WASHINGTON, D.C.- (e)merge, a new, vetted art fair focused on emerging artists and galleries with emerging art, will launch September 22 – 25, 2011, at the Rubell Family’s modernist, Morris Lapidus-designed Capitol Skyline hotel in Washington, DC, adjacent to the site of the their future museum. (e)merge will feature multiple platforms: dozens of international galleries; artist, curator and collector panel discussions and tours; performances; and, exhibition opportunities for artists, currently without gallery representation, to present, free of charge, performances, installations, interventions or other work. (e)merge is organized by Leigh Conner and Jamie Smith, co-founders of Conner Contemporary in Washington, DC, and Helen Allen, founder and former director of PULSE Contemporary Art Fair. “(e)merge will be like a flash mob for emerging art,” said Leigh Conner. “Our goal is to create a place of en