Gilane Tawadros and Mark Waugh from DACS join an exciting line-up of speakers at DACS Foundation’s conference, ‘Art360: The Gift and its Legacy’, on Friday 19 February 2016 at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Exploring the legacy of artists’ gifts
Hosted by
DACS Foundation and
Goldsmiths, University of London, 'Art360: The Gift and its Legacy' will explore emerging trends in arts funding, such as the increased support from artists and artists' estates as champions and donors, and increased gifting from commercial galleries and private collectors.
The conference is the first public event of
Art360, DACS Foundation’s flagship project exploring best practice for capturing, curating and disseminating the cultural heritage of British artists.
Key discussion themes of the day include:
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the artist as philanthropist
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the role of the artist foundation
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how artists can create a living legacy
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how the art market has influenced the gifting of art
Speakers from DACS will include Gilane Tawadros, Chief Executive; Mark Waugh, Head of Research and Innovation; and Mary Moore, Board Director and member of DACS.
They join speakers from across the visual arts including Michael Craig-Martin, artist; Emily Butler, Whitechapel Gallery; Scott Furlong, Arts Council England; Ann Gallagher, Tate; Candida Gertler, Outset Contemporary Art Fund; James Green, Newlyn Art Gallery; Keir McGuinness, DACS Foundation; Sarah Philp, Art Fund; Simon Sheikh, Goldsmiths, University of London; Christine Vincent, The Aspen Institute and Loretta Würtenberger, Fine Art Partners.
The conference will be chaired by Richard Noble, Head of the Department of Art at Goldsmiths.
Read the full programme
Book your ticket or watch online
Tickets cost £10 for general entry and £5 for concessions, excluding VAT. Tickets can be booked online via Billetto.
Book here
If you can’t make the conference, DACS will be live streaming it on Periscope.
Download the app or watch it on
our Twitter channel. We'll also provide live Twitter updates using the hashtag #Art360.
An audio recording will be available afterwards on
DACS Foundation’s SoundCloud channel
Learn more about Art360
Art360 will support the digitisation and development of 100 leading artist archives and offer legacy consultancy for the visual arts. It will draw on the shared expertise of its partners
the Art Fund,
DACS,
The Henry Moore Foundation and
The National Archives. The project is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through
Arts Council England.
Find out more
Image: Henry Moore in his studio Perry Green c. 1953-54, with working model plasters for Upright Internal External Form (r.) and the elmwood carving in progress (l.) © The Henry Moore Foundation. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2015.