ARCH+COMPANY=FINE ARTS

1235 Bay Street, ste. 400  Toronto, Ontario  M5R 3K4, Canada

What if your workplace could feel as Glorious and Rewarding as your favourite Art Gallery?

Choosing and purchasing artwork for public areas and offices is a complicated process. Often
there are too many decision makers involved in the process of selecting art and the result can
appear more as unrefined randomness to the visitor’s eye rather than an engaging collection.
You may need to rethink art in public areas in order to make each new purchase a meaningful
part of a dynamic and growing collection that enhances the lives of your internal and external
publics.

Serious art collection for public areas is a relatively recent and growing trend and the
trailblazers are to be found in the corporate realm. Companies wish to associate with a quality
and style of art that reflects their vision, worldview and foresight. Art is simply defined as
visual language; your Art is your visual calling card and thus represents your identity so much
so that many collections are renowned in circles wider than their employees and visitors. Art
helps to sell a company, its products and services without saying a word. The best corporate
collections are created with greater thought and seriousness of purpose than the decorator’s
concern for something to match the curtains.

About Us

Arch + Company endeavours to inspire, educate and enrich, integrating art into people's lives through direct
encounters with collections and installations. We provide support and advisory services to individual,
corporate and institutional collectors wishing to lift morale and enrich corporate culture and human relations
by building purposeful collections of fine art and meaningful public installations in their workplaces. We are
strategically poised to manage art projects and transfers of title internationally with offices in Toronto and
Grand Cayman.

Arch + Company Fine Arts is a leading source for curatorial services to Art lovers everywhere. We create
innovative art programs that inspire creativity, spark innovation and lift morale. Clients worldwide depend
upon us to build and manage their collections, discover new artists and report art market trends as they
happen. We are a member of the Toronto Board of Trade, the Association for Research into Crimes Against Art
(ARCA), The Professional Fine Art Network (pFAn) and a proud supporter of the Art Gallery of Ontario and the
National Gallery of the Cayman Islands

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 Our Mission

Arch + Company Fine Arts has a threefold mission; we advise individual, small business, corporate and
institutional collectors wishing to enrich their corporate culture and improve public relations by building
purposeful collections and public exhibitions of fine art in the workplace. Other services include portrait and
memorial commissions and security systems for hanging art. Secondly, we strive to promote the infinite variety
of affirmative and research based Fine Art across the globe and broker its finest to collectors, investors and
public institutions worldwide while simultaneously seeking out exceptional new talent from emerging art
markets for our established clients. Lastly we act as private dealers and operate a confidential brokerage of
twentieth century and contemporary Fine Art, dealing in both carefully selected new works by established
talent and secondary market brokerage for clients throughout the Americas.

Why should I engage an Art Consultant?

For many people, buying art is a daunting task. One client tells us that he prefers to visit his dentist’s chair over walking
into a gallery. An Art Consultant can save you time and money by:

 Advising on the development and articulating of a long term vision for a collection; regular guidance on
adhering to this Fine Art mission statement
 Sourcing artworks, arranging loans, finding original work and negotiating purchases
 Providing regular objective advice on value, quality, and suitability of potential purchases i.e. before
you actually buy them
 Coordinating professional shipping, framing, and installation
 Aiding and guiding your collections management, hanging, lighting and security

Our Initial Complimentary Consultation in order to discuss your requirements and budget is provided free of charge
without any obligation. In person introductions and site inspections are of course preferred, but as this is not always
practical for some clients due to distance or time limitations, initial consultations may be provided via email or phone if
necessary. Travel and other expenses are billed at cost.

Our Services

Arch + Company Fine Arts offers a wide range of bespoke consultancy services designed to offer support,
advice, guidance and foresight to planners of all kinds - from studying the feasibility of individual purchases to
large scale public installations:

 Framed multiples and antique prints to large-scale suspended sculptures

 Resources and expertise to meet the needs of the most discerning client – regardless of size, scope or
budget of the art program

 Residential, hospitality and Corporate Art Collections Management

 Consultation, evaluation and advice on the Modern, Post-War and Contemporary art markets based on
clients’ interests and goals

 Research and acquisition of works by mid-career to established and blue-chip artists

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 Evaluation of price histories, Current Fair Market Value (CFMV) and valuations for insurance purposes

 Representation at auction, including the previewing of sales, condition reports and in-person bidding

 Comprehensive archiving of fine art collections through an industry-standard,

database-management software system using the Rules for Archival Description (RAD).

 Professional Fine Art Handling, packing, shipping and Installation

 Installation and maintenance of museum-quality wireless security systems
 Recommendations for proper care and conservation of collections
 Coordination of proper archival mounting, framing, presentation and lighting

Sales + Service Notes

1. Items not purchased by Arch + Company which are left on consignment and/or approval are often not insurable to their
full replacement value and must be equally insured by the consignor’s household, studio or company’s insurance.
2. We do not offer an exchange, refund or trade-in policy due to the delicate nature of fine art and antiquities’ post
installation vulnerabilities; any items accepted for exchange, partial or full refund are done so entirely at our discretion and
magnanimity.
3. Restoration and conservation are performed by qualified professionals; Arch + Company is however not responsible for
inherent changes in colour, texture or archivability of media as a result of such services.
4. Deposits are comprised in part by labour, hardware, materials purchased, storage, moving and installation fees and thus
cannot be refunded.
5. We do not make any implied or express representation concerning investment potential of Fine Art sold; we are not
financial consultants and the items purchased are only guaranteed to be of the size, period, medium, artist and has been accurately
described according to the rules of archival description to the best of our knowledge and ability.
6. Contracts and bills of sale are to be construed, interpreted and enforced under the laws of Ontario Canada. The client
agrees that exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any legal, due diligence or equitable action be the laws and courts of Ontario
Canada.
7. Due diligence research will be carried out by the Consultancy or their authorised agents; the Consultancy however cannot
be responsible for the results of such research and any and all expenses incurred as a lack of due diligence, errors or omissions are
not the responsibility of Arch + Company.
8. At no time do transactions supersede nor do we do business with the intention of undermining the UNESCO Convention
of 1970 on cultural property, the UNIDROIT Convention of 1995, The International Cultural Property Ownership and Export
Legislation (ICPOEL), or other international laws or treatises protecting the illicit Art trade, looted antiquities or the spoils of war.
The Consultancy reserves the right to decline to broker or ship art or antiquities which are not accompanied by certificates of
authenticity, documents attesting to provenance or copies of catalogue raisonnee

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