AISociety ™ Appraisers International Society ™ AIS - Personal Property Appraisal's Global Valuation Standard ™ GVS
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Since 1982, AIStandards™ & AiCertification™ developer Elly Rosen has been the primary developer & instructor
of professional principles, applied ethics, procedures, methodology and reporting for multi-specialty, attached
and movable Personal Property Appraisal & Valuation. Leader of the very first education, testing, certification
and referral programs, now Elly and the Global AiCertification Team are in the 5th-Decade Global AIStandard
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Deborah Arden, M.Ed., AiSCV AVS-FAV, AiV, AiGovernor for Fine & Decorative Arts during 2018 AiS-FA™ Course development
AiS-FA™
Appraising Fine & Decorative Arts
THE AISociety Certified Member Graduate Title
for Global Fine & Decorative Arts Professionals
Updated & Augmented Since 2022
for Application to
Rare Books & Manuscripts
Applying AiCore™ Valuation Principles, The AiCode & AIStandards
to Unique Needs of Fine & Decorative Arts, Rare Books & Manuscripts
by Deborah Arden, M.Ed., AiSCV AVS-FAV, AiV
AiCertification Board Certified "Advanced Valuation Specialist" (AVS™)
AiSCV-FAV™ is the only F&DA or RB&M appraisal program developed
in accordance with THE 5th-Decade 2024 AIStandard v24
Personal Property Appraisals 1st, ONLY and Truly Multi-Specialty
Global Valuation Standard™ (GVS™)
The 55-Classroom Hour "AiS-FA™" course
is offered globally, online in
18 live twice-weekly 3-hour classes
or AiCloud Structured
AiSelf-Paced Study with AiMentors
AiCore-I Fundmentals Course, required for "AiS . . ." titles is recommended,
but is not required for stand-alone, open enrollment and completion of the AiS-FA course.
Primary Program Developer & Instructor:
Deborah Arden, AiSCV AVS-FAV, AiV
See Deborah Arden's Profile on LinkedIn
& Debbie's AISociety FaceBook Appraiser Spotlight at
AIStandard's 5th-Decade "Early Enrollment" Rates
While Posted for The Class of 2024
Or Quick Register at those rates at:
AiCertification's Multi-Specialty 4th-Decade AIStandard is personal property appraisal's "Global Valuation Standard™ GVS"
AiS-FA™
Appraising Fine & Decorative Arts
Deborah Arden's AiS-FA™ AiCourseBook has now grown to over 500-pages
- Introduction to Fine & Decorative Arts and the Appraisal of F&DA
- Assignment Scope of Work for Valuation & Value Related Appraisals
- Pre & After Purchase; Insurance; After-Loss; Estate & Consumer Sale
- Probate; Estate & Gift Tax; Donations - Cultural Property Gifts;
- Consignments; Corporate Collections; Collateral Loans;
- Trial Expert Witness, Consultations, Appraisal & Document Review
- Identification Guidelines for Works, Materials & Components
- UV-Blacklight for Appraisal IDentification & Valuation
- Authentication of Artist, Artisans, Makers, Origin & Provenance
- Period
Motifs, Themes, Materials & Methods etc
- Fashion, Vogue, Rarity, Collectibles & Revivals
- Appraisal Contingent & Limiting Conditions, Reporting & Disclosures
- Drawings, Prints, and Painting Materials Through the Ages
- Prints History & Methodology – Relief, Intaglio, Planographic
- Paper & Watermarks – Development from 1st-Century, BCE to Present
- Framing Assessments & Valuation – Origins of Styles & Materials
- Statuary
& Sculpture: Stone; Wood; Bronze; Mixed Media
- Photography; Media; Animation; Celluloids
- Manuscript Illumination; Calligraphy; Collages
- Conservation of Fine Art – The Care of Pictures; Prints; Sculpture
- Functional Arts & Decorative
Arts
- "Craft Based": Pottery/Porcelain; Tiles/Mosaics; Arms & Armour
- Assessing Condition: Normal Aging; Damage; Mistreatment & Restorations
- Research:
Online, Hardcopy & Brick-n-Mortar
- Authenticity, Markets, Values, Appraisal Related Laws & Regulations
- Provenance & Valuation of Artists Living & Deceased
- Reconciliation of Data & Reporting
Updated & Augmented during 2023-24 v4-5
for Application to Rare Books & Manuscripts
Some Syllabus Augmentations:
Appraisal & Valuation Intersection & Overlap of
Fine & Decorative Arts with Rare Books & Manuscripts
- Books and Art historical development:
- Reflect historical social, economic, technological, and cultural changes.
- Pre-history of books and the history of paper and print methods
- Explained for books and art to assist in dating the work.
