What can we make of today's rapidly evolving art-world? Urban centers have been replaced by global networks. Galleries are in decline. Art Fairs and Auction houses dominate the scene. Creative investment and online resources have redefined the market. Government support has all but disappeared. Private museums are on the rise. Sea-changes in patterns of patronage and young collectors motivated by new priorities raise many questions. Has the MFA culture kept pace with these changes? How relevant is higher education? Is it still a haven for creative practice? How will an artist survive? Where can they find success? What will be their legacy? For more than ten years, author, artist and educator James Lancel McElhinney has conducted nearly one hundred interviews with some of America's top artists, collectors, dealers, critics and art-historians. In these conversations, McElhinney found simple answers to difficult questions, and reasons why artists should welcome the end of an era, and the dawn of a new age.
This talk will update the road-map and chart new pathways for art as enterprise.
Thursday, October 5
from 5:00-7:00pm
G.A.S. Gallery, 2nd floor.
PLEASE RSVP,
GREENWICH ART SOCIETY
203-629-1533
Members $25 / Non-members $45 
