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The profession: an artist’s personal art manager
How to help artists and build a career in contemporary art.
The intensive programme
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
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
The work itself
We will go through what an art manager does for an artist: putting on exhibitions, negotiating with galleries, supporting artists, preparing
Conclusions
We will go through the routes an art manager can take to grow.
First steps
We will explain the possible routes and how to get your first projects and your first fees.
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.
Strategy
We will map out a route: from the first tasks to building your own practice or working inside an institution.
Conclusions
We will put the picture together for building a career in the art world.
What you get in 2 days
Our intensive is for you if you are

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
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
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
Getting a profession in art is easier than it seems
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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.
- 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
Registration for the open webinar
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
Entirely online. You can join from any city or country — all you need is the internet and any device: a phone, a tablet or



