Online | Collecting Bootcamp: Tips to get your work collected from an Inside Perspective with Alice Sachs Zimet

Date  | Thursday October 12, 2023

Time  |   4PM – 6PM (MST)

Location |  ONLINE

Cost  |  $60 Member and $65 Non-member

Instructor  |  Alice Sachs Zimet

Alice Sachs Zimet is President, Arts + Business Partners (ABP), a consulting boutique specializing in the fine art photography marketplace. ABP offers a variety of virtual workshops and webinar options geared towards collectors, photographers and anyone interested in learning more about the fine art photography marketplace.

As a collector, advisor, and educator, Alice began to collect fine art photography in 1985 and has amassed a museum-quality collection of over 300 images from 20th Century masters to the present. Alice is Chair, Photography Curatorial Committee, Harvard Art Museums; Chair, Acquisitions Committee, International Center of Photography (ICP); Board Member, Magnum Foundation; Advisory Board Member: Center of Photography at Woodstock (CPW) and American Photography Archives Group (APAG). She is on Faculty at Christie’s Education, the ICP School and Maine Media College + Workshops, where she teaches workshops on how to collect photography and how photographers can better access the marketplace. Zimet pioneered the field of corporate sponsorship as Director, Worldwide Cultural Affairs, The Chase Manhattan Bank (20 years). Here, she used the arts as a strategic marketing tool across 14 countries and 20 US cities to generate $2 Billion in new business for the bank. She is Adjunct Professor, New York University’s Graduate Program, Arts Administration teaching Corporate Sponsorship and the Arts. Alice holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s in Art History, began her career at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and continues to live, work and collect in New York City.

Skill Level  |  All skill levels welcome

Course Description:

Fine art photography is now a major global player when it comes to galleries, auctions, art fairs and the general commercial marketplace. This 2-hour seminar offers participants an introduction into the mechanics of the fine art photography marketplace, along with insider tips from the perspective of a pioneer collector.

Join us as we get a rare peek into the collector’s mind! Alice Sachs Zimet began collecting photography in 1985 and has amassed a collection of over 300 museum-quality images. Learn how her journey began, the impetus to buy her first piece, and what goes into the collector’s decision-making process.

This seminar will be recorded and made available to registered participants only.