On Friday 15th December, Social Concierge, London and New York’s private dating events club, and Active Ideas Productions are hosting a Bright Young Things party at Le Colonial. 

The grand finale after a year of epic NYC parties – Annika Connor and SC Global Events Manager Alex Mystkowski will be welcoming 150+ eligible 20/30something single New Yorkers to the exotic, 1920s inspired den.

Kicking off at 9.30pm, guests will be welcomed with complimentary bubbly and French-Indo canapés to get things started.  The dress code is cocktail smart and eccentric; think “Gatsby” meets “Atonement”.

How to Join

Access to the event is by application only at www.socialconcierge.co.uk. 

On Wednesday 15th November at 8PM, Active Ideas Productions and artist Annika Connor is hosting a 150+ person party themed- White Shirts & LBDs - at the new hotspot The Lately.  SC will be taking over the upstairs bar Blue Light, which feels more like the inside of a glam 1970s house party. Vintage magazine covers, vinyl DJ sets, and top-shelf cocktails served on swanky carts await - but only once the eponymous blue light flickers on to signify guests are welcome.

The aim of the club is to get driven professionals meeting offline, the antidote to hollow app dating. And with some of the city’s most impressive corporates in the club, the next party is a slick affair, where crisp white shirts and little black dresses are your tickets in. 

Active Ideas Productions and Social Concierge, London and New York’s private dating events club, invite you to join for a ‘Fall Fling’ on Wednesday, October 11th, from 8 to 11 pm at Common Ground (*the former Double 7 space at 63 Gansevoort Street).

Tired of swiping left and right? Want to meet good looking local singles in person rather than online? Then join us on 10/11 for a fun night of flirting and socializing.  The private party will be hosted by Annika Connor and DJ Liam McMullan. 

Social Concierge is a subscription-based private members club for eligible singles between the ages of 25 to 45. Membership is currently $25 a month and entry to two parties a month in New York or London are included in this price.   

To register as a member go to http://www.socialconcierge.co.uk/new-york. Fast track your application by entering CONNORVIP in the invitation code section. 

Active Ideas Productions and Annika Connor invite creative minds to come out to Omar's on Tuesday, September 12th from 6-8pm for the inaugural meeting of the Collaboration Club.

The Collaboration Club is a new monthly meetup created by AI Productions to help facilitate creative minds meeting in person to brainstorm new ways to cross collaborate on a diverse mix of projects.

The goal of these meetups will be to find new ways for us to bring our various talents to work together on a range of projects.

Since September 12th is the first gathering, Annika Connor will open the night by outlining the structure of the club. Guests will be invited to introduce themselves to other members, to discuss ideas they are developing, and pitch their various abilities.

Artists, Writers, Actors, Filmmakers, Photographers, Models, Entrepreneurs, and all other Creatives are invited to join.

This event is free but please RSVP to attend. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/collaboration-club-tickets-37624510925

Password: parlorevents

For more info about Active Ideas Productions please visit: http://www.aiproductions.org

*Please note: Our first meeting will be hosted by Parlor at Omar’s which is a private members club. All members and guests will be required to wear upscale / business casual attire.

Guests seeking entrance who are underdressed may be denied access.

All are invited to join Active Ideas Productions and the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton on Tuesday May 31st at 7pm for a creative conversation on contemporary art as part of the library’s free “Tuesday Talks” series. Meet with artist-authors Annika Connor and Nick Papadakis as they discusses AIP’s newest publication: Point Suite Contemporary Art. The book highlights the work of 34 rising art stars and also captures the conversation of the creative class in a new, in-depth examination of what’s happening today in the emerging arts community. AIP hopes that the artists in this collection will inspire, that the images will entice, and that this book will highlight for you some of the fresh new art that is currently being created.

*Attendees can register for free here: http://hamptonsarttalk.eventbrite.com/ 

Books will be available for sale and signing at the event for $35 or they can be purchased online here or in advance at Southampton Books at 16 Hampton Road, Southampton, NY 11968.

WHEN

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT) - Add to Calendar

WHERE

Hampton Library in Bridgehampton - 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton, NY 11932 - View Map

Join Active Ideas Productions and General Assembly in Boston May 9th for a creative conversation on contemporary art. RSVP at: http://bostonarttalk.eventbrite.com

Meet with artist Annika Connor as she discusses AIP’s newest publication Point Suite Contemporary Art.

