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The Residency Exhibition at Christie’s London!
We’re thrilled to be partnering with Christie’s London to promote our project The Residency. The exhibition will include the works of artists that have been included in the project since its inaugural year in 2022. The exhibition runs 26th October - 3rd November in the King Street Galleries at Christie’s London.
Artists included:
Alejandra Aristizábal, Béatrice Lebreton, Bobbye Fermie,
Irini Bachlitzanaki, Precious Opara, Remi Ajani and Soumya Netrabile.
In keeping with the strong sentiment of community, we are also thrilled to be showcasing a work by our Advisory Board member Emma Prempeh.
Our partnership with Christie’s Education continues!
As a company, we are committed to encouraging collecting with purpose, and supporting collectors with the responsibilities surrounding the role.
We understand the need to inform and inspire collectors, as well as provide them with accessible information, which is why we have partnered with Christie’s Education in London and New York to provide courses and sessions aimed at collectors at all stages.
‘21st Century Collecting’ focuses on the subject of the role and responsibilities of being a collector today. It also considers the possibilities that surround the role, including support for artists and institutions.
We share our top ten collecting tips with The Istanbulist
We were recently interviewed by journalist Lucy Scovell for her platform The Istanbulist.
“As we hurtle headlong into Frieze Week — a dizzying week-long carrousel of big spending, exhibition openings, private views, talks and collector tours, all pegged around the opening of Frieze London — I thought now would be the perfect time to look at what it takes to build an art collection from scratch.
For all the tips and tricks of the trade, I turned to Liza Shapiro and Georgia Powell,, the brilliant brains behind Cura Art, the company they co-founded in 2019 with the principal goal of supporting art owners with everything from collection care and management to patronage and philanthropy. Having worked in the arts for a combined 20+ years in a variety of gallery, collection management and curatorial roles, they know a thing or two about collecting and caring for art.”
Georgia is featured in Artsy article about young collectors.
One of our Founders is featured in ‘10 Young Collectors on How They Got Started’, discussing the artists in her collection, and her work to promote collecting with purpose.
‘It’s My House!’ at Home House, London
It’s My House! was founded by CURA Art as a series of exhibitions in appropriate spaces.
CURA Art, in collaboration with A Space For Art and Offshoot Arts, invites you to It’s My House! a collective space and exhibition celebrating the role of collectors in their embrace and support of creativity. This immersive installation-exhibition utilizes the building’s former life as a domestic space, creating a united “house” and cultural hub for inspiration, debate and sanctuary, surrounded by the joy that artistry brings.
CURA Art featured in Christie’s Magazine
We were interviewed by Christie’s Magazine about starting CURA Art, our work with collectors and our project The Residency.
Collecting with Purpose - Sustaining Meaningful Relationships in the Arts
Our talk during Frieze Week LA at Sarah Brook Gallery
In a changing environment, one that reflects the importance of support and community, a new approach to collecting is emerging. Key to this change are the relationships between artists and galleries that support them, as well as the patrons who acquire their work and the arts professionals that maintain collections. In this talk, we had the unique opportunity to hear directly from contemporary artist Colleen Herman, Los Angeles gallerist Sarah Brook and art conservator and founder of LA Art Labs, Kamila M Korbela.
21st Century Collecting - CURA Art curates a course for Christie’s Education
Learn from collectors themselves, as well as artists and specialists in the field about collecting in the twenty-first century with this in-person and online course.
Whether you’re an experienced collector or just starting out, the responsibilities associated with owning art and other precious objects can often seem overwhelming. With guidance, collecting can be an incredibly fulfilling experience, that turns passion and interest into a rewarding journey.
What does it mean to be a Collector? Why is this role increasingly important?
We’ll be discussing these topics and more at Christie’s Education as part of their ‘Art Business: Up-To-The-Minute’ short course.
