On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, this artists' agency wanted to thank their customers and congratulate themselves in an understated way.

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Although one decade in business may not seem like an overwhelming achievement, we didn't want to let this anniversary pass without acknowledging all the gifted artists and discerning clients who have helped make Art Department so successful. For ten years, you’ve challenged, supported and inspired us relentlessly. Without you, we’re nothing.

Since our inception, our approach has always been less than orthodox. Over time and with experience we’ve evolved, but our ethos remains intact. By sustaining our curatorial approach, we continue to focus on quality, synergy and consistency. We don’t take work just for the sake of taking work: our goal is to challenge the status quo. We are still willing to stick our necks out for the unproven, because we trust our instincts and our ability to nurture talent. Our level of creative involvement is
unusually high, and as a result we have been privileged to collaborate with brilliant minds on both sides of our projects.

As an agency, we elude easy definition, shunning the fashion label because our clients are also from the worlds of finance, advertising, music and publishing. We’ve retained our boutique sensibility despite expanding our roster from a dozen artists to a hundred, and a sort of intimacy still endures. We pride ourselves on our longterm relationships with both artists
and employees. They allude to the degree of comfort, fulfillment and possibility that, with your help, will stay with us as we look toward the future.