Auction preview of the world’s largest folk art market on March 21
La Conga de Canete by Luis Tellez. Courtesy / IFAM IFAM News: SANTA FE – The world-renowned International Folk Art Market (IFAM) is scheduled to be live July 7-18 in Santa Fe. Kicking off this year’s event is a spring preview virtual auction that features works by artists from the 2021 Market, including new market […]
How craftsmanship became a force in the art market
The line between fine arts and craftsmanship has been blurring for decades. Once closely watched by art historians, curators and critics – who, as scholar Terry Smith once said, generally dismissed craftsmanship as “intimately associated with the hand, with the touch”, everything by associating art with more engaging activities such as “ideas, suggestions, concepts”. – […]
Christie’s Hopes to Open a New Frontier of the Art Market with the First-Ever Major Auction of an All-Digital Blockchain Artwork
Given the relentless buzz surrounding non-fungible tokens (or NFTs) lately, it was only a matter of time before the excitement spread across the art industry. This time has come. Christie’s has announced the sale of the very first pure digital artwork to be auctioned: Daily — The first 5,000 days by Mike Winkelmann, who is […]
Black abstract artists are finally being recognized by the art market
Record prices for works by Lewis and Thomas at auction were broken on consecutive nights in November 2019: Thomas on the 13th, when his radiant composition A fantastic sunset (1970) sold for $2.6 million in an evening sale at Christie’s; Lewis on the 14th, when his 1962 painting Ritual nearly quadrupled its low estimate, selling […]
Fort Wayne Art Commission is looking for artists to create an MLK sculpture
Job : February 15, 2021 / 10:30 a.m. EST / Update: February 15, 2021 / 10:30 a.m. EST FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The City of Fort Wayne Public Art Commission is seeking artists to create a sculpture commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The public display will include quotes from […]
Ann Arbor Public Art Commission Now Accepting Nominations For Annual Awards
ANN ARBOR – The Ann Arbor Public Art Commission has opened nominations for its newly revived annual Golden Paintbrush Awards. This year’s award aims to recognize community members of all ages and organizations that promote creativity in the city’s public spaces. “Prizes will be awarded for art that demonstrates collaboration and excellence and, as the […]
Sharp increase in art sales as records continue to be broken
This report matches data from many of the world’s largest art dealers, including West Park Gallery, which has been running online auctions for april 2020. “I think we are seeing a fundamental change in the way people buy art,” said Park West Founder and CEO Albert Scaglione. “There are many benefits to the online experience, […]