ADC & BUILDING BRIDGES currently plays as a nexus between artists, Cultural Art Centers, and countries throughout the world, and acts as an important reference point with the International Art Exchange Program. Building Bridges’ first project was launched in January 2008 in Mexico, under a formal agreement with the Mexican government and in connection with 14 foreign countries. Their main mission is to have powerful programs for exhibitions, workshops, and artist residencies, establishing exchanges among countries in order to strengthen international cultural relations and engage local communities while promoting new and emerging forms of artistic expressions. The program provides the artists of our country’s members the best possible support, information, and opportunities for Art Exhibitions and exposure throughout the world. ADC & BUILDING BRIDGES has an exhibition-rotating system to highlight our shared cultures and establish fresh exchanges; every member country has access to different exhibitions, as well as the participation in International Art Fairs to promote their own culture and artists. The organization is guided by a Board of Directors and International members.

In 2006, the German art fair contemporary art ruhr (C.A.R.) has been founded in order to represent a new region for contemporary art, with their innovative galleries, art institutions, art academies, art universities and high-talented artists. Since that moment C.A.R. developped year per year with new partners and networks. Today, C.A.R. is the biggest art fair of the region. C.A.R. revolutionizes the art world with a unique concept: Fair - offering all participants the same opportunity to acces. Minimalist – with an open and puristic appearance. Pulsating – with evernew insights into contemporary art trends. By offering low fees for exhibitors and a contemporary exhibition concept, newcomers, avant-garde and established galleries can all showcase their works at C.A.R. Art academies and universities, art institutions or selected C.A.R. talents get also the opportunity to present the state of the art. Today, more than 1000 participants have taken part in C.A.R., which is designed as an art fair for discoverers. With an open exhibition space without the usual fair booths and bounders, art and communication will be on the focus, communication barriers between participants and visitors are disappearing. Special exhibitions and events take place in conjunction with the art fairs every year. Fair dates in 2013, May 31 –June 2, Media-Art Fair and November 1-3, the innovative art fair.

Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide opportunities, resources, services, and exhibition venues for emerging Los Angeles artists of all media. LAAA began as a civic art institution in the 1920s, connecting elite art interests to Hollywood collectors, emerging after World War II as the center of Los Angeles modernism and finally becoming the city’s nexus for emerging artists of all media. LAAA serves as a dynamic force for contemporary ideas, outreach, and community. Gallery 825 and Los Angeles Art Association are located in the heart of La Cienega Boulevard’s Restaurant Row at 825 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Gallery hours are 10am - 5pm, Tuesday - Saturday or by appointment. Please call 310.652.8272 or visit www.laaa.org

LAUNCH is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit social enterprise created to produce, manage, and direct events, programs, and exhibitions for the purpose of developing artist-audience relationships throughout important Los Angeles communities. Passionate about promoting all contemporary art-forms and their hybrids, LAUNCH recognizes the need for exemplary productions that create important cultural happenings. With the assistance of commercial partners, cultural institutions, and like-minded individuals and organizations, LAUNCH strives to engage a broad cross section of Angelenos in cultural and lifestyle events that foster mutual understanding and creative expression.

LAUNCH produces TARFEST, a free music and art festival held annually at venues in the Miracle Mile District and at the La Brea Tar Pits Park. For the past 10 years, TARFEST has served as a showcase of local emerging musicians, bands, visual artists, and like-minded nonprofit organizations. Please visit www.tarfest.com

In 2012, LAUNCH opened the LAUNCH Gallery at 170 La Brea Avenue. This permanent location allows us to showcase artists’ work and provides a valuable tool in the development and maintenance of artists’ careers. The 2012 exhibitions included Todd Carpenter, Fleurette West, Thomas Dang, and Marion Lane. 2013 will be the first full year of programming at the LAUNCH Gallery which includes exhibitions by: Gina Stepaniuk, William Wray, Alexandra Dillon, Thomas Frontini, Jorge Oswaldo, Tanja Rector, Stephen Vasquez Lopez, Marion Lane, and Bryan Ricci among others. Please visit www.launchhla.org for exhibition and event information.

he 2013 LA Art Show presents a special exhibition-China: FUSION- organized by China’s National Base for International Culture Trade, under the commission and guidance of the China Ministry of Culture and Shanghai Municipal Culture Radio and Television Bureau. China: FUSION showcases emerging artists from Mainland China and highlights the artists’ fusion of Eastern and Western culture through content and form.

The 4,032 square feet of exhibition space will be designed as a traditional Chinese style “9-Couleurs,” with the main exhibition area highlighting Chinese artists who were cutting-edge between the 1940s and the 1980s. Flanking this area are eight contemporary art galleries from Beijing and Shanghai, each featuring some of China’s top artists, with a total of over 100 pieces of artwork.