The Point Suite Contemporary Art book highlights the work of 34 rising art stars and captures the conversation of the creative class in a new in-depth examination of what’s happening today in the emerging arts community.

The evening’s discussion will start with a brief presentation, projecting some of the art featured in the book, and be followed by a fireside chat exploring what pressing issues are facing artists today.

Topics to be addressed include:

• How can artists and entrepreneurs link together to engage the imagination both inside and out of the traditional art world?
• A DIY arts movement is sweeping across the art world, in what way can this be more effectively done?
• In a time when consumption of content has primarily moved to digital realm, why has a group of artists moved back to the traditional book format?

We hope these talks will spark new ideas on how we can work together to engage the artistic imagination while shedding some light upon the issues surrounding art, publishing, and technology today.

Signed copies of Point Suite will be available for the $35 at this event. Advanced purchase of the book may be ordered on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/dp/069255727X

Join Active Ideas Productions and General Assembly for a creative conversation on contemporary art. Meet with artist Annika Connor as she discusses AIP’s newest publication Point Suite Contemporary Art.

The Point Suite Contemporary Art book highlights the work of 34 rising art starts and captures the conversation of the creative class in a new in-depth examination of what’s happening today in the emerging arts community.

The evening’s discussion will start with a brief presentation, projecting some of the art featured in the book, and be followed by a fireside chat exploring what pressing issues are facing artists today.

Topics to be addressed include:

• How can artists and entrepreneurs link together to engage the imagination both inside and out of the traditional art world?

• A DIY arts movement is sweeping across the art world, in what way can this be more effectively done?

• In a time when consumption of content has primarily moved to digital realm, why has a group of artists moved back to the traditional book format?

We hope these talks will spark new ideas on how we can work together to engage the artistic imagination while shedding some light upon the issues surrounding art, publishing, and technology today.

Signed copies of Point Suite will be available for the $35 at this event. Advanced purchase of the book may be ordered on Amazon HERE

This event is free, but please RSVP at: https://generalassemb.ly/education/creative-conversations-active-ideas-art-talk/san-francisco/20316

Join Active Ideas Productions and General Assembly for a creative conversation on contemporary art. Meet with artists Annika Connor as she discusses AIP’s newest publication Point Suite Contemporary Art.

The Point Suite Contemporary Art book highlights the work of 34 rising art starts and captures the conversation of the creative class in a new in-depth examination of what’s happening today in the emerging arts community.

The evening’s discussion will start with a brief presentation, projecting some of the art featured in the book, and be followed by a fireside chat exploring what pressing issues are facing artists today.

Topics to be addressed include:

• How can artists and entrepreneurs link together to engage the imagination both inside and out of the traditional art world?
• A DIY arts movement is sweeping across the art world, in what way can this be more effectively done?
• In a time when consumption of content has primarily moved to digital realm, why has a group of artists moved back to the traditional book format?

We hope these talks will spark new ideas on how we can work together to engage the artistic imagination while shedding some light upon the issues surrounding art, publishing, and technology today.

Signed copies of Point Suite will be available for the $35 at this event. Advanced purchase of the book may be ordered on Amazon

This event is free but please RSVP at: https://generalassemb.ly/education/creative-conversations-active-ideas-art-talk/los-angeles/20302

Join Active Ideas Productions and General Assembly for a creative conversation on contemporary art. Meet with artist Annika Connor as she discusses AIP’s newest publication Point Suite Contemporary Art. 

The Point Suite Contemporary Art book highlights the work of 34 rising art starts and captures the conversation of the creative class in a new in-depth examination of what’s happening today in the emerging arts community. 

The $20 ticket cost for this event includes a signed copy of the Point Suite Art book (normally a $35 value) and complimentary white wine before and after the discussion. https://atlantaarttalk.eventbrite.com

Join Active Ideas Productions and General Assembly for a creative conversation on contemporary art. Meet with artists Annika Connor and Nicholas Papadakis as they discuss AIP’s newest publication Point Suite Contemporary Art. RSVP here for this free event.

