Guide to Corporate Art

By placing office art in the hallways, you can inspire your employees to think beyond the confines of the beige walls of your office. Corporate motivational art may even help them through their day, especially when they need encouragement.

Displaying corporate art can also help create a good impression with your clients. By choosing attractive corporate office art, you can send a positive message about your company-that you appreciate the finer things in life, and not just all business. Artwork for a corporate office can be a very good investment.

Consider these things when shopping for office and corporate art:

1. Choose office art that you like. After all, you have to look at it and pay for it.
2. Pay attention to the framing. High-quality framing can make a big difference in the overall effect of art for business offices.
3. Consider what your employees might prefer. Modern or abstract art may be cool, but if your employees loathe a painting every time they have to walk by it, it isn't a good choice.
   

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Choose art by contacting a corporate art service

You would love to take a day and peruse samples of artwork in local galleries. Unfortunately, you don't have a day to spare. Consider shopping online with a corporate art service and find high-quality artwork by mouse-click.

I recommend: PaintingsDIRECT.com features a variety of styles, such as impressionist or modern, and more than 20 categories, such as animals, people or boats. This website also offers framing and a "View with a Room" design tool to see how your artwork will look in the room. The website features details about each featured artist so you can truly appreciate your corporate artwork purchase. Check out McGowan Fine Art to find out about their art consulting services.

Help support the art world by purchasing original art for business

Original corporate artwork can do more than help boost your creativity. You can also help a starving artist somewhere in the world, and own a one-of-a-kind piece that will appreciate in value.

I recommend: Artistika is a great place to find original art for business. Check out the black and white photos by artist Iriri de la Pena, a Mexican photographer. DSA Fine Arts can commission an original work of art to suit your business space. View the mosaic mural by Lynn Basa and contact the company for your own original artwork.

Find corporate art that motivates and inspires

Perhaps modern art isn't your thing or in your budget. If you only have limited funds to spend on art, consider buying corporate motivational art, usually a striking photographic poster coupled with an inspirational message.

I recommend: Art Inspires is a website for motivational art. Look at "Sandy Dunes," with a message about conviction. You can order this print unframed or framed in metal or wood for an additional charge. Consider leasing art for your office. Corporate Art Gallery can make it possible, with direct purchase, lease to own or short-term borrowing options.

Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• Try periodically rotating your office art to keep the environment fresh and inviting (and to keep your employees on their toes).

The official source of Corporate Art is the Corporate Art page at Business.com