Join this lively, interactive session to learn how to: be an expert at acquiring art; become more discerning at art auctions; know how to authenticate and appraise the art you purchase; and establish profitable relationships with art dealers. You’ll also learn the preliminaries for conducting research and preserving your valuable and growing collection.
Audrey Pepper, director/founder of Pepper Gallery, Boston, Mass., represents emerging and mid-career American artists. She has 20 years of experience placing artwork into private and corporate collections through the exhibitions that she has mounted, private consultations and participation in art fairs. The New England Chapter of AICA USA recently honored the Pepper Gallery, with 1st and 2nd prizes for “Best Monographic Show in a Commercial Gallery” in New England during the 2006-2007 exhibition season. Audrey is an active member of the Boston Art Dealers Association, the Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Fund and the Arts Council of the Syracuse University Alumni Association. She has also been an overseer for the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, Mass.