Boston Art

What Boston Art does

Boston Art, Inc. is a full-service fine art consultation firm founded in 2001 by John Kirby and headquartered at 21 Drydock Ave, 7th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts. The company plans, designs, curates, custom-frames, and installs art programs for enterprise clients across eight verticals: Healthcare, Corporate, Hospitality, Multifamily Residential, Public, Senior Living, Academic, and Private Residential. Its service stack spans discovery and ideation through sourcing, in-house custom framing, project management, and professional installation, with engagement models ranging from highly customized art experiences to turnkey programs executed via multi-year, quote-based contracts.

Boston Art's core operating capabilities are an in-house custom frame shop (museum-quality hardwood frames, gold leafing, woodspline joints), an 8,000 sq ft Dynamic Gallery Space used as a client-facing curation lab, and a 22-year global network of artists, fabricators, and installers enabling international delivery, exemplified by the 16-floor Almoosa Specialist Hospital program in Saudi Arabia. The firm has productized a portion of its offer through the Boston Art Curated Print Collection, a bespoke print line that can be resized to any space and customized in substrate and frame. Brand and ecosystem depth are reinforced through structured alliances with architecture and design firms (Elkus Manfredi, Bergmeyer, Gensler, Stantec, Payette, CBT) and major developers (Boston Properties, Related Beal, WS Development, Toll Brothers).

Revenue is generated primarily through project-based professional services fees (consulting, custom framing, installation), with named enterprise clients including Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Spaulding Rehabilitation, Almoosa Specialist Hospital (Saudi Arabia), Capital One, Amazon (via WS Development), Strand Therapeutics, Foundation Medicine, Encore Boston Harbor (Wynn Resorts), The Colonnade Hotel, The Nantucket Hotel, Boston Properties, Related Beal, Harvard Kennedy School, Yale, Boston College Law School, and Bryant University. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, supported by the company website, Instagram, earned media in industry publications, and a quarterly artist-submissions portal.

Name

Boston Art

Legal name

Boston Art, Inc.

Website

https://bostonartinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Boston Art is a Boston-based full-service fine art consultation firm that plans, curates, custom-frames, and installs art programs for enterprise clients in healthcare, corporate, hospitality, multifamily, senior living, academic, and residential sectors across the US and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Consulting Services

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fine Art Handling & Transport (HSAKAEAB)

Keywords

• Art consultation services
• Custom art framing
• Fine art installation
• Corporate art curation
• Art program management

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Art Consulting and Curation Services: Boston Art generates revenue through professional art consulting fees for developing and curating art programs for corporate, healthcare, hospitality, and residential clients. Services include discovery, ideation, artwork selection, framing recommendations, and project management through installation.
2. Custom Framing Services: In-house custom framing services for artwork, including bespoke hardwood frames with various finishes and styles using museum-quality materials and techniques like gold leafing and woodspline joints.
3. Curated Print Collection: The Boston Art Curated Print Collection offers bespoke artist prints that can be resized to accommodate any space, printed on various substrates, and finished with custom framing. This venture engages artists in conversation with clientele.
4. Art Installation Services: Professional artwork delivery and installation services including local delivery, worldwide shipping, and on-site installation by expert art handlers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Boston Art is a full-service fine art consultation firm that plans, designs, and installs custom art programs for enterprise clients across healthcare, corporate, hospitality, multifamily, senior living, public, residential, and academic sectors. Core deliverables include art consulting and curation, in-house museum-quality custom framing, professional artwork installation, and a bespoke Curated Print Collection of artist prints, supported by a 22-year global network of artists, vendors, fabricators, and installers.

Product overview

Boston Art is a full-service fine art consultation firm offering a comprehensive suite of services centered around art acquisition, curation, and program management. The core offerings include Art Consultation Services (providing end-to-end art program development across healthcare, corporate, hospitality, multifamily, senior living, academic, public, and residential sectors), a Curated Print Collection (bespoke artist prints available in any size, medium, and frame style), Custom Framing Services (in-house craftsmanship with hardwood frames, gold leafing, and woodspline techniques), Fine Art Installation (professional installation with global reach), and a 22-year-old Global Art Network connecting to artists, vendors, fabricators, and installers worldwide. The firm also operates an 8,000 sq ft Dynamic Gallery Space used for client presentations and artist portfolio reviews.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boston Art Curated Print Collection: A line of bespoke artist prints hand-selected from artists, developed over twenty years of relationships with local and global artists.

Products and services

• Art Consultation Services
• Custom Framing Services
• Fine Art Installation
• Boston Art Curated Print Collection

Quantifiable outcome

• 462 artworks installed in 5 days for Almoosa Specialist Hospital (16-floor tower)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Artists NetworkcoreOthersGlobal network of artists developed over 22 years of relationships, enabling Boston Art to source appropriate artworks for diverse project requirements. Includes local, national, and international artists across various mediums and styles.
• Fabricators and InstallerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTrusted network of fabricators and installers enabling Boston Art to deliver and install artworks professionally worldwide. Essential for executing large-scale and international projects.
• Architects and Design FirmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationships with architecture and interior design firms including Elkus Manfredi, Bergmeyer, Gensler, Stantec, Payette, CBT Architects, and others who integrate Boston Art's services into their design projects.
• Real Estate DeveloperscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with developers including Boston Properties, Related Beal, WS Development, Toll Brothers, National Development, and others for multifamily, corporate, and public art projects.
• MSA (Fabricator)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFabrication partner for Pride Collection sculptures, demonstrating capability to manage large-scale sculpture fabrication and nationwide installation.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Eaton Fine Art: Austin-based full-service art consulting firm offering art advisory, custom framing, and installation for corporate, hospitality, healthcare, and multifamily clients — a close operational analog to Boston Art in scale, service mix, and client verticals.
• Wallspace Design: California-based art consultancy providing custom art programs for corporate, healthcare, hospitality, and residential interiors with in-house production capabilities — directly comparable to Boston Art's full-service model across similar end markets.

Others

• Artnet: Leading art market data and auction listings platform serving galleries, collectors, and advisors — adjacent infrastructure that supports corporate art consultants in market intelligence, pricing, and artist discovery rather than direct competition.
• Saatchi Art: Large online gallery representing emerging and established artists with global fulfillment — adjacent distribution channel for art sourcing rather than a corporate consulting peer, but increasingly part of the discovery workflow for consultants.
• Artsy: Global online art marketplace and editorial platform connecting collectors with galleries and artists — an enabling distribution channel that consultants like Boston Art can use for sourcing, though it does not itself provide corporate art program services.
• Artlogic: Provider of gallery and collection management software widely used by galleries, advisors, and corporate art collections — a tooling peer that supports back-office workflows similar to those behind Boston Art's project management practice.

Broad incumbents

• Sotheby's: Global auction house that, alongside its primary auction business, offers art advisory and private sales services to corporate and private collectors — a broader incumbent that competes for high-end advisory mandates Boston Art also pursues.
• Christie's: Major global auction house with a dedicated art advisory and private sales division serving collectors, estates, and institutions — overlapping with Boston Art's curation and acquisition work at the high end of the market.

Emerging players

• Singulart: International online art gallery connecting independent artists with collectors, including an art advisory offering — an emerging digital-first player that overlaps with parts of Boston Art's curation and acquisition service.
• Masterworks: Fintech platform that securitizes fine art for investment, broadening who buys and holds art — adjacent to Boston Art's market rather than a direct competitor, but a structural force changing the supply and demand for corporate art acquisition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/bostonartinc
• Facebookfacebook.com/bostonartinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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