Extrapolating from that WSJ article, this author says that Saatchi is bringing in $130m, but those were one week figures and from a small survey sample.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/562e4b94-7787-11dc-9de8-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1
Saatchi's numbers seemed to cause quite a stir... wish they were a little more precise though.
Some good figures from a WSJ article about Saatchi Gallery. Seems that artists are doing pretty well selling their work on the site. Some quick stats:
* 65K artists signed up
* 41% have sales of 30K a week. How can this be? They say "combined weekly sales" is that per artist or the aggregation of all artists?
* they report 50 million "hits" a day - which tells me that they're incredibly un-web savvy if they're still thinking in terms of hits. The WSJ reporter looked up their Media Metrix rankings which showed 894K unique visitors in august.
uclue pulls through again. i paid them to compile this list of sites intended for artists to build their portfolios. i'll get through them all eventually with a short review - but in general wanted to get a sense of what kind of value is being delivered to artists and at what price - with an eye towards how to do it better.
Artspan
http://www.artspan.com
Summary:
"Artspan is a major art portal to the world of contemporary art, and the
leading provider of individual artist, artisan & photographers websites."
Description:
"Artspan member sites have their own domain names but also accessible
through the Artspan.com search functions. In addition, the sites features
an Art Forum, an Articles section, an Art Calendar, and, most recently, the
Portals which serve as gateways to distinct genres, media and regions."
http://www.artspan.com/about_us.php
Painting
http://www.artspan.com/painting
Pricing:
Decide on your web address (URL): 1 Year US $17.95,$14.95 US each
additional year NO RISK 30 day trial - first month's hosting fee is
refundable. There is a one time setup fee of $29.
Note: Artspan can assign you a www.yourname.artspan.com URL free of charge
(this is called a "subdomain"). However, we recommend that you purchase
your own domain (www.yourname.com).
https://www.artspan.com/become_mbr.php
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MesArt
http://www.mesart.com/
Summary:
Offers web hosting and design services for artists.
Description:
"MesArt is a community of artists which began in San Francisco in 2002 and
has experienced extensive and acclaimed growth ever since. MesArt's website
allows artists to showcase, advertise, promote and sell their artwork over
the Internet. It is a place at the crossroads of a gallery, a store, a
marketplace, a community and a global network. MesArt is created and
designed by artists for artists and is the home of quality fine art, design
and handmade original crafts."
"The central benefit of signing up with MesArt is global exposure for the
sale of your art. By helping you with advertising and selling at an
international level, MesArt takes care of some of the business aspects of
your profession so that you can concentrate on the creative side of your
work. MesArt offers you a very effective Web presence, including e-commerce
capability at the best rates available on the market today."
Pricing: 4 different packages
1. Portfolio
Up to 45 artworks - Only $10/month
2. Artist Studio, Full template website, www.yourdomain.com
you@yourdomain.com, Up to 500 artworks - Only $15/month
3. Open Studio/Art Fair
A special offer for artists from MesArt to local, state, national and
international Open Studio and Art Fair communities to exhibit their art on
our website.
Up to 9 artworks Price: FREE
4. Artist Gallery (Full Website)
Full website uniquely designed for you and hosted by MesArt.
Unlimited artworks, www.yourdomain.com, you@yourdomain.com
Only $20/month, Setup: $600
http://www.mesart.com/sellart.jsp;jsessionid=2F076AC7F12C4CF13C917AE65485C27D?cookienotfound=true
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ArtScene360
http://www.artscene360.com/
Summary:
Artist and gallery portfolio hosting for fine arts. Has unlimited image
uploads, blog, statistics, and several website templates.
