From Market Value to Lasting Value
Navigating the Artist’s Value Chain
A two session two hour interactive program for artists at every stage of their careers, with particular relevance for mid-career artists.
Artists make hundreds of decisions throughout their careers—about what they make, how they present it, who they work with, what they sell, what they keep, what they document, and where their work goes next. Each of these decisions can affect the potential value, visibility, reach, and longevity of their work.
This two-session program looks at the artist’s entire value chain, from the art marketplace to the work’s ultimate destination, with one central question:What decisions can I make now to maximize the potential of my work?
Session One: Navigating the Art Marketplace
Maximizing Your Market Potential
November 7th, 2026
Understanding the art marketplace means understanding how value is created, communicated, and increased as work moves from artist to gallery, collector, exhibition, and beyond. This session maps that value chain and explores the choices artists can make—around pricing, presentation, documentation, relationships, and sales channels—to strengthen their position in the marketplace.
Session Two: Art Legacy Compass
Maximizing the Potential of What Comes Next
December 5th, 2026
The value chain doesn't end when work leaves the studio. This session looks at what happens next—to an artist's work, archives, records, and business—over time. Artists explore decisions around keeping, selling, donating, or archiving work, and how to document their intentions so the future of their legacy is guided by choice rather than chance.
Together, they offer artists a full view of the value chain—from creating work to shaping what becomes of it.
About the Presenter: Mary Longe is an artist and author. She studied Art Business at Sotheby's Institute of Art, London, and served as Executive Director of Plein Air Painters Chicago for five years. Drawing on her experience as both a working artist and arts administrator, she helps artists, collectors, and families navigate the practical challenges of managing, downsizing, and transitioning artwork, studios, and art-related assets. She is the author of Art Legacy Compass: Guidance for Managing, Downsizing, and Transitioning an Artist's Studio and Estate, as well as articles for Plein Air Magazine.
Fee: $25 for a single session. $45 for both sessions
1-3 pm
November 7th, 2026
Navigating the Art Marketplace
1-3 pm
December 5th, 2026
Art Legacy Compass
Glass Art Class with Deanna Clayton
Create your own (pate de verre) glass bowl in this beginner-friendly workshop led by Deanna Clayton. No experience is needed.
Deanna will demonstrate the process first so you see all the steps before you begin.
Pate de verre means “paste of glass.”. You will be working colored frit (crushed glass) which is like granulated sugar to create a beautiful glass bowl.
Everything you need will be provided. It’s a fun project that takes 2-3 hours. The results are unique and beautiful!
Saturday, November 14, 1 pm to 4 pm.
$150 per person.
Painting the Environment: A Two-Day Oil Painting Workshop
Join Stacy Kamin for a two-day workshop exploring the art of painting the environment in oils. Working from reference photographs carefully selected by Stacy, students will learn how to transform an ordinary scene into a beautiful painting through thoughtful observation and a deeper understanding of the language of painting.
Through demonstrations and individualized instruction, students will explore expressive brushwork, creating the illusion of form, maintaining the freshness and vitality of each brushstroke, and the thoughtful control of values, color, edges, and color temperature. Rather than simply copying the reference, students will learn to simplify complexity, strengthen composition, and make purposeful artistic decisions that lead to stronger, more beautiful paintings.
Designed for both beginning and experienced oil painters, this workshop provides a supportive learning environment where each student receives personalized instruction tailored to their individual level. By the end of the workshop, students will have a deeper understanding of how to organize a painting and confidently use the fundamental principles of representational painting to create expressive, beautifully crafted works.
Saturday, December 12th and Sunday, December 13th
$275 per person.