Connoisseurship & Methodology Programs

Upcoming Programs

	STUDY DAY Valuating LGBTQ Issues in American Art Friday, September 21, 2018   This program will focus on LGBTQ issues in American Art, beginning with a lecture at the Appraisers Association, followed by visits to the Whitney Museum and the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art. The program will end with a reception at Mr. Leslie's residence.
	SPECIAL EVENING LECTURE Leonardo's Salvator Mundi: Its Journey from Anonymity to Fame and from £45 to $450 Million Tuesday, September 25, 2018   Join us for a special evening at The Lotos Club, where the story of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi's rediscovery will be told by Robert Simon, AAA- who helped establish the painting’s identity and shepherded it from obscurity to world-wide celebrity. A reception will follow the lecture.
	PRIVATE TOUR The Un-Heroic Act: Representations of Rape  in Contemporary Women's Art in the U.S. Friday, October 12, 2018   A tour of "The Un-Heroic Act" exhibition with a talk on the market  of female artists, with the exhibition curator, Monika Fabijanska.
	PRIVATE TOUR Tribal Art from the Collection of Allan Stone Saturday, October 13, 2018   Join the Appraisers Association of America at Rago for an introduction to the eminent art dealer and collector Allan Stone and his collection of tribal arts, on exhibition prior to auction on October 19.
	PRIVATE TOUR Between Two Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor Tour Thursday, November 15, 2018   Join us for an exclusive tour of the exhibition with Leslie Umburger,curator, Folk and Self-Taught Art,  Smithsonian American Art Museum.

 

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Past Programs

The Generalist Appraiser - Online
July 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, August 2, 2018
Tuesdays & Thursdays

Learn to Become a Benefit Auctioneer!
Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Appraisal Review - Live Webinar
Tuesday, June 19, 2018  

Lecture Series: Awards of the Stage
Monday, June 4, 2018
1.5 CE Credits

Outliers and American Vanguard Art
Saturday, May 12, 2018
2 CE Credits

Damage and Loss: Photography
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
3.5 CE Credits

Lecture Series: Prints
Monday, May 8, 2018
1.5 CE Credits

Damage and Loss: European Furniture
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
3.5 CE Credits

Appraising Photographs: AIPAD Tour
Saturday, April 7, 2018
3 CE Credits

Appraising Photographs: AIPAD Tour
Friday, April 6, 2018
3 CE Credits

Lecture Series: Post-War American Sculpture
Monday, April 2, 2018
1.5 CE Credits

Damage and Loss: Contemporary Paintings
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
3.5 CE Credits

Emerging Art: NADA Tour 
Friday, March 9, 2018
2 CE Credits

Lecture Series: Jewelry
Monday, March 5, 2018
1.5 CE Credits

Luxury Consignment: A "RealReal" Overview 
Thursday, February 8, 2018
2 CE Credits

Twentieth Century Ceramics
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
5 CE Credits

175 Years of Photography: Valuing Visual Culture
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
2 CE Credits

Lecture Series: 18th-19thc. Chinese Porcelain
Monday, December 4, 2017
1.5 CE Credits

TCM Presents... Lights, Camera, Action!
Friday, November 17, 2017
2 CE Credits

Print Media: A Two-Part Study Day
Friday, October 27, 2017
6 CE Credits

Wright: Design
Monday, October 16, 2017
2 CE Credits

The Quintessential Louis Comfort Tiffany
Thursday, October 3, 2017
5.5 CE Credits

Lecture Series: Western Art
Monday, October 7, 2017
1.5 CE Credits

Saturday at Swann: African American Fine Art
Saturday, September 30, 2017
2 CE Credits

Magazzino: Postwar and Contemporary Italian Art
Thursday, July 27, 2017
1.5 CE Credits

Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties
Friday, June 16, 2017
2 CE Credits

Saturday at Swann: American Art
Saturday, June 10, 2017
2 CE Credits

All About Bronze: From Foundry to Gallery
Friday, June 9, 2017
5 CE Credits

Mid-Century Along the Delaware
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
5 CE Credits

The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
1.5 CE Credits

Old Master Paintings: Market and Condition
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
3 CE Credits

Appraising Photographs
Thursday, March 30, 2017
3 CE Credits

New York Public Library: Resources for your Appraisal Practice
Monday, March 20, 2017
3 CE Credits

