8 Ways to Build Your Art Collection

Join Claire Kyle for this informative talk on building an art collection. Claire manages the art rental and sales department at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and will provide her knowledge and expertise on art market trends. Through her work at the AGO, Claire has nurtured relationships with art dealer partners, artists and curators and is passionate about supporting the work of emerging artists. In this talk, Claire will cover strategies for art investment, budgeting, and understanding your intentions for collecting artwork. Learn about the considerations of managing a collection, and understand the importance of keeping your documentation up to date.

This talk is ideal for anyone interested in learning more about starting an art collection, maintaining an existing collection or for anyone who would like to learn more about how art sales work. The 60-minute presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.

June 16th from 11-12:30PM at the County Arts Lab, 206 Picton Main Street, Unit 2E. Cost is $25. Click here to register.

Claire is a first-generation Canadian of Northern Irish parents. She holds an MA in Gallery Studies and Critical Curating from the University of Essex, UK and previous to accepting her current role at the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2016, has worked at Kate MacGarry, Freize London, and Sprüth Magers, London/Berlin. Claire’s work at the AGO allows her to focus and give platform to emerging and mid-career contemporary artists, making their work globally accessible. In addition to managing the department, Claire is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with art dealer partners, artists and curators for consignment art procurement. She is also responsible for curating in-department exhibitions. Her passion is to create space for emerging contemporary Canadian artists, exploring wide-ranging and interdisciplinary practices. Claire lives and works in Toronto, ON.

This event is part of an Art Symposium featuring talks by Art in the County’s 2024 Jurors. Other events include:

Indigenous Placemaking Through Storytelling with Kaya Joan, Aylan Couchie, and JP Longboat
Sunday June 16, 2024 2-4PM at Macaulay Church Museum, Picton

Artist Talk and Environmental Portraiture Workshop with Darren Rigo
Sunday June 16, 2024 2-4PM at the County Arts Lab, Picton

The 31st Annual Art in the County Juried Exhibition and Sale will be held June 21 – July 7, 2024. For more info visit www.artinthecounty.com.