Maria Hiltunen-Sedoshenko Art manager, curator
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The profession: an artist’s personal art manager

How to help artists and build a career in contemporary art.

31 August and 1 September19:00
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Programme

The intensive programme

Day 1: who an artist’s art manager is
1

How the art world is arranged

We will show how contemporary art works from the inside: who gallerists, curators, artists and art managers are, and what each of them does

2

Income

We will explain where the income comes from, where the fixed fee and the % of sales come from, and how much you can earn at the start and

3

The work itself

We will go through what an art manager does for an artist: putting on exhibitions, negotiating with galleries, supporting artists, preparing

4

Conclusions

We will go through the routes an art manager can take to grow.

Day 2: how to become an art manager
1

First steps

We will explain the possible routes and how to get your first projects and your first fees.

2

How to work with artists

We will look at how to build relationships with artists, how to find your own authors and support their projects.

3

Strategy

We will map out a route: from the first tasks to building your own practice or working inside an institution.

4

Conclusions

We will put the picture together for building a career in the art world.

Result

What you get in 2 days

You will understand how the art market works and who is responsible for what
You will get a step-by-step route into the art manager profession
You will learn where the income comes from and how much you can earn
You will build a strategy for the first steps — from first projects to fees
Author of the course, art manager, curator and author of education programmes for artists

Maria Hiltunen-Sedoshenko

Art becomes valuable when it finds its viewer. This is your voice, and it is up to you what you want to say with it.

Sign up for the intensive and start your career in the art world
Maria Hiltunen-Sedoshenko
Education: RMA business school, art management, the gallery business and conflict studies (social psychology)
Experience: Phillips auction house, gallery 11.12, Winzavod and work on the artists’ side as a manager
7 major courses on art history, the art market and psychology
Since 2020 more than 600 students have taken or are taking the education programmes
MMOMA

MMOMA (25 Petrovka Street)

The exhibition Katrin Z. Between Fun and Pleasure

Art fairs

6 art fairs

DaMoscow 2019, Cosmoscow 2020, Blazar 2020, Art Russia 2020–2022

Gallery exhibitions

Gallery exhibitions

Damir Muratov: «Short Stories» 2020; Nikita Shokhov: Scan Klaxon 2020 and others

Who it suits

Our intensive is for you if you are

Curator, designer or anyone from a creative field

Curator, designer or anyone from a creative field

If you have already worked in a creative industry but want a deeper understanding of how the art market works, want to learn to run projects, talk to

A future art manager with no experience

A future art manager with no experience

If you have always dreamed of working in the art world, inspiring, coordinating and helping artists, but do not know where to start,

An artist who wants to step outside the studio

An artist who wants to step outside the studio

If you want not only to make work but to learn to show it to the world, build a career, work with galleries and institutions

Registration

Getting a profession in art is easier than it seems

Fill in the form and we will remind you, so you do not miss the intensive.

Free open intensive

Two days of practice on the profession of an artist’s art manager — and how to build a career in contemporary art.

Free
31 August and 1 September at 19:00 — free to attend
  • How the art world works and what an art manager does
  • Where the income comes from and how much you can earn
  • A step-by-step route into the profession

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, attending is completely free. No hidden payments, no card details, no subscriptions — to join the intensive you only need to leave a request

No, there will be no recording. The intensive is live only — that way you can ask Maria questions during the broadcast and get answers straight away 31 August and 1 September at 19:00 Moscow time. After you register we will send a reminder by email so you do not miss the start.

No, no experience is needed. The intensive is designed for beginners too: we will start from scratch — how the art world works, who an artist’s art manager is

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