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PROFESSIONAL ART TECHNICAL TRAINING FOR ORGANISATIONS

Art & artefacts are only as safe as the skills behind them

Organisations invest in climate control, security systems and insurance. But the most important protective measure is often the one that's assumed rather than actively developed: the skills of the people physically handling the work.

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We design and deliver training that changes that — built around your team, your collection and your specific needs.

WHAT WE OFFER

Direct training delivery

Train the trainer

Bespoke programmes built around your team, the art and artefacts you work with and your working environment. We cover the full range of art technical skills — handling, packing, installation, condition reporting, storage, materials, listed buildings, collection care and more.

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Formats range from a half-day introduction to an 11-week intensive programme. We map the gaps in your team's skills and knowledge before we design anything — so the training is always relevant, practical and grounded in how your organisation actually works.

We build the internal capability so your senior technicians can run training themselves.

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We give your experienced staff the frameworks, content and confidence to deliver induction training and ongoing development in-house — creating a sustainable training system rather than a dependency on external providers. Ideal for larger organisations, institutions and commercial companies with established in-house technical teams.

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TRAINING TOPICS

Art Technical Diciplines

Some of the art technical topics we regularly teach:

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  • Art handling

  • Audiovisual & sound installation

  • Building plinths & exhibition furniture

  • Collection care

  • Crate making

  • Framing artworks

  • Installing artworks — 2D &3D 

  • Lighting art & artefacts

  • Mountmaking

  • Packing art & artefacts

  • Storage & spatial functionality

  • Transporting artworks

  • Working in historic buildings

Don't see what you need?  Get in touch — we can create it for you.

CASE STUDIES

PROVEN RESULTS

The following statistics are from our surveys of learners before and after delivering our training.

Coventry University/Coventry City Counsel 2021–2024 - 2 to 11-week programmes

90% of learners secure paid art technical employment after completion — every year since 2021. Delivered to learners aged 22–65 from diverse backgrounds, with paid work experience placements at The Mead Gallery, Herbert Gallery and IKon Gallery.

Government agency in a historic building

2025 - 3 one day all staff training sessions

Training identified concrete equipment and procedural improvements subsequently adopted by the organisation.

CVAN East Midlands 

2022–23 - Independently evaluated for Art Fund

30+ regional technicians across 26 training sessions. 50% of Core Training participants from the global majority. All four host organisations confirmed they would work again with the trainee technicians. Independently evaluated, February 2024 as a stipulation of the Arts Coundil grant which funded the project. 

Art Logistics company   

February 2026  ·  2-day onsite  ·  Confidential

7 staff trained across two days. 100% rated confidence improvement at the maximum score. All participants were assessed as competent to install 2D artworks professionally and independently. 

5 STEPS TO GREATER SAFTEY OF YOUR STAFF AND THE OBJECTS THEY HANDLE

How we work

DISCOVERY CALL OR EMAIL

STEP 1

We discuss your organisation, your team and the challenges you're trying to solve. If you're not sure exactly what you need, that's fine — helping you work that out is part of what we do. No obligation, no sales pitch, just a conversation.

STEP 2

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

We identify the specific gaps in skills, knowledge and consistency. This may involve a video consultation or a site visit to understand your environment, your working context and the art and objects your team works with.

STEP 3

PROGRAMME DESIGN

We design a bespoke learning plan — the right format, content and structure for your team, the art and objects you are working with and your budget. Everything is agreed before anything is booked.

DELIVERY

STEP 4

Our facilitators deliver the programme combining classroom learning with hands-on practical sessions at your site or an agreed venue. We create a safe, supportive learning environment where participants feel comfortable engaging fully. Before training begins, all participants complete an anonymous confidence survey across the skill areas being covered, giving us a genuine baseline to measure against.

REPORT & FOLLOW - UP

STEP 5

Following delivery, all participants complete a second anonymous confidence survey. We analyse the before and after data and produce a written report covering what was delivered, measurable changes in participant confidence across each skill area, and any recommendations for further development, procedural improvements or equipment needs. We stay in touch to make sure the training is making a difference — and we're available to discuss findings with relevant stakeholders.

Ready to have a chat?

Whether you have a specific need in mind or you're just starting to think about skills development — we'd love a conversation.

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