Collection Curatorial Services

Collection Management

Specialise in providing extensive collection management services to both private and corporate clients no matter what stage they are at in their collecting  and collection management journey. Whether you have an established art collection or those who have just started investing, Validarte can help.

• Inventories, databases and cataloguing: implementation, maintenance and backup of databases and catalogues
• Digitisation work: creation and maintenance of photographic records.
• Specialist provenance research: biographical details of the artist including their exhibition history. we conduct thorough research and due diligence on authenticity, condition, historical value and provenance.
• Provide ongoing maintenance, conservation, condition and location artworks.

 Art in the workplace

Introducing art into an office space has many benefits, most notably it encourages an active promotion of creative thinking and the elevation of mood and positivity in the workplace, thereby making employees more engaged and productive.

Developing a socially-responsible art collection can also improve a business’ image by aligning the company with a cultural awareness, and an investment in the community and the arts.

By acquiring artworks from artists who are from disadvantaged or minority backgrounds and are underrepresented in the art world can be a genuine unifying element within a company, as employees can feel a stronger connection to the business and a sense of pride knowing that they work for a company that is actively supporting the arts.

• Artwork selection and procurement: Our art consultants advise corporations to acquire art with specific philanthropic intent, for example buying from lesser known emerging artists who are struggling to launch their careers or artists from marginalised groups to actively support their careers.

Our corporate art consultants review in detail the client’s vision for the corporate art and creatively develop an art strategy that responds to their requirements, their brand’s ethos and company objectives. Art can boost your company profile and help to raise your corporate social responsibility profile through exhibitions, sponsorship opportunities and engagement with the wider arts community.

Art Collection Social Audit

Start a collection that has an impact and collect for change. At Validarte, we advocate a socially-responsible means of collecting. Validarte can help your corporation build a more socially aware and purpose driven art collection which reflects the current times and the values you want your company to represent. Artwork in the workplace is important to get right. What you choose to display on your walls and what artists are represented in your collection says a lot about your company’s values.

• Running a social art audit of your art collection will have a positive impact not only on your business but also your company culture.
• To stand out in the eyes of consumers, employees and investors AND stand out from the competition.

“Digitisation of our collection has, for the first time, provided data that unlocked insights concerning the social provenance of our collection. We were surprised to discover only 18% of the collection was from female artists and less than 10% were from BAME or cultural diverse backgrounds. This data and analysis is helping inform future collection decisions and applying an ESG dimension to our collection.“

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