Galleries and COVID-19: where do we go from here?

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the galleries sector throughout the first six months of 2020, and how have collectors changed their interactions with galleries? Art Basel and UBS are pleased to invite you to a virtual round-table conversation about 'The Impact of COVID-19 on the Gallery Sector', a 2020 mid-year survey by Dr. Clare McAndrew, to be published on September 9, 2020. Key findings will be presented by the author, followed by a virtual panel discussion.Thursday, September 108 AM EST / 2 PM CET / 8 PM HKTSpeakers:Paul Donovan, Global Wealth Management Chief Economist, UBSNoah Horowitz, Director Americas, Art BaselDr. Clare McAndrew, Founder, Arts EconomicsModerator:Melanie Gerlis, Art Market Columnist &amp; Contributor, Financial TimesArt Basel invites you to join the live stream on Thursday, September 10, 2020,&nbsp;<a href="https://ubs.trickbox.live/artbasel-survey" target="_blank">here</a>; no pre-registration is necessary. 'The Impact of COVID-19 on the Gallery Sector' will be available for download on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artbasel.com/about/initiatives/the-art-market" target="_blank">artbasel.com/about/initiatives/the-art-market</a>. Written by renowned cultural economist Dr. Clare McAndrew, Founder of Arts Economics, the survey findings present an analysis of how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the global modern and contemporary gallery sector throughout the first six months of 2020. The report also presents the results of a survey of High Net Worth Collectors (HNW) – a research collaboration between Arts Economics and UBS conducted in July 2020 – across three major art markets; the US, UK, and Hong Kong SAR (China), with a particular focus on how the COVID-19 crisis has changed their interactions with galleries in the art market. The full report is free to download on the Art Basel and UBS websites.Top image: Artist Elisabetta Di Maggio, represented by Galleria Christian Stein

Join economist Dr. Clare McAndrew, Art Basel's Noah Horowitz, and Paul Donovan of UBS as they discuss the findings of Arts Economics' latest report