Building a Sense of Place and Community with Art
The Wells Group offers a full range of fine arts consulting and appraisal services that will be tailored to comfortably match your organizations' art collection interests and needs. Whether your organization is in the initial stages of incorporating art into your work place environment or developing a long range plan to expand and evolve your art collection, the Wells Group will make the process as stress-free and enjoyable as possible. We also work with small companies and individuals to assist with private collections that can include obtaining a single piece of art for their space.
Services
Depending on your needs and budget, we will develop and implement a creative and comprehensive plan that can include any of the following services:
- Assist in forming an Office Art Employee Committee or working with an existing committee.
- Evaluation of existing art work and determination of short term and long term art collection objectives.
- Goal setting and budgeting for future purchases.
- Develop art collection plan based on existing and future art work and space available for placement.
- Select art work and or commission new works from a wide range of regional, national and international sources.
- Conduct appraisals of existing art work.
- Coordinate conservation of existing art work to protect value and longevity.
- Coordinate de-accessing art that can include the resale of artwork through local or national venues such as Sotheby's or Christies auctions.
- Coordinate new art work framing.
- Coordinate and curate art show events for employees, clients and the public at the conclusion of each phase of your art collection development.
- Conduct educational presentations and lectures, to increase knowledge, appreciation and understanding of art and the artists' process and vision.
Customized Approach
We understand that every project is unique. That's why we take the time to get to know our clients and learn about their company's culture, values, history and plans for the future. We approach each project as a team effort with our clients, and work closely with them to become familiar with their short and
long-term art collection goals. This enables us to formulate and implement a program strategy
for each client that is individualized and cost-effective.
Once a plan has been developed and budgets approved, we will personally oversee each project from
concept to completion.
Our Artists Resources
We understand that each client's aesthetic and budgetary needs are different. That's why we offer
a culturally rich and diverse group of well-established, mid-career and emerging artists from around
the globe, with an emphasis on artists from the Pacific Northwest.
No matter what our client's art requirements are, we are familiar with and will offer a wide range of style, subject media and price options to choose from. Our clients have the opportunity to view the works that we will recommend for their environments whether it is office interiors, lobbies, atriums, outdoor plazas or other public spaces.