Art dealer career? Help?
OK, so when I am older I want to own my own gallery as the art director/dealer in New York.
I am hoping to go to either the New School or NYU, what should I study exactly? I know Art History but…
How much money do you think I would make, and what would be the best things to feature in my gallery to bring in the most buisiness, I have my ideas but what are yours?
Thank you!
Art dealing is more about connections with buyers than foot traffic, so whatever you decide to do, networking will be key. If you already have a degree in art history, you might opt to take the intensive course at NYU-scripps for appraisal and their courses in running a gallery. (Continuing education). I’ve thought about opening a gallery or working in one myself, and I figured I’d start at NYU. I went to the New School, but I never took courses at Parsons, so I don’t know that program very well.
Now, as someone who lives in New York but is not rich, what we still lack here is someone regularly bringing in the artists from the west coast – namely the Juxtapoz type artists – early. (at least that’s my opinion). If you’re off to sign artists for east coast representation, I think LA and SF are still hotter than NY, and what goes on in East Asia is still more interesting than Europe and outsider is better than stuff produced out of MFA programs….but that is all highly subjective. (I’m not rich. I just go to galleries to look at the new. I’ll come to your opening night, but I’m not your target customer to say the least).
Good luck. (Please tell me how much you make if you go for it. I hope to follow you some day.)
December 20th, 2009 at 11:08 am
allot of the best art dealers never even went to college.
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December 20th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Art dealing is more about connections with buyers than foot traffic, so whatever you decide to do, networking will be key. If you already have a degree in art history, you might opt to take the intensive course at NYU-scripps for appraisal and their courses in running a gallery. (Continuing education). I’ve thought about opening a gallery or working in one myself, and I figured I’d start at NYU. I went to the New School, but I never took courses at Parsons, so I don’t know that program very well.
Now, as someone who lives in New York but is not rich, what we still lack here is someone regularly bringing in the artists from the west coast – namely the Juxtapoz type artists – early. (at least that’s my opinion). If you’re off to sign artists for east coast representation, I think LA and SF are still hotter than NY, and what goes on in East Asia is still more interesting than Europe and outsider is better than stuff produced out of MFA programs….but that is all highly subjective. (I’m not rich. I just go to galleries to look at the new. I’ll come to your opening night, but I’m not your target customer to say the least).
Good luck. (Please tell me how much you make if you go for it. I hope to follow you some day.)
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