Art Collectors Round Tables
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THE ART COLLECTORS ROUND TABLES
These round table discussion organized by Patricia Frischer took place between 1998 and 2004. They covered a series of topics including an International Perspective with Iris Strauss, Collecting off the Wall with Rudy " Jones" Sanchez, Quality Collecting on a Limited Budget with Robert Spelman, Public Art Collecting with Ellen Phelen, Art Book Collecting with Doug Simay, Private Art Collecting with Larry Poteet, Collecting Emerging Artists with Betti-Sue Hertz, Corporate Collecting with Craddock Stropes, Commissioning Art with Joan Seifried who also moderated panels on the Artists as Collectors and Art Collector Connoisseurship.
THERE IS WAS NO ADMITTANCE CHARGE FOR ANY OF THE PANELS
Patricia Frischer is now coordinator of the San Diego Visual Arts Network which has a special feature called the SmART Collector. In order to demystify the art collecting process, the Smart Collector will attempt to:
o Guide the art collector to buy wisely, to buy safely, and to encourage buying activity in the local community!
o Educate its audience about the collection arena, how to avoid common pitfalls and where to go to get more information.
o Provide a forum for interaction among collectors, artists, and educators, presenting timely tips and establishing a flourishing community in the exciting world of the collector!
The San Diego Art Institute merged wtih COVA in 2004. In 2006, there is a series of SmART Collector seminars sponsored by the San Diego Visual Arts Network at the San Diego Art Institute: Musuem of the Living Artist
Art Collectors Round Table Alumni
Robert Pincus - The San Diego Union Tribune
Larry Kline - Artist and professional commercial photographer
Kayley Vernallis - Philosopher/artist/collector
Lynn Schuete - Art collector
Mark Elliot Lugo -Visual Art Events Coordinator, Earl and Birdie Taylor Library
Debby Kline - COVA board member and artist
Walter Pomeroy - Private collector with a special interest in local artist.
Dana Fayman - Art collector and arts advocate
Ken and Terry Miracle - Flux Gallery co-director and Miracle Brand Design
Iris Strauss - Collector and chairwoman of Bravo San Diego 2000
Armin Callo - Attorney
Larry and Debra Poteet - Art Collectors
Diane Hattula - Artist
Roy Johnson -Sumner Dean Gallery director
Doug Simay Co-Director the Arts College International
Stuart Burton Artist, collector, principal of the Art College International.
Ellen Phelan - Art educator and activist
Rudy "Jones" Sanchez - Media artist and curator
Bob Spellman - Art Collector
Catherine Sass - Port of San Diego Public Art Coordinator
Chuck Betlach - Art Collector
James Brown & Isabelle Dutra - Public Architects
Joyce Strauss - MCA Board Member, Professor of Art History, Collector
Linda Forsha - MCA Former Curator, Director of In-Site, 1994, and Freelance Curator
Pauline Foster - MCA President/ International Art Collectors Group
Sandra Chanis -Former President of Oceanside Museum of Art
Mark Title - Collector of short films and vifro
Ken Calloway - Collector, former owner North Park Studio
Betsy Lane - Owner of the Del Mar/Parisi Sculpture Garden
Dorothy Annette - Artist and The Publication producer
Kevin Six - Director of the San Diego Dance Institute
Sandra Kempter - Oceanside Museum of Art board member and collector
Victoria Hamilton - Executive Director, City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
Victor Ochoa - Chicano Muralist and Restorer
Gene Nocon - Photographer
Joyce Cutler- Shaw - Visual/Environmental Sculptor
Erika Torri - Director and Librarian, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library
William Hudlow, Artist Book Collector
Ruth Bachofner - Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica
Jose Larroque - Lawyer and art collector
Sharon Marie Cutri - Painter and collector
Jeffery Laudenslager - Artist
Robin Bright - Artist
Del Thomas - Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection
Joan Seifried - International Society of Appraisers
Stoddard King - CEO, Arteforma
Gough Thompson – President, Alberta duPont Bonsal Foundation
Pierrette Van Cleve – President, Art Cellar Exchange
Filippo Floridia - Galerie D'Art International
James Robbins - Robbins, Jorgensen, Christopher Architects
Betti-Sue Hertz, San Diego Museum of Art - Contemporary Art curator.
Eloisa Haudenschild, Art Collector, President of the Board, InSite
Ernest Silva, Artist
Bill and Alex Pierce, Founders, Radioactive Future & Funerals of Distinction artist collectives
Peter St. Clair
Jacqueline Anne Siegel, Arts Consultant; Project Manager: Coexistence San Diego
Joshua Krause, Illustrator
Lawrence Poteet, Lawyer and Art Collector
Rob Horby, owner, Circa AD
Jeff Williams, Artistic Manager, Sushi Performance and Visual Art
Craddock Stropes, Director of External Affairs, La Jolla Music Society
Victor Diaz, Director:Institute of Photographic Art; CEO, XLNC1Classical Music Radio
Carole Laventhol, Curator: Brandes Art Collection; Carole Laventhol Designs
Todd Bradley, owner Bradley Fine Art
BECOME AN ART BUYER - NINE TIPS TO HELP
es, I do mean you who has never been in an art sales gallery or never said, "I'll buy that one, please."
