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.
Calendar events are in EST
London Matron's Mentorship Breakfast
*For members & by invitation only.
Success in the art world does not come alone. Before Frieze begins, join Hall and fellow Matrons for a breakfast devoted to connection, the state of women artists, and the work of another woman you admire. We invite you to bring someone who has mentored you, or someone you are mentoring and supporting in their own career.
Tea, Cake, and Meet the Artist Gardens
*Open to the public, Emerging members have priority.
The Artist's Garden is the world's first and only sculpture garden dedicated to the work of pioneering women artists, located on the half-acre roof terrace above Temple tube station. Join us for tea, cake and a tour by Director and Curator Claire Mander of theCOLAB, a female-led registered charity that realizes complex sculptural interventions primarily by women in outdoor public space.
Paraíso Tour & Panel with Hall
Paraíso VIP Day Private Tour
*Members receive priority, limited spots available
Explore the inaugural Paraíso Latin American Art Fair with Amalgama, an organization dedicated to championing Latin American women artists. Our private tour will focus on women artists at the fair and offer a chance to encounter their work in the context of this new gathering of galleries and projects.
Paraíso VIP Day Panel with Hall Latin American Art and the Networks that Circulate It
*Open to the public
Stay at Paraíso for a conversation featuring Hall on how Latin American art reaches audiences across borders. The discussion will explore the realities of how Latin American art moves through the world: artist residencies, foundations, galleries, and the informal professional networks that often do more than institutions to sustain a career across borders. The panel brings together voices from different points in the ecosystem to map the actual infrastructure behind Latin American art's international circulation and identify where the structural gaps remain. The discussion will include two more speakers and will be moderated by Lassla Esquivel of Periferia Projects.
VIP Launch Breakfast ‘Beyond the Fair’
*Open to Essentials and above
Less Than Half members are invited to an intimate, invitation-only breakfast celebrating the launch of Beyond the Fair, an artist-led Frieze Week initiative founded by London-based arts community Nimi Collective and artist Alice Irwin.
LTH Fair Walk at Frieze & Masters London
*Open to Essentials and above, few spots open to non-members
Explore Frieze London and Frieze Masters alongside Hall. Moving between contemporary art and works spanning centuries of art history, we’ll look closely at women artists and the stories told about their place in it, with plenty of room for your questions and discoveries. Emerging+ members receive complimentary admission to Frieze & Masters London on the day of the walk.
A Combined Frieze London & Frieze Masters Ticket Required to Attend
Century Club Live Showcase
*Ticketed event for the public, complimentary for LTH members
Join Less Than Half and London-based arts organization Nimi Collective for the opening of In the Mood for Autumn, a new curation of painting and wall-based works by women artists. Installed throughout Century Club, the works invite you to spend time with contemporary art in a social setting. Meet the artists during a walkthrough and conversation about their practices, then enjoy an evening of art and connection with both communities in the heart of Soho. Works will also be available to collect via Arternal.
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair Tour with Valerie Kabov
*Open to the public, members receive priority
Close out the week with a guided tour of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair. Valerie Kabov will guide us through the work of women artists from Africa and its diaspora. Join us to discover new practices, hear the stories behind the work, and continue the conversations that have shaped our week together.
Curated Studio Stroll 'Beyond the Fair' By Nimi
*Open to the public
Step beyond the art fair with London-based arts community Nimi Collective’s curated Frieze Week studio stroll, Beyond the Fair. On Saturday afternoon, join a small group visiting three artist studios in East London for a closer look at the artists’ work and creative spaces. The trail is presented in collaboration with artist Alice Irwin.
Sienna Cohort Onboarding #2
Let us help you get onboarded to the Essentials membership, and you can get to know more about your new community. Details on how to join will be in your inbox.
Art Professional Webinar
*Open to Essentials and above
Catalog Raisonés Art Professional Webinar
Special VIP Tour with Valerie Kabov at Art Basel Paris
*Open to Essentials and above, Emerging has a a complimentary ticket
Explore Art Basel Paris with Less Than Half on a guided tour led by Matron of the Arts Valerie Kabov, Co-Founder and Director of First Floor Gallery Harare. Discover works, gain fresh perspectives, and connect with fellow Matrons, with plenty of opportunities for questions and conversation along the way. Art Basel is open October 23 -25, with our tour happening on the first day. Art Basel Paris admission is included for Emerging+ members for the day of the tour.
Don't forget to purchase your ticket here: Paris: Tickets | Art Basel
NYC Matrons Mixer
*Open to the public
Join us for an intimate evening of art, conversation, and discovery. Open to all and centered on women & nonbinary artists.
This mixer will be held during their two exhibitions, Soumya Netrabile: Field Conditions & Alannah Farrell: Solastalgia.
RSVP at tinyurl.com/Mixer108
Sienna Cohort Onboarding Call #1
Let us help you get onboarded to the Essentials membership, and you can get to know more about your new community. Details on how to join will be in your inbox.
