Below is a list of Appraisal & Collections Management resources for artists and collectors. This list is ever-evolving and covers North America in general.
Personal Property Appraisal Services
The following three Organizations are partners of The Appraisal Foundation, a nonprofit organization authorized by Congress to establish the standards and qualifications that guide appraisers and appraisal organizations. If you are working with an appraiser, please ensure they abide by these standards, established in 1989, to provide integrity, educational excellence, and maintain public trust. For more information about types of appraisals and reasons for appraisals, see this post, The Value Hustle.
- International Society of Appraisers (I belong to ISA, since 2023)
- Appraisers Association of America
- American Society of Appraisers
Collections & Inventory Management
- This third-party article provides a side-by-side comparison of various collections and inventory management software
- Airtable | A spreadsheet that integrates images easily
- Artwork Archive: Inventory management for artists and collectors. This link will take you to my affiliate page, where you can sign up for 20% off your first year.
Databases for Collectibles
Artwork Shipping and Handling
- Crozier | Professional Art Logistics & Transportation
- Specialized Packing materials: https://airfloatsystems.com/
- Fine Art handling and Shipping for moving and storage; https://williamchuff.com/ & https://www.cratersandfreighters.com/
- Crating and moving for valuables, including oil paintings that can warp or have surface damage. Cadogan Tate & Gander and White
Other Resources for Artists & Collectors
- Artist Studio Archives: Resources from the University of NC at Chapel Hill
- Art Biz Success | Podcast Episode with me on Artist Legacy Planning
- ARTDAI provides art & collectibles market data
- Artsy for sharing, researching and reading about the art market; and a special article about Collectors of Fine Craft
- American Craft Council
- Cerf+ | Craft Emergency Relief Fund The Artist Safety Net
- Creating Future Memory: Building the Field of Artist Legacy Stewardship a report from the Joan Mitchell Foundation
- dPlan | ArtsReady (Disaster Planning)
- The James Renwick Alliance for Craft
- The Marks Project | The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
- Native Arts Graves Protection and Repatriation Act | NAGPRA
- National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response
- NYT (Gift) Article about the Rise of Women Collectors
- Psychology Today | Why we Collect
- Rare Art Finder
- Article on the Rise of Digital Archives: How Artists Should Preserve their Work
- The Rosenfield Collection (Ceramics)