On Wednesday 15 February 2023, the inaugural Art Business Conference in Africa will take place in Cape Town in collaboration with Africa First
The inaugural Art Business Conference in Africa will take place in Cape Town, as a half day conference during the week of the Cape Town art fair and will be chaired by Riah Pryor.
1:30-2:00pm Welcome
Welcome Address: Frank Kilbourn, Strauss & Co
Moderator: Riah Pryor, Independent arts journalist and often contributor to The Art Newspaper
2:15-3:20pm
Panel 1: The African Art Market Now: Art Ecosystems for a sustainable future
Speakers:
Serge Tiroche, Founder and CEO, Africa First (Tel Aviv)
Dana Endundo Ferriera, Pavilion 54 and Curatorial Voice guest collaborator at Strauss & Co (Kinshasa/London)
Ugoma Ebilah, Cultural Progenitor, Curator & Founder, Bloom Art (Lagos)
Tristanne Farrell, Investec Wealth & Investment, art collector (Cape Town)
Rose Crosthwaite, gallery support & sales enablement lead, Artsy (London)
3:20-3:40 Break
3:40 – 4:40pm
Panel 2: Trends in Collecting African Art and What’s Next for Contemporary?
Speakers:
Louis Norval, founder of Norval Foundation (Cape Town)
Nkhensani Mkhari, curator Latitudes (Johannesburg)
Heba Elkayal, Art Historian and Curatorial Voice guest collaborator at Strauss & Co, (Cairo)
Chris Soal, artist (Cape Town)
Joost Bosland, partner Stevenson Gallery (Amsterdam / Cape Town)
4:40-4:50pm
Closing Remarks: Kate Fellens, co-Head of Sale, Strauss & Co
5pm Conference close and networking drinks