Fashion & Art Icon Beatrix Ost Speaks During Art Fort Lauderdale's

artDISCOURSE Series

Talks are free and open to the public and take place in the Metropolitan Room at GALLERYone
Hotel, January 23-25, 2020. All talks will end with a Champagne Toast provided by the host hotel.

Fort Lauderdale, FL, January 22, 2020 --(PR.com)-- Art & Fashion Icon Beatrix Ost speaks during Art
Fort Lauderdale's artDISCOURSE Series, at GALLERYone Hotel on Friday January 24th at 6:00pm. The
2020 program will include onsite panels at GALLERYOne (Metropolitan Room) and the Beatrix Ost talk,
with the title the "Art of Being You" is one of many taking place between January 24th - 25th that will
provide unique perspectives on producing, collecting and exhibiting art in addition to deepening one's
knowledge of various artists, the local art market and the future of the art world.

“Providing a platform for engaging conversation is a major component of this fair as it complements the
journey of artistic discovery and gives an opportunity for artists, collectors, curators and the general
public to engage and interact with each other in a way unlike ever before," said ART FORT
LAUDERDALE Co-Founder | Managing Partner Evan Snow. “As we grow this fair year after year we
hope to create more opportunities for scholarly dialogue that contributes to the overall appreciation for art
in Fort Lauderdale and South Florida."

Other Talks Include:

January 23rd: 5pm
Title: The Journey of the Artist
Speaker(s): Twyla Gettert, Lee Brock, Lloyd Goradesky, and Silvia Lattova, Gallery owner, THINK +
feel Contemporary (representing Maria Svarbova)
Overview: These noteworthy artists will take you through their respective personal journey's. Attendees
will hear how each chose to enter the world of art, their struggles and successes and how they found
inspiration to produce their art and build their brand.

January 24th: 5pm

Title: Exhibiting to the World
Speaker(s): Ferdinand and Keith Tomlin from the TOROSIETE Museum of Contemporary Art
Overview: They will discuss how they have changed the typical fine art gallery business model by
creating their online Virtual Museum and Museum Gallery Store.
The Torosiete Museum of Contemporary Art are also the official online partners of Art Fort Lauderdale
and have created a catalog of all the works available for sale and an online shopping cart that allows
attendees to purchase directly from their own phone.

January 25th: 5pm

Title: Life is not for beginners. With art - you never walk alone
Speaker: Katti Hoflin, Director of Cultural affairs at Västra Götalandsregionen (Sweden's leading
transportation region and economic engine).
Overview: Katti will tell the story of her own life and how she found hope to carry on through a series of

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events that all had to do with art and creativity. In addition, Katti will also give examples of how Sweden
works when it comes to public funding of the arts and libraries.

These talks have become an integral part of the Art Fort Lauderdale experience with past speakers
including Ashley James (the first black curator at the Guggenheim) and Randy Cohen (Vice President of
Research and Policy at Americans for the Arts).

artDISCOURSE Series programming is free to the public with ticket reservation. More information can
be found at Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week (www.ftladw.com)

Partners include UniteUs Group, Choose954, Venice Magazine, TravelHost Magazine, Easy 93.1, Art
Hive Magazine, South Florida Luxury TV, Greater Fort Lauderdale Conventions & Visitors Bureau, The
Islands of the Bahamas, Broward County Cultural Division, Las Olas Capital Arts, Bonnet House
Museum & Gardens, Bellissima Luxury & Fine Art Services, Flora Fine Foods, The Wilder, Douglas
Elliman, Florida Luxurious, Wahoo Realty, Broward, Palm Beaches, and St. Lucie Realtors®, Torosiete
Museum of Contemporary Art, Argus Advisors Las Olas Local, South Florida Luxury Guide, Pier
Sixty-Six Hotel & Marina / GALLERYone Fort Lauderdale, W Fort Lauderdale.

About Art Fort Lauderdale

Art Fort Lauderdale is a four-day curated art fair that transports attendees on a journey along the famed
Intracoastal waterways via water taxi and private yacht with stops at vacant luxury waterfront properties
that feature over 100 artists and galleries exhibiting various styles and methods of art that reflect the past,
the present and the future. This destination art fair seeks to highlight the uniqueness of the city and put
Fort Lauderdale on the art world map as a premier location to view, interact with and purchase art along
with giving art aficionados, residents and visitors a cultural experience that is memorable, interactive and
engaging. These exhibits will feature paintings, illustrations, sculptures, installations, photographs, films,
performance arts and art & technology collaborations in addition to talks with artists, collectors, and
curators. For more information about Art Fort Lauderdale visit www.artftlauderdale.com. Vernissage, the
Private Preview Tour and Opening Night Reception, takes place Wednesday, January 22, 12 - 5pm and
7pm - 10pm respectively. The Fair opens to the public on Thursday, January 23 - Sunday, January 26 (for
hours please visit artftlauderdale.com). Tickets to the exposition are $100 for one day.

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Contact Information:
Art Fort Lauderdale
Andrew Martineau
954-850-8581
Contact via Email
http://www.artftlauderdale.com

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