Lazar Art Advisory is a full-service art advisory based in Chicago. Our serviices include a very strong and successful educational component at a college level and beyond (for our more advanced clients). We will teach you the tools of art viewing. Some of our clients are only interested in our educational services. Classes take place virtually (during Covid). Otherwise, they always take place in-person by viewing art objects (rather than images of such objects). in person classes mostly take place in Chicago but certain times of year allow us to travel to other destinations for providing a full course. We are experienced in planning unparalleled trips to art destinations that constitute University level courses in themselves (but are also very exciting).

As consultants, our services range from selecting art to building and maintaining art collections, locating pieces, commissioning pieces, negotiating, pricing, appraising and installing. Our fee structure too is fully transparent and is solely based on the work performed so we are fully incentivized in providing you the best possible deals. In art acquisition, installment, selection, pricing, repair and other services, we will always provide the highest level of service. We make sure that your needs, your purpose and your budget are well understood. Accordingly, we will research to deliver the best available outcome. Our advice is always fact-based and we make these facts fully available to our customers. Our full range of services allows us to guarantee continuity in the quality of the service throughout your project in an efficient way. Your project may have a modest budget and you may benefit from art sources that are not available in the open market and to which we are connected.. A small budget will not make us less interested - it may, indeed, be more interesting for us to work within narrow constraints. Our connections locally, nationally and globally allow us access to works that are not often presented through the most common channels.. All of our recommendations are made fully transparent to our client by appeal to the most highly relevant data. Importantly, we always make sure that our client’s interests are completely aligned with ours. We will benefit from getting you the best deal and the best solution to your art needs.

A partial list of services include:

Art sourcing, selection and acquisition for a wide array of budgets. Fully researched and fact-based recommendations

Reconfiguring artworks that are owned by client in order to achieve a stronger and more focused impact

Building and maintenance of art collections Overview of collections, development, maintenance and storage solutions

Art commissioning Providing clients with the best selection of artists and projects tailor-made for their needs

Sales Fully researched determination of proper timing and venue of sale.

Identifying and locating desired works

Appraisal and valuation of art works

Installation and framing services to best feature the art and fit within given space

Art Education classes, Guided tours and speaking engagements customized talks in public and private settings, customized guided exhibition or gallery tours. 

Ariela Lazar (PhD 1994) is the founder of Lazar Art Advisory LLC. She has served clients both from the corporate and non-profit worlds as well private individuals. She has taught Philosophy at Stanford, Northwestern and, starting Fall 2015, at the University of Chicago (What Is Art? cross-listed in Philosophy, Art History and The Department of Visual Arts). Since 2015, Dr. Lazar had developed an Arts Education and Outreach Program at the University of Chicago of which she is Director.