BUILD YOUR OWN ART WORLD 2024
5th June 2024 | Christie’s
This year’s conference brought together over 200 women, 25 speakers, 6 venues and hosted 5 workshops. It was a full day of learning from industry change makers working across the arts and broader industries. Designed in a fresh and dynamic format with conversations in the morning and practical workshops in the afternoon, there was also time to reflect and connect with peers.
Nancy Durrant and Koyo Kouoh
Tiina Lee, Anna Jones, Jane Boardman
Roche Bobois
Nancy Durrant, Katrina Aleksa, Mariella Frostrup, Sigrid Kirk and Katharine Arnold
Gemma Rolls-Bentley, Bex Wade and Whiskey Chow
MORNING TALKS
A key theme this year was hearing from voices working across different sectors. We believe the artworld can learn from the competencies, challenges, successes and differences of aligned creatives and industries.
Welcome by Katharine Arnold, Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Europe at Christie’s
Keynote by Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Zeitz MOCAA
“What I Desire” with Salma Tuqan, Director of Nottingham Contemporary
“Emotional Life Concierge” session with Mariella Frostrup, former agony aunt for The Observer.
“Leading in Business” panel with Tiina Lee, (Chief Executive Officer Citi UK), Anna Jones (CEO of The Telegraph Media Group), and Jane Boardman (former CEO of M&C SAATCHI Talk)
“What I Desire” with Madeleine Haddon, curator of V&A East
A “Creative Business Tech Lab” with technology experts Suhair Khan, Sophie Muir and Nina Pustilnik with Sandrine Deveaux who represented female-founded business Docent.
“Finding the Magic” panel with Curator and author Gemma Rolls-Bentley with artists Bex Wade and Whiskey Chow
“What I Desire” with Francesca Gavin, Artistic Director of the viennacontemporary fair and and Editor in Chief of EPOCH Review
Akhera Williams was our poet-in-residence.
Koyo Kouoh
Katrina Aleksa
Katrina Aleksa
Fortnum & Mason
Salma Tuqan
Koyo Kouoh and Claire Breukel
Tiina Lee, Anna Jones, Jane Boardman
Tiina Lee
Jane Boardman
Bex Wade
Gemma Rolls-Bentley, Bex Wade and Whiskey Chow
Gemma Rolls-Bentley
Gemma Rolls-Bentley
Francesca Gavin
Mariella Frostrup
Madeleine Haddon
Sandrine Deveaux, Nina Pustilnik and Suhair Khan
Sophie Muir, Sandrine Deveaux and Nina Pustilnik
Sophie Muir
Francesca Gavin
Nancy Durrant
Sigrid Kirk
Sigrid Kirk
Katharine Arnold
Roche Bobois
Katharine Arnold
Koyo Kouoh, Joanna Masiyiwa and Alexandra Steinacker
Joanna Bunting
Salma Tuqan
Gemma Rolls-Bentley, Bex Wade and Whiskey Chow
Whiskey Chow
Nancy Durrant and Mariella Frostrup
Sigrid Kirk, Bex Wade, Koyo Kouoh
Sandrine Deveaux, Nina Pustilnik and Suhair Khan
Suhair Khan, Nina Pustilnik
Daniela Duppen, Alexandra Steinacker
Francesca Gavin
Koyo Kouoh
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
Practical workshops ran across the afternoon at sites in and around St James:
Smartphone Content Creation with Rachel Wang of Chocolate Films
Finding your Signature Style with Tiffanie Darke, communication and brand specialist
Somatic Breathwork with Rachel Wingfield, artist and founder of Soma Home
Spider Women: Learn how to Create and Deploy a Web of Connections with Harriet Quick and Sukeena Rao, Co-Founders of Luminaire, Rosie Fellner, actress and producer, and Louise Woof, Deputy Fortnum’s Archivist.
Understanding Your Audience: How To Identify, Target & Grow Your Digital Reach with Alyson Lowe, Alyson Lowe, Digital Strategist and Consultant
Alyson Lowe
Anna Jeary
Rachel Wang
Louise Woof and Rosie Fellner
Louise Woof and Rosie Fellner
Rachel Wang
Ruth Gardiner
Harriet Quick and Sukeena Rao
Louise Woof and Rosie Fellner
Tiffanie Darke
Evening Drinks
Akhera Williams
Maria Sukkar and Rachel Whitehouse
MarGin Cocktails & Gimlets
Alia Al-En
Emma Restall
Elif Beleli
Villy Kamperoglou
Harriet Quick and Rachel Verghis
Koyo Kouoh
Molly Rankin and Katie Little