NEW DATES Spring 2022
Join your Colleagues from Across the Creative Ecosystem
For a Season of Events & Programming
After careful consideration, we will be postponing The State of the Art Conference until 2022. These new dates will give us a greater opportunity to provide you with even more dynamic lectures and discussions from key stakeholders in Art+Tech. Registration is still open and the spring dates will be announced shortly!
Don't forget that our FREE monthly Thriving Tuesdays, & Brown Bag Lunches are great introductions to the topics being discussed, and art-business learning is at your fingertips 24/7 on the CHF Digital Campus.
Technology is transforming the world of art—creating new opportunities for creative professionals, collectors, and leaders in the creative economy to more effectively champion the transforming arts of the 21st century.
The Conference is a TEN WEEK initiative that includes a mix of live talks, recorded interviews, workshops and labs in order to foster growth, learning, and networking among professionals around art + tech.
> Weeks 1-3 have opt-in biweekly panels, discussions, and presentations that are live but available for viewing afterward. Registrants can expect to join us online 1-3 times a week.
> Weeks 4 & 5 are more intensive, and feature core art-business training targeted specifically to artists and open to all—there are events Mon-Fri daily from 11 AM Eastern through the afternoon. It finalizes with additional local special events in Santa Fe, NM with Dent the Future Oct 18-20th.
> Weeks 6-10 have opt-in biweekly panels, discussions, and presentations that are live but available for viewing afterward. Registrants can expect to join us online 1-3 times a week.
Sessions you won’t want to miss—either live streaming, or by watching the recording afterward:
- Global Art Trends and Their Impact on the Industry—Live Discussion + Q&A
ArtFundi Founder and CEO Tamzin Lovell-Miller speaks about how the latest technology follows major shifts and the future of the art market. - Data, Archives, and The Artist Legacy—Live Discussion + Q&A
Carolyn Edlund speaks with Nicolai Bohn of Navigating Art about data preservation and it’s many practical business uses for artists. A must for artists creating legacy materials or any art industry professional concerned with publishing, cataloguing and historical records. - Blockchain and the Art Market—Live Discussion + Q&A
Moderator Ana-Maria Touza Medina discusses blockchain technology, smart contracts, and the hot new market for NFT art with the Chief Technical Officer of Flamencos, an online digital art sales platform. - The Future of Sales and Exhibitions: 3D Virtual Galleries—Recorded interview & Demo
Carolyn Edlund interviews Balazs Farago about new tech that takes virtual galleries to a higher level with multiple uses for artists, galleries, and museums. - The Future of Art Auctions—Live Discussion + Q&A
Auction professional Lawrence Matthews looks at the huge growth taking place in online auctions, as well as an audience of new collectors, and what they want. - New Virtual Worlds—Live Discussion, Demo + Q&A
CHF team Daniel DiGriz and Steve Pruneau explore virtual 3D worlds and discuss the implications for artists, exhibitions, and art lovers. - What to Know About Shipping Art—Live Discussion + Q&A
Dale Kronkright, Head of Conservation at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, speaks about art shipping, from everyday concerns to high-tech solutions for priceless art. - Digital Twinning and Verification—Recorded interview and demo
Carolyn Edlund and a team of tech experts take a deep dive into new digital tools that assure copyright protection, provenance, evaluation, and monetization of artworks using blockchain technology.
All of this is in addition to our renowned art-business training workshops, labs, and case studies taught by CHF Faculty (Weeks 4-5):
- Marketing from Impact: Create Your Artist Brand Story
Interactive session with Daniel DiGriz 90 min
> Chat Lab - Brand Story Sandbox, 60 min - Communicate Impact: Make Your Brand Story Irresistible
Interactive session with Daniel DiGriz, 90 min
> Chat Lab - Brand Story Polisher, 60 min.
> Brand Story Case Study Interview, 75 min. - Sales Channels and New Markets
Interactive session with Carolyn Edlund, 90 min.
> Chat Lab - Sales Channels, 60 min. - Leverage Your Business and Increase Sales
Interactive session with Carolyn Edlund, 90 min.
> Chat Lab - Leverage Your Business, 60 min.
> Sales Strategies Case Study Interview - 75 min.
Anybody who’s everybody is attending. Collectors, curators and museum professionals, gallerists, fine artists at any career stage (from emerging to master), creative professionals, craft-based artists, photographers, graphic and production designers; and arts, municipal, and nonprofit leaders. Get the information you need to make effective decisions in the coming year. Get your season pass(es) now to lock in your seat at the table.
Special In-Person Events in Santa Fe, NM Spring 2022
More to Announce Soon!
Expert
Interviews
You won’t want to miss our leading experts in NFTs & crypto art, large format printing, digital art archives, virtual reality, automation, and beyond. Expand your art industry network, exchange expertise, demystify technology, learn how the creative sector is driving innovation, and decide how YOU want to plug in.
Concentrated Art-Business Training
New virtual workshops and labs lead by CHF faculty Daniel DiGriz & Carolyn Edlund deliver cutting-edge training to artists in your studio, home, or office. Level-up your Sales Strategy, develop your Brand Story & Marketing, and develop powerful Peer Networks. Invest in your thriving art business
Live
Local Events
Special events in Santa Fe, New Mexico include cross-industry dialogues, 3rd party presentations and demons, solution sessions to solve industry challenges, expert "hot seats" with Subject Matter Experts, keynotes, facilitated group activities—and luncheons, parties, fun, awards, and auction events.
HOW YOUR GIFT MAKES AN IMPACT
OUR MISSION: to help professional visual artists compete in an increasingly complex marketplace by providing them with strategic business support, training, and targeted financial assistance.