Description:
ArtScene360 was created for emerging and established contemporary fine
artists and galleries from around the globe to showcase their original
artworks to the world. ArtScene360 has been designed with the idea of a 360
degree ‘art circle’ where artists, collectors, and fine art lovers
throughout the world can connect and interact. Create, administer and
maintain your own professional online portfolio gallery with
ArtScene360’s easy professionally designed template even if you've never
created a web site before.
http://www.artscene360.com/index2.php?page=about&PHPSESSID=248201c2e84580b9a7530c51e92c7aaa
Pricing:
Several types of accounts:
"VISTOR" - free
"ARTIST" - for artists that want to show their art to the world.
- 3 months $15 USD
- 6 months $25 USD
- 12 months $40 USD
"GALLERY OWNER" - $6 USD per month
http://www.artscene360.com/index2.php?page=join&PHPSESSID=248201c2e84580b9a7530c51e92c7aaa
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Espectro
http://www.espectro.com/
Summary:
"Create an online site for your artwork or gallery without needing to know
HTML. Search the international gallery by style, subject, or country."
Description:
"Create a website that is fully yours, updateable 24 hours, seven days a
week, including many features that make it simple to promote and advertise
your artwork. By using our easy online forms you can upload your artwork
and information or you can have us scan your artwork."
Features:
Biographical Portrait
Online Portfolio
Exhibitions
Art Postcard
Espectro Mailing List
Pricing:
Free: 5 images for 1 year
Introductory Plan: 10 images at $20 a year
Premium Plan: 50 images at $100 a year
http://www.espectro.com/application/signup.htm
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Artist Colony
http://www.artistcolony.com/
Summary:
"Get your own Gallery online, show your work to the world and provide
directions to your gallery."
Description:
"With a Gallery Membership, you get your own web page within the richest
Artists' Community on the Internet.
Some of your benefits include:
Your Gallery instantly becomes part of Artist Colony's online community,
and it's available to millions of people on the World Wide Web.
You can display your original artwork, prints, or both.
Showcase up to 20 works of art at a time.
Featured Artist designation is rotated among all ArtistColony.Com Members,
which guarantees prime exposure for everyone.
You control your web site with the browser you're using to view this page.
You can modify your site as often as you like whenever it is convenient for
you. No knowledge of Internet programming is required.
You can announce your events to the world, including: Showings, Classes,
Seminars, Workshops, etc.
You have the option of providing a complete biography of yourself and your
interests. Buyers can easily contact you at your existing email address or
use your new email address at ArtistColony.Com, whichever you choose."
Pricing:
$19.95 per month
If you already have a web site, you can link directly to it from
ArtistColony.Com and increase your web traffic substantially.
http://www.artistcolony.com/artistbenefits.cfm
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ArtServe
http://www.artserve.net/#
Summary:
"Web hosting services for artists, plus free email, discounts on books,
and virtual galleries."
Description:
You get your own unique web address
"Space for up to 500 words of CV and biography details.
Works can be sold through artserve.net, but we take no commission.
Instead, buyers are given your contact details and deal with you direct.
You can increase your global presence and have additional images added to
your site at any time. Artserve.net provides a free web based email service
to artists. This can correspond with your web address."
Pricing:
OPTION 1: 3 images + statement £22.00 (yearly update), £40.00
(quarterly update)
OPTION 2: 6 images + statement + link to your website £39.00 (yearly
update), £65.00 (quarterly update)
OPTION 3: 10 images + statement + link to your website £58.00 (yearly
update), £85.00 (quarterly update)
http://www.artserve.net/artserve.pdf
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Woman Made Gallery
http://womanmade.net/
Summary:
"Woman Made Gallery (WMG) offers a professional on-line artists' registry
to promote and showcase art by women."
Description:
"This registry is an economical way for women artists to promote their
work while participating in WMG's ever growing on line presence! Artists
can market their WomanMade.net Internet presence as if it were a
"stand-alone" web site (with a virtual domain, www.yourname.WomanMade.net)
while taking advantage of Woman Made Gallery's growing profile and the
excellent on-line reputation the WMG web site has developed"
"Your BASIC web page may include from 5 to 15 digital images of your
artwork (self-portrait or photo for main page is optional - WMG recommends
that you select one of your artworks for the main page), biographical
information and contact information.
