Gallery Tour & Art Philanthropy Forum
Intimate panel discussion from leading experts and philanthropists on how family offices can make an impact through culture.
Exclusive gallery tour
Agenda
15:00 - 15:30 - Guest Arrival and Registration
15:30 - 17:00 - Presentations and Panel Discussion
17:00 - 18:00 - Art Gallery Tour
18:00 - 20:00 - Drinks Reception
Presenters
(c) Taran Wilkhu
Simon Martin, Director
Pallant House Gallery
Simon Martin is Director of Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, one of the leading regional modern art museums in the UK. He is a Trustee of the Artist Collecting Society and previously was on the Board of Charleston, on the Fabric Advisory Committee of Chichester Cathedral, the Courtauld Association Committee and International Art Advisor to the Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, Japan. He has written and contributed to numerous books on modern and contemporary British art, including on the artists Edward Burra, Kaye Donachie, John Minton, Eduardo Paolozzi, Glyn Philpot, Colin Self, and Clare Woods, and thematic books such as Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White and the Artists.
Pallant House Gallery in Chichester is one of the UK's most important homes for Modern British art: a place where art, learning and community come together. We share and stimulate new perspectives on British art and play a pivotal role in the creative lives of our audiences.
Janine Catalano
Independent Culture Sector Consultant and Strategist
Janine Catalano is an independent culture sector consultant and strategist, focusing on fundraising and philanthropy, partnerships, stakeholder engagement, organisational structure and business planning. A trained art historian with two decades of experience, she has held senior positions at the Courtauld Institute of Art, the Royal Academy, Sotheby's Institute, City & Guilds of London Art School and Whitechapel Gallery, where she was Director of Development. She now works with public organisations, supporting on income generation, partnerships and strategic resilience, and also with philanthropists, foundations and family offices to advise on meaningful giving and impactful partnerships in the arts.
Cameron Foote
Curator
Cameron Foote is a curator, writer and art collection specialist based in London and working internationally. For the past fifteen years he has developed exhibitions and publications at institutions including Whitechapel Gallery, Art on the Underground, Tate St Ives, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York, working with artists including Kai Althoff, Theaster Gates, Nicole Eisenman, Alicja Kwade, Delaine Le Bas, Candice Lin, Yoko Ono, Andrew Pierre Hart, Veronica Ryan and many others. Alongside his institutional practice, he works as an independent consultant, developing curatorial narratives and long-term strategies for significant private collections, artists and estates.
Francesca Sanderson
CEO, Figurative
Fran has 25 years of experience in investment and innovation programme design and delivery. She started her career as an analyst and fund manager at JPMorgan, moving to the impact investment market in 2012 as an Investment Director at Better Society Capital, after living off-grid in Portugal for a year.
She launched Figurative in 2024 from Nesta, and sits on UnLtd’s Investment Committee, RSC's Development Council and CoSTAR Foresight Lab's Foresight Board. She is also Treasurer of Theatre Peckham and a Trustee of I Stand Beside. Fran has studied creative writing and is a keen amateur musician.