INTERESTED IN BUILDING YOUR OWN COLLECTION?

Here’s some advice from the Frautschis.

EDUCATE YOURSELF

Tim: Start looking. Go to the art museum. Read about art. Go to gallery nights. That’s how you start forming opinions. Look and think and debate about what’s good.

BUY FOR LOVE, NOT INVESTMENT

Sue: We just started buying what we are attracted to and that led to more in that genre. We don’t invest. We just buy what we like. We don’t talk about selling anything.

THINK LOCAL

Tim: We like to support the local art scene. We enjoy getting to know the artists and gallerists and we like to be part of the first sale, which is the most important sale for the artist [as opposed to the secondary market, in which the artist is not involved, and typically is not compensated].

CONSIDER LONGEVITY

Tim: We buy what we think we will continue to like for a long time. Sometimes you’re wowed by something, but that feeling doesn’t always last.

PUT THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR The Contemporary Art Society Art

Auction at MAM is Saturday, Nov.ember 4..

Sue: It’s a great resource. I was on the selection committee for the CAS, and we purchased at least one item from each auction. The pieces enhanced what we had, but also stretched our interests.