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A View from the Market – Q&A with arts barrister, Andrew Bruce

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As the outbreak of COVID-19 has intensified, the UK art market, an inherently international industry, which thrives on both its domestic and global events, has felt the unprecedented effects. Despite this, the art market is proving a very resilient and flexible industry finding new and innovative ways to adapt to the ever-changing circumstances we are finding ourselves in.

Art Law & More brings you A View from the Market, a series of Q&As with figures from different realms of the art world as we uncover how they are adapting to the new normal, their reflections on how COVID-19 could change the future of the art market and the great importance of art and creativity.

We continue the series with Andrew Bruce, barrister from Serle Court.  Andrew has a noted art law practice (being recommended in all the legal directories for Art & Cultural Property work) and was junior counsel in Thwaytes v. Sotheby’s (the case about Caravaggio’s painting of ‘The Cardsharps’).  Andrew sits as a Deputy District Judge and is an Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA). Continue reading →

A View from the Market – Q&A with Sarah Hardy, Curator-Manager at the De Morgan Foundation

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We continue our Q&A series with Sarah Hardy, the Curator-Manager of the De Morgan Foundation. Sarah is a Victorian Arts & Crafts specialist who began her museum career in the education department at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, before working on interpretation at Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Lady Lever Art Gallery, and Two Temple Place. Sarah then worked extensively on loans and exhibitions at the National Gallery and the British Library, where she completed the Institute of Art and Law Diploma on Law and Collections Management, before joining the De Morgan Foundation in 2018.

The De Morgan Foundation is the independent charity which owns, cares for, and displays the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of artworks by husband and wife creative duo Wiliam (1839 – 1917) and Evelyn De Morgan (1855 – 1919). William was part of William Morris’s Arts and Crafts circle, creating lustrous ceramics and opulent Persian tile schemes for some of the most enviable and glamourous interiors of the day. Evelyn is often remembered as a Pre-Raphaelite, but her feminist and spiritualist views dominate her jewel-like canvases. The Foundation receives no public funding and relies on donations to survive. Find out more about the De Morgan Foundation here. Continue reading →

Responding to the pandemic: How are museums collecting coronavirus-related material?

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Since the outbreak of covid-19 the world has experienced an unprecedented level of change. In the UK nearly 20,000 individuals have lost their lives to the virus, a nationwide lockdown has been imposed, and the economy has been severely hit. Yet the good in human nature is still managing to shine through; a 99-year-old veteran raised £28 million for the NHS, an extraordinary one million people signed up to volunteer schemes, and children’s artworks of rainbows have brightened up windows all over the UK. Continue reading →

First ever Art Law & More Quiz – enter and we’ll donate to charity!

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At this unprecedented time, the team at Art Law & More would like to extend a special message of thanks and support to all our readers. We are thinking of you and hoping that each of you are keeping safe and well.

While the doors of art galleries and museums remain closed, we thought you might enjoy a little light cultural relief in the form of our very first Art Law & More Quiz. The quiz will lead you on a hunt through some of our most newsworthy blog posts of the past few years in a bid to piece together a quote from beloved American artist, Dorothea Tanning, which reminds us how art can shine a light in the bleakest of times.

But wait, there’s more.

By participating in the quiz, you will be helping to support The Rainbow Trust, Boodle Hatfield’s Charity Partner of the year. In current times, charities need our help and support more than ever. The Rainbow Trust support families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness and need bespoke support. To support The Rainbow Trust’s vital work, for every participant in the Art Law & More Quiz, Boodle Hatfield will donate £5 to The Rainbow Trust, subject to a maximum of £500.

Art law nostalgia, charitable giving – this is the quiz we all need right now!

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A View from the Market – Q&A with Artist, Ben Edge

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As the outbreak of COVID-19 has intensified, the UK art market, an inherently international industry, which thrives on both its domestic and global events, has felt the unprecedented effects. Despite this, the art market is proving a very resilient and flexible industry finding new and innovative ways to adapt to the ever-changing circumstances we are finding ourselves in.

Art Law & More brings you A View from the Market, a series of Q&As with figures from different realms of the art world as we uncover how they are adapting to the new normal, their reflections on how COVID-19 could change the future of the art market and the great importance of art and creativity.

We begin the series with Artist, Ben Edge. Ben is predominately a figurative painter interested in folklore and storytelling, whose paintings depict the extraordinary lives of ordinary people. He believes his interests originate from his childhood, where he grew up around colourful and eccentric family members who would tell him remarkable stories. Find out more about Ben and his work here. Continue reading →