Me: Seattle Art Fair

I recently had the opportunity to attend the AMAZING inaugural Seattle Art Fair! Held in the CenturyLink Field Event Center and created by Vulcan + Art Market Productions, Seattle's first mega-scale art fair was a tremendous success. The fair was devoted to contemporary art. It featured everyone from young up-and-coming locals like Nathan DiPietro, to renown international artists like Mr. and Yayoi Kusuma. The event was electric and buzzed with people the entire weekend. The Stranger put it best by saying it was the perfect mix of "New York glamour" and "West Coast chill."

I'm a new hire in the Seattle Art Museum's communications department and helped staff SAM's booth during the event. I talked anyone passing by about our current exhibitions and upcoming events. I also handed out rad stickers and adorable "take me to the art" tote bags. Though I was "working" (any art related event never feels like work to me) I still had time to wander the event and ogle at all the art. Here were some of my favorites: