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Experiencing the Art Market
認識藝術市場

Course Code
BEWS9061
Application Code
1955-2356NW
Study mode
Part-time
Start Date
To be advised
Duration
3 weeks to 4 weeks
Language
English, supplemented with Cantonese
Course Fee
HK$7,400
Deadline on 12 Mar 2022 (Sat)
Enquiries
29107610
2861 0278
bes@hkuspace.hku.hk
How to Apply
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This course is now part of the Certificate for Module (Art Business Investment and Management) which combined the 2 art courses, Art Business Basics and Experiencing the Art Market, to provide a more comprehensive study of the Art Business. For details, please kindly refer to below link. https://hkuspace.hku.hk/prog/cert-for-module-art-business-investment-and-management
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Highlights

This course studies the major channels for art transactions from both the buyside and sell-side perspectives. It also looks into how art businesses are run and how art collection and investment are executed. Commercial art establishments, such as galleries, auction houses, art fairs, etc., will be introduced with a focus to provide students with practitioners’ points of view of the art business sector. 

Statement of Attendance will be issued to students if they achieve 70% attendance or above.

Programme Details

Business Practice in the Art World

The series of Business Practice in the Art World is designed to give students an opportunity to look inside the art business circle. Students gain knowledge in art business through lectures, experience sharing and visits to the art fairs, galleries and art consultations. It is suitable for newcomers who wish to have a basic understanding of the art business practices. They could be buyers, collectors or investors or even professionals in the fields of wealth management and insurance who need some basic knowledge to facilitate interaction with clients.
 

Experiencing the Art Market 認識藝術市場 

This course studies the major channels for art transactions from both the buy-side and sell-side perspectives. It also looks into how art businesses are run and how art collection and investment are executed. Commercial art establishments, such as galleries, auction houses, art fairs, etc., will be introduced with a focus to provide students with practitioners’ points of view of the art business sector.

Session 1 – An overview of the local and global art market

  • An overview of the art business sector
  • Art as an alternative investment
  • The key developments of the contemporary art market
  • Future trends

Session 2 & 3 – The operation of commercial art establishment

  • Introduction to dealership in Art
  • Running a dealer’s / gallery business
  • Curating a commercial art exhibition
  • The auction market
  • Artists in the art market
  • Introduction to the online art market   

Session 4 & 5 – Art collection and Investments

  • Building a collection
  • Learning from top collectors
  • Collection management
  • Selling your collection at auctions
  • Other forms of art investments

Session 6 – Discussion of key issues and trends in the art market

  • Top issues of the art market
  • Top trends and trends of the art market

Complementing the lectures, there will be homework requiring the students to prepare a short presentation to be done in class.

Timetable

To be advised.

LECTURER

Ms Julia Ip （葉敏中小姐）

Julia Ip is passionate about art and is an avid art collector and independent art curator. With experience as a gallery owner and art consultant offering art collection and investment advice, she has been active in the international art market scene for more than a decade.  Julia frequently treads around the globe to attend major international art events and auctions and has been involved in a number of headline-grabbing transactions for highly sought-after artworks.  She is also a seasoned investment banker with close to 20 years of work experience in global investment banks including UBS, BNP Paribas, and JP Morgan.

Julia is also a keen philanthropist and the founder and executive director of Project Artist X, the first art-based social enterprise in Hong Kong with a mission to benefit the local community through art. In addition, she serves as a committee member for the Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong (ADA), as well as for ADA’s social enterprise arm, ADAM Arts Creation.  From 2010 to 2013, she was on the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Foreign Financial Institutions Association (HKFFIA).

葉敏中（Julia Ip）熱衷於藝術，更是一位積極的藝術收藏家與獨立策展人。Julia帶着擁有自己的畫廊、及提供藝術收藏和投資建議的專業經驗， 在過去十多年一直活躍於全球藝術市場，經常踏足大型的國際藝術活動和拍賣，並參與了很多熱門藝術品的激烈拍賣。除了藝術投資外，Julia也是一位擁有近20年經驗的投資銀行家，曾蹤橫多家大型國際銀行，包括瑞士銀行（UBS），法國巴黎銀行（BNP Paribas）和摩根大通（JP Morgan）等。

Julia也是一位慈善家，創辦了本港首家以藝術為基礎和利用藝術造福本地不同社群為使命的社會企業Project Artist X，現時擔任該機構的執行董事。此外，她更是香港展能藝術會（ADAHK）以及其社企部門ADAM Arts Creations的顧問委員之一。此外，Julia在2010年到2013年間於香港外國金融機構協會（HKFFIA ）出任過董事一職。

Experiencing the Art Market -
Application Code 1955-2356NW

Days / Time
  • Mon, Wed, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Duration
  • 6 session(s)
  • 3 hours per session
Venue

Fee

Course Fee
  • Course Fee : HK$7,400 (includes all lectures and course materials)

Entry Requirements

APPLICANTS SHALL HOLD

(a) Degree holders 

or

(b) Other qualifications or working experience will be considered on individual merit.

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Payment Method
1. Cash, EPS, WeChat Pay Or Alipay

Course fees can be paid by cash, EPS, WeChat Pay or Alipay at any HKU SPACE Enrolment Centres.

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  • bring the completed form(s), together with the appropriate course or application fees in the form of a cheque, and any required supporting documents to any of the HKU SPACE enrolment centres;
  • or mail the above documents to any of the HKU SPACE Enrolment Centres, specifying “Course Application” on the envelope. HKU SPACE will not be responsible for any loss of personal information and payment sent by mail.
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Applicants may also pay the course fee by VISA or Mastercard, including the “HKU SPACE Mastercard”, at any HKU SPACE enrolment centres. Holders of the HKU SPACE Mastercard can enjoy a 10-month interest-free instalment period for courses with a tuition fee worth a minimum of HK$2,000; however, the course applicant must also be the cardholder himself/herself. For enquiries, please contact our staff at any enrolment centres.

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Notes

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  • Fees paid are not refundable except under very exceptional circumstances (e.g. course cancellation due to insufficient enrolment), subject to the School’s discretion. In exceptional cases where a refund is approved, fees paid by cash, EPS, WeChat Pay, Alipay, cheque, FPS or PPS by Internet will be reimbursed by a cheque, and fees paid by credit card will be reimbursed to the credit card account used for payment. 

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  • HKU SPACE will not be responsible for any loss of payment, receipt, or personal information sent by mail.
  • For payment certification, please submit a completed form, a sufficiently stamped and self-addressed envelope, and a crossed cheque for HK$30 per copy made payable to “HKU SPACE” to any of our enrolment centres.
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