by Rose Fredrick | May 20, 2023 | Art
Building Creative Minds In “The Long Lasting Benefits of Childhood Creativity,” published in Psychology Today, November 2021, Victoria Prowse, PhD looks at research from the National Child Development Study (NCDS) that has followed nearly every child born in the UK...
by Rose Fredrick | May 20, 2023 | Art
Defending the First Artist In Here’s something I don’t get. Why do people lose their minds over art they don’t personally like or understand? I’m talking, write-letters-angry. Call-your-congressman-angry....
by Rose Fredrick | May 20, 2023 | Art
The Artist-Curator Relationship I see a curator as a catalyst, generator and motivator–a sparring partner, accompanying the artist while they build a show, and a bridge builder, creating a bridge to the public. -Hans-Ulrich Obrist, curator at Serpentine Gallery,...
by Rose Fredrick | May 20, 2023 | Art
Bridging the Distance, Navajo Textiles In the art world, there is a recognized divide between fine art and fine craft. One isn’t better than the other; there are many highly collectible subgenres and artists in both camps. One could even argue that collectors and...
by Rose Fredrick | May 20, 2023 | Art
Art Buying Etiquette 101 Collecting art is, in a way, a kind of personal statement about one’s life, passions, values, and history. As a curator and advisor, I’ve come to believe that getting to know artists not only gives collectors the chance to bring deeper meaning...
by Rose Fredrick | May 20, 2023 | Art
Illuminating Thoughts on Lighting Art OR How Not to Ruin Your Investment Light is an obsession in the art world. Artist’s studios are designed around the all-important north facing window to harness the most constant natural light source. Curators can spend days,...
