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www.artsantafe.com Dates & Hours: (Opening) Thursday, July 10 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Fair) Friday, July 11 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, July 12 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, July 13 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. By popular demand, ART Santa Fe is slated to be an annual event, announced the organization this month. Held in July this year, the fair鈥攁 biennial occurrence since its inception in 1995鈥攑roved beyond uncertainty that Santa Fe, New Mexico is a thriving international contemporary art destination. ART Santa Fe 2007鈥檚 turnout of some 5,000 people over four days left all involved, from gallerists to artists to collectors, feeling that the fair was an unmitigated success. Nancy Hoffman declared that her New York Gallery 鈥渉ad a positive experience at the Santa Fe Fair, which has its own spirit and composition. We found an eager and interested audience with a great response to the range of work in the stand, as well as to [our Project Space] mixed media video installation.鈥� Galleries come from across the nation and Europe to participate in ART Santa Fe and it has been consistently reported to be a positive experience for them and for their collectors. So much so, in fact, that the number of requests for an annual fair simply became impossible to refuse. Julie Baker, whose gallery in Nevada City, California, carries the work of emerging artists, stated that 鈥淎RT Santa Fe 2007 was great for us. We met top-quality collectors, sold almost all of the work we brought and received great attention for the artist we presented鈥�. There is a strong and growing contemporary art collector base in Santa Fe with a sophisticated enthusiasm for the arts.鈥� Cleveland gallery owner Steve Hartman of Contessa Galleries was 鈥渆xtremely impressed with the wide geographical reach of the show.鈥� Asked if Contessa will be back, Hartman replied, 鈥淎bsolutely. The director and staff did a tremendous job鈥�very professional, with phenomenal speakers, parties, and visitors lounge for us. The local people were also very welcoming, thanking us profusely for coming.鈥� As for Santa Fe gallerists, Sidney and Michelle Monroe of Monroe Gallery of Photography asserted that they 鈥渉ad an excellent experience at ART Santa Fe, Attendance was good. Our sales were very strong and surpassed our expectations.鈥