Art Market San Francisco is now San Francisco Art Fair. This evolution is a direct affirmation of the fair’s commitment to the thriving arts ecosystem that defines the Bay Area. Continuing the fair’s dedication to San Francisco’s vibrant cultural institutions, active collecting community, and vital notion of unwavering patronage, San Francisco Art Fair is a year-round platform for the many voices of its region.
Schedule of Events:
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: The Art of Collecting
Considering beginning your own art collection or thinking it may be time to call in a professional? Join us for a lively panel discussion with art advisors Charlie Manzo of Winston Art Group and Laura Grigsby of Laura Grigsby Art Consulting, and collector Bhuvan Sahney, as our speakers share their unique perspectives and how they intersect with one other in the art world. This real-world conversation, moderated by San Francisco Magazine Publisher Autumn O’Keefe, will explore the ins and outs of starting a collection, building on a current collection, and navigating the art world landscape.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Aesthetic Technologies: Asian and Asian American Art in the Digital Age
The Asian Art Museum has undergone a major transformation, renewing its commitment to contemporary Asian and Asian American art while developing fresh modes of interactive engagement with the historical artworks in its world-class collection. Join Director of Experience Garance Marneur and curators Padma Dorje Maitland and Cheng Xu for a conversation moderated by Writer/Editor Nick Stone exploring these new approaches and examining the artificial divide between contemporary and traditional storytelling in the museum experience.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Imaging Reality: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the Picture
Advances in artificial intelligence tools for image-making have left the realm of novelty and entered the everyday workflows of creators across industries. From creative software plug-ins to online text-to-image generators, the tech sector now offers tools to augment the human hand at every step of the artistic process. As a result, art is changing; and so are the thousands of images that we are exposed to every day. In this panel discussion at the San Francisco Art Fair, Gray Area invites speakers Yvonne Fang (artist and UI/UX designer), Miguel Novelo (artist), and Nicole Fitzgerald (Co-Founder, Alpaca) moderated by Hannah Scott (Research Manager, Gray Area) to consider how these new tools impact creative practice and visual culture.
What makes new AI tools different from previous creative technologies? How are images changing, and why is it important? What role does the artist now play in the creative production process? And what kinds of shifts in global visual culture should we expect? Join us to hear from a group of makers who are using, teaching, and building the technologies that are changing the nature of the picture forever.
Location: San Francisco Art Fair Theater
