Renata Kaminker - Fine Art Solutions participated in Forster's first Art Webinar and Virtual Networking event

On July 29, 2020, Forster’s Heritage Property and Art team organised their first Art Webinar and Virtual Networking event.

The webinar began with a brief introduction of Forster’s work in the art and heritage field before leading into the presentation itself. Over the next 30 minutes Gilead Cooper spoke on cultural heritage appropriation issues and provided some legal insights into well-known and highly debated cases, such as the return of the Parthenon Marbles.

The ensuing online networking rooms allowed for further exchanges on this, and other issues, in much smaller groups. Over the next 30 minutes, 3 groups of 5-6 people were settled into online meeting rooms, which allowed for more personal interactions amongst participants, much as one would do in in-person conferences.

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, this original approach to networking through the use of online technologies presented an interesting experience, and one that is worth repeating in my opinion. The current situation has left professionals in the field with few options to meet, and for some there is the impossibility of travelling to those few events that do take place. Creative and thought-out online seminars like this one are highly welcome and enjoyable, and mark a decided change in the more traditional webinars where one simply sits and listens to others speak, and waits for the opportunity to ask a question through the chat bar.

I look forward to the next Art Webinar and Virtual Networking event.