Season Tickets are $525.00 per person
Individual event tickets are $125.00 per person
10% of all proceeds will go the The Dreyfoos School of the arts School of Photography.
Dreyfoos School of the Arts head of photography along with Norton Museum Chief Photography curator Lauren Reichman in conversation.
Dreyfoos School Auditorium.
Lauren Richman is a curator and art historian who holds the title of William and Sarah Ross Soter Curator of Photography at the Norton Museum of Art. She earned her Ph.D. in Art History from Southern Methodist University, focusing on post-WWII US American photography and film and their intersections with transcultural political messaging, and histories of war, labor, and consumerism. Other interests include experimental photographic processes and analogue techniques. Richman has previously held curatorial and research positions at the Indiana University Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
Partnering with TW gallery featuring artists Samuel Richardson and Kevin Sabo along with Mike De Palo as moderator.
TW gallery location TBD
Mike De Paola is the founder and CEO of Threshold Worldwide (“Threshold”) which houses his 10+ real estate, art procurement, product development and lifestyle companies. He is based in New York City, Miami Beach and Los Angeles.
A serial entrepreneur, Mike is also a founding partner and lead investor in Ikigai Media.
Ikigai is the parent company of Bodan Kuma, a full-service music production facility and record label (bodankuma.com); Bulletproof Bear, which provides music licensing and clearance, original composition, music supervision, administration and production (bulletproofbear.com); and Central Post LA (centralpostla.com), a boutique full-service post-production facility with expertise in language localization and ADR. Ikigai is based in Hollywood.
Mike started his career on Wall Street beginning in 1986, with a brief two-year hiatus to receive his MBA from UCLA Anderson. Prior to transitioning to full-time entrepreneurship in 2001, Mike worked as an equity derivatives sales trader, most recently for JP Morgan Securities.
Mike continues to be active within the Anderson community. He is the alumni president of his class, serves on the board of directors of the Alumni Association, is lead development chair for reunion giving and has served on the board of advisors at the Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation since 2014. Mike also takes on a prominent role in the art world. He is on the board of trustees at the Museum of Arts and Design, the Painting and Sculpture Acquisitions Committee at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the board of directors of Art Production Fund. He is chair of the art advisory board at Coalition for the Homeless (ArtWalk NY), vice chair of the board of directors at Feature Hudson Foundation and a member of the board of Urban Technology (and spokesperson for Dignity For All). Mike is also a founding advisory committee member of New Wave Art WKND in Palm Beach, Florida, which partnered with Pittsburgh-based nonprofit City of Asylum to establish an immigrant artist residency program in West Palm Beach.
In November 2012, Mike was recognized in the Wall Street Journal as its “Donor of the Day” for his work with Coalition for the Homeless (“Coalition”) and in 2016, Coalition honored Mike alongside artist Kenny Scharf. Last December, Mike was the focus of “The Collector’s Eye,” an article written about him in The Art Newspaper during Art Basel Miami Beach and, in the same month, was referred to as a “Super Collector” by Architectural Digest.
Current Affiliations
• Museum of Arts and Design, Board of Trustees
• Whitney Museum of American Art, Painting & Sculpture Acquisitions Committee
• Art Production Fund, Board of Directors
• Coalition for the Homeless (Artwalk NY), Chair, Art Advisory Board
• Price Center for Entrepreneurialism & Innovation at UCLA Anderson, Board of Advisors
• Feature Hudson Foundation, Vice Chair, Board of Directors
• The Anderson School at UCLA Alumni Association, Board of Directors
• Urban Technology Inc, Board Member (Dignity For All, Spokesperson)
• New Wave Art WKND (Board of Advisors, Founding Member)
Featuring Cuban artists Sandra Ramos and Alejandra Pinera along with Molly Mahoney as moderator.
Location TBD
Barbara has more than 25 years of experience in private, public, and corporate collections, museums, and galleries. After beginning her career managing works of art in a contemporary art gallery in New York City, she was assistant curator of The FORBES Magazine Collection. More recently, she was the registrar at the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, Florida. She joined AIG Private Client Group (now Private Client Select) in 2008 and continues to provide 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, a member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists (ARCS), and a member of the ArtTable Florida Chapter Leadership Team.
Barbara holds a Bachelor of Arts degree 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.
Art Insurance and the importance of a registrar to manage your collection. Featuring Sarah De Blasio and Barbara Chamberlain along with Allison Raddock as moderator.
