Art Talks

B2B Room 1 is located next to the Social Café.

Friday 25 Sep 2009
12:00 - 13:00		Guided Tour of Manchester Contemporary Meet on Bluefin and AXA Art Stand 134 Bluefin and AXA Art will be hosting guided tours of The Manchester Contemporary.
13:00 - 14:00		Book Signing with Kevin Cummins Stand 146 Buy Art Fair will be offering visitors the opportunity to get a signed copy of Cummins’ new book – Manchester: Looking for the light through the pouring rain.
13:00 - 14:00		The Art of Business B2B Room 1 Join us to hear Jim Davies, Founding Partner of DWF solicitors firm and Gavin Buckley, Director of Visual in conversation with Brenda Parkerson of Arts & Business as they discuss the growing phenomenon of corporate art.
15:00 - 16:00		Guided Tour of The Manchester Contemporary Meet on Bluefin and AXA Art Stand 134 Bluefin & AXA Art will be hosting guided tours of The Manchester Contemporary.
18:00 - 19:00		Book Signing with Kevin Cummins Stand 146 Buy Art Fair will be offering visitors the opportunity to get a signed copy of Cummins’ new book – Manchester: Looking for the light through the pouring rain.
Saturday 26 Sep 2009
10:30 - 11:00		Thinking about buying contemporary art? B2B Room 1 Perhaps the most rewarding way of engaging with art is to have the privilege of living with it on a daily basis and to have a long-term relationship with it over time as part of your life. Join Lois Stonock and Mark Doyle from the Contemporary Art Society, the UK’s leading authority for contemporary collectors, for the insider track on buying art for the first time.
11:00 - 12:00		Guided Tour of Manchester Contemporary Meet on Bluefin and AXA Art Stand 134 Bluefin and AXA Art will be hosting guided tours of The Manchester Contemporary.
14:00 - 14:45		Liam Spencer In Conversation B2B Room 1 Please join us for an exclusive Manchester Art Gallery Friends event. Artist Liam Spencer will talk about his 20 year career and his personal relationship with Manchester. Best known for his urban landscapes of Manchester and Salford, Spencer paints familiar scenes and buildings, creating extraordinary pictures of bridges, canals, motorways, industrial buildings, rooftops, traffic and the city at night.
15:00 - 15:45		Public/Private: Institutions and Developing a Market for Contemporary Art B2B Room 1 What is the role of publicly funded organisations in Arts Council England’s strategy to develop a market for contemporary art in the regions? How should public institutions be involved in the market, who will benefit and is the distinction between public and private still important today?
Sunday 27 Sep 2009
11:00 - 11:30		Thinking about buying contemporary art? B2B Room 1 Perhaps the most rewarding way of engaging with art is to have the privilege of living with it on a daily basis and to have a long-term relationship with it over time as part of your life. Join Lois Stonock and Mark Doyle from the Contemporary Art Society, the UK’s leading authority for contemporary collectors, for the insider track on buying art for the first time.