October Matrons Salon
*Open to Essentials and above
Join us for a casual discussion about the art world with your fellow Matrons of the Arts.
Investing 101 With Hall W. Rockefeller #2
Join our Founder, Hall W. Rockefeller, as she breaks down how to invest in art, from identifying individual pieces to the ins and outs of fractional investments and art funds.
Investing 101 With Hall W. Rockefeller
Join our Founder, Hall W. Rockefeller, as she breaks down how to invest in art, from identifying individual pieces to the ins and outs of fractional investments and art funds.
September NYC Matrons Mixer
*Open to the public
Join us for an intimate evening of art, conversation, and discovery. Open to all and centered on women artists.
This mixer will be during their exhibition, Kindred Spirits, where we will get to meet and view work by artists Debra Cartwright and Kellie Romany.
RSVP at tinyurl.com/Mixer917
San Francisco Matrons Mixer
*Open to the public
Join us for an intimate evening of art, conversation, and discovery. Open to all and centered on women artists.
This mixer is during the presentation of Lava Thomas’ Lineage and Sadie Barnette’s 28.
RSVP at tinyurl.com/Mixer915
LTH Event: Berlin Matrons Mixer
Galerie Molitor Exhibit: Apophenia
Featuring works from Niloufar Emamifar, Lisa Jo, Laura Langer and Marina Xenofontos
RSVP at tinyurl.com/Mixer827
LTH Recommends: "Plus One" Group Exhibition Opening at Hashimoto Contemporary, NYC
Exhibiting Artists:
Scott Albrecht + Damion Silver | Sabrina Bockler + Fay Sanders | Genevieve Cohn + Nicole Duennebier | Paul Gagner + Andrew Smenos | Lindsey Lou Howard + Rossana Romero | Sally Jerome + Sarah Smiley | Nicolas Bono Kennedy + Casey Baden | Stephen Morrison + Sam Doubek | Carlos Rodriguez + Gustavo Garcia-Villa | Sara Suppan + Hannah Motzel Brown | Madeleine Tonzi + Lena McCarthy | Angela Fang Zirbes + Naomi Hawksley
*Many of the artists will be in attendance
Art Pictured By: Hannah Motzel Brown
LTH Recommends: Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte
Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte sheds new light on the role that Jewish women played as artists, designers, patrons, and tastemakers shaping modernist aesthetics in early 20th-century Vienna and beyond.
Open to the Public: May 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 CHART Gallery for Whitney Oldenburg’s second solo exhibition with the gallery: hardening the braces. This exhibition features new sculptures and drawings that consider how material accumulation reflects psychological, economic, and environmental conditions.
|RSVP required for Entry
|RSVP to cornelia@lessthanhalf.org
Tagged: In-Person, Matrons Mixer
Office Hours With Hall W. Rockefeller
Intimate virtual gathering where you can speak directly with Less Than Half’s Founder, Hall W. Rockefeller, to ask all of your burning questions about the art world.
*Open to Emerging-level and above
Art Professional Webinar
Making the Most of May: Navigating New York art fairs, auctions, and events during Frieze week
The New York art market thaws when May comes around— yes, there’s Frieze art fair held at Hudson Yards (May 13-17th), but the month brings with it tens of satellite fairs that are ideal for the new collector, not to mention the open-to-the-public viewings for the spring auctions at Christie’s and Sotheby’s. Katie Alice Fitgerald joins us for our April art professional webinar, to explain how she makes the most of the art calendar’s craziest month.
Speaker is Katie Alice Fitz Gerald, an art advisor and former director at Denny Gallery, where she ran the gallery's Hong Kong location.
|Open to Essentials and above
Cobalt Onboarding Call #2 Greenwich Mean Time
It’s officially here! We are onboarding our first-ever cohort. You will receive your link to join the call through your email. This timing is catered towards our Matrons abroad and will be at 6:30 PM BST or 1:30 EST.
|Essentials Only
Open to the Public: April 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 Trotter & Sholer for Leah Dixon’s Capitol Babylon: The Narrative Falsehood of the Static Monument, a long-term performance.
|RSVP required for Entry
|RSVP to cornelia@lessthanhalf.org
Tagged: In-Person, Matrons Mixer
Cobalt Cohort Onboarding Call
It’s officially here! We are onboarding our first-ever cohort. You will receive your link to join the call through your email.
|Essentials Only
On This Spot Screening and Panel Discussion
Collective Power: Women Artists Shaping Downtown New York. A Screening and Discussion, in partnership with On This Spot NYC. Panelists: Sophie Keir (Director, The Kate Millett Foundation), Nina Yankowitz (Heresies Contributor & Artist), Cara Perlman (Colab Artist), Nina Kuo (Godzilla Artist). Moderators: Loretta Howard (On This Spot) and Hall W. Rockefeller (Less Than Half).