Hiring an expert art consultant to navigate the changing art market is essential. We know that interior designers and brands who utilize an art consultant experience less stress, better selections, and are introduced to artworks they would have a difficult time finding on their own.
Andrea Bogart, founder and lead art consultant at Embrace Creatives explains, “My goal is to expand the idea of what art can be while also catering to our clients aesthetics and budget.” As an experienced, full-service art consulting firm, Embrace Creatives easily guides interior designers, architects, and brands through the intricate process of discovering and securing the best artwork and objects for their residence or office space.
To help you understand what to expect when working with an art consultant, we’ll share the questions and concerns we hear most.
What does an art consultant do?
Art consultants are experts who curate art collections for private clients, interior designers, corporations, hospitality projects, etc. Art consultants specialize in finding and/or commissioning the right art for the project’s objectives and are the go-between, managing the art project.
Some consultants offer additional white glove services including fine art printing and framing plus scheduling and supervision of the installation. This type of project management requires technical and curatorial skill sets that can save their client time and headaches.
Why hire an art consultant?
Art consultants have extensive knowledge of the art market and strong connections with a large list of contemporary artists. Using their extensive catalog of art, they offer their clients a rich vision of what their collections can become. Beyond their access to thousands of available works, consultants can commission custom pieces that may better fit a client’s aesthetic or space requirements.
Art consultancy services are crucial for large projects because many of these experts have a curatorial background giving them the ability to speak a similar language to a spacial designer.
In addition to sourcing, art consultants are master project managers, staying in charge of logistics for hundreds of artworks from the time they leave the artist’s studio to their installation. For substantial projects like corporate or hotel art projects, working with a full-service consultancy firm will include a comprehensive art package eliminating the need to hire multiple specialists. Working with an experienced consultant to oversee every aspect of an art collection gives you a hassle-free experience.
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What can you expect?
While clients may arrive with initial ideas, the art consultant’s role is to refine concepts, introduce clients to fresh possibilities, and curate a diverse array of creative options. As the project evolves from the initial meeting and concepts to proposals and discussions then ultimately to the installation, the consultant assumes the role of project manager, ensuring the client receives a trustworthy and professional experience.
Four Step Process
Step 1: Listening. After initial discussions to truly understand the client and their project, a top consultant will gather artwork ideas and build an introductory proposal. At Embrace Creatives we relish this initial discovery phase as the first introduction to our outstanding customer care. After sharing their initial proposal the client chooses the ideas, styles, and artworks they like best and tell the consultant what they don’t like, which is also important.
Step 2: Armed with this feedback the art consultant refines the choices then develops a site-specific proposal that shows how the artwork fits inside the project scope. Using a consultant, the clients are freed from spending hours and hours down the rabbit hole we call the internet searching for QUALITY fine art that fits their space, arrives undamaged and is exactly what they expected. Embrace Creatives understands what makes quality art and will secure the best artwork on time and on budget.
Step 3: After the client has chosen the artwork the consultant secures the pieces for delivery and installation. If a custom artwork is needed the consultant manages the complex commission process and communicates between the client and artist(s) during the entire process making sure the artwork meets their client’s expectations. The art consultant streamlines the process so their client can breathe easy and concentrate on other matters.
Step 4: A white glove art consultancy firm manages every stage of the art procurement process including arranging shipping with a reputable carrier. A consultant will have relationships with professional framers and can help their client choose frames and determine which matting and protective materials suit the artwork and its final location. And when for the install, an art consultant will ensure that the artwork is securely displayed and beautifully presented.
Engaging a reputable art consultant guarantees clients a comprehensive art package tailored to their project, meticulously addressing every stage of the process. The outcome is a world-class art collection perfectly speaking the unique narrative of the project.
How EMBRACE CREATIVES WorkS
Curating Art + Objects
For each art consultancy project, we listen intently, evaluate the space and with you, or with you and your client to identify key opportunities for amazing art. Through in-depth art market research we source from our emerging or mid-career professional artist partners and develop a detailed proposal based on the project needs and budget. Using our extensive database we can curate wall, floor, and ceiling artworks crafted from a range of mediums and techniques.
Custom Artworks
When the project calls for bespoke artwork as opposed to pieces in inventory, we work diligently to ensure that the custom project runs smoothly. We are truly comfortable managing tailor made, custom artworks with our reliable artist partners who are experts in their craft.
Installation & Logistics
We provide end-to-end project management, overseeing any fine art printing and framing needs plus scheduling deliveries and professional installations using trusted vendors.
Artwork that delights
In traditional and innovative styles Embrace Creatives artist partners craft an array of works in various art categories:
PAINTINGS
PHOTOGRAPHY/REPRODUCTIONS
DRAWINGS/PAPER ART
FIBER ARTWORK
SCULPTURE
BIOPHILLIA
FURNITURE
LIGHTING
MULTI-MEDIA
WALLPAPER
3D PRINTED WALLS, TABLETOPS, TILES AND CORPORATE LIGHTING – custom projects
Embrace Creatives is a full-service art consulting firm collaborating with interior designers, architects, developers, and brands to effortlessly build compelling, thoughtful, and joyous art collections. Our passion is to expand the idea of what art can be.
Let’s create AMAZING together and tell the unique story of your client’s restaurant, hotel, commercial property, or hospitality project using innovative artwork and custom installations. Hiring Embrace Creatives, a full-service art consultancy firm with 30+ years of expertise will save you time and de-stress the process of building an art collection. Schedule a presentation or contact us.
