The Art Business Conference

Panel Discussion

8 September
London

One Voice, Greater Impact: Why UK Visual Arts Needs a Trade Body Now

The UK visual arts sector is a global powerhouse—but its influence is diluted by fragmentation. This panel explores the urgent case for a unified trade body, drawing lessons from the music industry’s coordinated advocacy model. Speakers will unpack how a single voice could unlock policy wins, funding, and growth. Attendees will be invited to help shape and support this critical next step for the sector.

Panel Discussion

8 September
London

Cultural Belonging: Shaping the Future of Collecting, Patronage and Participation

This panel explores what it means to create genuine cultural belonging in the arts, and how engagement, community, and lived experience shape collecting, patronage, and participation today.

Bringing together voices from the cultural and commercial sectors, the panellists will discuss the evolving roles of trustees, corporate supporters, patron groups, and membership communities in fostering greater inclusion and representation.

The conversation will focus on practical approaches to building a more accessible and sustainable art ecosystem—one in which cultural belonging is not viewed as a passing trend, but as a foundation for long-term relevance, innovation, and growth.

Panel Discussion

8 September
London

Old Masters: New Paradigm

This session will explore:

Next generation collectors and their approach to Old Masters and the evolution of cross over collecting
The market: pricing and accessibility
New collaborations to bring the world of Old Masters to the next generation

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