Headquartered in Addison, Texas, Artfest International Inc. prints, markets, and sells limited edition, signed, and numbered fine art and collectibles. They connect artists, investors, decorators, designers, private collectors, and galleries. Founded in 2002, Artfest International also provides a variety of multi-cultural programming. These include artist documentaries, live paintings, artist collections, artist interviews, live concerts, and other content with an art focus.
Artfest International also features new artists, special exhibits, and celebrity events in diverse U.S and international markets. Their subsidiaries are The Art Channel, Inc. (www.artchannel.tv), and Art Channel Galleries, Inc. The company recently launched their proprietary global social network, www.MyArtfest.com. It is the world’s first web-based social network dedicated to art in its various forms. MyArtfest will allow independent artists worldwide to directly present their work to art lovers and enthusiasts. The art community can use MyArtfest to exchange ideas and to buy and sell works of art and associated services. Artfest International plans to garner revenue with MyArtfest through advertising and marketing space sales. They will also collect fees on art sold through their site.
Artfest International announced in September that film and television director, producer, and writer Jack Weis joined the company. Mr. Weis will produce and direct the programming for the Artfest’s wholly owned subsidiary Art Channel Galleries, Inc. This subsidiary is one of Artfest’s venues that bring artists and buyers together in part through television programming. Mr. Weis has an extensive major motion picture background as a director of photography on fourteen feature films.
The company recently purchased a 35,000 square foot showpiece facility in Dallas, Texas. This facility will allow Artfest International to develop and produce high-quality advertising and programming for traditional and Internet television through their television subsidiary, ArtChannel.tv. It will bring viewers and advertisers to their art and collectables direct marketing site as well as their social networking site. This facility will also handle the demanding requirements of top recording artists. In addition, it will handle the major film, television, and commercial requirements of Fortune 500 corporations and their entertainment divisions.
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