The Palm Beach Show: What you need to know about the 20th anniversary event
The Palm Beach Show is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a lineup of domestic and international exhibitors and renowned speakers from Thursday to Feb. 21 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
It follows a record-breaking year for the show, which featured a sold-out six days and more than 140 exhibitors.
The Palm Beach Show is produced by the Palm Beach Show Group, the same organization that recently acquired Art Palm Beach, which ran last month for its first installment under the new ownership.
“The Palm Beach Show Group takes great pride in being able to present The Palm Beach Show uninterrupted for 20 consecutive years,” said Scott Diament, president and CEO of the Palm Beach Show Group. “As the largest and most important show of its kind in the United States, The Palm Beach Show could have only been built to this magnitude due to our incredible collective community.”
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Diament credited the work of “a vast number of people” for making the show a success for two decades, from inception to presentation and dismantling.
“There has never been a more important event held anywhere in the U.S. past or present than this one based on its size, scope, magnitude and quality of the items on exhibit and for sale,” Diament said. “It’s such a true honor to be the president and CEO of the Palm Beach Show Group and to be able to steward the event into the future.”
Here’s what you need to know about the 20th anniversary Palm Beach Show:
Exhibitors
The dozens of exhibitors of fine art, jewelry, antiques and more at this year’s Palm Beach Show hail from around the world.
Alex Rieunier Jewels and Frederic Got Gallery are just two of the exhibitors from France. Booths from Italy include Anna Paola Cibin, Berengo Studio, Hedy Martinelli and Silver & Silver Ltd. Nearly a dozen exhibitors will be on hand from the United Kingdom, along with displays from The Netherlands, Peru, Israel, Argentina and Denmark.
Exhibitor Berganza London will be at the Palm Beach Show for the first time, bringing items from a collection that includes one of Bulgari’s earliest pieces, a ring dated 1925 that is thought to have been commissioned for someone within the Vatican.
Palm Beach and the rest of Florida are well-represented, with several dozen exhibitors from the Sunshine State.
Artwork
Each year, the Palm Beach Show features immersive and on-site art and presentations. The show has become known for its custom installations, including grand entrance features.
This year, sculptor Gino Miles created large-scale sculptures titled “Arches” to greet guests as they enter the Palm Beach Show. The towering pieces made of stainless steel and bronze are more than 10 feet tall.
The Palm Beach Show also will feature a commissioned installation from local muralist Sam Weinberger of Big Sam’s Paints inside the restaurant space, as a tribute to the community’s support for the arts and culture. Weinberger is the artist behind the mural titled “Big Optimism” on the west wall of the Palm Beach Show Group’s headquarters on Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach.
‘Day of Design’
The Palm Beach Show partnered this year with Florida Design Magazine to host a “Day of Design” on Saturday, with professionals from the interior design and decorating industry hosting a day of panel discussions, book signings and more.
Presentations and panels will include notable designers such as Ben Macklowe, president and owner of Macklowe Gallery; Daphne Nikolopoulos, Florida Design Magazine editorial director; Gil Walsh of Gil Walsh Interiors; Susan Lachance of Susan Lanchance Interior Design; Allison Paladino of Paladino Rudd & Collections; Alessandra Branca of Branca and Casa Branca Rapin; Jayne Chase, creator and host of Perfectly Palm Beach Design; Chris Goddard of Goddard Design Group; Phillis and Bill Taylor of Taylor and Taylor Architecture and Interior Design; and Helen Bergin of Helen Bergin Interiors.
Celebrity guests
The Palm Beach Show is known for drawing some big names, both to its opening night event and general show days. Last year’s kickoff party included appearances by lifestyle personality Martha Stewart, and actor Sylvester Stallone, who has a home in Palm Beach. For the 20th anniversary celebration, attendees can expect to catch some more celebrity sightings.
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Dates and times
An Opening Night Preview Party is from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday, with VIP entry at 5 and collectors preview at 7. The show will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday to Feb. 21.
Location
Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Parking is available on site.
Tickets
Per-person ticket prices range from $30 for general admission; $50 for the collectors preview at the Opening Night Preview Party and admission to all general show days; $100 for a VIP ticket to the Opening Night Preview Party and admission to all general show days; and $500 for a one-hour exclusive tour of the Palm Beach Show with organizer Diament.
More information
For more information, go to www.palmbeachshow.com.
Program schedule
The price of admission to the show includes a variety of programs and lectures:
Noon Feb 17, Room 1DE, "The Origins of Adornment," a brief history of jewelry-wearing in different cultures, what it meant and its significance, led by Sameer Lilani of Amrapali London;
1 p.m. Feb. 17, Room 1DE, "The Artist Bernard Buffet," a video presentation with a question-and-answer period, led by Robert Rienzo;
2 p.m. Feb. 17, Room 1DE, "Storytelling in Art," a look at how the narrative technique is used contemporary art, led by Tony Khawam of Khawam Gallery;
3 p.m. Feb. 17 Room 1DE, "A Journey with Porcelain," Jennifer McCurdy will trace her own path from a young artist to internationally know ceramicist;
11 a.m. Feb. 18, Macklowe Gallery Booth 500/501, "The Art of Tiffany," a look at the works of Louse Comfort Tiffany's handmade glass lamps and objects, led by Ben Macklowe (reservations required by emailing email@macklowegallery.com);
1 p.m. Feb. 18, Room 1DE, "The Artful Interior: Acquiring, Curating and Designing with Art," a panel discussion with interior designers Gil Walsh, Susan Lachance and Allison Paladion, moderated by Florida Design Magazine Editorial Director Daphne Nikolopoulos;
2 p.m. Feb. 18, Room 1DE, "The Mix," how to use vintage pieces and antiques in modern interiors, led by Allesandra Branca of Branca and Casa Branca Rapin;
4 p.m. Feb. 18, Room 1DE, "Timeless Elegance: Architecture and Design in the Tropics," a designer panel discussion with Chris Goddard, Helen Bergin and Phyllis and Bill Tylor, moderated by Jayne Chase of Perfectly Palm Beach Design;
1 p.m. Feb. 19, Room 1DE, "Natural Color Diamonds: Then, Now and Future," a look at sources, famous gems and recent auction record-breakers, led by Scott D. West of Scott West Natural Color Diamonds;
2 p.m. Feb. 19, Room 1DE, "The Magic of Venice," a lecture about Venetian fabric art, led by artist Anna Paola Cibin;
2 p.m., 4 p.m., Feb. 19, Pascoe Gallery booth, "The Art of African Ceramics," a program about the ceramic art studios of the Kwa Zulu Natal Province of South Africa, led by Louis Irvine of the Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts;
3 p.m. Feb. 19, Room 1DE, Michaelangelo, "Raphael and the Medici Collection," a look at the Renaissance's Medicis family's art collections, led by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero, an art history professor and expert on the Italian Renaissance;
Noon Feb. 20, Room 1DE, "Woolworks: The Art and Meaning of Woolies," a program about 19th-century British and American sailors' woolwork art, led by Paul Vandekar of Earl D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge Inc.;
1 p.m. Feb. 20, Room 1DE, "What's My Collection Worth and How Can I Find Out?", a panel discussion with art and jewelry experts Barbara Chamberlain, Virginia Utely and Laney Lewis.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Daily News: The Palm Beach Show: What you need to know about the 20th anniversary event
