Art Market Coordinator
Creative and design
Level 3 -
Co-ordinating the selling of art, luxury items or collectables in and across the art market with relevant stakeholders.
Reference: OCC1450
Status:
Technical Education Products
Employers involved in creating the standard:
Christies, Dreweatts, Bellmans, Roseberys, Woolley and Wallis, Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers (SOFAA), Lawrences Fine Art Auctioneers, The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers (LAPADA), Lyon and Turnbull, The Society of London Art Dealers Ltd (SLAD), Bonhams, Phillips
Summary
This occupation is found in the art market industry, as part of a team delivering sales. An art market coordinator may be employed by galleries, auction houses or art dealers.
The broad purpose of the occupation is to use specialist knowledge and expertise in art history and research to co-ordinate the selling of artworks in and across the art market with relevant stakeholders. They can work across all art market environments such as galleries, auction houses, and dealers. These may include offices, studios, showrooms, warehouses, art fairs or a combination of these.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with departmental specialists and wider operational teams. They also work with legal and finance departments to provide relevant information on artworks and complete a transaction from end to end. To facilitate sales they liaise with clients, internal colleagues and external stakeholders in the UK or internationally.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for managing the operational elements of art sales, whether that be in the form of art market auctions (live or online), private sales or ‘buy it now’. This will require specialist knowledge and skills in art history and aesthetics to appropriately coordinate logistics, compliance, negotiation, deal making, client services and marketing and research. Roles and responsibilities may vary from organisation to organisation depending on the size of the employer, the specific method of selling and the nature of the artworks involved.
Employers involved in creating the standard:
Christies, Dreweatts, Bellmans, Roseberys, Woolley and Wallis, Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers (SOFAA), Lawrences Fine Art Auctioneers, The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers (LAPADA), Lyon and Turnbull, The Society of London Art Dealers Ltd (SLAD), Bonhams, Phillips
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Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
Duties
Duty D1
Undertake research and analysis to determine relevant information, such as authenticity, provenance and exhibition history.
Duty D2
Work with senior staff to organise views, exhibitions and marketing events for artworks and collections.
Duty D3
Manage art market sales responsibilities, including telephone bidding and sales coordination.
Duty D4
Manage property movement of artworks and collections, including requesting and tracking site transfers.
Duty D5
Coordinate consignments, sales of artworks and collections and other stakeholder engagement activities.
Duty D6
Undertake client service tasks including auction estimates, front-of-house queries, online services, registrations, payments and collections.
Duty D7
Undertake archiving and auditing responsibilities to maintain and handle art market sales documentation and processes.
Duty D8
Coordinate catalogue and print production processes.
Duty D9
Review own professional practice and keep up to date with trends and technology.