CME specializes in art advisory services to private collectors and corporations, offering expert guidance on preserving, displaying, and expanding their art collections.
Our approach emphasizes meaningful and sustainable growth, ensuring that each addition is both a valuable investment and a reflection of our clients’ unique vision.
With deep connections in the art world, we keep our clients informed about emerging talent and innovative trends, delivering exclusive insights to help them stay ahead.
Our comprehensive services also include seamless management of logistics, shipping, installation, and other essential processes, guaranteeing a stress-free experience.
A core aspect of our work is art project management, where we oversee every detail to bring our clients’ creative
ambitions to life with precision and care.
Talita Swarts is an award-winning South African artist, art advisor, and educator based in Cape Town. A graduate of the University of Pretoria with both a BA and MA in Fine Arts, she gained national recognition as the 2003 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition winner. Talita has exhibited locally and internationally, with her work held in significant collections.
As the founder and CEO of Artroute, she curates specialist art tours, offering exclusive access to galleries, studios, and private collections. In 2023, she expanded her expertise by launching CME Art Advising, which provides art consulting, curatorial services, and collection management for high-profile clients.
A dedicated homeschooling mom, Talita nurtures her neurodiverse children while documenting her journey on Art Regulates, a blog where she applies her artistic background and psychology studies to creative problem-solving. She continues to practice as an artist, using her craft as a tool for stress relief and self-expression.
Refilwe Nkomo is a Johannesburg based social practice storyteller, artist, curator and educator creating cultural and artistic interventions, programs and installations using various mediums including performance, video and text at the intersection of arts and social justice. Her research and performance have been the recipient of numerous awards and presented in South Africa, South Korea, Ghana, Botswana, Brazil, Germany, the United States of America and Zimbabwe. She has founded and co-founded organizations and platforms including We Are Here (WAH), a non-profit organisation working with men and boys to dismantle gender based violence, Izindlovu Collective which uses arts for social and transformative change and Alternative Processing, a collective which uses photography as a means of engaging social issues.
She holds a MA in Arts and Politics from New York University (Tisch School of the Arts|Art and Public Policy) where she developed the critically acclaimed choreopoem, Songs for Khwezi.
