Worldwide Art Collectors' Conference
Presented by
Young Presidents Organization/World Presidents Organization - Art Network and
ArtHamptons
The First Annual Worldwide Art Collectors' Conference
Conference: July 9-10, 2010, at ArtHamptons.
Private Day Trip: July 11
Admission is $495 per person.
The 3 day event is designed to provide art collectors valuable insights and hard-earned advice on building an art collection. Sessions are geared for both beginner and experienced collectors. As the only such conference like this in the nation, we are recruiting a world-class level of speakers. Each session will be filled with usable tips, distilled facts, do’s and don’ts and lessons learned -in a fast-paced , user-friendly format- without sales hype or academic treatments. Some sessions will be solo presentations, others, moderated panel discussions. The final day, Sunday, offers off-site private visits to lavish collections and famous artist's studios. Includes private limo transportation, exclusive meals and networking opportunities.
Your Registration fee includes:
- 14 practical seminars featuring world experts in specific topics
- delicious lunch and snacks each day
- Saturday late afternoon-- networking wine/cheese reception with NYC YPO and WPO members.
- Sunday offsite trip - a private tour of local museums, collector homes and meeting with internationally renown artist in studio.
REGISTER for the Conference Online Now
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| Master of Ceremonies – Benjamin Genocchio Editor-in-Chief and VP of Editorial at Art & Auction former Art Critic for the New York Times Author of 7 books on Art, PhD in Art History |
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Friday, July 9 |
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| 9-9:50am | The Art Market Revealed: An Insider’s Guide to Buying Art |
| Ray Waterhouse, Chairman of Fine Art Brokers | |
| Ray Waterhouse cuts through the mystique of the art world offering both new and experienced collectors a hands-on approach to buying art. Learn what type of art you should buy and where to find it, why similar paintings can have much different values and how-to avoid mistakes when buying. Ray will also discuss art investment and how to read the plethora of art statistics. Bring your own questions for the Q&A that follows. | |
| 10-10:50am | A Passion for Possession |
| With Henry Buhl in conversation with Helen Harrison, Adjunct Lecturer and Director, Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center | |
| Henry Buhl, renowned photographer, art collector, philanthropist, community activist and Hamptons resident, joins Helen Harrison to talk about the Passion for Possession. How does an individual become a collector, and how does that passion for collecting transform, enrich, enhance and change a life. | |
| 11-11:50am | Collecting Modern & Contemporary Prints: An Expert Approach |
| Christine Neptune, Owner, Neptune Fine Arts Robert Brown, Owner, Robert Brown Gallery Moderated by Michele Senecal, Executive Director, IFPDA |
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| Artist editions have seduced collectors from the 1600's to today. Fine artists from Picasso to Warhol and Kentridge have used printmaking as a creative medium with their editions gaining a bigger collector base than ever before. Modern technological advances have seen an explosion in contemporary printmaking encouraging museums as well as collectors to seek out the very best examples in modern and contemporary editions. Christine Neptune (Founder and Director of Neptune Fine Art and Brand X Projects, New York, NY) and Robert Brown (Owner of Robert Brown Gallery) reveals the secrets of how to collect prints and discusses new editions with emerging and established artists, connoisseurship, authentication, condition, and the dealer/client relationship. Moderated by Michele | |
| 12-12:50pm | Luncheon Keynote: What to Collect & Why |
| Lisa Dennison, Chairman of Sotheby’s North & South America - Sponsored by Sotheby's | |
| Old Masters, Modern. Paintings, Prints. Photography, mixed media… furniture, china, ceramics, glass, or decorative arts? The possibilities are endless, as we will learn from our luncheon keynote speaker, Lisa Dennison, Chairman of Sotheby’s North and South America. Learn the various advantages and disadvantages of collecting within each category of the arts, including: investment values, maintenance, display as well as the sheer pleasure in the thrill of the hunt. | |
| 1-2:30pm | De-positioning Strategies & Tactics |
| Leo Jansen, Head Curator, Van Gogh Museum | |
| Laurence Zale. Owner, Laurence Zale Associates | |
| Barrett White, Director of Haunch of Venison | |
| Now that you have it, what should you do with it? This panel will discuss the various options along with the advantages and disadvantages to each of your options for loaning, donating, selling, putting your works in trust to, or leaving your collection to the next generation vs. a non-profit organization. What are the tax advantages to each option? What are the pitfalls? | |
