PDX at VOLTANY: artist Arnold Kemp, booth B14...

VOLTA NY
MARCH 5–8, 2015

LOCATION //

PIER 90 // West 50th Street at 12th Avenue // New York, NY 10036

TIMES //

PREVIEW // THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

GUEST OF HONOR PREVIEW:
11 am – 2 pm

VIP / PRESS PREVIEW:
2 – 4 pm

PUBLIC VERNISSAGE:
6 – 8 pm
Celebration for the Artists
Cocktails by Lucano

FRIDAY, MARCH 6 – SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015

DAILY VIP HOUR:
Friday – Sunday, March 6 – 8, 11 am – 12 pm

PUBLIC HOURS:
Friday – Saturday, March 6 – 7, 12 – 8 pm
Sunday, March 8, 12 – 7 pm

Mutually acknowledged VIP access between VOLTA NY and The Armory Show

TICKETS //

ADMISSION:

General Admission
$25
Vernissage Admission
$25
Students/
Cultural Institutions
$20
Groups (10+)
$20

VOLTA NY / The Armory Show
Combination Ticket
Single Pass
$60
Groups (10+)
$50

>> Buy your tickets online now!

GETTING THERE //

FROM THE ARMORY SHOW:
An outdoor heated, covered walkway connects Pier 92 with Pier 90.

PUBLIC TRANSIT:
C and E train to 50th Street / 8 Avenue
1 train to Broadway / 50th Street
A, B, C, D and 1 train to Columbus Circle

M50 Bus Westbound from West 49th Street / 8th Avenue to
West 49th Street / 12th Avenue and
Eastbound from West 50th Street / 12th Avenue to West 50th Street / 8th Avenue

BY CAR:
From the Lincoln Tunnel, take 42nd Street west to Twelfth Avenue.
Continue north on Twelfth Avenue to Pier 90.
From the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, go west via 34th Street to Twelfth Avenue.
Continue north to the piers.

ON SITE PARKING:
Pier 92 (Pier next to VOLTA NY) offers 900 on-site parking spaces on its rooftop.
Parking at Pier 92 is $35 for 10 hours or $40 for 24 hours.
Please access Pier 92 parking via the automobile ramp at the intersection of
55th Street and the West Side Highway.
All vehicles should follow signs for the NYC Passenger Ship Terminal parking.

From the Pier 92 Parking Lot, take elevator to 2nd Floor.
An outdoor heated, covered walkway connects to Pier 90's entrance.

SHUTTLES:
Shuttles will run from Pier 94 to Chelsea @ 27th Street and
from Pier 94 to Subway Station Columbus Circle @ 59th Street
Thursday – Sunday, 1 – 7 pm

Buses run continuously every 20 minutes (depending on New York City traffic)

VOLTA NY is an invitational fair of solo-artist projects and is the American incarnation of the original VOLTA show, which was founded in Basel in 2005. VOLTA NY was conceived in 2008 as a focused, curated, boutique event that is a place for discovery. The exhibition showcases relevant contemporary art positions regardless of the artist’s or gallery’s age. By refocusing on artists through solo projects, VOLTA NY promotes a deep exploration of the work of its selected participants. These galleries must maintain deeply meaningful connections with their artists and follow them throughout their careers. In turn, invited galleries exhibit in an elegant venue, elevating their respective platforms for an experience mutually beneficial to fair visitors and the galleries alike.

In March 2015, VOLTA NY inaugurates its new home location at PIER 90 in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, New York City. The landmark move positions it adjacent to Piers 92 and 94, the longtime platform for its sister fair, The Armory Show, and the focal point of March fair season. Moving to PIER 90 allows for synergy between both fairs and their collector bases while retaining VOLTA NY's distinct character and rigorous curation — the foundation for VOLTA's mission since its 2008 debut.

VOLTA NY is a platform for challenging, often complementary — and sometimes competing — ideas about contemporary art. Single-artist booths functioning more closely to proper exhibitions rather than traditional presentations proliferate the contemporary fair scene now. VOLTA NY has made solo projects its mandate and foundation from its inception in 2008, offering a prime opportunity to discover the practices of today's most salient artists while refocusing the art fair experience back to its most fundamental point: the art itself.