a virtual global exhibition
to benefit artists
begins MAY 21st
Live-Streamed Conversations & Talk-Backs with artists, art luminaries, & more
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Program of Live Events
Wednesday June 3rd, 5:30 est:
NAVIGATING DISPARATE WORLDS: Artist Advocacy and Democratizing the Cultural Sector with KELLY OLSHAN, Program Manager at the Queens Council of the Arts in conversation with BRENDAN BURNS, CEO of See|Me
WATCH RECENT EVENTS:
ART for IMPACT: Art Saves Humanity Grand Prize Winners, Xi Zhang and Diana Cheren Nygren speak with CHRISTINE KUAN, CEO of Sotheby’s Institute of Art and former Chief Curator of Artsy, and BRENDAN BURNS, CEO of See|Me
JERRY SALTZ, Art Citic for New York Magazine, author of How To Be An Artist, and Pulitzer Prize winner, shares thoughts on art for impact, how to be an artist, and whatever suits his fancy. MC’d by BRENDAN BURNS, CEO of See|Me, & MORGAN FALCONER, Program Director of the MA of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s Institute of Art.
TALENT-SPOTTING for EMERGING ARTISTS & AFFORDABLE CITIES in the POST-COVID-19 CREATIVE ECONOMY. Marine Tanguy, CEO & Founder of MTArt Agency, in conversation with Brendan Burns, CEO of See|Me
GROWTH of ON-LINE ART MARKETS & ACCESSIBILITY to NEW CHANNELS for EMERGING ARTISTS & NEW COLLECTORS Devang Thakkar, former VP of Consumer Marketplace at Artsy, in conversation with Brendan Burns, CEO of See|Me
FEATURED PRINTS:
$125. EACH usd
all proceeds to artists’ relief fund / printed on archival paper / certificate of authenticity included
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
Xi Zhang
grand prize winner, painting
I create paintings that explore the way individuals’ minds reshape their physical environment. My investigation incorporates a variety of individual psychological realms, depicting them in fictionalized surroundings that confuse the relationship between perception and reality. I utilize a mixture of expressionist and abstract aesthetics in a subtle, theatrical way to construct the characters’ environments, mirroring their internal thoughts, struggles, personality, and problems. With this approach, I hope to present an opportunity to let the viewers reflect on their own struggles, and ultimately showing them that they are not alone with these issues.
‘Ghost Town’, Xi Zhang, 2020
Diana Cheren Nygren
grand prize winner, photography
I am a fine art photographer trained as an art historian. My photographic work explores the visual character of place defined through environment and weather. Place has implications for our experience of the world, and reveals hints about the culture around it.
This series, entitled "When the Trees are Gone", imagines city dwellers searching for moments of relief in a world shaped by climate change, and the struggle to find a balance between an environment in crisis and man-made structures. In these images, relaxed beach-goers find themselves amidst carefully composed urban settings in front of dramatic skies. The resulting images lay bare challenges to city planners, and the problematic nature of the future that lies ahead for humanity and the planet. My hope is that they also provide inspiration for viewers to think about how we might reshape this future.
‘Water Bottle’, Diana Cheren Nygren, 2020
FINALISTS:
Many thanks to our partners for their support of ART SAVES HUMANITY & contributions in support of the arts & artists across the globe.
