One of the best things about art is that it’s highly personal. While many art lovers find the idea of starting a collection intimidating, there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to choosing pieces that make you happy.
However, size and price are significant factors for those treading the new waters of art collecting. This weekend, Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) presents the tenth annual Art Collector Starter Kit, a group show featuring affordable 12” x 12” works from over 75 established and emerging artists across the globe.
Established in 2023, CHG’s annual exhibition offers art enthusiasts with limited space or budgets the opportunity to purchase original artwork from their favorite artists. “CHG was created with the intention of making art available to collectors of all ranges, with the radical assertion that ‘art for the elite only’ is a distortion of the real purpose of art—to create something that stirs the hearts and minds of everyone and anyone who can view it,” says CGH owner Jan Corey Helford. “Every year, the artists are asked to submit works that are 12” x 12” in size, and what we receive is an explosion of creativity in a multitude of mediums (including oil, acrylic, charcoal, sculpture, and installation). The result is an exciting and varied show where all in attendance are sure to find something to delight their tastes and ignite their passions.”
Artists featured in Art Collector Starter Kit X include Adrian Cox, aica, Allison Reimold, Ana Bagayan, Andi Soto, Andrea Guzzetta, Andrew Brandou, Angie Jones, APAK, Arturo Garcia de las Heras, Anthony Ausgang, Bennett Slater, Blaine Fontana, Bluno Kik, Bob Dob, Brady Willmott, Brandi Milne, Bubblehead, Camilla d'Errico, Caroline Gaudreault, Chen-Dao Lee, Chloe Early, Ciou, Dave Cooper, Dreyfus, Eric Joyner, Ewa Prończuk-Kuziak, Gretchen Lewis, Hallie Packard, Hanna Jaeun, Harald Austad, Harold Munoz, ISKAR, Javier Mayoral aka Pulpbrother, JD King, Jodee Knowles, John Walker, Jon Ching, Jordan Kressley, Josh Keyes, Josie Morway, Kaori Ogawa, Kazuki Takamatsu, Ken Garduno, Kinsey, Kiseok Kim, Lesley Barnes and Ross McAuley, Lo Chan Peng, Lu Cong, Luke Chueh, Luke Pelletier, Mariko, Martin Hsu, Martin Wittfooth, Messy Desk, Michael Mararian, Mike Stilkey, Mitsuko Kuroki, Molly Devlin, Nadezda, ONCH, Pao Pao Liu, Paul Saari, Peca, Ramiro Davaro-Comas, Robert Palacios, Sean O’Meallie, Shinnosuke Hariya, Steven Kenny, Tada Koiichiro, Takahiro Hirabayashi, Tetsuji Aoyama, Tina Spratt, Xue Wang, Yulia Pustoshkina, Yumiko Kayukawa, and Zoé Byland.
Open to the public and free of charge, Art Collector Starter Kit X opens Saturday, Jan. 13, and runs through Feb. 17 at CGH in downtown Los Angeles. The exhibition appears in the Main Gallery alongside Li Shanmei’s Lucid Dreaming in Gallery 3. For more information, please visit CHG here.
“Corey Helford Gallery was created with the intention of making art available to collectors of all ranges. — Jan Corey Helford, owner
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All photos published with permission of the artist(s); featured image: Bennett Slater.
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