The Point Suite Contemporary Art book highlights the work of 34 rising art stars and captures the conversation of the creative class in a new in-depth examination of what’s happening today in the emerging arts community.

The evening’s discussion will start with a brief presentation, projecting some of the art featured in the book, and be followed by a fireside chat exploring what pressing issues are facing artists today.

Topics to be addressed include:

• How can artists and entrepreneurs link together to engage the imagination both inside and out of the traditional art world?
• A DIY arts movement is sweeping across the art world, in what way can this be more effectively done?
• In a time when consumption of content has primarily moved to digital realm, why has a group of artists moved back to the traditional book format?

We hope these talks will spark new ideas on how we can work together to engage the artistic imagination while shedding some light upon the issues surrounding art, publishing, and technology today.

Signed copies of Point Suite will be available for the $35 at this event. Advanced purchase of the book may be ordered on Amazon HERE

This event is free but please RSVP here: https://generalassemb.ly/education/creative-conversations-active-ideas-art-talk/new-york-city/20129

'Tis the Season to Celebrate and Shop! 

Please join us for an Active Ideas Productions holiday party at Beautique! 

On Monday, December 14th artists, entrepreneurs, collectors, and designers alike will gather together for some holiday cheer and networking. Please join Active Ideas Productions for a toast to the season and for some fun gift shopping at Beautique in Midtown. 

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Art & Civil Disobedience at the National Arts Club

On September 22nd, 2015 the Young Members Committee of the National Arts Club hosted a panel discussion focused on questioning the artist’s role in social protest. Moderated by Anniks Connor and organized by Active Ideas Productions, this panel featured artists and groups who have crossed the boundaries of politics to effect social change by using installation, painting, graffiti, and performance to create a conversation that extends beyond commercial gallery walls.

New media and the abundance of social networking channels provide artists and activists with a louder voice than ever before. Given the new worldwide audience the web has created, how do artists today relay a message of peaceful protest by using creation to cry out to a culture in need of change?

This panel touched on topics of the disenfranchised voice, public participation in artistic processes, and how those interested in creating a strategy of revolution can strengthen connections between activism and artistic production. The innovative tactics and new approaches found most effective in the myriad of imagery used by our panelists engaged the audience in a lively question and answer period centered on socio-political transformation and artistic dissent.

Artists are no longer confined to the studio or gallery. 

On May 22nd guests joined us for a thoughtful panel discussion on the importance and use of modern technology in providing alternative vehicles for creating, promoting, showing, and selling art. Complimentary vodka cocktails and light hors d'oeuvres were served.

Featured Panelists:

Tucker Neel: Vice President of GYSY-Ink & a Los Angeles based artist, freelance writer, & independant curator.
Jonathan Munar: Manager of Digital Media and Strategy at Art21.
Dogan Perese: Founder and CEO of Gallerist.
Caroline Green: Partner and Director of Business Development at IvanExpert.

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On Tuesday, March 20th Active Ideas Productions hosted Art, Publishing, & Technology, a panel discussion at General Assembly:


Art, Publishing, & Technology
Featured Panelists were:
David Grosz is Editor in Chief of Artifex Press, a new publisher of digital catalogues raisonnés. Caitilin Leffel: Author, Writer, and Editor at Rizzoli. Former editor at Assouline in New York and for the Christie’s magazine in London.
Indira Cesarine:Editor in Chief and publisher of XXXX Magazine and The Untitled Magazine. Former Editor at Large of Lush Magazine, as well as renowned photographer and director. Charlie Grosso: Director of Baang and Burne Contemporary. Charlie Grosso: Director of Baang and Burne Contemporary.

Art, Publishing, & Technology discussed: Are books, magazines, and art catalogues still relevant in today’s technology-saturated environment? Publishers in all mediums are facing critical questions on how to present their content as more and more people are looking toward new sources for information. E-readers, smartphones, and laptops are rapidly changing the way people view the art and literary world.

This panel discussed traditional and non traditional approaches to art, publishing, and technology while surveying the principal players that are instrumental in deciding how art issues are presented in print media. Exploring multiple perspectives the panel shed some light upon: art issues magazines are having, art used to illustrate a story, how the art catalogue industry is changing because of the internet, and how art book publishing companies are dealing with and effected by this.

