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.

University of California San Diego