The California Arts and Craft Movement
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
1.5 CE Credits

Red Attack: Congealing Sots-Art, Chinese Avant-Garde and Pop-Art
Saturday, March 11, 2017
2 CE Credits

South Asian Fine Art: Modern and Contemporary
Thursday, March 9, 2017
6 CE Credits

Taking the Mystery Out of History
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
2.5 CE Credits

The Science Before the Sale
Monday, December 12, 2016
7 CE Credits

Hands on at Heritage- Los Angeles
Friday, December 16, 2016
3.5 CE Credits

Oriental Rugs: A Brief Overview
Friday, October 28, 2016
3 CE Credits

The Value of Celebrity: Appraising Personal Property with Pop Culture Provenance
Thursday, September 29, 2016
3 CE Credits

American Sculpture: From 19th Century to Today
Thursday, September 22, 2016
4.5 CE Credits

Exclusive Tour: Dorothy & George Saxe Collection of Glass & Ceramic
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
4 CE Credits

The Generalist Appraiser
Wednesday, August 24 - Friday, August 26, 2016
21 CE Credits

The Fine Art of Printmaking
Thursday, June 16, 2016
7 CE Credits

French Art Deco Masters 
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
4 CE Credits

The Other Side of Paris: 19thc. French Painting and Sculpture
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
5 CE Credits

Jewelry for Generalists
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
7 CE Credits

A Feel for Asia: Traditional Arts of China, Korea & Japan
Friday, March 11, 2016
7 CE Credits

Gemini G.E.L. Printing Studio Tour
Thursday, March 10, 2016
1.5 CE Credits

UOVO: NYC Tour & Reception
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

SEAK Expert Witness Report Writing
Thursday, February 25 - Friday, February 26, 2016

Collector Systems Appraiser: Cloud-Based Software for Appraisers
Friday, February 19, 2016

Old Masters: Market and Condition- Cancelled Due to Weather
Saturday, January 23, 2016
3 CE Credits

Ceramics Study Day
Thursday, January 21, 2016
3 CE Credits

19th Century American Silver: Innovation and Influences
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
5 CE Credits

Looking East: How Japan Inspired Monet, Van Gogh and other Western Artists
Thursday, December 10, 2015
1 CE Credits

19th Century American Silver: Innovation and Influences
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
5 CE Credits

Conservation at LACMA
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
2 CE Credits

The Art of Frames
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
4.5 CE Credits

An Inside Look at the National Arts Club
Thursday, June 18, 2015
1 CE Credit

Classic 20th Century Photography: A Survey and Discussion
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
2 CE Credits

A Collection Management Series: Vetting the Object, Vetting the Source
Friday, June 5, 2015

North American Indian Art: Basic Identification and Valuation
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
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Lock, Stock and Barrel: Norton Simon Museum
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

How to be an Effective Appraisal Expert Witness
Thursday, February 26 & Friday, February 27, 2015

The Generalist Appraiser: Strengthen Your Knowledge and Prepare for the Certification Exam
Monday - Wednesday, February 9, 10 & 11, 2015

American Art and the New Deal
Friday, January 16, 2015

The Los Angeles Appraisal Research Workshop
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

West Coast Study Series: Heath Ceramics Private Walking Tour
Friday, October 17, 2014
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The Business of Appraising: Nuts and Bolts for Your Practice
Monday, September 15, 2014

Resale Goes Upscale
Friday, September 12, 2014

A Collection Management Series: New Essentials for Data Management
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Appraisal Research Workshop: Advanced Research for the Professional Appraiser
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 

The Art Market and the Museum
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
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Appraising Modern Fine Art Tapestries
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Arts of Asia Study Day
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Artworks Foundry Tour 
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

My Client Wants a Stamp Collection Appraised, Now What!?
Wednesday, January 29, 2013

Connoisseurship in Cranbrook & Detroit: A Focus on Art Deco and African American Art
Monday, November 18 & Tuesday, November 19, 2013
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As of January 1, 2014, changes or cancellations to your registration must be made at least 5 business days prior to the start of your course in writing (via fax or email). If you do NOT notify us at least 5 business days before your course, you will be charged a $50 administration fee. 

 

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Unless otherwise noted, changes or cancellations to your registration must be made at least 5 business days prior to the start of your course. If you do NOT notify us at least 5 business days before your course, you will be charged a $50 administration fee.