1. When the lights are on in an art sales gallery after 5 o'clock and a crowd has gathered, it means you can walk right in, have a drink and a bite to eat and look at the art. No invitation is needed. You don't have to pay to enter and you won't be pressured to buy anything. Gallery openings are listed in magazines and newspapers and you are welcome to attend.
2. If you do happen to like one of the works but you are unsure, ask if you can take it home to see if you can live with the art work.
3. One of the pleasures of owning a work of art is meeting the artist. There are many opportunities for this to happen. Go to an exhibition opening and the artist is often present. Most cities have an open studio tour or an art walk (San Diego has both). An art dealer may be able to arrange a meeting and most artists welcome a call from you directly to arrange to see more of their work.
4. Celebrate if you fall in love with an artwork. This is a totally valid reason to buy. Like in any good love match, if you treasure it, it will reward you.
5. It is also OK to buy a work because it fits the décor of your home. Just make sure you have an emotional and/or intellectual connection to the work as well.
6. Don't hesitate to buy a work of art to commemorate a special event or to remember a favorite place or feeling. Many famous collections were started in just this way.
7. If you are nervous about buying or even looking at art, seek out a friend, an art collector, an art dealer or consultant to mentor you. Some artists are excellent mentors and can speak well about a whole range of art work.
8. If you buy art, you may eventually outgrow it. This is all right and you can sell the work, give it away or put it in the attic. Just make sure and replace it with a new work.
9. Once you buy an art work, share it with friends and let them experience the joy, insight and pleasure from the works that surround you.
TOP 4 REASONS NOT BECOME AN ART BUYER
1. You meet too many interesting people and have no time to be lonely
2. The parties are too much fun and might distract you from taking out the trash or fixing the disposal.
3. When you buy a work that increases enormously in value over the years, you might become spoiled for the simpler life of poverty.
4. All the notoriety of having a famous art collection makes it impossible to go anywhere because of the paparazzi.
_Become more educated about collecting art at the SmART Collector of the San Diego Visual Arts Network . Contract Patricia Frischer to lecture on this subject for your group. See a complete list of lectures at Art Pro.
THE ART COLLECTORS ROUND TABLES
These round table discussion organized by Patricia Frischer took place between 1998 and 2004. They covered a series of topics including an International Perspective with Iris Strauss, Collecting off the Wall with Rudy " Jones" Sanchez, Quality Collecting on a Limited Budget with Robert Spelman, Public Art Collecting with Ellen Phelen, Art Book Collecting with Doug Simay, Private Art Collecting with Larry Poteet, Collecting Emerging Artists with Betti-Sue Hertz, Corporate Collecting with Craddock Stropes, Commissioning Art with Joan Seifried who also moderated panels on the Artists as Collectors and Art Collector Connoisseurship.
THERE IS WAS NO ADMITTANCE CHARGE FOR ANY OF THE PANELS
Patricia Frischer is now coordinator of the San Diego Visual Arts Network which has a special feature called the SmART Collector. In order to demystify the art collecting process, the Smart Collector will attempt to:
o Guide the art collector to buy wisely, to buy safely, and to encourage buying activity in the local community!
o Educate its audience about the collection arena, how to avoid common pitfalls and where to go to get more information.
o Provide a forum for interaction among collectors, artists, and educators, presenting timely tips and establishing a flourishing community in the exciting world of the collector!
The San Diego Art Institute merged wtih COVA in 2004. In 2006, there is a series of SmART Collector seminars sponsored by the San Diego Visual Arts Network at the San Diego Art Institute: Musuem of the Living Artist
Art Collectors Round Table Alumni
Robert Pincus - The San Diego Union Tribune
Larry Kline - Artist and professional commercial photographer
Kayley Vernallis - Philosopher/artist/collector
Lynn Schuete - Art collector
Mark Elliot Lugo -Visual Art Events Coordinator, Earl and Birdie Taylor Library
Debby Kline - COVA board member and artist
Walter Pomeroy - Private collector with a special interest in local artist.
Dana Fayman - Art collector and arts advocate
Ken and Terry Miracle - Flux Gallery co-director and Miracle Brand Design
Iris Strauss - Collector and chairwoman of Bravo San Diego 2000
Armin Callo - Attorney
Larry and Debra Poteet - Art Collectors
Diane Hattula - Artist
Roy Johnson -Sumner Dean Gallery director
Doug Simay Co-Director the Arts College International
Stuart Burton Artist, collector, principal of the Art College International.
