GOA--A Silver Lining

There were also special exhibits and events held during the show that deserve special mention, including:

The annual PAF Graphic Arts Leaders of the Americas (GALA) awards banquet was held February 4th, the opening night of Graphics of the Americas. More than 275 attended the dinner, a 51 percent increase over the previous year. Robert Murphy—chairman and CEO of St. Louis Park, MN-based Japs-Olson—and Antonio Tabanelli—president of Boldt Inc. in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a past president of the Conlatingraf consortium—were the newest GALA inductees honored. They were each presented with the association's signature "Eagle Award" that evening and received "keys to the city" by the City of Miami Beach at a ceremony held earlier the same day.