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Der Schlossgut Schwante Workshop 2023

27.-29. September

The Institute for Artists’ Estates is coming to Schlossgut Schwante, close to Berlin, for a 3-day seminar for artists’ estates and artist-endowed foundations.
Trained by high profile referents in a small group of 25 persons max., artist’s estate and artist’s organisation executives as well as other art world representatives will learn about all relevant fields of artist’s legacy planning and artist’s estate management, accompanied by an exciting range of case studies.

LOCATION: Schlossgut Schwante, close to Berlin


DATE: 27th-29th September 2023


SEMINAR FEE: 3500 €, plus VAT


CLOSING DATE: 11th August 2023

Due to very limited capacities and to secure a balanced composition of participants we will conduct a selection procedure. We are now open for applications.

Please contact us via info@artists-estates.com

Key questions that will be addressed:

1. How should the estate be administered?
Should the estate be administered in a private form?
Should the estate be administered in an institutionalised form?
Profit or non-profit definition of objectives?

2. Who should administer the estate?

Family?

Third party?

Role of advisory bodies?

Composition of advisory bodies?

3. Which objectives can be reached?
How to define the objectives for the estate in the short, mid, and long term?
Should the estate be set-up for an indefinite or definite period?

How to finance the achieving of these objectives?
 
4. What are MY instruments?
What do I do with the archive and studio?
Will a catalogue raisonné and an authentication committee be necessary?

How do I work with museums?

How do I work with academia/scholarship?

How do I work with the art market?

Programme

DAY ONE


The Basics of Artists’ Estates
             Location: Schlossgut Schwante, Oberkrämer

REGISTRATION

INTRODUCTION:
WELCOME AND OVERVIEW OF THE FIELD OF ARTISTS’ ESTATES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Seminar Philosophy and Goals
Artist’s Estates – Life cycles, Strategies and Tools

THE CULTURAL ASSET:
DUTY, INVENTORY ANALYSIS AND PROFILE FORMATION

Maintaining the Art Historical and Physical Integrity of a (Gesamt-) Kunstwerk
Defining the duty of cultural stewardship

Inventory, Categorisation and Selection
Locating and securing the oeuvre belonging to the estate, bringing the artworks in order, putting them into relationship, and defining the body of artworks to work with

Conservation & Technology
Getting an overview of the artworks conditions, learn the basics of conservation techniques and the limits with
regard to ownership rights

MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORMANAGEMENT:
THE DOING OF IT AND HOW TO GET HELP

Required Know How
What to know and which skills to bring when managing an artist estate

Boards & Advisors
How to bring in experts, of which professions, and how to remunerate them

External Management vs Internal Management
Do it yourself or hiring someone, pros and cons, and where to find workforce

THE ARCHIVE:
HOW THE ARCHIVE CAN SERVE THE GOALS OF THE ESTATE

Archive Strategies
Using the archive for the best benefit of the estate, internal vs. external structures, accessibility, source
of inspiration and integrity

The Art of Archiving
What to know when setting up and structuring an archive

LUNCH

THE CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ:
HOW TO PRESENT THE ARTIST OEUVRE IN THE 21st CENTURY

Organisation & Costs
Setting up a catalogue raisonné project: today’s requirements, members of a CR-team, research techniques, process and cost structures

New Publishing Technologies
State of the art online services for a digital catalogue raisonné

COFFEE BREAK

CASE STUDY


DAY TWO

Museum, Academia and Emotions.   
Location: Schlossgut Schwante, Oberkrämer


WELCOME

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:
INTERACTING WITH MUSEUMS AND THE PUBLIC SPACE

Museum Strategy
The role of public institutions in relation to an estate and how to interact

Giving Art Away
What, how, when to give, for what reasons

Legal & Tax Issues
Loans, donations, gift/purchase-programmes

LUNCH

ACADEMIA:
INTERACTING WITH RESEARCH, ARTS EDUCATION AND ARTISTS

The Importance of Academia for an Estate’s Work
How to approach the academic world and artists for the best use of the estate

Forms & Structures to Work with Academia
Showroom, Archive, Grants & Scholarships

COFFEE BREAK

WORKSHOP WITH FAMILY AFFAIRS:

Dealing with emotions and family dynamics

EXCURSION BERLIN:
STUDIO/EXHIBITION VISIT

DAY THREE


Market & Marketing
Location: Schlossgut Schwante, Oberkrämer


WELCOME


ART MARKET:

INTERACTING WITH THE SALES SIDE

Art Market Strategies
The role of a gallery and auction houses to an estate and how to collaborate with them

Selling & Buying Art
What, how and when to sell and how to participate, for what reasons, in the secondary market

LUNCH


COMMUNICATIONS:
DEVELOPING AN OWN LANGUAGE

PR
Public reception, press, reputation management and crisis communication

The Use of Social Media
Twitter, facebook, pinterest, instagram, snapchat: Which channel for which purpose?

COFFEE BREAK

CASE STUDY

WRAP UP