Join acclaimed art curator and broadcaster Kate Bryan and celebrated artist David Shrigley as they celebrate the launch of How to Art, the new, essential guide to understanding art, written by Kate with artwork by David.

Have you ever said, “I don’t know much about art… but I love David Hockney?” or felt guilty that seeing the Mona Lisa didn’t give you an electrifying experience? Kate wants you to know that you are not alone in feeling anxious around art and that you don’t have to get a degree in art history to be allowed an opinion on it. Just like food, music or movies, we all have an innate ability to have a relationship with art – and the good news is you don’t have to like it all!

Kate Bryan is a British art historian, curator and arts broadcaster. Since 2016, she has been the curator for Soho House’s global art collection which numbers 10,000 artworks. For over a decade she has regularly presented television programmes for Sky Arts including My Week With and is a judge on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of The Year.

Teaming up with her is David Shrigley, one of those unique artists, such as Andy Warhol or Keith Haring, who is recognised within the art world but whose reach extends far beyond to impact our wider culture. In 2016, he was awarded the Fourth Plinth Commission for Trafalgar Square and was nominated for the Tate’s Turner Prize in 2013. His works are found in major global collections, including MOMA, New York and Tate Britain, London.

Together, they’ve created How to Art, a refreshingly honest and entertaining guide that cuts through art world pretensions to reveal the ways in which art can bring us all joy. It promises to be an enlightening and amusing afternoon as two of the art world’s most engaging and lively voices share their insights, anecdotes – and perhaps a few trade secrets.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to discover how to navigate, understand, and genuinely have fun with art with two down to earth art lovers who know that art should be for everyone.