Ancient, modern, and contemporary art, painting and graphic arts, furniture and objets d’art, photography, video, digital art or installations, art from Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America… art market programs prepare you for the marketing, appraisal, and exhibition of artworks and art objects.
Bachelor in Art Market
Post-bac program - Duration: 3 years - Entry possible in the 2nd and 3rd year based on application.
Master in International Art Market - Ancient Art
Post-Bac+3 program - Duration: 2 years
Master in International Art Market - Contemporary Art
Post-Bac+3 program - Duration: 2 years
Master in Exhibition Curation
Post-Bac+3 program - Duration: 2 years
Professional Master in Art Market 2 specializations: ancient and modern art or contemporary art
Post-Bac+5 program or professional training - Duration: 1 year
IESA arts&culture also offers art programs in English with specialized 1-year MBA programs.
Target careers
Sales
Antiques dealers and gallery owners, voluntary sales operators (auctioneer firms), artwork brokerage firms, artwork sales websites, publisher-dealers of multiples or design objects
Appraisal
Appraisal or inventory firms, specialized research and documentation firms
Purchasing
Public and private collections, corporate foundations, collectors or collectors' and patrons' clubs, museum friends' societies
Services
Artist agents, companies organizing ancient and contemporary art salons and fairs, consulting firms for registrar services and exhibition production, insurance firms specializing in artwork coverage, art purchasing and collection-building consultancies (art advisors), websites and firms specializing in tracking auction ratings and results, art press and art book publishers
For students holding a Bachelor:
- Assistant/salesperson/client relations officer at a gallery or antiques shop
- Expert’s Assistant/Associate
- Auctioneer’s Assistant/Clerk
- Associate at Voluntary Auction Companies
- Client Relations Officer for an Art Fair or Show
Can progress to:
- Antique dealer, gallery owner, second-hand dealer
- Expert
- Client Director (art shops or auction companies)
For students holding a Master / Professional Master:
- Art dealer: antique dealer/broker/merchant/gallery owner in the primary or secondary market
- Voluntary sales operator (department head)
- Art expert
- Collections and art sponsorship manager, art advisor
- Lawyer specializing in the art market, insurance intermediary specializing in works of art
- Exhibition curator, Registrar (Registrar) of collections or art fairs