Thursday 9 February 2012 saw the informal launch of the Art Services Panel at Getty Images Gallery, London.
The Art Services Panel brings together a tailored selection of established and reputable businesses offering high quality fine art services. The aim of the panel is to provide collectors and art industry professionals with clear and transparent access to these services, with a quality assurance that panel members are experts in their chosen fields.
The Art Services Panel was formed by
ChristopherDigby (Loveartinsurance) and
Natasha Woolsey (John Jones) late 2011, who were looking for new opportunities to collaborate with established art service providers in order to offer their clients a more comprehensive all round service.
Creative direction for the Panel has been provided by Browns Design, forerunners in this area of the art market, to help create marketing material that best reflects the aims of the panel and the members that are involved.
GettyImages Gallery is one of the founding panel members, and hosted the launch event to allow key representatives of each business to meet face to face. The evening provided attendees with the opportunity to discuss plans for 2012, and hear direction and ideas for the project from Christopher and Natasha.
Peter Tullin from
CultureLabel provided some supporting words on why he thought the panel project was a good idea and what he felt could be achieved by members. This led to some strong discussion within the group which has helped to shape plans for continuing the momentum of the panel.
The main tools of the ASP will be a Directory listing the ‘best of breed’ members and a Panel Talk format. This will be ideal for international art fairs, collector groups, educational institutions and corporate organisations wishing to benefit from interesting, relevant and well delivered content on a variety of topical art service subjects.
The current founder members are:
AXA Art Insurance
Be Smart About Art Academy
Browns
Brownhill Insurance Group/Loveartinsurance.co.uk
Christies
Coram James Ltd
CultureLabel.com
Getty Images Gallery
John Jones
Metro Imaging
Plowden & Smith
The panel are looking for other high quality art service providers to complement the existing members. This will create a truly versatile and experienced collection of specialist businesses covering the whole spectrum of art services.
For updates, special offers and news, please engage with the Art Services Panel online social media profiles as well as visiting the individual members own social media profiles.