The inaugural convening, “The Creative Mind: Women in the Arts,” will take place on Wednesday, April 3, at the Getty Center from 9am to 1pm. The invitation-only event, hosted by Katherine E. Fleming, president and CEO of J. Paul Getty Trust, and Bonnie Brennan, president of Christie’s Americas, will provide a forum for connection and information to advance leadership skills for women in the arts and hear from some of the most notable and visionary individuals in the field.
“Getty’s leadership team includes more women than ever before, and this partnership with Christie’s lets us talk about the opportunities and pitfalls of being a woman in power. This is a place for honest, lively, and fun conversation that also serves to develop careers and sharpen skills,” says Fleming.
The series will highlight Getty exhibitions and showcase programs and conversations with accomplished women leaders in various arts disciplines, including collecting, conservation, management, arts education, and community engagement.
This convening will showcase Getty’s highly anticipated exhibition, Camille Claudel, with a special presentation and tour from Anne-Lise Desmas, senior curator of sculpture and decorative arts at the Getty Museum.
“It has been an immense pleasure for all of us at Christie’s to collaborate with Katy Fleming and the entire Getty team to organize this fantastic celebration of women in the art world. At Christie’s, we proudly champion women across every realm of the arts. We have had the distinct honor of presenting groundbreaking auctions showcasing art collections assembled by inspiring women from around the globe—ranging from Ann Getty of San Francisco, California to Doris Ammann of Zurich, Switzerland. This April, we greatly look forward to convening for ‘The Creative Mind’ with our friends at Getty and the Los Angeles community for a thoughtful and engaging day of programming," says Brennan.
Speakers include Ann Philbin, director of the Hammer Museum; Leticia Rhi Buckley, CEO of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes; artist Catherine Opie; Komal Shah, co-founder of Shah Garg Foundation; and G. Gabrielle Starr, president of Pomona College. A discussion panel will be moderated by Jori Finkel, reporter for The New York Times and The Art Newspaper.