| 2:30-3pm | The Internet’s Impact on Collecting |
| Bill Fine, President of Artnet Worldwide Corp. | |
| In Conversation with Benjamin Genocchio | |
| The internet has forever changed the way we live, work and do business. How has it affected the way we buy and sell art? Are more people buying and selling art given the easy access they now have to do so? How has that affected prices, value and quality? What are the advantages to buying art online? How can one determine authenticity? These are just a few of the questions Benjamin Genocchio will address with Bill Fine with regards to this topic. Bring your own questions for the Q&A that will follow. | |
| 3-3:50pm | How the Media Moves the Art Market |
| Benjamin Genocchio, Editor-in-Chief and VP of Editorial at Art & Auction, Art Critic for The New York Times | |
| Jason Kaufman, New York correspondent for The Art Newspaper | |
| Marcia Vetrocq, Editor of Art in America | |
| Three top journalists discuss just how the Media Moves the Art Market. Learn why reporters choose the topics, exhibitions and artists they do to write about. What influences their choices? What captures their attention? What do they see as important enough and relevant enough to be capturing their audiences attention? Does an artist become more important, relevant or talked about once s/he is deceased? How can a collector help raise the value of their collection? If a journalist writes about an artist, how does that affect the value of that artists work? How do reporters explain the Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons phenomenon? | |
| 4-6pm | Escorted Tour of the Show Floor |
| Saturday, July 10 | |
| 9-9:50am | Which Artists to Buy & Why |
| Bridget Moore, President of DC Moore | |
| Mark Borghi, Owner of Mark Borghi Fine Art | |
| Peter Trippi, Editor, Fine Art Connoisseur | |
| How should a collector choose which artist to buy and why? What should the evaluation process behind each art purchase be? In this panel discussion, two art dealers and an editor will describe the differences between periods, genres and medium as well as the impact of value on living verses deceased artists work. Explore such factors as how museum shows and media coverage affect market values. Who do these panelists see as the rising stars in the current art market and why? | |
| 10-10:50am | The Diversification Benefits of Fine Art as an Asset Class |
| Mike Moses, founder of the MEI Moses Fine Art Index | |
| Mike Moses discusses the diversification benefits of Fine Art as an Asset Class. With financial markets in turmoil, fine art as an alternative investment is being considered for incorporation into well diversified portfolios. Art’s low correlation with the equity and bond markets and desirable risk and reward ratio may make it an attractive alternative investment. The illiquidity of the art market must also be considered by potential art investors. This discussion will look at how investors are treating art as an asset class and how art compares to more traditional assets such as equities and bonds. And how wealth management should be undertaken for art collectors. | |
| 11-11:50am | Niche or Be Niched: How Galleries Discover Emerging Talent and Define Their Market |
| Louis Meisel - How he Created the School of Photorealism | |
| Sundaram Tagore - Indian and Asian Market | |
| How do galleries define their market? How have certain art dealers created their specific niches within the art market? How then do they choose the artists that will define their niche within their specific markets? Learn how Louis Meisel created the school of photorealism and how Sundaram Tagore has created a niche for himself in the Indian and Asian Market. | |
| 12-12:50pm | Luncheon Keynote Speaker: What's It Worth? An Insiders Look at Appraisals |
| Presented by: Chartis and Aon Private Risk Management Raffle: Complimentary Appraisal of one item by photo by Winston Art Group and bottle of Champagne |
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| Ronald Fiamma, Vice President, Director Private Collections, Chartis Private Client Group | |
| Nikki Brown Regional Director & Global Fine Art Practice Leader Aon Private Risk Management | |
| David Sleeman, Director Winston Art Group | |
| In today's volatile art market, knowing the value of your collection is more important than ever. This panel will explore the professional appraisal: the various types of appraisals, how values are determined, how often you should update your appraisals, as well the use appraisals as a risk management tool. | |
| 1-1:50pm | The Collector as Patron: Understanding the Relationship among Collector, Gallery and Artist |
| Mary Ryan, with artist Donald Sultan | |
| June Kelly, with artist Stanley Brodsky | |
