Bankside Hotel 2 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9JU
Exhibition Dates: 2 - 8 August 11:00 - 19:00
Auction Date: Thursday 8 August 17:00 - 22:00
The Auction Collective and DegreeArt.com are proud to announce their new partnership hosting an exhibition and auction at Bankside Hotel on Thursday, 8 August 2019 featuring a selection of emerging and established art graduates.
The live auction features 46 contemporary artworks each priced under £10,000, presented by The Auction Collective Director, Tom Best, previously Christie’s Auctioneer and Contemporary Art Specialist. Prior to the auction the artwork will be exhibited at Bankside Hotel from August 2 - 8, from 10am - 6pm.
As a major player in the online market with a unique approach combining the online with the offline, DegreeArt.com are proud to be partnering with The Auction Collective to bring their online buying audience the opportunity to collect affordable artwork through the physicality of an auction.
About The Auction Collective:
The Auction Collective, founded by Tom Best in 2017 was created to provide a fresh approach to the art market. Tom's idea was to take the best of Britain's auction tradition and bring it up to date by making it more streamlined, more transparent and more affordable.
About DegreeArt.com:
Established in 2003 as one of the UK’s first online art galleries, DegreeArt.com has successfully established itself as the market leader in UK student & graduate art sales, hand picking & promoting the most promising talent by offering collectors the very best online and traditional offline services.
This year DegreeArt.com ranked #7 in the top 25 of the 2019 Hiscox Online Art Trade Report, sitting just below Sotheby’s, Christies and Bonhams. The report stated that the 23% of younger buyers said they had never bought an artwork in a physical space (e.g. gallery, auction or art fair) prior to buying art online, up from 18% last year – signalling that the online art market plays an important role in educating and introducing new generations of buyers to art collecting.
DegreeArt.com are partnering with The Auction Collective for the first time to bring their audience the opportunity to partake in a physical auction with a contemporary online experience. Through utilising The Auction Collective’s latest FinTech and digital bidding capabilities, The Auction Collective and DegreeArt.com will present a streamlined buying experience with 0% buyers commission.
DegreeArt.com @ Bankside Hotel:
For the past year, DegreeArt.com and Contemporary Collective have worked in partnership with Bankside Hotel to successfully provide artists with opportunities to showcase their work, practice and creative process within the surrounding SE1 community. Located in the heart of London’s South Bank, Bankside Hotel was designed for all those with a passion for culture, art and food and is dedicated to cultivating meaningful relationships with community members and neighbours. We are delighted to announce that Contemporary Collective and Bankside has renewed their partnership for 2020.
Click to view catalogue: https://degreeart.com/collection/DEGREE%20ART%20X%20THE%20AUCTION%20COLLECTIVE:%20THE%20AUCTION?_ga=2.172971043.1232997542.1563190397-2008712707.1551278453
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