These and many more questions were addressed by Annika Connor as she lead the discussion focused on Art, Publishing, & Technology.

The old aphorism that we should never judge a book by its cover is changing. This engaging panel got many reactions from the crowd as the audience shared in the discussion on how publishers and editors are looking to entice unsuspecting browsers with today’s new media!

Curating Your Corporate and Private Collection

December 14th, 2011
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The Featured Panelists were:

Heidi Lee: New York-based Art Advisor
Kipton Cronkite: Founder & Creative Director, KiptonART
Sari Cohen: Collections Manager of Neuberger Berman Art Program
Sarah Connolly: Creative Director of Cavern Home

Bringing together both dealers and designers, this panel focused on how to build a comprehensive collection that will not only retain its investment value, but also work well visually in a home or office setting. Panelists broached how to balance investing for investment’s sake but also how to curate a cohesive collection. Heavily rooted in a design perspective, the discussion also covered how to successfully showcase art in a personal or professional space, and how to integrate art in its environment.

Appropriate for interior designers, corporate buyers, first-time art buyers, investors, and artists who wish to break into this burgeoning market, Annika Connor moderated this discussion as we explored every facet of this interesting intersection of art and business.

On Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 Active Ideas Productions & General Assembly hosted: The Fusion of Fine Art and Fashion

The Featured Panelists were:

Patrick McMullan: Photographer and founder of Patrick McMullan Company
Austin Scarlett: Fashion Designer & Project Runway Star
Bill Indursky: Co-Founder of VandM.com

Art and Fashion have always been inextricably linked. This discussion will focused on the newest incarnations of that concept. Not only has there been a reciprocal influence in the worlds of art and fashion, but in the last decade, a more direct link has emerged—collaborations. Artists and designers have crossed genres, at a meeting of two creative forces, and in essence, developed a hybrid art form.

How does an artist break into the fashion world? By what methods should a designer decide to work with an established or upcoming artist? How has the retail landscape and reproducible nature of fashion items affected this partnership, and how in turn is the fashion market being influenced by art? These and many more questions were addressed as Annika Connor leads the discussion exploring the Fusion of Fine Art and Fashion.

On Wednesday, October 19th from 7:00 - 9:30 pm General Assembly and Active Ideas Productions hosted:
Art as Investment: A Survey and Explanation of the Art Market

Art as Investment: A Survey and Explanation of the Art Market was a panel discussion held at General Assembly.

There are many factors that buyers consider when purchasing a piece of art. For most the beauty and love of the art is always the first motivating impulse behind a purchase. That said, for most who are spending large sums of money the monetary value of the piece has to be understood, and to many the investment potential can be of interest and significant importance.

Art as an alternate asset class can be a rewarding and profitable for many collectors. However, understanding the art market can sometimes be a daunting challenge as the ins and outs of the art world are often unclear and confusing. This panel discussion will focus on being an introductory survey and explanation of the art market.

This talk wass geared towards or those eager to begin investing in art but do not know where to begin. The panel explained the basic principles of the art market, the relevance of investing in art as an asset, and the importance of starting a collection early on. Bringing together experts from a scope of institutions in the art world, the discussion was moderated by Annika Connor and gave a broad overview of how to begin accruing one’s own collection.

Featured Panelists were:

Sarah Mudge Head of Part II Contemporary Art Sales at Phillips de Pury & Company
Bill Powers Half Gallery owner and co-founder of Exhibition A
Laura Martin co-founder Exhibition A
Brendan Dugan founder of An Art Service
 

Art Outside the Gallery was a panel discussion held at General Assembly which is located at 902 Broadway on the 4th Floor.  More information is available at http://artoutside.eventbrite.com/

The art gallery exists as the main point of sale for most fine artists, the interface between the public and their art. However, is this still the most efficient method of selling art in today's connected world? Guests joined Active Ideas Productions for a thoughtful panel discussion presented by General Assembly and moderated by Annika Connor, which focused on the place of technology, pop-up shops, retail venues, and pop culture as alternative vehicles for promoting and selling art.

The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs whose everyday work explores the many ways in which art can be displayed outside of gallery walls and brought to the forefront of the public’s collective memory. The discussion centered around the ways in which the internet has become a venue for showcasing artwork, pop-up curation, and the immersion of fine art into everyday life.