| This panel will examine the relationship among the Collector, the Gallery and the Artist. Can a Collector deal directly with an artist? When does a prominent collector become a patron? Should there be a dialogue between artists and patrons, and if so, on what level? Do artists produce what they think collectors want? How can a prominent patron affect the career of an artist? What role does the gallery have in the relationship between the collector and the artist? How do galleries find the appropriate collectors and/or patrons for their artists? How might a gallery manage the process and the dialogue between the collector and the artist? These are just a few of the questions our panelists of prominent art dealers and their artists will discuss on this panel. | |
| 2-2:50pm | Tips & Strategies to Effective Art Buying |
| Koji Inoue, Christie’s specialist, Post-War & Contemporary Art Department | |
| Lillian Heidenberg, Founder Lillian Heidenberg Fine Art | |
| Constanze Kubern, Senior Art Advisor, Castlestone Management | |
| Explore the numerous venues to be buying and selling your art – auction house, art gallery, art fair, as well as the benefits of buying art through an art fund. Our panel of specialists bring their individual expertise to the advantages and disadvantages to each of your various options. Where are you getting the best value, information, experience, selection and quality? Bring your questions for the Q&A period that follows. | |
| 3-3:50pm | Art Framing Primer |
| Eli Wilner, Founder & CEO of Eli Wilner & Company | |
| Master framing expert, Eli Wilner provides a primer to pairing the right frame for your art in a way that is consistent with the style, artistic composition and period of each work. Learn why the right frame can significantly enhance a work of art both aesthetically and financially, and conversely how the wrong frame can diminish its value. | |
| 5-7pm | Private wine/cheese reception for YPO/WPO conference attendees and other New York City Metro area YPO/WPO members. (YPO/WPO members only) |
| Sunday, July 11 | |
| a private tour of collector homes and a visit with an internationally renownedartist in her studio. | |
| 9am | Limo leaves |
| 9:30-10:30am | Prviate Tour of Ricard Demato's North Haven Estate |
| We start our tour on the shores of Noyac Bay at the Private Home of Sag Harbor Art Dealer, Richard Demato. Once the property of Billy Joel’s estate, Richard Demato has built an amzing 10,00 square feet home to house his impressive art collection. | |
| 11:30-12:30pm | Private Tour Eli Wilner's Montauk House & Art Collection |
| The next stop is at the magnificent hilltop home of master framer, Eli Wilner. The Oriental- inspired 7,000 sq ft contemporary-style 3-storey structure features a blue tile Japanese roof, Carrera marble floors and walls of glass overlooking more than 400 feet of oceanfront property. Enter thru the elaborately carved wooden doors where Wilner will greet us and walk us through his eclectic art collection. Equally impressive are the carved wooden doors that open up to each of the rooms we enter. Wilner's famed antique frames surround each of his artworks. We will also enjoy the breathtaking vistas from any one of his 3 mahogany decks. | |
| 12:30-1:30pm | Pollock-Krasner House Museum, East Hampton, NY |
| Tour the home, studio and grounds where Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner lived and worked. Now designated as a National Historical Landmark, and a member of the National Trust for Historical Preservation's Historic Artist Homes and Studies Program, the Pollock-Krasner House contains all the original furnishings and articifacts that were there at the time of Krasner's death in 1984, many of which were there during Pollock's lifetime as well. Helen Harrison, The Director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, and an Adjunct Lecturer at Stony Brook University, who owns and operates the property, will provide us with a private tour and history. | |
| 2:30-3:30pm | Audrey Flack, Artist Studio, East Hampton, NY |
| Audrey Flack is an American painter, printmaker and sculptor, who has achieved national recognition as a pioneer of Photorealism. Starting out as an abstract expressionist, Flack became a New Realist and finally, a Photorealist. She also gains much of her inspiration from baroque art. Her work is in the collections of major museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art and the National Museum of Art in Canberra, Australia. She was the first photorealist painter to have work purchased by the Museum of Modern Art. Ms. Flack opens up her private art studio to us. | |
| 4-5pm | Sagaponack Sculpture Field, Sagaponack, NY |
| Privately owned by Louis Meisel of the Louis K. Meisel Gallery, the Sagaponack Sculpture Field includes impressive pieces by Hans Van de Bovenkamp and Audrey Flack, among others. Mr. Meisel will walk us through the field and talk about many of the pieces on view. | |
| 5pm | Limo Returns to ArtHamptons Site |
July 9-11, 2010
July 8, 2010 - Opening Preview Party
benefits LongHouse Reserve
benefits LongHouse Reserve
Sayre Park
Bridgehampton, NY
show hours
Thursday, July 8, 6pm - 9pm
Opening Preview Party
Friday, July 9, 11am - 7pm
Saturday, July 10, 11am - 7pm
Sunday, July 11, 11am - 6pm
Opening Preview Party
Friday, July 9, 11am - 7pm
Saturday, July 10, 11am - 7pm
Sunday, July 11, 11am - 6pm
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