FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACT:
Jennifer von Stauffenberg
Olive PR Solutions
619-302-3181
jennifer@oliveprsolutions.com

Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair Announces

Show Symposiums

Including “Art Talk” with art critic, Dave Hickey; “Art & Money”, moderated by renowned
financial expert - Arthur Lipper; and “Artists Talks on Art”, co-moderated by Marcela
Quiroz Luna, Curator of EnTijuanarte09, and Bill Kelley, Jr., Managing Director of
LatinArt.com

San Diego, Calif. (June 15, 2009) Today, Beyond the Border International
Contemporary Art Fair (BTB), scheduled for September 2-4, 2009 in San Diego,
announced an exciting and educational list of show symposiums featuring well-
renowned guest speakers and moderators, including “Art Talk”, “Art & Money”, and
“Artist Talks on Art, Critical Dialogue”. Attendees of BTB will experience a unique
opportunity to sit-in on discussions about art investing, the current state of the art
market, and contemporary art practices.

Thursday, Sept. 3rd. at 11am - 12pm: “Art Talk” with Dave Hickey, one of the best-
known American art and culture critics practicing today, will explore his arguments
against academicism and in favor of the rough and tumble free markets on art. Dave
Hickey has been the subject of numerous profiles in The New York Times, The Los
Angeles Times, and U.S. News and World Reports. A special opportunity to have an
intimate lunch with Dave Hickey following the symposium is available. Tickets for this
luncheon can be found on the event website. Art LTD. Magazine sponsors both the
symposium and luncheon.

Thursday, Sept. 3rd at 3pm - 5pm: Arthur Lipper, investment banker, author, lecturer,
corporate advisor and financier, will moderate “Art & Money”. He has been a member
of the New York Stock Exchange as well as many other stock and commodity
exchanges. J.S. Oliver Capital Management sponsors this symposium. Panelists
include: Ian Mausner of J.S. Oliver Capital Management; Peter Kloman of Christies Los
Angeles, a specialist in American art and auctions; Bob O’Connell of Barney and Barney
Fine Art Insurance; Mathew Butterick of Butterick Law Corporation; and Rebecca A.
Meyer, Managing Director of Pitcairn. Collectors of art have a range of money-related
questions regarding the investment they have made in acquiring works of art. The
question areas to be addressed include: acquisition cost basis and negotiation with
sellers, conservation issues, inheritance and other tax concerns, selling works of art,
insurance, legal rights regarding the use of the acquired works, use and retention of

-more-
Page 2 of 3 - BTB Announces Show Symposiums

expert advisors, negotiating the terms of donation to museums and authenticating the
validity and provenance of works of art.

Friday, Sept. 4th from 10am - 3pm: “Artists Talks on Art, Critical Dialogue” will be
co-moderated by Marcela Quiroz Luna, Curator of EnTijuanarte09 and Bill Kelley, Jr.,
Managing Director of LatinArt.com. Artists featured include: Shinpei Takeda, Nina
Waisman, Fabian Cereijido, Iana Quesnell and Daniel Ruanova. Artists will discuss new
contemporary art practices and explore issues relating to identity, new urbanism, and
new mediums.

San Diego’s first Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair (BTB) is a 3-
day contemporary art fair that will include national and international galleries featuring
over 500 works by jury-selected established and emerging contemporary artists from all
over the world, exhibiting in The Grand Del Mar’s expansive ballroom accompanied by
numerous luxury exhibitors and food and wine events. The event will showcase over $4
million in artwork coupled with sponsors such as Maserati, Modern Luxury Media,
Qualcomm, Christie’s, The American Institute of Wine and Food, The California Bipolar
Foundation, Lugano Diamonds, and many others. BTB anticipates ATTENDANCE OF
over 3,000 new and established collectors over the three days.

The public is invited to attend the event, which marks the first time these national and
international galleries with investment-grade art will be presented in San Diego. Go to
the BTB website to purchase VIP Tickets and Day Pass tickets: http://beyondtheborder-
art.com

Beyond The Border-Art, Inc. (BTB-Art) is producing the art fair. BTB-Art is a strategic
business-consulting firm comprised of leading professionals in the areas of art,
marketing, and event production. BTB-Art is dedicated to establishing San Diego as the
leading contemporary art fair destination on the West Coast. Organizers have partnered
with San Diego's leading cultural organizations, including The San Diego Museum of Art,
The Stuart Collection UCSD, UCSD Department of Visual Arts, Centro Cultural Tijuana,
and the Mexican Consulate.

The California Bipolar Foundation (CBF), a local non-profit organization, is a Title

Sponsor of the art fair and is hosting a VIP dinner Friday, Sept. 4. Guest speaker Dr.
Kay Redfield Jamison, an author and professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine, will speak on "The World of the Artistic Temperament."
For information about CBF or the dinner, please visit
www.californiabipolarfoundation.org or call Muffy Walker at 858-342-0327.

Other non-profit partners include The San Diego Art Prize, which is a cash prize with
exhibition opportunities. Now in its third year, the San Diego Art Prize spotlights
established and emerging artists in San Diego whose outstanding achievements in the
field of visual arts merit recognition.

The Mediterranean-style Grand Del Mar was named one of the top new resorts and spas
in the Conde Nast Traveler magazine's annual Hot List in 2008 and listed in the 2009
Gold List as one of the world's best places to stay. Specially priced room packages for

-more-
Page 3 of 3 - BTB Announces Show Symposiums

the BTB fair are available for $315 and includes two VIP tickets to the first preview and
opening night reception of the fair, two-day passes and a VIP collector's bag of luxury
items. Reservations can be made by calling 888-314-2030.

For more information or to RSVP to any of the events, contact: Ann Berchtold, Executive
Director, Tel. 858.254.3031 Email aberchtold@beyondtheborder-art.com.

Sponsor, advertiser and participant opportunities are still available. Interested parties
should contact BTB-Art at jschraeger@beyondtheborder-art.com.

To receive press updates or inquire about media credentials for the event, please send
an email to jennifer@oliveprsolutions.com.

Beyond the Border-Art, INC | http://beyondtheborder-art.com | 2658 Del Mar Heights Rd.
#502, Del Mar, CA 92014

###