MA in Art Business
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 10,900 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* there is no application deadline for postgraduate courses
** home full-time: £10,900 | international full-time: £18,700
Introduction
Why choose this course?
If you are interested in developing a career in the commercial art world, this course will prepare you for the opportunities lying ahead. You will develop the key skills and gain the knowledge to understand global art markets in the context of their ever-changing artistic, cultural and economic environments.
Making the most of its location in Europe's art market capital in London, this Art Business MA degree draws on a high standard of interdisciplinary academic and practical teaching by recognised industry professionals. It also offers insights from art market practitioners, both those with long-standing careers and those who are rising entrepreneurs of the millennial generation. The curriculum is carefully designed to balance skills training with academic rigour and to combine core business and legal concepts with industry-specific knowledge in order to reflect the diverse professional landscape students will enter on graduation. Our students benefit from frequent field trips to different art businesses, including galleries, auction houses and art fairs.
The course is delivered in partnership with the Kingston Business School, enabling students to benefit from the know-how of business school experts, as well as from the creative and stimulating atmosphere of the Kingston School of Art. This unique partnership makes us the only institution in the country to deliver an Art Business programme within the environment of a business school.
*This course was previously named Art Market & Appraisal (Professional Practice) MA
Reasons to choose Kingston
- Art Business at Kingston School of Art is the only degree on the subject delivered in partnership with a business school. This partnership grants you cutting-edge business thinking, combining the creative culture of an art school with testing in real-world contexts.
- On-site visits and behind-the-scenes tours with major auction houses and commercial galleries enrich the classroom experience with real-life experiences.
- This course is delivered by professionals active in the industry, who will pass on their first-hand knowledge and prepare you for a flourishing career in the art world.
The Art School Experience
As part of Kingston School of Art, students on this course benefit from joining a creative community where collaborative working and critical practice are encouraged.
Our workshops and studios are open to all disciplines, enabling students and staff to work together, share ideas and explore multi-disciplinary making.
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Curriculum
What you will study
You will benefit from a systematic approach to understanding the core functions of the art market across different sectors and geographies, understanding the importance of pre-modern markets and learning about the complexities of today's international art market. This will allow you to cater your studies to your individual needs and future career interests.
The History of the Art Market focuses on your understanding of past and present art business practices and changes in the art market over the past 400 years. Object Analysis & Appraisal will teach you how to handle and value an artwork: how an artwork is catalogued, its commercial value established and what happens during the process of selling a work of art. Art valuation classes are through lively and hands-on workshops and seminar sessions with teaching staff and art market professionals.
The Business and Art module, delivered at the Kingston Business School, is designed to understand the complex and dynamic relationship between art and commerce: you will be taught the latest business practices, which will then be tied to the context of the commercial art world.
Modules
This course gives you both an overview of the art market business as well as the opportunity to gain detailed knowledge in a specific area of fine art and collectables.
Fundamental to the course are modules which introduce you to wide-ranging subjects, from connoisseurship, object identification and authentication to cataloguing.
The modules will enhance your business practice skills, and through the research element of the programme, you'll develop your critical analysis skills as well as detailed knowledge within a chosen specialist area.
Core modules
- History of the Art Market
- Object Analysis & Appraisal
- Business and Art
- Major Project
Optional modules
- Professional Placement
Additional year with placement
Many postgraduate courses at Kingston University allow students to do a 12-month work placement as part of their course. The responsibility for finding the work placement is with the student; we cannot guarantee the work placement, just the opportunity to undertake it. As the work placement is an assessed part of the course, it is covered by a student's Student Route visa.
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
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Career Opportunities
After you graduate
Our students come from all corners of the world and often take the learning of the course back to their own countries. Graduates from the Art Business MA course set up galleries and online platforms, manage collections and advise collectors, and work for auction houses or galleries. More and more students set up their own companies or expand their current businesses.