Ellen Phelan - Art educator and activist
Rudy "Jones" Sanchez - Media artist and curator
Bob Spellman - Art Collector
Catherine Sass - Port of San Diego Public Art Coordinator
Chuck Betlach - Art Collector
James Brown & Isabelle Dutra - Public Architects
Joyce Strauss - MCA Board Member, Professor of Art History, Collector
Linda Forsha - MCA Former Curator, Director of In-Site, 1994, and Freelance Curator
Pauline Foster - MCA President/ International Art Collectors Group
Sandra Chanis -Former President of Oceanside Museum of Art
Mark Title - Collector of short films and vifro
Ken Calloway - Collector, former owner North Park Studio
Betsy Lane - Owner of the Del Mar/Parisi Sculpture Garden
Dorothy Annette - Artist and The Publication producer
Kevin Six - Director of the San Diego Dance Institute
Sandra Kempter - Oceanside Museum of Art board member and collector
Victoria Hamilton - Executive Director, City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
Victor Ochoa - Chicano Muralist and Restorer
Gene Nocon - Photographer
Joyce Cutler- Shaw - Visual/Environmental Sculptor
Erika Torri - Director and Librarian, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library
William Hudlow, Artist Book Collector
Ruth Bachofner - Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica
Jose Larroque - Lawyer and art collector
Sharon Marie Cutri - Painter and collector
Jeffery Laudenslager - Artist
Robin Bright - Artist
Del Thomas - Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection
Joan Seifried - International Society of Appraisers
Stoddard King - CEO, Arteforma
Gough Thompson – President, Alberta duPont Bonsal Foundation
Pierrette Van Cleve – President, Art Cellar Exchange
Filippo Floridia - Galerie D'Art International
James Robbins - Robbins, Jorgensen, Christopher Architects
Betti-Sue Hertz, San Diego Museum of Art - Contemporary Art curator.
Eloisa Haudenschild, Art Collector, President of the Board, InSite
Ernest Silva, Artist
Bill and Alex Pierce, Founders, Radioactive Future & Funerals of Distinction artist collectives
Peter St. Clair
Jacqueline Anne Siegel, Arts Consultant; Project Manager: Coexistence San Diego
Joshua Krause, Illustrator
Lawrence Poteet, Lawyer and Art Collector
Rob Horby, owner, Circa AD
Jeff Williams, Artistic Manager, Sushi Performance and Visual Art
Craddock Stropes, Director of External Affairs, La Jolla Music Society
Victor Diaz, Director:Institute of Photographic Art; CEO, XLNC1Classical Music Radio
Carole Laventhol, Curator: Brandes Art Collection; Carole Laventhol Designs
Todd Bradley, owner Bradley Fine Art
BECOME AN ART BUYER - NINE TIPS TO HELP
es, I do mean you who has never been in an art sales gallery or never said, "I'll buy that one, please."
1. When the lights are on in an art sales gallery after 5 o'clock and a crowd has gathered, it means you can walk right in, have a drink and a bite to eat and look at the art. No invitation is needed. You don't have to pay to enter and you won't be pressured to buy anything. Gallery openings are listed in magazines and newspapers and you are welcome to attend.
2. If you do happen to like one of the works but you are unsure, ask if you can take it home to see if you can live with the art work.
3. One of the pleasures of owning a work of art is meeting the artist. There are many opportunities for this to happen. Go to an exhibition opening and the artist is often present. Most cities have an open studio tour or an art walk (San Diego has both). An art dealer may be able to arrange a meeting and most artists welcome a call from you directly to arrange to see more of their work.
4. Celebrate if you fall in love with an artwork. This is a totally valid reason to buy. Like in any good love match, if you treasure it, it will reward you.
5. It is also OK to buy a work because it fits the décor of your home. Just make sure you have an emotional and/or intellectual connection to the work as well.
6. Don't hesitate to buy a work of art to commemorate a special event or to remember a favorite place or feeling. Many famous collections were started in just this way.
7. If you are nervous about buying or even looking at art, seek out a friend, an art collector, an art dealer or consultant to mentor you. Some artists are excellent mentors and can speak well about a whole range of art work.
8. If you buy art, you may eventually outgrow it. This is all right and you can sell the work, give it away or put it in the attic. Just make sure and replace it with a new work.
9. Once you buy an art work, share it with friends and let them experience the joy, insight and pleasure from the works that surround you.
TOP 4 REASONS NOT BECOME AN ART BUYER
1. You meet too many interesting people and have no time to be lonely
2. The parties are too much fun and might distract you from taking out the trash or fixing the disposal.
3. When you buy a work that increases enormously in value over the years, you might become spoiled for the simpler life of poverty.
4. All the notoriety of having a famous art collection makes it impossible to go anywhere because of the paparazzi.
_Become more educated about collecting art at the SmART Collector of the San Diego Visual Arts Network . Contract Patricia Frischer to lecture on this subject for your group. See a complete list of lectures at Art Pro.
