Bachelor of Art Market

The IESA arts&culture (Institute of Higher Education in Arts and Culture) is a private higher education institution recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Communication. It trains students and professionals in the fields of art and culture.

All of the courses are taught by over 200 professional speakers to develop a perfect general culture, critical thinking, technical skills, and prepare future professionals for excellence and market developments.

Ideally located in the heart of the 11th arrondissement, the IESA arts&culture offers its students a unique space dedicated to training, research, production and dissemination of cultural events, exchanges, international openness and support for young startups.

Since its creation, the school has focused its pedagogy on the project mode in order to bring its students into a creative and concrete dynamic that allows them to integrate the professional world with real skills or to carry out their own projects. The professionalization path followed by students is just as important as the essential academic path.

The IESA arts&culture aims to train professionals who possess a good general culture, specialized knowledge, and acquired skills upon graduation.

Explore the fascinating world of the international art market with the Bachelor's degree in Art Expertise and Commerce. Whether you are an antique dealer, gallery owner, contemporary art fair manager, or auction clerk, this program will allow you to discover all the professions in the sector and create your own professional path around the world. You will develop essential skills such as expertise and evaluation of works of art from different periods, as well as cross-functional skills in marketing, exhibition production, law, and communication.

In addition to academic courses that enable students to acquire expertise in the art market, the Bachelor's program focuses on the practical application of knowledge.

This includes organizing an auction (Juvenars-IESA Prize), numerous seminars on professionalization, photography, medieval art, guided work in galleries, auction houses, and museums to assess artworks, develop exhibition plans and portfolios, design media kits, as well as workshops on desktop publishing, video, writing, theater, and public speaking.

First-year alternating program

2 specializations offered: furniture and art objects & painting and graphic arts

Teaching staff composed of 90% professionals

Strong international focus: study trips to major European capitals, internships abroad, Erasmus semester...

Directed work in prestigious galleries, auction houses, and museums.

UE1 Art knowledge and expertise:

• Tapestry from the 15th to the 20th centuries
• Trip to Florence
• International seminar
• Compilation of an artwork dossier and writing of notices
• Research methodology - writing an article
• Seminar: presenting an artwork to a committee or buyer

Specialization: Furniture and decorative objects

• French and regional furniture from the 15th to the 18th centuries
• European furniture from the 15th to the 18th centuries
• French and European ceramics from the 15th to the 18th centuries
• Bronze and sculpture from the 15th to the 18th centuries
• Silverware from the 15th to the 18th centuries
• Glassware from the 15th to the 18th centuries
• English furniture
• Decorative arts techniques

Specialization: Painting and graphic arts

• French and European painting from the 15th to the 16th centuries
• European drawings and prints from the 15th to the 16th centuries
• French and European painting from the 17th to the 18th centuries
• European drawings and prints from the 17th to the 18th centuries
• English painting
• Introduction to contemporary art
• Painting techniques

UE2 Artwork exhibition:

• Practical case: creating an exhibition dossier

UE3 Communication and marketing:

• Digital marketing and social networks
• Basics of communication planning
• Designing a media kit
• Writing workshop