64th Annual National Exhibition of American Paintings and Photography
Exhibition will be on view through Tuesday, December 24th, 2002

PROGRAMS
Esther B. O'Keeffe Speaker Series: Each Tuesday during January, February and March, notable experts lecture in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium. While most lectures are open to members only, limited numbers of tickets are occasionally available to the public a week in advance.

Art Exhibitions: A different exhibition of painting or decorative arts can be seen each month in the gallery. The gallery is open to the public from early December through mid-April. A donation is requested.

Concerts: Each month, from December through March, a noteworthy program of music or dance is presented in the auditorium. For current ticket information, call (561) 655-7226.

Film Series: A classic American or foreign film is shown each Friday during the months of January, February and March. Please call (561) 655-7226 for current information. Tickets may be purchased at the door of the auditorium.

Gallery Talks: A guided tour of the current exhibition is held on Saturday, usually the week following the opening of each exhibition. The public is invited free of charge.

Sixty-Fourth Annual National Exhibition of American Paintings and Photography Prospectus

The Society of the Four Arts, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1936 by a prominent group of Palm Beach residents to meet the cultural needs of the growing resort community. Its objective is to encourage an appreciation of art, music, drama and literature through the presentation of notable exhibitions, concerts, lectures, films and the maintenance of a library.

The original building on Four Arts Plaza by architect Maurice Fatio now houses The Gioconda and Joseph King Four Arts Library. The Gallery building designed by architect Addison Mizner was modernized and now contains galleries and an auditorium to accommodate art exhibitions, concerts, lectures and films. The building, now the Esther B. O'Keeffe Gallery Building, is open from December through mid-April.

The lovely horticulture gardens adjoining the library and the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden, as well as gifts of sculpture seen on the surrounding grounds, provide beauty and enjoyment for members and visitors to the lakeside complex.

The Four Arts Gardens which are maintained by The Garden Club of Palm Beach are demonstration gardens designed in 1938, to display the diversity of tropical plants suitable for landscaping in the south Florida climate.


How to visit The Four Arts by car: From Interstate-95, take Okeechobee Boulevard east exit (52A) toward Palm Beach. The Society of the Four Arts is located in Palm Beach on Four Arts Plaza, the first left off Royal Palm Way (an extension of Okeechobee Boulevard over the Intracoastal Waterway).
GENERAL INFORMATION

Gioconda and Joseph King Library, Children's Library, Programs for Young People, Gardens and Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden:

Winter Hours: November Through April: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Summer Hours: May Through October: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., No weekend hours.

Esther B. O'Keeffe Gallery Building and Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium:
Winter Only:
December Through mid-April:
* Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
* Sunday - 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library, Children's Library, Programs for Young People, Gardens and the Philip Hulitar Sculture Garden are open to the public free of charge during Library hours in Summer and during Gallery hours in Winter, except Sunday.

Ample free parking is available. For further information on events or tickets, please call (561) 655-7226.
The Society of the Four Arts
2 Four Arts Plaza
Palm Beach, FL 33480
(561) 655-7226
info@fourarts.org