AiSCV-FAV Fine & Decorative Arts Certified Valuer Title | AISociety Personal Property Appraisers Valuers Trial Expert Witnesses

AISociety's "AiSCV-FAS Fine & Decorative Arts" Specialty Education, Testing, Certification & Referrals Program

AISociety ™ Appraisers International Society ™ AIS - Personal Property Appraisal's Global Valuation Standard ™ GVS ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 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 begin the 5th-Decade Global AIStandard

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Appraiser Certification

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

2023-24 v4-5 Updated & Augmented

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 2023 AIStandard v23

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

Deborah.AISociety.com

AIStandard's 5th-Decade Introductory Rates

While Posted for The Class of 2023:

For enrollment at reduced rates of 50%+ off

please Email: AiMentor@AISociety.com

Or Quick Register Current Intro Rates at:

Go5th-Decade.AISociety.com

AiCertification's Multi-Specialty 4th-Decade AIStandard is personal property appraisal's "Global Valuation Standard™ GVS"

AiS-FA™

Appraising Fine & Decorative Arts

2023 v5

Newly Updated & Augmented for Application to

Rare Books & Manuscripts

to AIStandard's 5th-Decade v23

Personal Property Appraisal's

1st, Only and Truly Multi-specialty

Global Valuation Standard ™ GVS

Partial Syllabus

Deborah Arden's AiS-FA™ AiCourseBook has now grown to over 500-pages

+ Glossary of Functional Terminology

AiReference™ Materials: AIS-Writings™; AIS-Law™ & The Appraisal Reporter™

+ Over 1,250 images digitized by Debbie

for the AiCourseBook & Class Presentations!

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 2022-23 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.
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

Quick-Register AiS-FA Graduate Title Options at AIStandard's 5th-Decade Introductory while Still Posted! Registration good towards 2023-24 AiCertification, Global, Online, Live or AiMentored Self-Paced Study

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 2022 offering

starts Tue Apr-18th, 2022

and is currently scheduled to run through June-13th

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 2023 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 2023

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.

Please contact us with any questions about any of this.

Aside from the Contact options found in the sidebar on the left, you can also use our online "Comment" form to leave a Comment or Question for Randeen or others at the bottom of this page.

To Register for only the AiCore™Fundamentals Program use this link to go the AiCertify Tab page for AiCore™Fundamentals

AIStandard's 5th-Decade Introductory Rates

While Posted for The Class of 2023:

For enrollment at special, COVID-19 reduced rates of 50%+ off

please Email: AiMentor@AISociety.com

Or Quick Register Current Intro Rates at:

Go5th-Decade.AISociety.com

LIMITED TIME OFFER WHILE POSTED for Registration of 2022 Offerings of Deborah Arden's AiS-FA Appraising Fine & Decorative Arts Course

495.00 USD

AiS-FA Stand-Alone Course $495 {Saving $955 off the regular $1,450}
Valid for any one 2022 Online, Live or Self-Paced Study AiS-FA offering

AiCertify does also provide interest-free monthly payment options
but at a slightly higher total tuition to cover administration costs.

See the breakdown at the bottom of the program details table on each program page

Email AiCertify@AISociety.com for more info

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AiSCV-FAV Program Details

Prerequisite

AiCore™Fundamentals Program completion

for "AiSV" Accredited Member eligibility is the recommended prerequisite for ALL additional

"AiSCV" Certified Member Diploma Title programs

including "AiSCV-FAV Fine & Decorative Arts Valuer"

Enrollment

Options

Recommended Prerequisite for all AiCerty programs

is the AiCore-I™ Principles & Procedures Appraisal & Valuation Fundamentals Program.

Join Deborah Arden, Elly Rosen, Bill Korst

and The Class of 2023

Covering the full, Annual, 6-course 250-classroom Hour

Triple-Crown Program

Globally, Online, Live in:

AiResidence™ starting in Jan. of each year;

Or, year-round via AiMentored Self-Paced Study collaborating with AiMentors in the AiCloud™

Or, in periodic, Live, Online

Thu-Mon AiFasTrak Weekends

! Registration is NOW OPEN for AiCertification™2023 !

Register the AiCore™Fundamentals Program alone

or with advanced Packages:

- Through online AiResidence offerings, filling in prior sessions via your AiCloud Folder;

- via AiMentored Study using the current AiResidence materials collaborating with an AiMentor in the AiCloud

Registration for AiCore™Fundamentals can be done

by either:

Enrolling in AiCore as a package to be followed by the

"AiSCV-AVS Advanced Valuation Specialist" Program.

That package will provide you the option to enroll in

the AiSCV-FAV Fine & Decorative Arts Specialty program

at greatly reduced package rates.

Or, enroll in only the AiCore™Fundamentals program

and then register to take the AiSCV-FAV at it's regular

tuition rate when it becomes available.

See the bottom of this table for info on related fees.

Details of the:

"AiSCV-FAV Fine & Decorative Arts Valuer" Program

AISociety Certified Member Diploma Title Program

with AISociety licensed title holders listed in the

AIS "Accredited International Valuer Registry"

Start date

AiSCV-FAV Diploma Eligiblity Program debuted in Feb-2019.

Live, Online, Full AiResidence programs Start annually in Jan.:

When permitted, late enrollment in the live,

AiResidence offerings is possible using required program

materials and audio-visual AiRecordings, and

assignments which will be placed and tasked

in the Enrolled AiCandidate's folder in the AiCloud.

