Stephan
van Kuyk
Art Consultant
I help Artists, Art Buyers, and Art Businesses
find their unique place in the art world.
Helping them define their goals and
create the roadmap to get there.
The artworld is not an easy place to get into. It thrives in its lack of opacity and is in a lot of scenes a ‘closed club’ this perception of exclusivity only rises the prices and continues to perpetuate the myth that art is only for the rich.
This is a notion that we need to abolish, making the art world a place that can include more and more diverse players.
For Artists
Assistance for artists in all points of their career.
From webiste and press material for emerging artists, to maintnance work for established artists.
For Art Buyers
We can help you start a brand new collection from zero, and to find your own style.
As well as helping established collectors to find new pieces and maintain their collection.
For Art Businesses
Create a unique relationship between your businesses and art.
Rent artworks to uplift your workspace or to present to your clients and/or employees.
My Podcast.
Over 2020 I started interviewing artists and other people from the art world and distributing these conversations as podcasts in an effort to connect with artists in a time of need.
On Video Format.
I love making short videos showing some of the behind scenes of my art practice, as well as showing how I manage my exhibitions and art sales. Sharing is caring.
Public Speaking.
Public speaking came into my life almost by accident, by no means it was something I thought about pursuing but once I got into it, I fell head-over-heels for it. When I was younger, I wanted to be a rock-star and play guitar solos in front of thousands… This is as close as I got.
My topics of my talks are: #Art, #ArtBusiness, #CreativeEntrepreneuship and #CreativeEmpowerment
I’ve given talks in over a dozen cities in a handful of countries.
Book me at STEPHAN@VANKUYK.art
My Book.
In 2018 I published my first book: How to sell art online.
I wrote it to help artists create their own, tailor-made strategy to create their own audience, promote their art, and create sales opportunities completely online, allowing them to connect with art lovers worldwide.
For Artists.
I am an artist myself. For over a decade I’ve been creating, exhibiting, and selling art all over the world. Sharing what I learnt over these years with other artists has always been important for me.
For this, I regularly advise artists on how to create their own strategies and workflows to grow their career.
Artist Stop Being Poor!
An online club for artists created in 2018, it’s become a place where artists across the globe can meet up to talk about their art practices.
Includes weekly meetings, networking, resources, and an art shop.
Artist representation.
Over the years I’ve selected a group of artists whose work I have a strong belief in. For those artists, I procure exhibitions and sales opportunities within my network.
Exhibitions
I regularly host events to artworks I love, since 2010 I’ve organized over 50 of these events. They vary in size and location, so each time you’ll be faced with new artists in a new enviroment.
For Art Buyers.
Looking to buy your first artwork and don’t know where to start? I would love to help!
Let’s talk and find together some art you’ll love! Assessing your own preference in style, technique, and price point into finding an artwork that is your exact match.
Drop me an email, stephan@vankuyk.art
For Art Businesses.
Independent if you run a gallery, artist-collective, or a non-profit it’s still an ART-BUSINESS and should be run as such, unfortunately, a lot of people in the artworld art good at the art-side but not so good in the business-side, that’s why I’m here, to help your business run smoothly.
Social media
Development and implementation of social media strategies, enhancing the online presence and outreach relying on analytics to adjust and adapt the strategy.
Inventory
Comprehensive management of content featured on third-party platforms to optimize for a multi-channel sales strategy.
Press
Create and nurture press connections to specialized media outlets by creating releases and marketing materials for outreach and forming long-term partnerships.
Email Marketing
Build and nurture a healthy subscriber list, creating engaging newsletters that your base will love receiving as well as creating strategies to consistently grow your list.
Artist Relations
Maintaining healthy relationships with the artist rooster, keeping an up-to-date inventory and press archive, as well as scouting for fitting artists to establish connections.
Business Dev
Assessing opportunities to further your art-business by tracking possible strategic partnerships and chances to expand your Impact.
Networking
Develop and nurture press connections to specialized media outlets. Creating releases and marketing materials for press outreach.
Taylor-made
Your art business is unique, your strategy should be unique too. Let’s talk about the best way to build a workflow that fit your needs.
Projects.
An overview of my latest projects in curation, publication, and events.
Fake News NFT
FAKE NEWS: an NFT drop by Stephan van Kuyk My first ever NFT collection and I can’t tell you how excited I am about this drop, especially after the shit-show of the year 2020 has been, I really missed the feeling of hosting an exhibition opening. Launching an NFT collection is surely a different thing, …
My First NFT!
Being invited to a NFT exhibition, that ended selling up $500.000 of digital art!
Take Over
In August 2017, I was offered the opportunity to organize a street-art festival in Barcelona. I was in charge of curating, organizing and promoting the festival. For this we flew in a selected group of Berlin artists to collaborate and take over a hall in Barcelona.
MAGMA
One of the greatest exhibitions I ever hosted. After being offered a exhibition space in late 2015 I began recruiting people within my network to act as collaborators and co-curators for my most ambitious event to date: MAGMA. A collective show that featured 18 artists and 6 curators, presenting their artworks to an audience of …
Feria MARTE
Participation in the Marte Feria in 2016, I took full care of the mounting, transport and sale of the art pieces in name of Azucar Gallery.
Interview Arte a un click
Spanish magazine arte a un click interviewed me on my participation on MARTE art fair. LINK
Article for Artsper
I was invited by the French art platform to write my opinion regarding latin american art. Link in English // Link in French
Azucar Gallery Berlin – Grand Opening
The grand opening of the Azucar Gallery in Berlin. I had the opportunity to rent a gallery space to host a series of exhibitions, a chance to showcase the works of Latin-American artists to the local cultural scene. Consulting / curating / press
Curated summer selection @ Art von Frei
I helped the Berlin gallery Art Von Frei organize and curate their summer selection exhibition.Of course, I took the opportunity to exhibit some of my latest works as well..
Curating
I curate a lot of exhibitions.
Over 50 exhibitions in 6 countries and two continents so far.
MAGMA
Group show – Berlin – Dec 2017
Azucar Pocket show #5
Group Show Gift Raum – Sept 2017
Take Over
Street art festival – August 2017
Pop up the Jam
Art fair Brussels March 2017
Hybrid
Art fair Madrid February 2017
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The last tango
Group Show Casa A – Jun 2015
Bye Bye Buenos Aires
Solo Show Korova Gallery – May 2015
Azucar Reality vision
Group Show Centro Cultural el Colectivo – Feb 2015
Azucar Street ART
Group Show Centro Cultural el Colectivo – Jan 2015
Azucar at Arte Dos
Group Show Arte dos – December 2014
Azucar @ EGGO art fair Art Fair
C. Cultural Recoleta – October 2014
Azucar Visits Black Hat
Group Show Black Hat Bar – August 2014
Azucar Visits patio del Liceo
Group Show Patio del Liceo – May 2014
Art Luján
Group Show Comarcas de Luján – April 2014
Azucar MAG audiovisual channel
Group Show La Oreja Negra – March 2014
Teko van Kuyk: Golden Hits
Solo Show Patio del Liceo – December 2013
Azucar #6
Group Show Azucar Gallery 41 – November 2013
Azucar Presents: Digital art
Group Show Azucar Gallery 41 – August 2013
Trastienda Dulce
Group Show Azucar Gallery 41 – June 2013
Grand Opening: Azucar Gallery
Group Show Azucar Gallery 41 – May 2013
Mattone Happening
Group Show Mattone Gallery – April 2013
Mattone + Bolivia
Group Show Mattone Gallery – March 2013
Azucar #4
Group show – Comuna – Brazil – Feb 2013