What Drives the Value of Art | Beyond the Nest (Rochester)

What Drives the Value of Art


*The event has already taken place on this date: Tue, 11/12/2024
Join Evan Beard, President of Level & Co., for a peek at what drives today's global art market. He will take us behind the attention-grabbing headlines to reveal the psychological and economic principles that govern the madness of the art world.

Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.

About the Event

Join Evan Beard, President of Level & Co., for a peek at what drives today's global art market. He will take us behind the attention-grabbing headlines to reveal the psychological and economic principles that govern the madness of the art world.

He will examine:

  • How art performs as an investable asset
  • The behavioral economic tricks that help the market function
  • The different psychological impulses that drive the market
  • What actually drives the price of paintings over the long term

About the Artist/Speaker

For the past decade, Evan has worked at the intersection of art and finance. Prior to Level & Co, Evan launched and led the Art Services Division at Bank of America, where he oversaw a $10 billion art-secured lending business, collector advisory, and philanthropic and museum services.

He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Master’s in the Classics from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, and a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

He has been an advisory board member of TEFAF Art Fairs and has appeared in documentaries such as 'The Lost Leonardo' (2021). He regularly contributes to CNBC, The New York TimesThe Financial TimesThe Wall Street Journal, and many others.


Registration Details

For questions about this event, please contact Eliza Pionessa at epionessa@mag.rochester.edu. Registration ends on Monday, November 11 at 6:30 pm.

MAG is an accessible venue. ASL interpretation will be provided upon request by emailing epionessa@mag.rochester.edu.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to your tickets. All visitors must present their tickets to be scanned upon arrival. For general visitor information, visit mag.rochester.edu/visit.

In the event that MAG needs to cancel your ticket, we will attempt to contact you by email. We advise all visitors to check our website before visiting. View MAG’s refund policy here.


*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.

Organization:

Memorial Art Gallery

Location:

500 University Avenue
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-276-8900
Contact name: 
Eliza Pionessa
The event has already taken place on this date: 
11/12/2024
Time: 
6:30-8:30 pm
Price: 
Free

Ages

Adults without kids