The ADVANCED Webpage includes up to 30 images of your artwork and all
items described in the Basic Webpage."
http://womanmade.net/
Pricing:
Initial One Time Page Set-Up
$100 for all components listed under Annual Hosting.
Annual hosting
$150 includes up to 15 art images with descriptions
(includes one artwork or one self-portrait or photo for the main page,)
Resume, Artist Statement and Personal Contact Information.
Artist Fees for Slide Registry for Subsequent Years
$150.00 annually for hosting.
Any Future Updates/Changes:
Updating Images - $10 each image.
Updating Typesetting of Biographical Information - $10 per incident
THE TOTAL COST FOR YOUR WEBPAGE FOR THE FIRST YEAR IS $250.00
The current cost for subsequent years is $150.00 annually if you don't
update anything.
(Example: The cost for the 2nd year would be $ 170.00 if you updated one
image and some biographical information.)
http://womanmade.net/forartists.html
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myArtwork.com
http://myartwork.com/main.php
Summary:
Online portfolios and advertising for artists. Offers 20 MB of gallery
space.
Description:
"A place for artists and art lovers - register now to create a free
professional gallery to promote your work and to receive feedback from
users worldwide."
Features:
FREE and powerful
Professionally display your artwork
For the artist or art gallery
20MB of space
Short URLs: myarwork.com/smith
Get a clean gallery without all the advertising
Easy to use slideshow feature
Visitors can post optional comments or rating
Many tools for the easy upload of pictures
Multi-language support
Use different themes
Pricing:
FREE
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OnArt Art Exchange
http://www.onart.com/4images/
Summary:
Online gallery/directory for artists and amateurs of every kind.
Description:
As a registered user you cancreate your own artist profile
Pricing:
In the free display you can show up to 9 images with contact information
etc. In addition there is an extended membership version. Here you can show
up to 90 images, plus you get a free search engine submission and a
featured listing. Price for 1 year of extended membership is only USD
25.00
http://www.onart.com/aex.htm
http://www.onart.com/aeform2.htm
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ArtCat
http://www.artcat.com/
Summary:
"ArtCat is a web hosting service dedicated to helping artists and
galleries build their presence on the web. They have created an
infrastructure optimal for creating an art website within hours."
Description:
Easy to use, with no extra software
"ArtCat's password-protected web-based interface makes it easy for artists
to maintain their portfolios and for galleries to maintain a catalog of
their exhibitions, artists, and other information. All you need are
web-ready images and their descriptions. We even create the thumbnails for
you."
"With ArtCat, artists and galleries have unlimited uploading of images and
files, as well as editing of text. Not only can you change your site as
many times as you would like but, you can have as many exhibitions and
portfolios as your disk space will allow. We provide plenty of disk space
(see pricing), but if you need more space than what you signed up for,
upgrading is easy and quick."
Artist Pricing:
Monthly Price: $25
One-Year Prepayment Price: $250
Disk Space: 100 Megabytes
Additional Disk Space: $10/month or $100/year for 100 Megabytes
Monthly Bandwidth (web traffic): 2 Gigabytes
Additional Bandwidth: $10/month or $100/year for 1 Gigabyte
E-mail: We do not provide e-mail hosting
http://www.artcat.com/artist-pricing.tt
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MyExposé
http://www.myexpose.com/
Summary:
Set up, manage, and update your own artist website.
Description:
"MyExposé puts your entire collection online with two innovative
services: MyExposé website and MyAssistant control tool.
MyExposé and MyAssistant simplify the process of creating, managing, and
maintaining your website so you can spend your time, skill, and creativity
doing more important things such as producing art."
