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QCFA Is Moving!

It's official: we're relocating the gallery to downtown Napa. The new retail space is twice the size of our Burlingame store, about 3600 square feet. Yes, this makes twice in three years that we've doubled in size, with thanks to all of our hardworking artists and loyal patrons who have helped make this relocation and expansion possible.

Our current expectation is that we'll be able to open the doors by mid-June. We'll host a gala grand opening sometime thereafter. Pictures of the remodeling and build-out are coming soon.

We're very excited to be relocating to the heart of the Wine Country (sixty miles north of Burlingame; only 45 minutes north of San Francisco), where we'll have the opportunity to introduce our collection to discerning visitors from the world over. The central downtown location is within blocks of dozens of historic bed-and-breakfast inns, as well as new boutique hotels, a Westin property under construction and a new Ritz Carlton soon to break ground. Also in the neighborhood are many wine tasting rooms, great restaurants, the newly remodeled Opera House, a new river walk and COPIA, "The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts."

To visit our Burlingame gallery during the transition, please call ahead for hours or to schedule an appointment, which we will be happy to accommodate, as our hours of operation will be sporadic over the interim.

HOW CAN YOU HELP? We're having to buy a lot of lumber, drywall, concrete float, paint, additional track lighting, etc., plus the labor and expertise to put it all in the right places, the right way. Any art purchases you can make over the next few weeks will greatly assist with our construction budget, which in turn supports our artists by making it possible for us to display and sell more of their wonderful paintings and sculpture.
QCFA Arts Cruise, January 6-13, 2008

Robin Field

Dr. Stephen Siek and Alan August

"The cruise and arts program was spectacular. Thanks to you and Quent for your vision and organization of a wonderful event. I was one of those first time cruisers of any kind and found it to be relaxing and something I would do again." - Elaine Ring, TX.

"Thanks for the glorious cruise!! It was the kind of occasion that keeps you feeling fueled for days to come." - Teresa Hermiz, OH

"Thanks again for everything. You and Quent created such a rich experience for us. The relaxation, the inspiration, the excitement of it all still lingers and makes even the mundane or chaotic aspects of normal life seem sweeter, now. Thank you!" - Charlotte Jarrett, FL

Monna Vanna Cast (where's Robin?)

Dr. Dianne Durante lectures on Art History

"I can't thank you and Quent enough for organizing the cruise. I absolutely had the time of my life. Seven perfect days in a row. Charlotte and I had been looking forward to the cruise for so long, I was starting to think that it couldn't possibly live up to the anticipation and excitement we had built up over it. I'm glad to say I was completely mistaken. The cruise completely surpassed my expectations." - Brian English

"A big thank you from Joseph and I for your monumental efforts in organizing this extremely successful and inspiring Arts Cruise." - Aura Pon, Canada

Bryan Larsen Portrait Demo

"Thank you so much for putting on the spectacular 2008 Arts Cruise. Laurie and I enjoyed it very much. We are still feeling the after-glow." - Joe & Laurie O'Rourke

"Thanks for organizing the Arts Cruise! It was an amazing experience and I look forward to the next Arts Cruise. I hope it's sometime in the near future." - Manohari Ramesh
International ARC Salon awards Martin Eichinger First Place for Rapture

Portland, OR-- Art Renewal Center announced the award winners of the 2007 International ARC Salon. Martin Eichinger's figurative sculpture Rapture received the honor of First Place in the Salon's Sculpture Category.

Held annually, the International ARC Salon draws over 1600 entries from around the globe. The competition highlights the best of contemporary realism, featuring timeless images that touch upon universal themes. ARC Salon is sponsored by the Art Renewal Center, whose online museum features the work of both present day artists and masters of the past. ARC promotes the return of training, standards, and excellence in the visual arts.

Cast in bronze as a limited edition of 100, the award-winning Rapture is one of many works making up Eichinger s popular Duet series. Culminating at the top of the sculpture is a couple whose histories are rooted in the swirling abstract column they emerge from. Although positioned back to back, they embrace their passionate union while maintaining the individuality each brings to the relationship.

