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The Aaart Fund, Jill Jongen
The Aaart Fund, Jill Jongen
MA Projects
Art is no longer only perceived as an “investment of passion”. Rather, art constitutes a viable alternative financial asset class that can be exploited through strategic trading. Due to the lower volatility and lesser correlation with traditional assets, holding art in an investment portfolio offers diversification benefits that will maintain returns while reducing risk. However, acquiring the “right” artworks, that is, the ones that will appreciate in value, can be pricey and risky. Investors can overcome these two challenges through participation in pooled art investments such as THE AAART FUND.
THE AAART FUND, located in New York City, is a …
Koda: Business Plan, Klaudia Draber
Koda: Business Plan, Klaudia Draber
MA Projects
High costs of real estate prevent artists and social entrepreneurs from unleashing their curiosity. Secluded working spaces limit inspiration and the ability to cross-pollinate ideas. Traditional entrepreneurship is often disconnected from local realities, and fails to address the pressing societal and communal challenges. KODA provides space for collaborative work and enables synergy. It is a laboratory of creative concepts and a platform to advance the careers of artists and social entrepreneurs in an experimental manner to enable mutual learning and co-creation.
KODA will launch in two locations. The primary exhibition and co-working space will open in 2021 in Crown Heights, …
Kalaheo Art Space, David Hanlon
Kalaheo Art Space, David Hanlon
MA Projects
On Oahu, our local art scene is seeing a renaissance of sorts when it comes to contemporary art practices mixed with local flavor. Kaka’ako area is a great example of this. Kaka’ako and China Town on the island of Oahu are new venues and outlets of contemporary theories and methods of showcasing art and the new generations both social and economic ideologies that have been adapted for island life.
While all of this is happening, there still isn’t a place where creatives on Isle can go to create, collaborate and grow their artistry all in one permanent place. More often …
Gallery Swap, Denise Szekely
Gallery Swap, Denise Szekely
MA Projects
In a world increasingly dominated by mega-Galleries like Zwirner and Gagosian with outposts in several continents, an international presence seems almost required for success. The rising cost of real estate in art capitals like London or New York is harming the gallery ecosystem, with less than half of the galleries reporting profitability. Smaller galleries, if they continue to run the current course, will never be able to compete with the likes of Hauser & Wirth or David Zwirner.
Art fairs are an expensive alternative to providing international reach, as they provide a small yet impersonal space in a different place …
Mccoll Consulting, Virginia Mccoll
Mccoll Consulting, Virginia Mccoll
MA Projects
McColl Consulting is a full-service art-consulting firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, which assists individual and corporate clients in the acquisition, disposition, relocation, and management of collections of fine art and other collectible assets.
We believe that art has the ability to influence our daily lives and transform the spaces in which we live and work. Works of art can inspire, create, and communicate values throughout each environment they are placed.
McColl Consulting provides clients with complete assistance in the purchasing, shipping, handling, installing, and storing of objects as well as managing inventory of the entire collection of fine art and …