THE LANDSCAPE OF THE ART WORLD
HAS PROFOUNDLY TRANSFORMED.
The Academy is an online education platform that builds upon The Art Business Conference’s decade-long legacy and has been developed in partnership with Marc Spiegler, former global director of Art Basel and a longtime visiting professor at Università Bocconi in Milan, one of Europe’s leading business schools.
Whether you're already in the art sector, thinking of a new career path, or even considering launching an art-world venture, The Academy provides a streamlined way to dive into the rapid evolution of today's art world, gain fresh perspectives, and forge your own path in the industry.
DEEP DIVE INTO THE GLOBAL ART WORLD WITH OUR 4-PART PROGRAM
CULTURAL CATALYST PROGRAM
Make your idea funding-ready with Marc Spiegler and the ArtNova team. Our newly launched Cultural Catalyst Program is a 10-week course designed to sharpen your idea - for a commercial startup, a new NGO or even a governmental initiative - and make it ready to pitch. Candidates for the course must have their concept approved before acceptance.
FOUNDERS
MARC SPIEGLER
Cultural Strategist
Having led Art Basel from 2007 to 2022, Marc Spiegler now works on a portfolio of cultural-strategy projects. He is President of the Board of Directors of Superblue and the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the future UBS Digital Art Museum in Hamburg. He works with the Luma Foundation on long-term strategic issues, and serves on the boards of the ArtTech and Art Explora foundations. In addition to working with companies such as Prada Group, KEF Audio and Sanlorenzo in developing cultural strategies, Spiegler has long been a Visiting Professor in cultural management at Università Bocconi in Milan.
LOUISE HAMLIN
Founder, Art Market Minds
Louise is a Courtauld Institute graduate with over a decade of experience as Head of Sales at The Art Newspaper. In 2014, she founded her own events organisation, launching conferences in London, New York, Shanghai, Cape Town, TEFAF Maastricht and at Art Dubai. The Art Business Conferences have become a firm fixture in the annual art world calendars, educating on the dynamics of the art market and convening all sectors of the art world community. The conferences were acquired in 2024 by the cultural investment fund ArtNova, and now includes The Art Business Conference Paris and further expansion into Asia planned in 2025.
