What is AWITA doing this year to support female ambition? Join this 30-minute conversation with co-founder Sigrid Kirk and journalist Melanie Gerlis who will share what events and resources you can access through AWITA as you think about what you want to achieve, what matters to you and how you can drive meaningful change.
Whether you're a long-term member or considering joining, this is the chance to find out what to expect for 2025 and what AWITA is all about.
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Melanie Gerlis became the weekly art market columnist for the Financial Times in 2016. She was previously Art Market Editor for The Art Newspaper (2007-2016), before which she was a financial communications adviser at Finsbury in the City of London (1996-2005). She has a BA in English Literature from Cambridge University and an MA in Art Business from Sotheby's Institute of Art. Her books, Art as an Investment? (2014) and The Art Fair Story: A Rollercoaster Ride (2021), were published by Lund Humphries.
Sigrid Kirk, a New Zealand native with an MA in History of Art from the University of Auckland, runs a curatorial, advisory, and strategy business focused on sustainable cultural production. She co-founded Association of Women in the Arts (AWITA) in 2016 to support female ambition and the talent pipeline and launched a new venture in October 2024 NXT GEN to demystify the artworld for emerging professionals. Kirk is a dedicated supporter of arts institutions, having served as a trustee and patron for numerous organizations across London, Birmingham, and Scotland.