This discussion, designed for all levels of the collecting experience, will offer several perspectives on collecting art, with an emphasis on the How, Why and What of buying art today.

Panelists

• CADE TOMPKINS – contemporary art dealer and gallery owner Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence, RI
• RICHARD WHITTEN – artist and Professor of Painting and Art Department Chairperson at Rhode Island College in Providence, RI
•  CATHERINE A. SAMMARTINO – partner at the law firm Sammartino & Berg LLP, Providence, RI

Moderator

• MICHAEL ROSE – art historian, gallerist, and appraiser, as well as Gallery Manager at the historic Providence Art Club.