Location TBD
Allison Raddock has 20 years’ experience in the New York and international art markets working with galleries to build the profiles of contemporary artists through exhibitions, sales, and art fairs. Specializing in contemporary and modern art, her clients include individuals, corporations, foundations, and institutions.She is the Director of Pace Gallery in Palm Beach and currently serves as Trustee of the Judy Chicago / Donald Woodman Foundation, a member of the Norton Museum’s Emerging Collectors Council and The Society of the Four Arts Contemporaries.
Barbara Stella, President and Chief Conservator of Stella Art Conservation is an established name in the art conservation world for her meticulous, intelligent, and informed approach to art restoration. She brings over 30 years of expertise to this highly specialized field, blending traditional craftsmanship with modern innovations. A native of Italy, Barbara holds an advanced degree in fine art conservation from
the Institute of Fine Arts and Restoration, Palazzo Spinelli in Florence.
Over her distinguished career, Barbara has had the privilege of restoring artworks by masters such as Rembrandt, Monet, Picasso, Magritte, Salvador Dali, Gerhard Richter, and De Kooning among others. Uniquely, she is one of a select few conservators in the U.S. trained in the use of nanotechnology, a groundbreaking approach to the preservation of highly sensitive artworks.
For Barbara, the art of conservation goes beyond mere technical skills; it is a sacred trust that illuminates both an artist’s original intent and the unique significance of each artwork. Join her at the Art and Conversation to explore the intricate and impactful world of art conservation to explore how art can be brought back to life, one careful touch at a time.
Conservation and protecting your art featuring Barba Stella. Limited availability due to the studio size so sign up early.
Stella conservatory
PATRON is a contemporary art gallery in Chicago founded in collaboration by Julia Fischbach and Emanuel Aguilar.
Jan 24, 2023, by Invitation
06:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ENGAGE Projects, formerly known as Aspect Ratio Projects, will bring, Jean Alexander Frater & Margaret Welsh in Conversation with Jennifer Armetta from Engage Projects
Jan 31, 2023, by Invitation
06:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Jason Jacques Gallery is an American art and design gallery that has dealt in ceramics, antique and contemporary, for over 30 years.
March 7, 2023, by Invitation
06:00 PM - 7:30 PM
With over 30,000 artworks by some of the most influential artists of our time, the UBS Art Collection is one of the most significant corporate collections worldwide.
UBS has been collecting contemporary art since the 1960s. It is a passion that we share with a large global community of clients.
March 30, 2023, by Invitation
06:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Kavi Gupta amplifies voices of diverse and underrepresented artists to expand the canon of art history.
Dec 7, 2021, by Invitation
8-27th Register for hours
06:00 PM - 7:30 PM
PATRON is a contemporary art gallery in Chicago founded in collaboration by Julia Fischbach and Emanuel Aguilar.
Jan 4, 2022, by Invitation
5-21th Register for hours
06:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Amy Kaslow Gallery shows exquisite paintings, metalworks, weaving, sculpture and handblown glass that pays homage to the natural world in color, content, and form. The gallery hosted eight major exhibitions in 2020-202, representing dozens of artists from around the world. Kaslow brings abstract landscapes by the British colorist Jane Kell, powerful pieces by Georgia master sculptor Noah James Saunders and fine folk art. She’s also showing her own large-scale images that capture nature’s sleek and elegant architecture through a contemporary lens. Her botanical work is an uncommon collection of color and form, distinguished by bold tones and mesmerizing depth.
Feb 8-28th 2022
06:00 PM - 7:30 PM
From its inception, ENGAGE Projects has been committed to advocating for and supporting a diverse group of emerging and midcareer contemporary artists. We firmly believe in a collaborative approach with our artists, our fellow galleries, institutions, and organizations that support a sense of community in the arts. Our basic foundation is putting artists first in order to foster the growth of their careers and a meaningful relationship with collectors and the arts community.
Feb 8, 2022, by Invitation
9-28th Register for hours
06:00 PM - 7:30 PM
April 5th Moskowitz – Bayse will bring Anthony Lepore, Michael Henry Hayden, and Anthony Miserendino among others. The topics for opening night will be “ Growing with Artists” and what does Emerging art mean? Gallerists, artists, and curators will discuss.
April 5, 2022, by Invitation
6-24th Register for hours
06:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Arts and Conversations is a series of private events featuring internationally represented artists, galleries, and art experts that will take place during the 2021-2022 season in West Palm Beach.
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