Art Services

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How Art Can Impact Your Financial Life

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Art Services is a group at Bank of America that works closely with art collectors and museums and arts and cultural institutions to help guide them through the financial aspects of art collecting.

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Drew Watson

Head of Art Services

Bank of America Private Bank

Historically, collectors have not really thought about art in the context of their financial lives. It's something that, first and foremost, that they do because they love the art and love the process of building a collection.

But at the same time, what may surprise a lot of collectors is that art is perhaps among one of their most important assets that they own.

Art lending is a way that we work with collectors to put a line of credit in place against their existing art collection.

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Leverage your art collection through art lending

That allows them to keep the art on the wall and enjoy it for all the reasons they started collecting in the first place, while at the same time unlocking opportunity. Whether that is to buy more art or to fund a special project or, as part of a broader wealth-building strategy.

Typically, collectors buy more often than they sell art. That is the very nature of collecting.

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However, sometimes collectors decide to sell art for a variety of reasons, whether it's a single work, a group of works, or an entire estate. When that time comes, we are here to serve as our clients’ single dedicated point of contact, and simplify the entire process of selling at auction from start to finish.

Museums and arts and cultural institutions have financial needs just like anyone else. What really sets us apart in this space is, not only all of the financial services that we provide,

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Philanthropic solutions for collectors and art institutions

but also that we come to the table with a full understanding of the arts ecosystem, both from an institutional perspective and also a board perspective, which is really key in this space.

At Bank of America, we are really passionate about arts and culture. It's key to our value system, and this is a value that we share with our clients, whether they are collectors, families, or arts institutions. We are here every step of the way to help you navigate the opportunities and challenges of today's art world.

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Recorded on August 18, 2022.

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