ARCS Webinar Private Collections

Webinar

9/12/2023 1:00 PM–2:00 PM
Zoom Webinar
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Description

An incredible amount of our cultural, historical, and scientific heritage can be found in private collections and outside the protective sphere of public institutions. Numbering in the tens of thousands in just the U.S., private collections span a great variety of objects reflecting the wide range of enthusiasts who collect them. This webinar will explore private collections and how they are like—and unlike—public institutions and what that means for the professionals tasked with managing them. 

Date: September 12, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM Eastern 

Agenda

Part 1: What do we mean by “Private Collector” and “Private Collection”?  (5-minute presentation)

• Who are the collectors?
• What are their motivations and collecting trends?

Part 2: Private Collections Management in the Real World (40-minute moderated interview)

• What skills does a private collection manager need?
  • Experience
  • Educational/training opportunities
  •  The art of subcontracting
• How do private and public differ:
  • Collection information management
  • Lending
• What are the private collections manager’s/registrar’s biggest challenges?
  • Ethical concerns
  • Non-traditional work environment
• How do you build a good working relationship with your private collector?
• How could members find a job in a private collection?

Part 3: Q&A session (15 minutes).   

Speakers

Maura Kehoe Collins, Founder/Director of Artiphile, New York, NY
Maura Kehoe Collins is founder and director of Artiphile, an independent art advisory firm specializing in art collections management services. Established in 1991 to promote the conscientious stewardship of cultural property, Artiphile is primarily concerned with the preservation of artistic and historic works held in collections outside museums. Artiphile implements museum-standard procedures for inventory, cataloguing and condition surveys as the cornerstone for the proper maintenance of any type of art collection, large or small, attending to all needs from acquisition to disposition. Collins graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a BA in Art History and a minor in Asian Studies acquired during 14 months of study in Taiwan and The People’s Republic of China. In 1990 Collins switched from the public to the private sector assisting a dealer of contemporary works of art in New York.  The association demonstrated art collectors’ need for greater access to professional advice in the care and management of their collections.  Collins has since applied her unique background to providing private collectors, artists, institutions, foundations, estates, and corporations access to tailored, museum-quality art collections management counsel.   She enjoys speaking on the topic of stewardship, teaching, and mentoring young professionals.

Catalina Corpas, Catalina Collection Management, LLC, Miami, FL
Catalina Corpas is an art historian and independent art collection manager in Miami, Florida. She has twenty-five years of extensive hands-on experience working with private collections. Since 2002 she has provided all aspects of collection management care for private collections in Miami, New York, Venice, and Paris. Catalina currently oversees the proper care and prudent stewardship of collections, including antiques, large-scale sculptures, paintings, drawings, and a comprehensive collection library. Her work experience also includes positions held in galleries and museums. Catalina holds a B.A. in Organizational Communications and an M.A. in Art History from the University of Miami, where she was a graduate teaching assistant. After completing her education, she taught art history at the University of Miami, Florida International University, Barry University, the Bass Museum, Lowe Art Museum, and several other institutions. A life-changing visit to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1995 ignited Catalina’s great passion to protect and preserve our cultural heritage. She greatly values her long-standing collaboration with collectors and the art they entrust to her care. 

Sarah Tignor, VP of The Johnson Collection, Spartanville, SC
Serving as the Johnson Collection’s Chief Operating Officer, Sarah Tignor holds an Art History undergraduate degree from Converse University and a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University. Her curatorial work is focused on 20th-century artists from the American South, arts connected to the experimental enclave of Black Mountain College, and mid-century women creators. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the Johnson Collection offers an extensive survey of artistic activity in the American South from the late eighteenth century to the present. A private collection of more than 1,400 works, the collection seeks to advance public interest and academic scholarship in the dynamic role that the art of the South plays in the larger context of American art.

Moderator

Barbara Chamberlain, Director of Art Collection Management, Private Client Select
Barbara joined Private Client Select (formerly AIG Private Client Group) in 2008 and became a Director of Art Collection Management in 2010. She has more than 27 years of experience in private, public, and corporate collections, museums, and galleries, plus knowledge of library and archival science. Today she provides collections management and care, risk management, and loss prevention services to policyholders. She is a member of the Executive Board of the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery, the Board of Directors for the Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists (ARCS), and an ArtTable Florida Chapter Leader. Barbara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Psychology from Smith College. She earned a Master of Arts in Museum Studies at Johns Hopkins University, where she now teaches the first course in private collectors, collections, and museums.

Fees

Members

$25.00 before September 12, 2023

Non-members

$50.00 before September 12, 2023

Registration

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