Welcome Alumni

We actively keep in touch with former students and help facilitate connections and information sharing within our alumni community:  

• Social Media: The Sotheby's Institute of Art Global Alumni LinkedIn and Facebook group are closed platforms where we encourage alumni to share their news, invitations and information directly with one another, as well as receive updates from the Sotheby's Institute of Art team  
• Alumni Emails: The main form of communication with our alumni, we send regular emails with event invitations, announcements and benefits 
• Alumni Update Form: Completing our Alumni Update Form ensures that we have your current contact details (including to receive Alumni Emails) and professional information; through it, you can also register your interest in participating in a range of Sotheby's Institute of Art activities. 

Your support from Sotheby's Institute of Art does not stop upon graduation. From careers services to library access, we hope that you’ll continue to benefit from the Institute’s world-class facilities: 

• Careers Services: Alumni can access careers resources, including a job posting board, on our bespoke Careers Portal. Graduates who are hiring and other employers can also post job advertisements for Sotheby's Institute of Art students and graduates on the board at no costs. For further information about ongoing career services available to alumni, please contact the New York or London Careers Teams. 
• Library Access: Alumni can continue to access the Institute libraries’ print materials both in New York and London, by appointment. Contact the London Library or the New York Library to request an appointment.  
• Lifetime email: All MA alumni are eligible for an @sia.edu email address. To request an email account, please contact the IT Department with the subject line “Alumni Email Account Request” and your full name in the body of the email.  

• Complimentary transcripts: To request a copy of your academic transcript, please contact Alumni Relations with your name and details of your course, note that transcript requests may take up to three weeks to process. 

We are pleased to be able to provide a range of discounted and complementary offers for our alumni*, both at Sotheby's Institute of Art and further afield. Many of these are the result of broader partnerships between Sotheby's Institute and leading arts, culture, and luxury organisations. New and limited time offers are always added to the Alumni LinkedIn and Facebook groups, so do join these for the most current updates. Unless otherwise listed, email alumni@sothebysinstitute.com for details about how to claim these benefits: 

• Discounts on Sotheby's Institute of Art Courses:  Alumni receive a 20% discount on online professional courses, or a 15% discount on in-person professional courses. We are also happy to offer a 10% Friends and Family Discount on Professional Programmes to those referred by a graduate. Please contact our Professional Programmes Team to claim these discounts. (These discounts cannot be used with other promotions or early booking discounts.)
• Additional Offers (some of these are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis): 
  • PHOTOFAIRS New York (8-10 September 2023): Alumni receive 20% off tickets as part of our relationship as the Educational Partner of PHOTOFAIRS New York 
  • Positions Berlin Art Fair (14-17 September): A limited number of VIP passes are available thanks to alumna Daniela Carrasco Zanini of CAM Galeria 
  • LAPADA Art and Antiques Fair London (27 September – 1 October 2023): Alumni receive a 30% discount off fair tickets, Sotheby's Institute of Art is the fair’s Educational Partner   
  • ISA Education Foundation Virtual Business Education Seminar (7 October 2023): ISA are offering Sotheby’s Institute of Art Alumni a 25% discount off tickets for their annual online business seminar. Registrants who cannot attend virtually on the day will be granted access to a recording of the seminar after the event.
  • Financial Times Business of Art Summit, (9 October 2023): As a Supporting Partner of the inaugural FT Business of Art Summit, Sotheby's Institute of Art is pleased to offer alumni a 15% discount to the Summit, either in person or online 
  • 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair London (13-15 October 2023): Alumni receive a 10% discount on tickets to the fair  
  • Untitled Art Fair Miami Beach (6-10 December 2023): A $15 discount on tickets is available to alumni as part of our partnership with Untitled 2023 
  • Lund Humphries: Leading art press Lund Humphries has published a number of works by Sotheby's Institute of Art faculty, including our Hot Topics series, and makes their entire catalogue available to Sotheby's Institute of Art Alumni at 20% off the listing price  

If you are interested in discussing potential benefits or partnerships with Sotheby’s Institute, please contact j.catalano@sothebysinstitute.com.  

Throughout the year, we deliver an international programme of events for our alumni, both online and in-person. Details of these events are shared in the regular Alumni emails and on our LinkedIn and Facebook pages. Examples of recent events include:  

• A private morning at London’s newly reopened National Portrait Gallery, with a welcome from the Director and early access to Paul McCartney: Eyes of the Storm 
• An exclusive evening at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, hosted by Jennifer Yee (MACA 2010), Director of Public Programmes, with tours of exhibitions by Sarah Sze and Pablo Picasso 
• A breakfast during Art Basel at Wilde Gallery, hosted by Gallery Director Simmy Swinder Voellmy (MAAB 2010) 
• A reception on the occasion of TEFAF Maastricht, held in a 17th-century Augustinian Church 
• Online Alumni Masterclasses on subjects including copyright cases in the supreme court, NFTs, and the evolution of royal portraiture 

We look forward to keeping in touch!

*Sotheby's Institute of art alumni are those who have completed an MA, accredited Semester course, or the historic Works of Art course. We very much value our ongoing relationship with past students from all of our courses, who are part of our broader Sotheby’s Institute of Art family. Past students receive 10% off any future professional courses, either in-person or online, and are also invited to join our regular Online Masterclass series at no cost.  

To find out about these opportunities, as well as additional invitations and benefits, please join our Sotheby's Institute of Art Global Past Programme Participants Facebook group, or email alumni@sothebysinstitute.com.