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VIP PROGRAM CALENDAR + RSVP

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Here is your invitation to the exclusive VIP Events of the IFPDA Print Fair. All events require an RSVP --- see below and contact us at vip@ifpda.org if you have any questions.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Private Tour of 'Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature'

Tuesday, March 25th

9:15AM

Join Joanna Sheers Seidenstein, Assistant Curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art responsible for Northern European drawings and prints, for a private tour of 'Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature'. This exhibition is the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the artist held in the United States. Organized in cooperation with the Alte Nationalgalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, and Hamburger Kunsthalle, it includes unprecedented loans from more than 30...

Print Fête | Co-hosted by CULTURED and Nine Orchard

Wednesday, March 26th

5:00 - 7:00PM

Join IFPDA and CULTURED Magazine for an elegant evening of cocktails and conversation against the stunning backdrop of the Nine Orchard Hotel’s rooftop greenhouse. Set in a meticulously restored 1912 Beaux-Arts bank building, this luxury hotel—hailed by Vogue as “the New York hotel that embodies downtown glamour”—offers breathtaking city views, and an unforgettable setting to toast to art, culture, and community. Space is limited...

The New York Public Library | Private Tour of 'Robert Motherwell: At Home and in the Studio'

Thursday, March 27th

1:00 - 2:00PM

Curated by Clare Bell, Associate Director of the Library’s Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, 'Robert Motherwell: At Home and in the Studio' illuminates how Motherwell’s literary influences helped inspire his artistic process and signature style. Motherwell was a prolific printmaker, referring to paper as “the most sympathetic of all painting surfaces.” Composed of 24 prints, 14 volumes from his private library, and video clips of Motherwell...

The Museum of Modern Art | A Quiet Morning at The Museum of Modern Art

Sunday, March 30th

9:30 - 10:30AM

Enjoy a quiet morning at The Museum of Modern Art with exclusive access to select galleries open only to members and their guests.








Hauser & Wirth | VIP Reception and Private View of 'Dieter Roth: Islandscapes'

Tuesday, March 25th

6:00 - 8:00PM

Enjoy drinks in the Roth Bar and a private view of the exhibition ‘Dieter Roth. Islandscapes,’ featuring a selection of Roth’s graphic works, monoprints, multiples and unique pieces spanning from the early 1960s to 1975. ‘Islandscapes’ focuses on Roth’s printmaking, which accompanied every phase of his life and practice. By centering works which engage with the landscape genre, this presentation displays the artist’s heterogenous techniques and illustrates the tremendous radicality of his approach. 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Private View of 'Democratizing Prints: The JoAnn Pinkowitz Gift' in the Johnson Gallery

Thursday, March 27th

9:00 - 10:00AM

Join us for a private tour of 'Democratizing Prints: The JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz Gift' in the Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Gallery. In 2024, The Metropolitan Museum of Art received a remarkable gift from JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz of some 300 prints by Mexican and other (mainly American) artists who worked in Mexico, many of which were published by the Taller de Gráfica Popular, a printmaking collective founded in 1937...

Print Center New York | VIP Reception and Private View of 'Krishna Reddy: Heaven in a Wildflower'

Friday, March 28th

7:00 - 9:00PM

Join us for a glass of wine and a private evening viewing of 'Krishna Reddy: Heaven in a Wildflower' with opening remarks by exhibition curator Sarah Burney.






Sunday Morning Coffee at the IFPDA

Sunday, March 30th

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Start your Sunday morning with an exclusive breakfast experience for IFPDA VIP collectors. Be among the first to the fair and savor a freshly baked pain au chocolat paired with a latte—or enjoy the pastry and hot beverage of your choice. Join us at the Canard Café, located in the center lounge of the IFPDA Print Fair, sponsored by Cross Border Solutions.




Lower East Side Printshop | Intaglio Demonstration and Private View

Wednesday, March 26th

2:00PM

Lower East Side Printshop presents a hands-on intaglio demonstration with a behind-the-scenes look at how an edition is made, a tour of LESP's studios, and a private view of LESP publications by Derrick Adams, Amy Cutler, Ryan McGinness, Jennie C. Jones, and Janaina Tschape. Refreshments will be served.





The New York Public Library | Private Tour of 'Dynamic Duos: The Art of Working in Pairs'

Thursday, March 27th

12:00 - 1:00PM

Curated by Madeleine Viljoen, Curator of Prints and the Spencer Collection, 'Dynamic Duos: The Art of Working in Pairs' explores the surprisingly long history of collaborative printmaking. Artistic duos are iconic fixtures of the modern and contemporary art world. Though artists working together in pairs are often considered a phenomenon of the 20th and 21st centuries, co-creation has for centuries been a defining feature of how art is made. This exhibition demonstrates...

The Museum of Modern Art | A Quiet Morning at The Museum of Modern Art

Saturday, March 29th

9:30 - 10:30AM

Enjoy a quiet morning at The Museum of Modern Art with exclusive access to select galleries open only to members and their guests.







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