The patronage and philanthropy of collectors is becoming increasingly vital for the support of artists and sustaining the arts more broadly. Thankfully there is an appetite and interest amongst a generation of conscientious collectors. Whether it be focusing their acquisitions on underrepresented groups, educational or philanthropic initiatives, providing access to the works they own, or supporting artists directly through funding and grants, this renewed sense of patronage will be vital to the arts going forward.
The talk will introduce current collecting trends, within the context of the history of collecting and the art market, using case studies and helpful tips to inform you about how collectors are responding to an ever-changing environment.
CURA Art in partnership with The Auction Collective presents ‘It’s My House!’ a benefit auction for SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition
Timed Live Auction hosted by The Auction Collective October 10 – 31, 2022
It’s My House! celebrates the breadth of incredible artists living and working in Los Angeles, inspired by the city’s contradictions; a metropolis built on optimism and opportunity, while the reality is also one of poverty and division.
Through resilience, the city represents the ultimate juxtaposition between light and dark, nature and fabrication. Los Angeles embodies human ingenuity and imagination; an endless playground for artistic exploration.
The It’s My House! exhibition series was founded by CURA Art, to provide a 'home' for inspiration, debate and sanctuary, surrounded by the joy and passion that artistry brings. It’s My House! highlights diverse mediums, in response to increasingly experimental contemporary practices and a growing interest in cross collecting.
The Residency featured in Curator Guide!
Curator Guide Editor-In-Chief, Amanda Quinn Olivar speaks with inaugural residency artists Precious Opara and Soumya Netrabile.
The two artists talk about their backgrounds and how The Residency has influenced their work and careers.
The Residency featured in Apollo Magazine!
Writer and collector, Christina Makris joined us at Villa Lena this year to write about the project, and interview us and the two artists. In this article she presents a history of residencies and the importance of time away from the studio for an artist’s practice.
Christina identifies and contextualises The Residency, presenting it as the contemporary example of how meaningful patronage and sustained support for an artist can be vital to their career.
The Transformative Nature of a Month Spent at Villa Lena
We write about the Collection at Villa Lena that documents the history of the Residency programme there.
The Residency launches at Villa Lena
The Residency, from CURA Art, is a platform aimed at supporting and sponsoring underrepresented artists, centred around time away from their usual routine at various appropriate spaces.
The Residency uses a unique approach, creating a supportive ecosystem through mentorship and community, connecting artists with influential patrons as a catalyst for change.
Created in response to the growth of collecting with purpose – collectors identifying and valuing their role in supporting the arts – The Residency is part of a movement seeking to nourish the art sector at a time when public funding for culture is being reduced.
‘It’s My House!’ Artist Talk
Saturday March 19, 11 am, Porch Gallery, Ojai.
What does ‘Home’ mean to us all?
CURA Art and Artists from the show will be joined by art critic, curator and writer Shana Nys Dambrot for an in-conversation and Q&A.
To coincide with ‘It’s My House!’ at Porch Gallery we have invited artists from the exhibition to talk with Shana Nys Dambrot about their work and how they explore the theme of ‘home’ through their artistic practice.
Artists in the show have responded to this theme in different ways, covering subjects such as homelessness, displacement, migration, identity and the lines of connection that seek to unify us all.
The subject of ‘home’ is one of particular significance and poignance, within the context of the pandemic and increasing mass migration in response to conflict and climate change.
What does ‘home’ mean to us all, and what will that idea look like in an uncertain future?
Artists included: Rebecca Farr, Adia Millett and Senon Williams.
CURA Art take part in ‘Collectors’ Series’ talk at Santa Barbara Museum of Contemporary Art
MCASB's 'Collectors' Series' brings together experts in the field of contemporary art and beyond to examine trends and movements within the realm of art collection. Through conversations with artists, patrons, curators, and galleries this series aims to make sense of the 'art market' and how it pertains to the support of artistic production.
Alexandra Terry, Chief Curator, MCASB, will speak with Georgia Powell and Liza Shapiro, the founders of CURA Art.
‘It’s My House!’ featured in LUM Art Magazine
Our exhibition, ‘It’s My House!’ at Porch Gallery is featured in Santa Barbara based art magazine LUM Art.
