11 FEBRUARY 2009. Looking for a great Valentine gift?  Treat yourself and your sweetheart to one or all of the ARTfeast events … and get a tax deduction too!

ARTfeast weekend, voted 2008 Top 3 Best Food Event by the Santa Fe Reporter, kicks off on Friday, 20 February. The magnificent moveable feast brings together art galleries, artists, restaurants, chefs, wineries, elegant homes and the artwork of Santa Fe’s youth. The enchanting weekend is a fundraiser, the proceeds from which fund art programs for the city’s youth.

Tickets are selling fast but may still be secured  at the ARTfeast web site, artfeast.com, or by calling 505.603.4643.  Friday’s Edible Art Tour tickets are also available at participating galleries and at the Lensic Box Office, 988.1234.

Throw off winter doldrums and have a great time for a creative cause!

DISCOUNTED ALL-EVENT PACKAGE
$315 per person

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

FRIDAY, 20 FEBRUARY
Fashion Show & Luncheon, 12-2 PM, Inn at Loretto, $100, underwritten by Collector’s Guide
Edible Art Tour, 5-8 PM, Canyon Road & Downtown, $35, underwritten by Santa Fean Magazine

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 21-22 FEBRUARY
Art of Home Tour, 12-4 PM, free admission, underwritten by Santa Fe Properties, Exclusive Affiliate of Christie’s Great Estates. Self-guided tour maps at artfeast.com and santafeproperties.com

SATURDAY, 21 FEBRUARY
Gourmet Dinner & Auction Honoring Fran Larsen, 6 PM, La Posada de Santa Fe, $150, Dinner underwritten by Southwest Art, Honorary Artist Projects by Mary & Robert Harbour, & Children’s Art Projects by Los Alamos National Bank

SUNDAY, 22 FEBRUARY
Artists’ Champagne Brunch & Auction, 11:30 AM – 2 PM, Inn at Loretto, $65, Brunch underwritten by The Lofts, LLC, and Auction by The Essential Guide

ARTsmart is a volunteer organization that believes the visual arts are critical to a child’s development.
Through charitable donations and events, ARTsmart funds art programs for Santa Fe schoolchildren.
Our annual fundraiser, ARTfeast, is a community project that also promotes economic development.
ARTsmart is a 501c3 nonprofit corporation that works with the Santa Fe Gallery Association