Pricing:
Available for just $14.95/month, MyExposé brings your work to the
internet. No hidden, setup, update, or cancel fees.
http://www.myexpose.com/
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Absolutearts.com
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolio.html
Summary:
Artist Portfolio at absolutearts.com
"The Artist/Premiere Portfolio services are the largest and most
successful program of it's kind representing over 150,000 works by over
24,000 artists from around the world."
Description:
"World Wide Arts Resources and absolutearts.com offer three levels of
online portfolios for all artists to actively promote their work. Our goal
is to provide artists with real international exposure and valuable
marketing tools. World Wide Arts Resources and absolutearts.com websites
receive millions of page views every month, making the sites the most
heavily trafficked contemporary arts portal on the Internet. Superb
placement with the major search engines place absolutearts.com and wwar.com
in front of millions of potential customers"
Pricing:
Three levels of portfolios offered are the Free Portfolio, the Artist
Portfolio which is open to all artists, and the Premiere Portfolio, where
artists are selected by jury.
Premiere Portfolio
Fees: $25 jury, $100 annual
3,000 images
Artist Portfolio
Create, maintain, scan and upload images to your portfolio for just $44
per year. Upload your statement, gallery representation, exhibition
history, reviews, links, and up to 40 images.
Free Portfolio
Free - 4 images
Upload up to four images to your portfolio and receive free exposure.
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolio.html
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d'ART
http://www.fine-art.com
Summary:
Within 15 minutes your art can be seen by the more than 300,000 visitors
that patronize d'ART every month!
Description:
"Your d'ART Profile allows you to manage inventory, create a dGallery and
track statistics on how often your art is being viewed. You can update,
delete, or reactivate any listings deactivated by the system."
http://www.fine-art.com/info.asp
Pricing:
Community Membership
Monthly Fee: Free
Basic Membership
Monthly Fee: $14.95 - Up to 50 art pieces. Interchangeable.
Image Hosting Membership
Monthly Fee: $22.95 - Up to 400 art pieces. Interchangeable
Featured Membership
Monthly Fee: $29.95 - Up to 400 art pieces. Interchangeable
http://dart.fine-art.com/reg/plans.asp
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YourArt
http://www.yourart.com/gallery.php
Summary:
Directory of artists and virtual galleries
Description:
Virtual Gallery Service: All art work and information in your virtual
gallery is uploaded and controlled by you, via our easy to use, web-based
control panel.
Virtual Gallery Service Includes:
* 40 Works of Art
* Personalized Art Categories
* Guestbook
* Biography
* Artist Statement
* Exhibits/Events Schedule
* Testimonials
* Contact Form
* Featured Listing on homepage
* Listing in Virtual Galleries list
* Listing in Artist Directory
* Virtual Gallery Control Panel
Pricing:
Annual Membership - 40 Works of Art - $29.95 USD
Annual Membership - 80 Works of Art - $39.95 USD
Annual Membership - 120 Works of Art - $49.95 USD
http://www.yourart.com/gallery.php
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Artist-info.com
http://www.artist-info.com/
Summary:
Artist-info.com is a worldwide database, platform, portal and marketplace
for contemporary art
Description:
An artist-portfolio in artist-info.com gives an overview of the artist's
work in a catalogue with images and a biography
including a specific url for the artist-portfolio
Pricing:
For artists free of charge
http://www.artist-info.com/
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ArtistsOnline.biz
http://www.artistsonline.biz/
Summary:
"ArtistsOnline.biz, a guide to art and artist information on the Web, is
designed to bring together those who love art with those who create it and
to provide an affordable means for artists to promote their work."
Description:
Artists Online offers two services, a Directory of artists and craft
persons and a featured artists gallery.
Pricing:
For a charge of 39.00 per year, artists and crafts persons may purchase a
gallery which may include the following:
Artist bio + photo
Up to five jpgs with thumbnails and descriptions
List of galleries where work can be seen/purchased
Contact details
Inclusion in the gallery section of Artists Online.
Up to two updates per year.
