Our vision is to be universally acknowledged as the premier provider of advanced object-based art education, whose graduates combine passion for the visual arts with scholarship and market sophistication in order to flourish as leaders in the international art world.

Our degrees are awarded by the University of Manchester in the UK and combine professional training with academic study.

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In London we offer six MA degree programmes in Art Business, Contemporary Art, Fine & Decorative Art, Photography, East Asian Art and Contemporary Design.

A number of specialist One-Semester programmes and a series of shorter Summer Study courses also take place in London, as well as Evening classes, day courses and Art Fair Courses.

In New York we offer three full-time graduate-level programmes in Art Business, Contemporary Art and American Fine & Decorative Art.

A variety of short courses and summer intensive programmes focused on the fast-changing global art market are offered in New York. They provide unparalleled opportunities to gain the skills, knowledge, and insight required to succeed in the international art world.

Courses offered in New York are non-credit bearing. Upon the successful completion of this two semester course of study, students receive a non-credit Graduate Certificate which will be accepted in transfer by Sotheby’s Institute of Art—London. Students may then matriculate for the Master’s Degree by completing a dissertation (Master’s thesis) in a third semester of independent study under the supervision of the London faculty. The MA degree is validated by The University of Manchester (UK).

In Singapore we offer two MA programmes in Art Business and Contemporary Art.

A range of Short Courses and Travel Programmes held in conjunction with the Master's degree programme in Art Business are offered throughout the year.