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The
Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS) is composed of a small group of painters
and sculptors of automotive fine art who are automotive enthusiasts and who
portray various aspects of the automobile in their fine art. The objectives of
the society are:
- exhibit the automotive fine art works of its members
- promote and publicise the work of its members
- raise
the standards of automotive art to a level of acceptance as serious fine art
from the point of view of both collectors and critics
- provide, through the society, a practical means to form enduring
friendships, exchange ideas and build fellowship among automotive fine artists
and enthusiasts
The Society was formed in 1984 by a group of 6 artists. Since then,
members have been added yearly to the current total of 32. The Society's first
exhibit as a group was held at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 1986 and
has continued annually to the present. In 1988, the Society began publishing
its magazine originally titled AFAS Quarterly. In 1998, the name of the
publication was changed to Automotive Fine Art, A Journal of the Automotive
Fine Arts Society From 1986 thru 1990, AFAS's exhibitions were produced
with the help of Robert E Larivee, Sr and his company, Group Promotions of
Pontiac, Michigan. The Infinity Division of Nissan became the AFAS sponsor in
1991 at Pebble Beach. From 1996 to the present, the Pebble Beach exhibit has
been sponsored by the Lincoln Division of the Ford Motor Company. Mercedes Benz
began sponsorship of AFAS's second show at the Amelia Island Concours in 1998.
It has been sponsored by Mazda for the past several years. For the past three years, AFAS has also co-sponsored a Children's Art
Competion in conjunction with Road&Track Magazine to benefit the
Carroll Shelby Heart Fund. |
Many members have work available for purchase online in the
AFAS ONLINE GALLERY. Watch for this symbol on member
pages.
 Click
here to access the Gallery... >shopAFAS |
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AFAS Members at the Pebble Beach
2007 Annual Meeting:
Starting
back row, left to right,
Charles Maher, Larry Braun, Jack Juratovic, Art Fitzpatrick
Tom Fritz, Niles Nakaoka, Stanley Rose, Bill Neale, James Dietz
Tom Hale, Ken Eberts, Tony Sikorski, John Marsh, Barry Rowe
Jay Koka, Bill Motta, Nicola Wood, Richard Pietruska
AFAS Annual Exhibitions
AFAS
mounts two annual exhibitions:
- Amelia Island Concours, Amelia Island, FL, March
- Pebble Beach Concours, Pebble Beach, CA, August
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