Hit the Chelsea gallery scene with someone who really knows her way around: Art advisor and professor Renee Vara will take you and five guests on a private walking tour of the area's leading galleries. The tour will start with refreshments at the Standard Hotel Biergarten and will be customized to the interests of the winning bidder. It will include a thorough discussion of the art history, art market economics, and connoisseurship needed to appreciate, evaluate, and collect contemporary art.

About Your Tour Guide:

Renee N. Vara, AAA, Vara Fine Arts, NY, is the director of a full service art advisory and curatorial firm specializing in 20th century art and design. She has been cited in publications including Forbes, The New York Times, Dow Jones, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Artnews, Art & Antiques, CNN, Town and Country, US News and World Report, and Crain's. She has a graduate degree in art history from CUNY and has taught at NYU, the Guggenheim Museum, and Sotheby’s Institute. She regularly curates international emerging art shows including Art Miami Basel, Scope, Frieze, and Istanbul Biennale.

For more information see http://www.varaart.com/ .