Birmingham to host major contemporary art event… Art of Ideas

"Arts & Business is delighted to be working with Arts Council England on Art of Ideas.  Together we hope to make great art accessible to all.  Whether you are new to collecting or have many years experience, we are sure Art of Ideas will both excite and inspire.

Through a series of varied events we are working with some fantastic artists whose work will be on display and available for sale.  We live in a region rich in talent and I hope the exhibition, magazine and events provide interest and inspiration for many."
Gavin Buckley, Director of English Regions, Arts & Business

"The Art of Ideas publication is designed to encourage more people to start collecting contemporary art in the city and region. With its supernatural theme, The Witching Hour exhibition offers an opportunity for people who are interested in collecting art - whether individuals, businesses or arts institutions - to see and acquire works by leading and emerging artists from the West Midlands."
Matt Price, co-curator of the Witching Hour exhibition and editor of the publication


 
Art of Ideas Publication — collecting, collections and collectors

A special magazine devoted to developing collections of art in the private, corporate and public sectors will be launched. The magazine strengthens connections between the West Midlands and the national and international art markets, developing business both with and in the region.

• A selection of what’s scheduled for inclusion:
 
• An Introduction to collecting art  by Matthew Collings

• Artists from the region with works in major collections: Features on Gillian Wearing, Hurvin Anderson, George Shaw and Idris Khan. By international critics including Marina Cashdan (Modern Painters), Colin Perry (Frieze, Art Monthly) and Michele Robecchi (Flash Art, Contemporary, Phaidon)

• Where to buy great art - A selection of some of the leading commercial galleries in the UK

• How to succeed in business: major corporate collections by Jane Neal

• What to buy with £1 million - Recent acquisitions by Ikon, New Art Gallery Walsall and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery through a grant from the Art Fund

• All the fun of the fair - a survey of art fairs, from Art Basel and the Armory to Zoo and the Manchester Contemporary

• How to establish a major private collection - Frank Cohen and Initial Access, by Rajesh Punj

• What’s the difference between a good gallerist and an outstanding one? An interview with David Risley, by Coline Milliard

• A Museum for the 21st Century. Sheila McGregor finds out about the plans for a major new museum in Birmingham

• Meet the collectors - We go behind the doors of private collectors who own works by artists from the West Midlands

• Own Art - The interest-free loan scheme from the Arts Council to help you buy art

This publication will be launched at the opening of Art of Ideas