Global Interactive AiMentored Study Online in the AiCloud:

ALL AiCertification programs and AISociety Member

titles of the Accredited International Valuer Registry

[AiV-Registry] are available online via interactive,

structured AiMentored Self-Paced AiCloud collaboration.

Live AiResidence

Session times

The AiS-FA™ Appraising Fine & Decorative Arts

Portion of AiCertification's Triple-Crown:

18 twice-weekly 3-hour classes

For the current live, online, global audio-video AiResidence

offerings are typically at:

Live, online at 7:30-10:30pm U.S. ET

Exact times and possible additional global offerings at approximately 1-4pm ET are scheduled based on demographics of enrolled participants.

Number of course offerings for each of the 2 weekly sessions

and the times for such such offerings are adapted to

the makeup and time zones of course participants.

In this way, since 2011, we've accommodated folks

across 21-global time zones.

After that, audio-visual AiRecordings and session

materials are posted in the AiResidence program

Folders in the AiCloud, for review or missed sessions

Lessons durations

Three hours total,

in three 1-hour segments of: Presentation + Q&A-Discussion

Course duration

AiCore™Fundamentals program

AiResidence: 5-months

or Structured AiMentored Self-Paced Study: 5-months (up to one year allowed)

AiSCV-AVS™ Advanced Valuation Specialist program

AiResidence: 3-months from Sep. through Nov.

Structured AiMentored Self-Paced Study: 4-months (up to one year allowed)

+3-months allowed for AiSCV Appraisal Assignments

AiSCV-FAV Fine & Decorative Arts Valuer program

is 2-months AiResidence [18 twice weekly 3-hour sessions],

with up to 4-months allowed for AiMentored Self-Paced Study

Location

AiResidence: Live, Online Audio-Video Classroom;

Global participants typically span 21-time zones

Also available with the AiMentored Self-Paced Study™Program

using the latest AiResidence course materials

and AiRecordings in the AiCloud with AiMentors

Class size

Projected maximum live, online class of 25.

Classroom Hours

AiCore™ Fundamentals program

100 Classroom Hours Total

(AiCore-I = 45-hours; AiCore-II = 55-hours)

including Review Sessions & Two 4-Hour Final Exams,

in addition to independent assignments and appraisals.

AiSCV-FAV™ Fine & Decorative Arts Valuer program

is 55-Classroom Hours

AiSCV-AVS™ Advanced Valuation Specialist program

95 Classroom Hours

including Review Sessions & Four 4-Hour Final Exams,

in addition to independent assignments and appraisals.

Prerequisites

AiCore-I™ Fundamentals Program is the recommended prerequisite for all course and is required for all "AiS . . ." Titles

Included in

this package:

In addition to everything already included and received

with the AiCore™Program and/or AiSCV-AVS Program,

Registration & Completion of this program provides

eligibility for the AiSCV-FAV Certified Member Title

& it's AiSCV-FAV AiV-Registry License #'d Diploma

[See the Program Details Table on the AiCertify pages of

the AiCore & AiSCV-AVS Advanced Valuation Programs]

NOTE: An additional $99 AiV-Registry listing setup fee is due after successful completion of AiCore-I

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AiCertification-2023 Began AIStandard's 5th-Decade Global & Online Offerings Feb-13th with up to 3-Live Global Offerings of twice-weekly 3-hour classes OR AiSelf-Paced Study in the AiCloud!

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Find Appraisers, Valuers, Trial Experts, Expert Witnesses & Trial Consultants @ THE Global AiCore's AiV-Registry

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G&J and Arts Pro's: Enroll for 2023's "AiS-GJ ™ APPRAISING GEMS & JEWELS" and "AiS-FA™ Appraising Fine & Decorative Arts Program NOW while Post-COVID Rates and 5th-Decade Introductory Rates still posted. NOW with NEW 35-hours of AiResearch & Appraisal Reporter™ Clinics". ALL Global & Online with Elly Rosen, Bill Korst, Deborah Arden & Brenda Reichel: Live, Twice-weekly 3-hour classes; OR AiMentored Self-Paced Study in the AiCloud; OR AiFasTrak periodic Thu-Mon Extended Weekend offerings for foundational classes.

Join AiCertification's Global, Multi-Specialty, AiCore™ Class of 2023 for eligibility as an "AiS, AiV™ Accredited International Valuer / Member", or as a non-member "AiV"™, for the NEW appellation of "Accredited International Valuer", by completing Global, Online AiCore-I's 2023 Updated 45-Classroom Hour FasTrak Offerings in our live online classrom or through NEWLY Structured, AiMentored Self-Paced Study Online, in the AiCloud™

See AiCore-I Offerings @ The AiCalendar

See the AiCalendar for Global Orientation sessions for AiCertification's Live Classes and AiMentored Self-Paced Study are offered regularly, Live & Online.

AiCloud™ Self-Paced Study start-ups take place throughout the year, beginning with monthly assignment of global, multi-specialty AiMentors to new Enrolled AiCandidates™. AiMentors work with AiCandidates online, in the AiCloud using current Live AiResidence™ course materials and audio-video AiRecordings™.

Find Appraisers @ AiV-Registry

It is a small world after all

Symbol of Excellence

"AiSV" AiV-Reg# Logo/Pin

Symbol of Excellence! AiSV™ Logo/Pin of AiCertified™ AiSCV™ & Accredited AiSV™ Designated & Titled Members - ALWAYS with the Members AiV-Reg. License # of the AiCore Member's listing in the AISociety's Accredited International Valuer Registry™