The LTH Matrons of the Arts is a membership community dedicated to teaching women how to find meaning in art by becoming supporters, collectors, advocates, and investors in the work of women artists. (You’ve heard of patronage— this is matronage.)
Through community and education members are taught how the art market works— from how to negotiate prices, identify authenticity, to how to insure an art collection for future generations— coming together for events, online and in person.
Open to the Public: Matrons Mixer
Open to all, our Matrons Mixers are a casual gathering of art lovers interested in learning more about what it means to become an official Matron of the Arts.
Join us at Nunu Fine Art in celebration of Mia Westerlund Roosen’s first show with the gallery. Beverages provided by Aplós | functional gummies by Eaton Botanicals | and nail wellness by sundays.
| RSVP Required for Entry.
| RSVP to cornelia@lessthanhalf.org
Art Professional Webinar
Art as an Alternative Asset 101 with Cam Rogers (Angeles Investments)
For this final installment of the "Legacy" portion of Less Than Half's Art Professional Webinar series, join our very own Matron of the Arts Cam Rogers of Angeles Investments to discuss how to incorporate art into your larger financial strategy and investment portfolio. "Does art make your portfolio more stable during economic downturns?" "How does an appreciating artwork factor into your net worth?" "Can you borrow against a piece of art?"
Explore these questions and more over Zoom on Thursday, December 18th, from 2:30 to 3:30 PM EST. As always, this session will recorded and uploaded to Thinkific to revisit throughout the course of your collecting lifecycle.
Members Only
Open to the Public: Matrons Mixer
Never attended one of our mixers before?
Here's what makes it special:
A Matron's Mixer is a gathering for culturally curious women to connect, exchange ideas, and explore meaningful art. You'll mingle in galleries that showcase women artists and proudly represent 50% (or more!) women, fostering a space that celebrates creativity, dialogue, and community — in alignment with your values and your goals as a collector.
Open to all.
Members Only: Art Professional Webinar
Part 2 of our "Legacy" curriculum, which focuses on how to build longevity into your collection for the sake of your legacy and the legacy of the artists within it.
Join Caitlin Yates of Bullimore Partners to discuss the basics of collection management — from the archival must haves (invoices!) to the nice to haves (correspondence with the artist!) — to how to think thoroughly about who will steward your collection when you move on from it (either through donation, deacquisition, gifting, or estates).
More about Caitlin: Caitlin Yates is a cross-category fine and decorative art specialist with a deep understanding of the art market. She has worked for private galleries in the US and the UK and worked at Christie’s in London for a decade. As a Specialist and Head of Sale in the Private and Iconic Collections Department, she successfully oversaw and sold diverse multi-million-pound single-owner collections spanning antiquities to modern & contemporary art, fashion and guitars. Yates returned to the US when she was recruited to serve as Art Collection Manager for the Ann and Gordon Getty Collection before launching Bullimore Partners in 2024.
Yates holds an MLitt in Art History and Art World Practice from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, with additional art law coursework through The Institute of Art & Law.
Thought Leadership: How to Engage with Women Art Collectors and Values-based Collecting with AWAD
Over Zoom.
How can art dealers and advisors engage and support women and values-based collectors, particularly if they are new to the art world?
According to an Art Basel/UBS Survey of Global Collecting, wealthy women are a "growing force" in the art world, spending more on art than men in their median expenditure, and with more inclusive collecting tipped towards women and BIPOC artists. Younger collectors are also more likely to be passionate about supporting emerging artists from a diversity of backgrounds. How can art dealers and advisors engage and support such values-based collectors, particularly if they are new to the art world? Join the Association of Women Art Dealers when Sylvie Gormezano (Independent Curator) and Hall W. Rockefeller (Less than Half) join Susan Mumford, AWAD's Founder & CEO to discuss this topic.
Open to the public.