Culture Needs Strategy.
András Szántó LLC assists museums, cultural organizations, commercial brands, foundations, and educational institutions worldwide in all phases of the development and implementation of cultural initiatives: from conceptualization to execution to the creation of exceptional content.
Development and oversight of a major new international museum leadership initiative for San Francisco's ranking art institution.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Strategic Planning and Support
Refik Anadol Studio
Long-term visioning and support for the world's leading art fair, its partner projects and its new initiatives.
Art Basel
Strategic plan and digital strategy for a dynamic cultural platform in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
SITE Santa Fe
Conceptualization, planning, and moderation of the Global Museum Leaders Colloquium, a biannual two-week forum for museum directors from around the world.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Global art strategy design and ongoing implementation support for Audemars Piguet Art Commission.
Audemars Piguet Contemporary
Strategic planning, digital road map, and community engagement for a growing Mid-west art museum.
Akron Art Museum
Advice and support on the definition of senior arts leadership positions at an internationally renowned research university.
Stanford University
Idea development and strategic counsel to the BMW Art Journey, an innovative art award sending artists on journeys of creative discovery worldwide since 2015.
BMW Art Journey
Laying the groundwork for the museum of the future in Geneva's largest museum.
Musées d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève
Comprehensive strategic review and support for a visionary artist's growing studio.
Jeffrey Gibson Studio
Strategic and fundraising plan for trans-disciplinary organization located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in collaboration with The Art of Change.
Pioneer Works
Strategic advisory for a new digital initiative utilizing web3 technology for the benefit of art museums.
Faurschou Foundation
Long-range strategic visioning for transformational initiative for one of America’s leading encyclopedic museums.
Bloch Foundation for the Nelson-Atkins Museum
Arts and culture thread for an initiative that works to strengthen our civic life in the digital age.
Unfinished
Conceptualization and design of the Arts Writing Initiative, administered since 2005 by Creative Capital.
Andy Warhol Foundation
Arts Writing Grants
Designing a new national initiative to build visibility and resources for an esteemed Midwest museum.
Toledo Museum of Art
Design and implementation of an award for emerging artists, in collaboration with Asia Society, Hirshhorn Museum, National Gallery, and Phillips Collection.
Frankenthaler Foundation
Climate Art Awards
Strategic plan for Omaha’s leading art museum, set to reopen in 2024 after a multi-year renovation and expansion.
Joslyn Art Museum
Comprehensive arts strategy for a 50,000-student public university established in 1855.
Michigan State University
Conceptualization, planning, and strategic implementation of a multi-year initiative in support for Caribbean art and artists.
Caribbean Art Initiative
Expanding museum engagement for older Americans via the establishment of a national grantee network.
E.A. Michelson Philanthropy
Strategic plan for new immersive community festival from the Boston-based organization.
ILLUMINUS
Strategy for Pernod Richard's return to the art world, including the launch and international activation of a series of Absolut Art Bars.
Absolut Art Bureau
Strategic directions for engagement with the visual arts for one of the world's leading data-science labs and its founder Albert László Barabási.
BarabasiLab
For more than twenty years, András Szántó has been a frequent speaker and moderator on the wider ecology of the art world and the future of the museums.
Moderator & Speaker
Strategic visioning and development of new initiatives for the artist-funded, non-collecting institution established in 1976.
Aspen Art Museum
Strategic plan for Rhode Island’s leading art museum operated by a lading university of art and design.
RISD Museum
Conceptualization and planning support for a new purpose-built art gallery to complement the university’s pioneering public art program.