Additional jpgs may be added to the gallery for an additional charge of $5
per photograph.
http://www.artistsonline.biz/membership.htm
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Artists Portfolio Site
http://www.artistportfolio.net/
Summary:
Online portfolios for artists including sub-domain, up to 20 images,
favourite links, ecard option, visitor counter and guestbook
Description:
"The online portfolio creation options is one of the most fully featured
FREE portfolios services currently available to artists on the net. Using
the simple administration panel, you can create unlimited galleries and
upload as many images as you wish, set prices for your artworks and
favorite links or send your own images as ecards. You also receive an
ArtistPortfolio.net sub-domain to professionally promote your works."
Pricing: Free
Now all registered users can create unlimited galleries and add unlimited
images thus creating full-fledged portfolios.
http://www.artistportfolio.net/
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Art.Net
http://www.art.net/
Summary:
This is a virtual space where artists join together in sharing their art
with others on the Internet.
http://www.art.net/about/
Description:
"Art.Net (also known as Art on the Net) is a collective of artists helping
each other to come up on the Internet and share their works on the World
Wide Web. Artists create and maintain studios and rooms in the gallery
where they show their works and share about themselves."
http://www.art.net/about/who.html
All artists curate and maintain their own studios found in the sections
listed below...
http://www.art.net/studios.html
Painters
http://www.art.net/studios/painters.html
Pricing:
There is a small membership fee of $60 that is requested upon joining our
site. We also request the donation of one piece of your art while you are a
member.
http://www.art.net/submissions.html
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Portfolio.ca
http://www.portfolio.ca/
Summary:
Canadian Creative Directory. Portfolios of painters, photographers,
illustrators, cartoonists, flash, web, graphic designers and 3d artists.
http://www.portfolio.ca/canadian.phtml?Cat=Painters
Description:
Portfolio.ca has worked with the Canadian creative community since "1998.
In 2001, Portfolio.ca decided to launch a new database directory. This
allows artists and designers to update their own listings. We also decided
to charge a small fee for each listing. This fee will be used to cover the
costs of hosting, and market this website. Portfolio.ca receives more than
1000 unique visitors a day. Most are looking for creative Canadians."
Pricing:
Each listing is only $24.00 a year.
*All prices are in Canadian Dollars and do not include applicable taxes.
Only Canadian listings will be accepted
http://www.portfolio.ca/add.htm
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Passion4Art
http://passion4art.com/
Summary:
Online community of artists, with displays of their work
Passion4Art gives you the artist resources - like:
Exposure to online buyers, artists and galleries
Your Own personalized website including your artwork, portfolios and
biography
Detailed statistics on your artwork and portfolios
Marketing assistance with personal business cards and our marketing
newsletters
Easy web page design using simple graphics tools - do it yourself! Add
image files of your art and display in thumbnail form and expanded form.
Your own url
A link to your name and site in the Passion4Art Artist Directory area
The ability to add your bio, email address, and other information -
including instructions that tell your visitors how to buy your art. The
ability to link to other sites
A built-in guest book and your own message forum.
Pricing:
4.95 per month
Up to 30 web pages - plenty of space to showcase your art
Up to 50 images (5 megabytes of storage space)
http://www.passion4art.com/join_us.php
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ARTQ.NET
http://www.artq.net
Summary:
Premier online art galleries for artists and art lovers, featuring
exhibitions and member artist pages
Description:
"Membership to ARTQ.NET offers you your own online Artist Portfolio.
Artist Portfolios are designed to offer exposure for artists of all media
types. Portfolios are fully automated to allow the artist to manage their
portfolio whenever they want, with no additional charges for updating the
artwork or portfolio information."
An Artist Portfolio includes:
- An Artist Portfolio Page allowing complete information about yourself,
your artist statement, bio, galleries representing you, and exhibitions
that are showing your artwork.
- Upload an unlimited number of images to your portfolio.
- Artist information that is displayed includes your city and country,
links to your personal web site, and a link to contact you via guestbook.
