A list of resources for reaching the corporate
art market, and businesses, interior designers,
architects, and residential clients. Also includes
resources for obtaining advice on working with
corporate art consultants and advisors.
ORGANIZATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
| Association of Professional Art Advisors www.artadvisors.org Provides guidelines and standards for professional art advisors and a network for communication among art advisors, curators and art service professionals. A membership list is published online. |
| International Facility Management Association www.ifma.org A nonprofit organization dedicated to serving facility management professionals, many of whom are decision makers for purchasing art for corporate facilities. |
| NAIOP, Commercial Real Estate Development Association www.naiop.org A national organization with chapters in North America. The membership directory lists more than 18,000 companies in the United States, Canada , and Mexico. |
| Set Decorators Society of America www.setdecorators.org Maintains a busiess directory that includes art consultants and prop houses involved in art placement for use in film, television commercials and other media. Membership includes artists. |
MAILING LISTS
Corporate Art Consultants/Art Advisors List
https://carollmichels.com/corporate-art/
Compiled by Caroll Michels, career coach and artist-advocate. Updated
several times a year. An annotated list of art consultants and art
advisors that sell work to corporate markets and individuals. Includes
email and snail mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers, websites,
and other information. Available via Dropbox and on a CD-ROM.
PUBLICATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
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| Art in America Guide Museums, Galleries, Artists See “Corporate Consultants” in index. Frequency: Published annually https://www.artinamericamagazine.com/magazine |
| Becoming a Corporate Art Consultant Author/Editor: Barbara Markoff Although written for art consultants and those who want to enter the field, marketing ideas provided in the book will be helpful to artists. Includes a good chapter on “Working with Artists.” Publisher: PFM Books Publication Date: 2010  |
| Corporate Art Collections Author/Editor: Charlotte Appleyard amd James Salzmann Based on interviews with curators, art consultants, and investors who are engaged in corporate art collecting. Investigates the motivations behind past and present corporate collections, ranging from the desire to enhance the office environment to wanting to something about the company’s corporate identity to philanthropic concerns. Publisher: Lund Humphries in association with Sotheby’s Institute of Art Publication Date: 2012 |
| Corporate Art Consulting Author: Susan Abbott Although written for art consultants, the book will also be helpful to artists interested in selling work to the corporate market Publisher: Allworth Press Publication Date: 1999 |
| How to Sell Art to Interior Designers: Learn New Ways to Get Your Work into the Interior Design Market and Sell More Art Authors: Barney Davy and Dick Harrison Publisher:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publication Date: 2014 The authors represent nearly 50 years of art sales and marketing experience. Includes information, ideas, and advice to artists on selling their work to interior design professionals. |
| How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself without Selling Your Soul, Author: Caroll Michels See chapter “Exhibition and Sales Opportunities: Using Those That Exist and Creating Your Own.” The author is the founder of the Artist Help Network and a career coach and artist-advocate. Publisher: Allworth Press Publication date: Revised 2018 The International Directory of Corporate Art Collections: A Global Tour of Art in the Workplace Author/Editor: S. R. Howarth Profiles nearly 800 corporations worldwide Publisher: International Art Alliance Publication date: Revised 2017 |