CURA Art chairs a panel discussion for ArtTable at Intersect Palm Springs
‘A Look at Alternative Art Spaces in Southern California’
A Virtual Panel Discussion presented by ArtTable
Tuesday, February 8
1:30 pm (PST) 4:30 pm (EST) | Virtual
What makes an art space “alternative,” and how are these spaces addressing the underserved needs within the local art world? In this virtual discussion, we will hear from several professionals who have either founded or currently run alternative art spaces in the Southern California region.
Image: Elizabeth Tinglof, Shoebox Projects, 2018. Courtesy of Shoebox Projects.
Liza Shapiro featured in Artnet’s ‘What I Buy and Why’ series
Liza was recently interviewed for Artnet’s special feature on collecting, ‘What I Buy and Why’. In the article, she talks about the artworks she wishes she bought when she had the chance, and offers some preservation tips.
CURA Art presents ‘It’s My House!’
A celebration of collecting creativity
Porch Gallery, Ojai, CA 93023
January 13 to March 21 2022
CURA Art, in collaboration with Porch Gallery, invites you to It’s My House!, a collective space and exhibition celebrating the role of collectors in their embrace and support of creativity. This immersive installation-exhibition utilizes the building’s former life as a domestic space and creates a united “house” and cultural hub for inspiration, debate and sanctuary, surrounded by the joy that artistry brings.
Collecting with a Purpose: In - conversation
As part of the exhibition ‘YOLK’, curated by Mollie E Barnes of She Curates for the Taurisano Collection we were asked to take part in a panel discussion on the subject of collecting with a purpose. Collector Nish McCree discusses how she found focus for her collecting, and her plans for the expansion and sustainability of the contemporary art ecosystem in Ghana and across Africa through The Cowrie Culture.
In-conversation with artist Sougwen Chung
Thursday 14th October, 5-6pm, in person at Asia House, London.
Explored through the pioneering artistic practise of Sougwen Chung, Mollie E Barnes of @shecurates and Georgia Powell of CURA Art examined the future of creating and collecting in a new era.
‘Entangled Origins’ was a new, progressive exhibition from award winning artist Sougwen Chung, presented by Gillian Jason Gallery. As Chung's first solo show in London, the works span the past five years of the artist's research and creation.
CURA Art x Eye of the Collector - Collector as patron – Valeria Napoleone in conversation with Jane Morris
We partnered with London’s new art fair Eye of the Collector to host a talk on the role of the Collector on 9th September 2021.
Collector as patron – Valeria Napoleone in conversation with Jane Morris.
Georgia Powell featured in Artnet
Liza Shapiro featured in Shoutout LA
CURA Art at Masterpiece 2021
NEXT GEN COLLECTING: SUSTAINING ART AND CULTURE,
CURA Art were part of a panel discussion at Masterpiece Art Fair.
What sets the next generation of collectors apart from their forebears? In this panel discussion, young leaders in the arts consider how the practice of collecting is evolving in a swiftly changing world.
CURA Art featured on Artsy
As part of our collaboration with online art fair Intersect 21, we contributed our curated highlights of the show for an Artsy article.
CURA Art contributes to Intersect 21
We were invited to contribute to the online programming of Intersect Art and Design’s curated feature ‘Intersect 21’, which brought together artists and galleries from Southern California, the Middle East and North Africa.
Our curated highlights of the exhibit can be viewed here:
CURA Art x Smith Greenfield
Arts Insurance specialists, Smith Greenfield, invite us to contribute to their journal, with an introduction to Collections Management.
CURA Art at INTERSECT 21
We were thrilled to contribute to Intersect Art and Design’s online exhibit ‘Intersect 21’.
The new-found digital art fair, has championed ideas of globalisation in the art world to new heights, dissected ideas of nationalism, borders and differences, by bringing people together on one unified platform. Intersect 21 pushed this idea further, through showcasing art from three distinct areas that may not otherwise be presented in conversation with one another; Southern California, the Middle East and North Africa. As both a celebration of diversity and cultural particularities, in contrast with unifying themes and artistic techniques, Intersect 21 highlighted the possibilities of cultural exchange.
