AAH 208 - The Business of Visual Art and Contemporary Entrepreneurship

Course Units: 1.0

In this course students will study and learn the business of the art world and entrepreneurship in the visual arts from the early 20th century through today. Topics to be covered include the economics of the art market and the commodity of art, auction houses, private collectors, art fairs, gallery ownership, art foundations, non-for-profits, and art criticism. Group assignments, field trips and guest lectures form a large component of the course. CC: LCC, HUM ISP: AMS