Art and Its Markets: Navigating Art, Finance & Value

Course overview

 This 10 week intensive programme has been specifically designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and networks you need to confidently navigate the global art market.  Offered live online with in-person formative sessions and field trips included in the program, this course is designed for aspiring collectors, professionals, family offices, and anyone seeking to establish a significant presence in the art world.

Guided by two former Directors of Education at Christie’s London and New York, alongside accomplished Christie’s Education alumni now working across the sector, as well as leaders in their fields, the programme combines rigorous academic insight with real-world expertise. Each session delivers the practical tools and deep understanding essential to evaluating, acquiring, and investing in art.

The course has been designed around practicality: assignments  and field visits included in the package match a rigorous academic setup. A Venetian weekend, consisting of a comprehesive o guided tour of the 2026 Biennale and other tours will complete the learning. 

Students of the 10-weeks cohort will also receive preferential access to the upcoming revisited ArtWorldAdvisoryAlumni community.

Course Highlights
Over the 10 weeks, you will explore:

• Introduction to the Art Market – how a $5 canvas becomes a $5M+ treasure

• Art Valuations & Purpose – pricing the priceless

• Art and its Markets - from emerging scenes to Trophy lots– from old masters to NFTs

• Auctions and the secondary market - theatre, strategy & price discovery

• Writing for the Art Market –  from wall labels to investment memos.

• The Art of finance - where wealth management meets art

• Art Market Space - inside out, a museum as a place of innovation

• The Art of Luxury and the Luxury of Art - new channels for ancient indulgences

• Art Law & Ethics - Written and Unwritten Rules of the Game

• Bringing it all together - the collecting journey: experiencing the art market from the Inside.

Beyond the Classroom
While the course is delivered online for maximum accessibility, participants will also have the opportunity to join visits to leading art fairs and the Venice Biennale. An exclusive and dedicated alumni group offering network support, long-term professional growth and also providing invaluable access to the communities and connections that define the art world.

Who Should Join

• Professionals seeking to advance or pivot into the art sector

• Aspiring collectors looking to build their confidence and expertise

• Family offices aiming to diversify portfolios through art investment

• Entrepreneurs and advisors setting up family offices or private collections

Why This Programme?
This course goes beyond theory, offering you analytical frameworks, practical know-how, and insider perspectives from those at the forefront of the market. Each week features short, practical assignments—assessed at the end of the course with personalised feedback—to consolidate learning. By the end of the 10 weeks, you will be positioned not only to understand art as a cultural asset but also to leverage it as a financial and strategic one—an essential skill set in today’s evolving global art economy.

The Dates
3 February - 7 April 2026

Tuesday evenings via Zoom

Time: 7.00pm - 8.00pm (UK time)

Fees
Registration Standard: €2000

• Complete access to all 10 sessions

• Learning materials

• Certificate of Completion

• Registration Premium: €2200

  • All benefits of the standard registration

  • Access to exclusive workshops

  • Networking sessions with professionals in the field

  • Trip to Art Fair and Venice Biennale

• Early Bird: €1500 - with discount code - GJYTWHP(for registrations before January 2026)

  • Access to all standard benefits

  • learning materials

• to register for the premium contact us directly.

Meet Your Lecturers

Raffaella Vitale is an art advisor and consultant with extensive experience in the art industry. Born in Italy, she holds a BA in Economics from the University of Siena and studied Art Business at Sotheby's Institute in London, where she now regularly lectures. Raffaella’s career includes roles as an Art Collection Manager for London-based art advisory Gurr Johns and as an Art Lecturer onboard various luxury yachts.

Cristiano De Lorenzo is Christie’s Italy’s managing director.

Graduated in History of Art from La Sapienza University, Rome, his diverse career has led him from showbusiness, to public museums, private art institutions, editorial activity and university teaching.

Cristiano’s auction business career began at Christie’s London in 2008 in the European Public Relations Department. Subsequently, he moved to Hong Kong where he spent three years as Chief of Staff to the Asian Chairman. In 2016, he moved to Milan to run the Italian branch of the auction house.

Passionate about all forms of art, architecture and design, he now adheres to a corporate role within the secondary art market and often ascends a Christie's rostrum for charity auctions in collaboration with various non-profit organisations.

Matteo Pace is a London-based wealth manager and family office advisor shaping the intersections between global markets and the art world. He works with professionals, entrepreneurs and families on multi-asset portfolios that integrate art, collectibles and other real assets into long-term wealth and alternative investment strategies. Alongside his client work, Matteo has co-founded and invested in a select group of art businesses and advises across the primary and secondary markets, supporting artists and next-generation collectors with clear, disciplined and ethical advice.