Art Consulting, Artist Training & Coaching :

Art Source South Africa

Art Source South Africa (est.2001) is a visual arts consultancy with a proven track record operating within the contemporary arts sector. Core services are artist professional career training, coaching and mentorship and exhibition management.

Opening of Walking on a Rim of Light

A solo exhibition by DIANA PAGE to be opened by Dr Julia Martin & Dr Alex Dodd
on Saturday 1 April – 11h00
at 138 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch
Concludes 30 April.
An Art Source project

Plan Your Art Strategy

A two day seminar facilitated by Les Cohn from Art Source South Africa in association with MOK art gallery Stellenbosch

Your talent, dedication, technical expertise and hard work are necessary to create an artwork. However, industry information, a clear strategic career plan and an understanding of the business of art develops a professional career!

Professional Practice Coaching

Move your art career forward. Art Source South Africa’s art Career Coaching offers individualised guidance, artwork critiques, exhibition curatorial support and marketing information and advice to artists at any level to assist them manage their professional art careers.

The Story

Artist training, mentorship, coaching, career guidance and exhibition curation.

Established in 2001 by Les Cohn as a visual arts project management consultancy. Art Source South Africa has a 21 year proven track record and excellent reputation by a commitment to transparency and professionalism.

It occupies a unique niche and offers selected professional services to the contemporary arts sector. Training, mentorship, coaching, career guidance and exhibition curation are core services offered to artists and other industry players.

Clients have ranged from individual contemporary artists, museums and galleries, corporations, educational institutions, foundations and non-profit organisations.

Current Projects

We are proud to manage these artists.

Rosemarie Marriott’s solo exhibition Kinderkamer opens on 25 May 2022 at Henry George Gallery, 2 Bompas Road, Dunkeld West, Johannesburg.

The Business of Being an Artist.

The Business of Being an Artist.

Article by : Les CohnDuring August, September, October and November Art Source South Africa in association with the Meta Foundation and funded by...

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The World Outside Your Studio

The World Outside Your Studio

Article by : Les CohnIn August 2023, Les Cohn gave a 1 day workshop titled The World Outside Your Studio to an artist group at Broadlands Manor,...

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Istanbul and Stellenbosch

Istanbul and Stellenbosch

Article by : Carl Becker"...her country, our country, but also nobody's country, a myth of country in a constantly changing continuum of life and...

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You and online – shifting to the ‘NEW NORMAL ‘

You and online – shifting to the ‘NEW NORMAL ‘

In 2020 our lives changed dramatically. The COVID-19 pandemic starting as a whimper in distant China, spread with lightning speed across the world. The art industry did not escape unscathed. Galleries, museums, art fairs and festivals worldwide closed with exhibitions postponed indefinitely.

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Perspectives & Views

Latest art related news and interesting articles.