The unique course will act as a holistic guide to art as a part of portfolio management and asset diversification. It will touch upon diverse topics like investing in art, role of galleries in the process, importance of art fairs and auction houses. A press release notes:
"The course will conclude with a visit for practical viewing and understanding of some art pieces. This workshop is suitable for a first time investor, collector, gallery owner or even a knowledge seeker who would like to understand the present Indian art scene."Among the speakers are writer and columnist Girish Shahane, also the former editor of ‘Art News Magazine’, who talks about Art History - Pre-historic, Traditional & Modern Art; European Tradition & Renaissance plus Introduction to Mediums of Art. The second session will cover Indian Modern & Contemporary Art and History of Indian Art correlated with History of India.
Ranjit Hoskote, the renowned art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator, will address the first session of day 2. He will focus on Indian Art Movement; Overview of Masters; Contemporary & Upcoming Artists; Affordable Art and Collecting & Connoisseurship. Internationally celebrated contemporary artist Jitish Kallat will throw light on the Artist’s perspective and Insights.
The Arts Trust Director and the CEO of Institute of Contemporary Indian Art (ICIA), Tushar Sethi, will address the issues related to Primary & Secondary Markets; Role of Art Galleries, Auction Houses & Art Fairs, and last but not the least, Valuation & Pricing. The director of Crayon Capital, Amit Vadhera, will discuss Art Portfolio Management Tracking Art; Art Market & Correlation to other markets & stocks.
All the faculty members will also have an interaction with the participants as part of a gallery visit along with panel discussion program. The course takes place at The Little Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai from 22nd - 25th June 2010 (5.30PM – 8.30 PM.). Enroll yourself by visiting http://www.avidedu.in/
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