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by Amanda McKenna

Collectors' Preview Session | Sun., Sept. 21, noon-3 p.m., $30, Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American St., 215-235-3405, inliquid.com

There's a certain cloak of intrigue and intimidation surrounding the world of art collecting. But this Sunday at the Crane Arts Building, artist collective InLiquid will provide some enlightenment at their Collectors' Preview Session.

"We wanted to demystify the process," says Joan Smith, associate director of InLiquid. "To show people that there's a low middle ground of really good artists that are selling."

InLiquid decided to offer the panel discussion after having many young people who were interested in art express a desire to learn more about how to go about collecting it.

Karen Davis, event curator and president of the Arts & Business Council, will guide attendees through an afternoon of brunch, drinks and discussions with a diverse panel consisting of Jeffrey Fuller, the senior appraiser of Fuller's Fine Art Auctions; art collector Lis Kalogris; local artist and art dealer Shelly Spector; and Liz Spungen, executive director of the Print Center. "The main thing we want to address is the idea that it's important to support living artists," says Smith.

Some of these "living artists" (including Amze Emmons, whose "Imperial Periphery" is pictured) have work up for sale in the InLiquid silent auction, which will open for a preview night on Wed., Sept. 24 at Crane Arts.