Sotheby’s Institute of Art – New York
570 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Sotheby’s Institute of Art – London
30 Bedford Square
London, WC1B 3EE
Sotheby’s Institute of Art – Los Angeles
Claremont Graduate University
1017 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
With more than 100 billion dollars annually changing hands in a complex international marketplace, there is a pressing need for sophisticated, well-educated art professionals who combine a thorough knowledge of art and art objects with a keen understanding of business.
Our MA in Art Business programs provide a vocational bridge for traditional art history students into this wider commercial art world. Balancing academic rigor with real-world applications in a dynamic environment, these programs equip students with the skills and knowledge in art markets and business management, connoisseurship and collecting.
Our campuses are based in the thriving contemporary art nexuses of London, New York and Los Angeles. But the MA in Art Business with Sotheby’s Institute will take you worldwide. Through field trips to Venice, Miami, Shanghai or Seoul, you’ll absorb the distinctive character of different cultural scenes. We’ll introduce you to need-to-know people and places through visits and guest talks. And in your own time, you can take advantage of the myriad major collections, private views and art events each city has to offer.
Art is a global business and each year, passionate students from all over the globe join our Master’s programs in Art Business in London, New York and Los Angeles to gain the knowledge and skills needed to launch a successful career in the international art world. Be part of the class of MA Art Business class of 2017–18 and turn your passion into a profession.
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Explore the MA in Art Business
Field trips are an integral part the MA, enabling students to engage directly with the art market and with a broad spectrum of art world professionals. Watch our video of students from the LA program exploring the Chinese art world.
Since the inception of the MA in 1998, Sotheby’s Institute has pioneered the study of art business and is the leader in research, scholarship and teaching of the subject. Read about our new publication “Art Business Today: 20 Key Topics“—the latest title in our series of definitive handbooks to international art business.
Faculty at Sotheby’s Institute of Art bring a diversity of experience and industry knowledge to the classroom. Learn how MA Art Business students benefit from learning from art world professionals.
From working in major auction houses, to running leading galleries, art fairs, and museums, alumni from the MA go on to have enriching careers in all corners of the international art world. Watch alumna Melanie Gerlis, Editor at The Art Newspaper and Art Market Columnist at the Financial Times, talk about the study of art business.