This concept was explored in our panel discussion ‘Shaping the World Around Us: Patterns and Motifs in Contemporary Art’ with three of the fair’s artists and two experts in the curatorial field.
Chad Attie’s ‘Cyprus Avenue’ collaboration with CURA Art
CURA Art commissions Chad Attie to create a series of limited edition prints from his film Cyprus Avenue. In response to the growing homelessness in his hometown, Attie is donating a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of these prints to The People Concern, a Los Angeles-based charity working to address the effects of homelessness, poverty, mental and physical illness, abuse and addiction.
Georgia curates a show at Mayfair Gallery for London Craft Week
Georgia was invited to curate an exhibition in partnership with Mayfair Gallery especially for London Craft Week 2020. The exhibition placed the work of contemporary crafts amongst the gallery’s antique collection. Read all about the show and the contemporary makers included on the gallery’s blog.
CURA Art Interviewed by She Curates
We were interviewed by Mollie Barnes of She Curates about our services aimed at supporting collectors, and our experience in the art world.
‘Collecting with CURA’ : Interview with Cluster Crafts Journal
CURA Art spoke with Cluster Crafts about all things collecting, including advice about starting a collection, providing access to privately owned works, and reasons why people choose to collect.
Georgia’s article in ‘The Medal’ Journal
Georgia’s article is featured in academic journal ‘The Medal’, published by the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum. ‘From one artist to another’, focuses on Jane McAdam Freud’s depiction of her father Lucian Freud in her portrait medal series.
Association of Women in the Arts spotlight CURA Art
AWITA feature Georgia in their Member Spotlight.
LA: NIGHT AND DAY
CURA Art presents LA: NIGHT AND DAY at The LODGE.
Los Angeles - a bright and guilty place – Orson Welles
In collaboration with The LODGE, CURA Art presents select LA–based artists, showcasing some of the city’s leading established and emerging talent, LA: Night and Day brings together examples that acknowledge and celebrate the complexity of the city’s contradictions. The exhibition explores the influence and draw of the city, where many of the artists choose to live, allowing its intricacies to inspire their practice. Works chosen highlight the fragility of the ecosystem and the existential threats, while others reflect the glossiness and optimism. Vivid colors, bold and graphic lines contrasted with darker themes, organic shapes and monochromatic palettes create a visual dialogue and two distinct approaches.
CURA Art takeover fashion brand RIXO’s Instagram account
CURA Art’s Georgia is featured in RIXO’s campaign documenting the daily lives of business owners working from home during lockdown. As part of the takeover, Pia Pack, one of the artists featured in our exhibition ‘LA: Night & Day leads a live art class. The class can be viewed on RIXO’s Instagram TV.
CURA Art feature by the Art Buyer
CURA Art’s Georgia is interviewed by the art advisory company The Art Buyer.
CURA Art gives two talks at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London
Georgia spoke on the subject of the management and care of collections to students enrolled on gallery management and curating courses at the Sotheby’s Institute.
CURA Art’s Georgia featured as an ‘Art Shero’ in The Art Gorgeous Magazine
CURA Art’s Liza featured in VoyageLA
Liza is interviewed by the LA based magazine about starting CURA Art, and her career in the arts.
CURA Art are featured in Antiques Trade Gazette
CURA art are the subject of a special feature on collecting in Antiques Trade Gazette
CURA Art gives lecture at Christie’s Education, London
CURA Art’s Georgia, as one of the speakers for Christie’s Education’s ‘Young Collectors Club’, lectures on the subject of the History of Collecting and the role of the Collector today.
CURA Art leads a talk on collections management at Goldsmiths’ Fair
Georgia was joined by a panel of experts to discuss what you should consider as a collector, or if you plan to start a collection.
Banner image: “It’s My House!” curated by CURA Art at Porch Gallery, Ojai © Jessie Webster.