The day will include a workshop on writing about and for your practice with curator and researcher Rose Lejeune.

Amanda Gray, (partner) and Ana Yiannikas (legal assistant) of Art Law, Mishcon de Reya LLP will be discussing how to navigate the art market, setting up best business practices from the outset and protecting the artist’s ongoing legacy. As specialists in the field of art law, they will provide you with an overview of areas ranging from contract law, reputation to royalties.

This will be followed by a talk from artist Lorenzo Vitturi on ways to sustain your artistic practice drawing on his own professional experience.

Format

10.30-12pm: Writing about your practice with Rose Lejeune, materials included.

12.12-1.15pm: Navigating the Art market and protecting the Artist’s legacy with Mishcon de Reya LLP, talk and Q&A.

1:15-2pm: Break and free teas & coffees. Further refreshments also available from on-site café The School House.

2-3pm: Lorenzo Vitturi, ways to sustain your artistic practice, talk and Q&A.

Rose Lejeune is a curator and researcher working with public institutions, galleries and private individuals to explore collecting contemporary art with a specific interest in context-based, social and performative practices. In addition to regular writing and public speaking on these topics. roselejeune.com

Lorenzo Vitturi is a photographer and sculptor based in London. Formerly a cinema set painter, Vitturi has brought this experience into his photographic practice, which revolves around site-specific interventions at the intersection of photography, sculpture and performance. In Vitturi’s process, photography in conceived as a space of transformation, where different disciplines merge together to represent the complexities of changing urban environments. lorenzovitturi.com

Mischon de Reya LLP is an international law firm which founded its on specialist art law group in 1995. Today, as a leader in this field they work with and advise international collectors, artists, dealers, art institutions, art foundations, museums, galleries, governments and auction houses. mishcon.com

Jerwood/Photoworks Awards 2020

This event is programmed as part of Jerwood/Photoworks Awards 2020, which presents new photographic works by two early-career artists, Silvia Rosi and Theo Simpson. The Awards support artists using photography, to make new work and significantly develop their practice.

Access

We want to make sure that our exhibition and events programme are welcoming and accessible. Please contact us if you would like to discuss how we can support you, or have any feedback on the accessibility of our work.

You can contact us via email at gallery@jerwoodarts.org or telephone +44 (0)20 7261 0279.