Palm Beach Art Fairs

As a new generation has started to buy and build full-time and part-time houses—both on the island of Palm Beach proper and in the vibrant West Palm Beach area—the art-collecting scene has evolved to elicit more passion and to encompass more interests than ever. Signs are evident in the kinds of art and furniture exhibited in local galleries along Worth Avenue and West Dixie Highway, in the more modern style of decorating in people’s houses and in the cutting-edge programs at such area museums as the Norton Museum of Art and Whitespace. But one of the best prisms through which to view the dynamism of this tropical retreat’s buying scene is to visit its series of winter art fairs.

 

In January and February, several major exhibitions stop in Palm Beach. The best ones to check out are the contemporary art Palm Beach 3 (www.palmbeach3.com), in January and Palm Beach Jewelry, Art and Antique Show (www.palmbeachshow.com) in February.