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.
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 24 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.
Art Source South Africa’ Services
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.
Article by : Les Cohn. During August, September, October and November Art Source South Africa in association with the Meta Foundation and funded by...
The World Outside Your Studio
Article by : Les Cohn. In August 2023, Les Cohn gave a 1 day workshop titled The World Outside Your Studio to an artist group at Broadlands Manor,...
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...
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.
The importance of art, cultural heritage and indigenous knowledge with a focus on new curatorial approaches
The presentation discusses the value of a society’s art and culture as an expression of its community identity where rituals, art and artifacts embody its history, memory, traditions and values in tangible form.
Perspectives & Views
Latest art related news and interesting articles.