2014 PGH Photo Fair Speaker Series

SPEAKER SERIES

The PGH Photo Fair is pleased to announce the PGH Photo Fair Speaker Series. The PGH Photo Fair, through the auspices of Fugitive Vision, LLC, will sponsor informative talks on photography at a variety of venues in Pittsburgh leading up to each edition of the fair. The series aims to augment the already rich art and photography scene in Pittsburgh with speakers who will focus on the nuts and bolts of collecting including connoisseurship, the state of the art, and an insider's view of the market.


Upcoming Events

Collector's Panel
April 17, 2014 7:00pm
Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Free and open to the public
No RSVP - Seating is on a first come, first served basis

Moderated by collector of works on paper and the director of PGH Photo Fair, Evan Mirapaul, the panel will be comprised of Laura Bidwell, founder of the Transformer Station (Cleveland), artist, collector of contemporary photography; Peter J. Cohen(NY), collector of vernacular and contemporary photography; Brian Lang (PGH), curator of the BNY Mellon collection of works on paper, and Woody Ostrow, Pittsburgh-based contemporary art collector.

This evening is an opportunity to hear how a broad range of collectors have started their collections, have changed their strategies over time, and to hear their views on the market today. Panel discussion followed by audience Q & A.

Daile Kaplan
April 28 2014 7:00pm
Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Free and open to the public
No RSVP - Seating is on a first come, first served basis

Daile Kaplan is Vice President and Director of Photographs & Photobooks at Swann Galleries, where she is also an auctioneer. Daile appears regularly as a photographs specialist on the PBS television program Antiques Roadshow, and has also appeared on The History Channel, HGTV and The Discovery Channel.

Ms. Kaplan will speak from her broad experience in the auction world using details from past and upcoming sales to introduce us to the pleasures and perils of auction buying. Guest speaker presentation followed by audience Q & A.


Sam Berkovitz
May 8, 2014 7:00pm
Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Free and open to the public
No RSVP - Seating is on a first come, first served basis

Sam Berkovitz is the Founder and Director of Concept Art Gallery in Pittsburgh. Mr. Berkovitz is a licensed auctioneer and certified member of the Appraisers Association of America.

Mr. Berkovitz will lead a show and tell of photographic works by artists who are either from Pittsburgh or worked extensively here. Luke Swank, W. Eugene Smith, and Clyde Hare will be featured. Examples of each artist's work will be available for examination and discussion.