The Future of Emerging Art- Wayne Chang- Saatchi Art

03/31/22 • 59 min

Wayne Chang is the General Manager of Saatchi Art. Wayne is an emerging artist himself but also has significant experience in the web and e-commerce space- starting with Newsweek and with stints at Photobucket and DogVacay.
Saatchi Art is the world's largest platform for emerging artists with 1.4 million artworks, from 94k artists, representing 110 countries.
In our conversation, we talk about what emerging art and art are exactly, how the site functions and works with both collectors and artists, the emerging NFT space, and Saatchi Art's efforts, and how Saatchi Art connects with its live event brand 'The Other Art Fair" to bring new collectors to the art market.

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