NEW COLLECTORS’ PROGRAM

New Collectors’ Program

ISE-DA’s New Collectors’ Program offers a retainer-based advisory service for Black professionals building intentional art collections. Centered on expanding Black patronage, the program equips members with the context and strategic guidance needed to navigate the global art market. Members source and acquire works through ISE-DA® art advisors, connecting with a curated network of artists, galleries, and institutions across the diaspora.

ISE-DA's New Collectors’ Program develops Black professionals into active, informed collectors of Black contemporary art — providing the market access, curatorial guidance, and cross-diasporic exposure needed to build collections of lasting significance.


Each tier of our progressive membership offers increasingly customized benefits, artworks, and advisory services. Clients gain an understanding of the impacts of art collecting and the importance of developing a strategic approach as they acquire works through the program. This program includes exclusive tours of exhibitions, artist studios, and fairs.

With each year split into two seasons of programming (spring/summer and fall/winter), the New Collectors’ Program introduces clients to different artists and provides access to an expanding range of works by global Black artists.

Interest Windows

ISE-DA engages new clients during two intake periods each year

  • February–March (Spring/Summer)

  • August–September (Fall/Winter)

Applications may be submitted year-round and are reviewed and confirmed during the seasonal intake periods. Placement is confirmed based on availability and program fit. Placement is also made on an invitation-only basis.

ISE-DA x Soho Works: Collecting Black Art. June 2023.

The intake window for Spring/Summer 2026 is now closed. Our next season begins in September, and the intake window opens on August 16th, 2026.

Program Levels 

  • A foundational seasonal membership for collectors building their engagement with Black contemporary art. Open for registration only during our official enrollment windows.

    Yearly benefits include, but are not limited to:

    • Foundational collector sessions and group walkthroughs in New York

    • Curated exhibition, fair, and cultural guidance

    • Invitations to select gallery programs and collector gatherings

    • Group studio visits and gallery visits across the entire year of programming

    • Access to acquisition opportunities for works

  • A foundational, virtual seasonal membership for collectors across the US building their engagement with Black contemporary art. Open for registration only during our official enrollment windows.

    Seasonal engagement includes:

    • Foundational collector sessions (virtual or in-person, depending on season)

    • Virtual studio visits with artists across the diaspora throughout the year

    • Curated exhibition, fair, and cultural recommendations

    • Access to acquisition opportunities for works

  • An application-based seasonal membership for collectors seeking more individualized guidance and deeper market engagement.

    Designed for collectors actively building their collections with strategic support.

    Seasonal engagement includes:

    • Individual advisory sessions focused on acquisition strategy and collection development

    • Curated introductions to galleries, artists, and institutional opportunities

    • Early access to acquisition opportunities aligned with collecting goals

    • Invitations to private viewings, institutional programs, and select art fair engagements

    • Priority consideration for ISE-DA travel and international initiatives

  • ISE-DA’s highest level of engagement, designed for collectors building significant, long-term collections with comprehensive advisory support.

    Admission is by application and approval.

    Seasonal engagement includes:

    • Ongoing strategic advisory and collection planning

    • Priority access to significant acquisition opportunities

    • Direct introductions across galleries, artists, curators, and institutional networks

    • VIP access to select art fairs, private previews, and institutional programs

    • Priority access to international Temperature Check engagements and site-based experiences

    • Support for collection positioning, legacy planning, and institutional pathways where appropriate

Express Your Interest

ISE-DA’s New Collectors’ Program clients visiting an artist’s studio. July 2024.

Long-Term Engagement

The New Collectors Program is designed to establish a long-term foundation for art collection and cultural stewardship. As clients progress through the levels, they gain deeper access to advisory support, peer networks, and critical guidance for engaging the diasporic arts ecosystem with intention.

In recognition of this commitment, engaged clients are offered priority consideration for ISE-DA’s annual Temperature Check™ cultural experiences — part of an international, multi-year, site-based research initiative that explores and deepens the understanding of Black collecting, patronage, and cultural production on a diasporic scale.

About Temperature Check

New Collectors Program clients visiting artist Rosana Paulino’s studio in São Paulo, Brazil, ahead of her representing Brazil at the Venice Biennale. September 2025.

Corporate Collectors Program 

For more information about our corporate services, please contact us at info@iseda.co.