Also called: Art Consultant
Helps wealthy collectors, companies, and hotels buy art, building their collections.
An art advisor visits galleries and art fairs like Art Basel, researches artists, and negotiates prices on behalf of clients. Corporate art consultants pick hundreds of works for office buildings and hotels. Commissions are often 10-20% of purchases.
Estimate. Income comes from commissions and fees; top advisors to major collectors earn much more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in art history; experience at galleries or auction houses.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Art History, Business, Arts Administration.
Growing about average. Art market is cyclical.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI and price databases help value art; relationships, taste and trust with wealthy collectors drive the business.
Classes: AP Art History, Economics, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-9099.
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