Rapture is Eichinger's best-selling Duet sculpture and is fast approaching sold-out status. Quent Cordair Fine art has one 34" casting. His 7-foot tall enlargement of Rapture is limited to an edition of 20, all of which have sold; only one artist proof remains available.
Anjou Exhibits in Paris

We are pleased to announce that Danielle Anjou's The Diver has been accepted for a show at The Louvre in Paris. The sculpture will be on display at the Societe Nationale Des Beaux Arts show which opens on December 13.

Danielle has been chosen as part the first American Delegation ever to represent the United States in the prestigious Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts (SNBA) exhibit at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France. The exhibit will take place from December 13 to December 16, 2007. This is a unique honor, as America has never been represented in the hundred plus years the SNBA has been in existence.

Danielle will be among nine painters and three sculptors representing the United States at SNBA in the Carrousel du Louvre. Other artists in attendance will represent Serbia, Tunisia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Polynesia, Hungary, Korea, Japan, China, Turkey.
Quent Cordair Fine Art presents Monna Vanna, a three-act play by Maurice Maeterlinck.

We are pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for 15 performances which will be held at the Stella Adler Theater in Los Angeles. Performances are scheduled from Nov. 29, 2007 through Dec. 16, 2008. The play, considered by Ayn Rand to be "...one of the greatest plays in all world literature," is being directed by Joel Marquez.

Written in 1902, Monna Vanna was Maeterlinck's first brilliant success. It was played on every important stage in Europe, except in England, where it was forbidden by censor. In 1911, Maeterlinck was honored with the Nobel Prize for literary achievement.

"It is the late fifteenth century, and the battered city of Pisa faces imminent vanquishment by the superior army of Florence. As the city's commander prepares for the inevitable end, he receives from the enemy an astonishing offer of rescue. The attack will be called off, the siege will be lifted, the starving city will be resupplied — on one condition. The commander's wife, a woman revered as the epitome of honor and virtue, must surrender her body for a night to the hated leader of the Florentine army.

"Thus begins Monna Vanna — and thus is unleashed a torrent of conflicts and sub-conflicts, masterfully orchestrated by the playwright, concerning the meaning of honor and the pursuit of values.

"You will find a noble, distinctively elevated spirit in this 1902 drama. All the characters, even minor ones, are loyally committed to some moral principle and act only out of profound conviction. There are no shallow men or petty motives here — only heroic figures, sublime choices and epic decisions." Second Renaissance, Inc., Publisher

For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.monna-vanna.com.
Perrin Sparks Wins Portrait Honor

Congratulations to QCFA Artist Perrin Sparks whose adorable portrait A Paige in My Book (available for purchase) just won "Honorable Mention" in the Portrait Society of America's "Children's Portraits Show." (www.portraitsociety.org) The piece may be included in a coming issue of International Artist magazine. The artist is available for portrait commissions of adults, children, families and pets.
Now Showing at Fina

You can now see many pieces from the QCFA collection at Fina, a clothing boutique located in downtown Burlingame at 318 Lorton Avenue, with another location just opened at 284 Main St, Los Altos.
Congratulations Linda and Quent!

We are pleased to announce the marriage of QCFA proprietor Quent Cordair and gallery director Linda Zimmerman — now Linda Cordair. The couple were wed in the Cayman Islands on December 20, 2006, with Linda's children, Josh Zimmerman and Sarah Zimmerman, present as witnesses.

Quent and Linda first met in high school in Punta Gorda, Florida, and were soon best of friends. After high school, they gradually lost touch as they pursued different paths, Linda starting a family of her own and Quent enlisting in the Marine Corps. Twenty years later the two reconnected via Classmates.com. The renewed friendship blossomed into romance and a business partnership, Linda moving to California in 2003 to become director of the QCFA gallery. The couple are busily living happily ever after.
A new radio ad on KDFC

Quent Cordair Fine Art is pleased to be advertising on KDFC, a classical music radio station in the San Francisco bay area. Listeners streaming KDFC's audio will be treated to a QCFA ad every other hour for the next four weeks.

We currently have two ads running:
Listen to the first ad (mp3 format).
Listen to the second ad (mp3 format).