Prague Collectors Summit

We strive to elevate the current art market of Central Europe by educating its main movers - the collectors. We have prepared detailed introduction to art investing basics for complete beginners, but we also have plenty for the experienced veterans of the art investment world.

Whether you only vaguely consider starting your own collection, or you already had one for years and want to know how to most efficiently increase its value, join us for 2 days of expert advice, real-life case scenarios and trainings where you will get to learn, try and apply every relevant skill on the art market.

Beginners will learn:

Why and how to start an art collection
How to build and manage a collection
How to use art as an investment
What are the risks and return profiles when investing in art
How to watch market trends and analyse them
Basics of art auctions (what are the stages of an art auction and how to perform due diligence)

The Experienced will learn:

How to use data in art market analysis
How to predict market trends
What tools and resources to use for market research
How to appraise art and where value is created in art
What is the purpose and corporate collections and how are they mananged
What is the role of art in branding and corporate identity
What is the structure of art funds and how do they work
How to use art as collateral for loans

Ornela Ramasauskaite is an international art market expert and CEO of artXchange Global, with 18 years of experience advising people, public and private sectors on art marketing, cultural economy and investing in art. “Leading Female Figure in Art Wealth Management” by the Wealth and Finance International Fund Awards 2023.

Ornela is a former public advisor for culture to the Prime Minister, a Lithuanian delegate in the Council of Europe and ERICarts project “Compendium of Culture Policies and Trends in Europe”, and an expert of the Lithuanian Council of Culture. Furthermore, she is an ambassador of the Fondazione Amedeo Modigliani / Amadeus Modigliani Foundation (Italy) and an Associate Professor of Practice at the university.

Currently, Ornela is a member of the Country’s Image Strategic Council of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, a Board Member at LiMA and an international expert, mentor and lecturer on marketing, cultural economy, ArtTech and art investment topics.

The Aglaia Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, restoring, and enhancing the splendor and grandeur of culture and artistry handed down to us from the past, improving and preserving it for the future.

We view art collectors as very important figures to help us in this task. They are the patrons, the beating heart of the entire artistic industry. That is why we want to motivate them to improve their skills, expand their reach and allow them access to opportunities for growth and learning in the fields of collectorship, investment and wealth preservation.

Our purposes are linked together. We recognise that when collectors thrive, the world of art thrives with them.