Her background:
I joined IESA arts&culture after two years of law at the University of Lyon II, with the plan of taking the auctioneer’s exam. For a long time, art in general and the history of furniture have been fields close to my heart, in particular furniture and decorative objects from the early 20th century.
IESA lets me train for a career that will keep this passion alive every day. My 3-year post-baccalaureate art market program Bachelor in Art Expertise and Trade provides two fundamentals of learning: theory through courses, essential for acquiring a solid foundation, and immersion in the professional world through company internships that let you get a foothold in the art market world.
This phase of the program is very fulfilling: the encounters are very rich and gradually let you build a network of professionals. During my first internship at an auction house, I was in charge of organizing a furniture sale, thus getting involved in the life of an auctioneer’s office. During this internship, the sale’s expert then offered me the chance to join his firm for a second internship.
Life and atmosphere at the school are pleasant, both among students and with the faculty, who are very attentive to students. For my part, the art market is indeed a field that has always attracted me, but I was delighted to find at IESA an opportunity to give shape to a still-vague professional plan. The complementarity between the school’s curriculum and the internships now lets me picture myself in the professional world of the art market.