Yourself with ART: Collecting Secrets Revealed

Read details and reviews of the first Arouse event

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The San Diego Visual Arts Network presents a short series aimed at those thinking about buying art for the first time or just embarking on the collecting journey. An exciting interactive combination of workshop and lecture aims to instill confidence and to give real and valuable information to this new segment of the visual arts community.

For those with blank walls and faded reproductions:

• Boost your confidence!
• Validate your reactions to art!
• Empower yourself with sound judgments!
• Change your risk adverse nature!
• Marry your desires with art match making 101!

Join in the fun with these sessions which includes:

• Pricing Guidelines - why is it worth what the price tag asked
• Golden Tips and Insider Information - to give you head start
• The Best Reasons to Collect - Collect for fun, to network, and to ensure a rich source of creativity to enhance our community
  

April 29^th  and 30^th at 2 pm and 4 pm
Four MIni 15 minute Arouse introductions will be held during the Art Walk, 2006
Arouse Yourself with Art: Collecting Secrets Revealed  – Join Patricia Frischer, coordinator of the San Diego Visual Arts Network, for a brief introduction to the world of collecting at Adorn - 2400 Kettner Street, Suite 105 SD

San Diego Art Institute
SmART Collector: Journey of Discovery
Co-sponsored by SmART Collector of San Diego Visual Arts Network & the Riverside Art Museum

#1. Wednesday, May 31, 2006  - 6:30-9:00 PM
SmART Collector: Journey of Discovery - Get Intimate with the Basics 
With Patricia Frischer - An overview of collecting art and prices - demystifying the visual art market, what it means to collect art, identify the collector's attractions, what to expect to pay for original artwork
$5 for members / $10. for non-members

#2. Wednesday, June 21, 2006  - 6:30-9:00 PM
SmART Collector: Journey of Discovery - Head, Heart and Soul
With Patricia Frischer and Joan Seifried - What's hot and in vogue in collecting art today - trends in media and styles, emerging artists, established artists, Baja Norte, photography, what to look for in art
$5 for members / $10. for non-members

#3. Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 6:30-9:00 PM
SmART Collector: Journey of Discovery - The Allure of the Marketplace
With Patricia Frischer - How to find art for your collection - researching art galleries, art fairs and art expos, alternative venues, artists, commissioning custom artwork, mentors
$5 for members / $10. for non-members

#4. Wednesday, September 27 - 6:30-9:00 PM
SmART Collector: Journey of Discovery - Art Collectors Panel
Panel discussion with art professionals, art dealers, art critics
$5 for members / $10. for non-members

Click here to see the program for the first event held at Galerie d'Art International
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For more information contact Patricia Frischer patricia@SDVisualArts.net 760 943 0148

Go to this link to find out answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the San Diego Visual Arts Network.

Support SDVAN and you receive more than the gift of art. You support that which binds us together that goes beyond religion, race, or gender. You support our freedom to express ourselves and to gather to celebrate our creativity.