On Photography : Talks at Glasgow Art Fair
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 Talks by: Pavel Büchler, Laura Noble, Dr Sara Stevenson, Jo Longhurst
Friday 24th April between 12.30 - 3.45
With an increasing number of dedicated photography art fairs worldwide, inclusion in major national and international shows and record prices achieved at auction, photography has become a valid and highly collectable art form.
In response to an increasing interest, and the status of photography over the last two decades, visual arts commissioning agency Pavilion and Street Level Photoworks present a two-part series exploring the how's, why's and what's involved in collecting photography.
Photography as a Collectable Art Form: 24th April, 12.30 - 1.45
Pavel Büchler is an artist, lecturer and writer.This event will see him discuss the parallel existence and dissemination of artworks as objects and as photographs, rather than just 'reproductions'. The talk coincides with his exhibition Small Sculptures, which is presented at Street Level Photoworks.
Laura Noble is author of The Art of Collecting Photography and Co-Director of Diemar/Noble Photography Gallery, London. As an avid collector of vintage and contemporary photography herself, she lectures in the UK and abroad to photographers' and collectors on the subject. Laura will discuss the context around collecting photography and will focus on how to start and develop personal collections.
Photography as a Collectable Art Form: 24th April, 2.30 - 3.45
Dr Sara Stevenson is chief curator of the Scottish National Photography Collection at the National Gallery of Scotland, and has written a number of key texts about photography including A Companion Guide to Photography in the National Galleries of Scotland. Sara will discuss the process and framework for acquiring work for a highly regarded national collection of photography.
Jo Longhurst is an artist and current Leverhulme Fellow at the European Centre for Photographic Research (eCPR) University of Wales, Newport. Jo was commissioned by Pavilion in 2008. Various works from her extensive project The Refusal are currently held in influential public and private collections. Jo will give an artist's perspective on the process of collecting, and discuss the impact of having work aquired by both major institutions and private collectors.
The events have been organised by Street Level Photoworks and Pavilion in collaboration with the Glasgow Art Fair.
To book tickets please click here to go directly to the Art Fair website. Please note that a ticket to the Art Fair does not guarantee entry to the talks, places are limited so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
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Street Level Photoworks was founded in 1989. From its inception it has provided artists and the public with the opportunity to produce and participate in photography and lens-based media. It aims to make artistic production accessible, both physically and intellectually, to a wide audience.
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