The ARA is a group of leading professionals who represent a wide spectrum of the fine and decorative arts, with expertise in the maintenance, planning and disposition of these properties. The goal is to provide a forum for collectors, professionals, and cultural institutions and to educate and advise regarding the stewardship and disposition of cultural assets, including issues of collection management and financing, provenance, risk management, financial and estate planning, relationships with cultural institutions and philanthropy.
The ARA will benefit the public by providing:- Lectures and symposia
- Position papers and surveys of relevant issues
- Database of public collections, categorized by focus and genre
- Website to facilitate the foregoing
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors -
The Fine Art of Tangible Assets: Transforming Collections Into Philanthropic Opportunities
(PDF to download)
Church World Service's GiftLaw Calculator
Deduction calculators and articles on various charitable planning tools
New York Sun - July 22, 2008 - Borrowing With Fine Art as Collateral
New York Times - July 10, 2008 - Senate Panel Close to Deal on Donations of Artwork
The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector has released Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for Charities and Foundations.
The Guide represents the first time that charities and foundations reflecting a broad cross-section of the American nonprofit community have come together to develop principles of ethical conduct, accountability, and transparency that they aspire to and encourage all organizations to follow. For more information, and to download or order print copies, visit www.nonprofitpanel.org.
Reprinted with special permission of Independent Sector. A nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of charities, foundations, and corporate philanthropy programs whose mission is to advance the common good by leading, strengthening, and mobilizing the independent sector. www.independentsector.org.
Advisory Opinion from N.Y Tax Department (PDF to download)
- Andy Augenblick
- Art Finance
- John Cahill
- Contract Attorney
- Monroe Denton*
- Art Writer and Critic
- Vivian Ebersman
- Art Historian
- Christiane Fischer*
- Art Insurance
- Jeffrey Galant
- Trust and Estate Attorney
- Elizabeth von Habsburg*
- Art Appraisals/Art Consultants
- Mary-Jo Knight*
- Financial Consultant
- Judith Pearson
- Art Title Insurance
- Judith Prowda
- Art Law
- Cristin Tierney
- Art Advisor
AXA Art Insurance
New York Sun - May 28, 2008 - An Empress Without Clothes (So To Speak)
Cristin Tierney
PDFs for download:
Art's Anxiety Attack - WSJ, Sept. 28, 2007
Sotheby's $269.7 Million Auction Falls Short - Bloomberg, Nov. 8, 2007
Building a Collection - UBS, 2006
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