LOCATION:
Grand Avenue between Disney Hall and MOCA Grand Avenue

ADMISSION:
FREE

Los Angeles, CA. — McLean Fine Art is pleased to announce its participation in the Art Fair at the Grand Avenue Festival.

This is the first year of the Art Fair at the Grand Avenue Festival, which joins The Museum of Contemporary Art, The Music Center, USC, The Los Angeles Opera, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Los Angeles Public Library, Grand Performances, The Colburn School of Performing Arts, The Los Angeles Conservancy, The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (RedCat), Center Theatre Group, and The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to showcase the vast cultural resources of Los Angeles.

The Art Fair at the Grand Avenue Festival will be located in the center of Grand Avenue between The Museum of Contemporary Art and Disney Concert Hall, and will feature ten contemporary art galleries and private dealers located in Los Angeles. Participants in the Fair are McLean Fine Art, Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Pharmaka Gallery, INMO Gallery, Downtown Art Gallery, 626 Gallery, Art Murmur Gallery, El Nopal Press, and Dangerous Curve. The non-profit Gallery Row Organization and several smaller arts and crafts vendors will also participate in the Art Fair, including Traci McWain, Sherry Matson, and Aunt Beep.

Founded by Ashley McLean Emenegger, McLean Fine Art (MFA) provides art consultancy services, visual artist career coaching, and distinctive fine art exhibitions. MFA works with some of Los Angeles' brightest artistic talents, drawing from a broad range of artists and media, including painting, photography, video, mixed media, installation, digital and sculpture, to provide unique art for private and public projects. MFA's booth at the Art Fair will showcase the work of its 35 artists, as well as provide information on its art consultancy and visual artist career counseling services, and tours of Downtown Gallery Row.

Ashley McLean Emenegger has juried and curated scores of fine art and video exhibitions throughout Los Angeles. Her exhibitions have been reviewed in the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, the LA Business Journal, and Artweek. Ashley serves as curator and art advisor to numerous nonprofit groups and charity events. As the former Executive Director of Gallery 825/LAAA, a nonprofit that supports emerging Southern Californian artists, she presented hundreds of critically recognized exhibitions and programs. She founded McLean Fine Art in September 2004.

Admission to the Grand Avenue Festival and the Art Fair at the Grand Avenue Festival is free. Hours are 11am to 5pm on Saturday, October 8, 2005. For more information on the Grand Avenue Festival including parking, transit, and activity schedules, please call the Downtown Center Business Improvement District at 213-624-2146, or visit www.downtownla.com for more information and links to Web sites for all participating organizations.

Contact:
Ashley McLean Emenegger, McLean Fine Art
626.798.3136
ashley@mcleanfineart.com

FESTIVAL INFORMATION:
Downtown Center Business Improvement District
213-624-2146
www.downtownla.com