7 hod., optionally

Course is taught in blocs. The first bloc contains an introductory lecture, otherwise a structure of the blocs is identical.

Introductory lecture
- presentation of the course: The set of lectures and seminars will focus on the mechanisms of the art market and gallery management both in the Czech Republic and abroad. It will introduce ways how the artistic operation functions, it's important participants and different approaches in the presentation and sale of works. It will consist of introductions to individual chapters, practical examples and lectures of particular personalities. On the project website www.galerijniprovoz.org, can be viewed the public part.

First bloc: Collectors, collecting, private galleries
- Czech collectors: their names and interest, private galleries founded by collectors, where they can be found, in what way they are specific and interesting (for artists and art students)
- world collectors: names of the most famous and interesting ones for contemporary art / students of art, private galleries of collectors, where they are located and why, possible residences, grants, etc.
- meeting with a collector (a lecture or directly visiting their collection, the name will be specified)

Second bloc: Art Market. Galleries, Auctions, Art Fairs, private sale
- the Czech scene: private galleries operating on the international level and the others, auctions and the difference between primary and secondary sales, Art Fairs in our country (history and present), direct sales and how to set the price, others (art investment fund, internet sales, cooperation with architects, etc.)
- the world scene: see the Czech scene outline + important art fairs, where and why, what is their current situation and supposed the future
- visiting a selected gallery / debate with a gallerist / successful artist (will be specified)

Third bloc: Government institutions. How do they work within the art market, what is their role?
- the Czech scene: description of the various mechanisms by which the government institutions interfere with the popularity and marketability of individual artists, specific examples
- how it works at the global level
- visiting Artotéka MG (http://artoteka.moravska-galerie.cz)