What is The Ministry?
The Ministry of Artistic Affairs provides a unique insight into the art market by curating a series of informative and interactive events exploring multiple facets of the art scene.
Members access a program of events that include studio visits with rising and established local artists, intimate visits with notable collectors, exclusive gallery exhibition previews, film screenings, talks and panel discussions with published art thinkers, and group art fair excursions.
Social. Art. Education.
The Ministry offers an informative and creative social environment for young professionals to network and explore the enrichment of collecting and supporting
the arts.
Next Event: The Collection of Alison and Alan Schwartz
May 10th, 2012 • 7pm-9pm
The term "blue-chip" is used in the art world the same way it is used in finance, to denote quality of the highest order and a sound investment of widely-recognized reliability. Artists attain this description when they enter into the generally accepted canon of greatness. The private art collection of Alison and Alan Schwartz is one of only a few blue-chip collections in Toronto and The Ministry is pleased to invite members for an exclusive viewing of the works installed in their home. The tour will be lead by Alan Schwartz, a respected statesman of international-quality contemporary art in Canada. After a storied career in...