- Printed plates in books and old bibles appearing in frames as art,
- e.g. Audubon, Gould, artist’s prints in limited edition books, atlas'.
- Illustrations In books represent all printmaking methods
- Relief, intaglio, and planographic.
- Knowing the method can authenticate a book or print.
- Relief, intaglio, and planographic.
- Provenance – Background & Ownership elements for authenticating books.
- Understanding the use of UV light to assess:
- condition; repairs; damage; signature changes, augmentation, erasures.
- Development of materials used in making books.
- Papyrus, Parchment, Paper; the three P’s of books.
- Period manufacturing techniques for authentication and accurate dating.
- Modern reproduction techniques can imitating or simulating originals.
- Study of paper and print methods used in art and books.
- Laid vs. wove paper is the first line of dating a work of art or book on paper.
- Damages to paper: Type & Appearance as elements of overall condition.
- History of typeface development helps authenticate books.
- Knowledge of various inks assists detection of forgeries and signature authentications.
- Changes in book binding techniques through the ages also help book
dating.
- Is the binding original or added during a later period?
- Development of book binding from early periods of separate artisan activity.
- What is the purpose of end papers?
"AiCore I™ Appraisal & Valuation Principles & Procedures Program, 1st of two on Appraisal Fundamentals IS Required for "AiS" Titles & Members - AiCore-I is a recommended prerequisite for all AiCertification courses, Required for "AiS ..." Titles & Members
18 Live Twice-Weekly 3-hour Classes
or Self-Paced Study in the AiCloud
The AiS-FA AiSpecialty program debuted Sep-6th 2018
NEXT Live, Online 2024 offering
starts Thu Sep-26th, 2024
and is currently scheduled to run through Nov-26th
55-Classroom Hours offered through
18 twice-weekly 3-hour sessions
Tue's & Thu's at 7:30-10:30pm EDT
{subject to change with participant demographics}
An additional Live Global Offering may be offered
Wed's & Fri's at 2-5pm EDT
Depending on the Demographics of Global Participants
The full 2024 program, or individual missed sessions
is also available via AiSelf-Paced Study in the AiCloud
See: AiCalendar.AISociety.com for updates
[Class schedules are subject to change based on demographics of enrolled participants]
Join AiCertification's Global Class of 2024
in this live online offering
or through Online AiMentored Self-Paced Study™
with AiMentors™ in the AiCloud™.
AISociety "AiSCV™ Certified Member" Level
IS Currently Available to ALL in Personal Property
Successful completion of AiCore-I™ of the Appraisal & Valuation Fundamentals Program ("AiCore") provides AISociety Accredited International Member eligibility and listing in the AIS Accredited International Valuer Registry™ (AiV-Registry) as an "AiSV - AISociety Valuer / Member".
Following completion of the prerequisit AiCore-I™ & AiCore-II or an AiSpecialty Program, members of ALL Personal Property specialties may currently attain AISociety Senior and Certified Member Status Upgrades with listing in the AiV-Registry as "AiSCV - AISociety Senior or Certified Valuer / Members", including:
The AiSCV-AVS Advanced Valuation Specialist Graduate Titles program; and/or,
The AiSCV AiSpecialty area Graduate Valuer Graduate Title programs, e.g., G&J Valuer, E&H Valuer, F&DA Valuer, etc.
AiSCV-FAV AiSpecialty Graduate Title Program Debuted in Sep-2018
3rd in a series of planned AiSpecialty AiSCV Diploma Title Programs.
Developed by Deborah Arden, AiSCV-AVS, AiV, who is uniquely qualified for the task. Deborah completed all the courses and exams of AiCertification™2013, including the "AiSCV-AVS Advanced Valuation Specialist" Graduate Diploma Porgram, receiving her AiCertification Board certification as an "AiSCV-AVS"; the most advanced appellation available in the international world of personal property valuation and appraising.
That dedicated participation added to Deborah's more than 2-decades of advanced professional appraisal education and practice as a highly respected Residential Contents practitioner and Trial Expert, while putting her in the ideal position to develop AiSCV-FAV in sync with AIStandard v6.5.
Since the start of 2014, Deborah has been working with AiCertification Developer Elly Rosen and a number of talented 2013-16 AiSCV-AVS fine and decorative arts and other multi-specialty practitioners. AiSCV-FAV debuted its online Development Offerings during early Feb. 2019.
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AIStandard's 5th-Decade Introductory Rates
While Posted for The Class of 2024:
For enrollment at special, 5th-Decade Introductory Rates
please Email: AiMentor@AISociety.com
Or Quick Register Current Intro Rates at:
AiCertify does also provide interest-free monthly payment options
but at a slightly higher total tuition to cover administration costs.
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