Institute (IAM)

Institute for Artist Management (INSTITUTE) is an artist management company, which serves all media, editorial, advertising, entertainment, record industry, fine art, book publishing, radio, online/mobile media, public engagements and corporate clients.

Frank Evers is the CEO of INSTITUTE For Artist Management (Institute (IAM)).

INSTITUTE represents photographers and some filmmakers, and operates out of Los Angeles (USA) and Bath (UK). The current artist roster includes Jodi Bieber, Robert Clark, Rena Effendi, Lauren Greenfield, Guillaume Herbaut, Rob Hornstra, Jeff Jacobson (photographer), Nadav Kander, Wayne Lawrence, James Longley, Gerd Ludwig, Joshua Lutz, David Maisel, Zed Nelson, Matthew Niederhauser, Simon Norfolk, James Pomerantz, and Paul Shambroom.

Unlike traditional photo agencies, INSTITUTE's mandate is to assist and manage its artist's efforts in all areas of creative production. Current projects include documentary films, commercial advertisement (print and video), book publishing, multimedia projects, museum exhibitions, resale of photo essays and editorial assignments. Clients include TIME, Newsweek, BBH Singapore (Bartle Bogle Hegarty), Merrell, Chronicle Books, Human Rights Watch, The New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, Sunday Times Magazine, and GEO (magazine) (French EDition).

In its first year (2010), Institute (IAM) artists received more PDN Annual 2010 awards than any other photo agency. In a similar sweep, works by five of its artists were also selected for reproduction in the prestigious American Photography 26 book. Prominent cover stories in 2010 include "YEMEN" by Simon Norfolk for the New York Times Magazine, and "Afghan Women" for TIME Magazine by Jodi Bieber. In October 2010, after nine months of official operation, the company reported having secured 15 cover stories (magazines), and over 1000 pages published.

INSTITUTE was named one of "Four of the world's premier photo agencies..." in the August 2010 issue of the British Journal of Photography.