- An email contact form enables viewers to email you without revealing
your email address.
- Search engine compliance automatically indexes your artwork with popular
web search pages.
- Artist Blog.
Pricing:
One year subscription: $35 USD
http://www.artq.net/join.asp
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ArtNet.com
http://www.artnet.com/
Summary:
Artworks by over 180,000 international artists from Old Master to
Contemporary Art
Description:
Become a member gallery on artnet and receive these benefits:
- Audience: With over 2 million unique visitors each month, we can bring
customers directly to you.
- Entry into artist index.
- Other art services to keep our audience coming back. Such as artnet
Magazine, the illustrated Price Database, and a Reference Guide to
museums, art fairs and international auctions.
- artnet empowers the dealers to make sales -- clients contact you
directly via email or phone, and we take no commissions.
- Promote exhibitions, openings and special shows with images, press
releases and artist bios. Your exhibitions will be searchable throughout
the course of your membership
http://www.artnet.com/products/gallery_intro.asp?G=3
Pricing:
Basic package of 18 images with 3 changes = US$350 monthly
Premium package of 48 images with unlimited changes = US$525 monthly
http://www.artnet.com/products/gallery_rates.asp?PageFrom=http://www.artnet.com/net/galleries/gallery_home.aspx
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Foundmyself.com
http://www.foundmyself.com/
Summary:
This artist community is dedicated to people with something to say or
something to show, and provides a forum for their artwork or hobbies and
opinions
Description:
When you sign up you get:
- Free art gallery upgradeable with custom styles.
- Art gallery 1000 MB
- Ability to make and receive critiques
- Artist Bio
- Sell you art for free
- Gallery statistics
- Live RSS feed
- Easy gallery link (foundmyself.com/gallery/yourname)
http://www.foundmyself.com/forum/profile.php?mode=register
Pricing:
FREE
http://www.foundmyself.com/foundmyself-goodness.php
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FineArtStudioOnline
http://www.fineartstudioonline.com/
Summary:
Artist websites made easy
"FineArtStudioOnline is a revolutionary web site creation tool that allows
an artist to create his or her own art website in a matter of minutes!"
FASO does not require any technical knowledge, is backed by our artist
support, and the "set up" is free.
Description:
- LOOK PROFESSIONAL with a full-featured FASO Web Site
- SAVE TIME AND MONEY with EASY but POWERFUL site software
- Sell More Artwork with Real Marketing Help
- Customer Service (24/7)
- Help Your Clients Find You with Our Included Domain Name
Every gold plan includes a domain name at no additional charge.
- High Placement In Google
- Integrated Blog
- Email Marketing Tools
- Advanced Site Statistics
http://www.fineartstudioonline.com/features.html
Pricing:
Monthly charge (after trial period)
Plan Price Images Email Marketing Tools
INTRO Plan $8 5 images, NO
INTRO+ Plan $15 10 images, No
Basic Plan $24 100 images, List Limit of 10 email addresses
Gold Plan $28 200 images, Unlimited
Platinum Plan $40 300 images, Unlimited
Number of images allowed on site 5 10 100 200 300
http://www.fineartstudioonline.com/pricing.html
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Saatchi Online
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk
Summary:
Showcase your art to thousands of visitors every day
Description:
The order that artists appear is random and changes regularly. The most
recent entries or edits go to the top, until the next random re-shuffle.
Artists who are currently online are displayed with a flashing icon which
other registered Saatchi Online users can click on to chat
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/
Pricing: Free
Upload up to 8 images of your art
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artfaceoff.com
http://www.artfaceoff.com/
Summary:
"Art Face Off combines the art portfolio and, online art galleries."
Description:
"Artists - Create your free standardized digital portfolio and display in
our Gallery. Send your digital art portfolio to curators of your choice.
Curators are part of Art Face Off and they are excited to see your work.
Track the status of portfolios with ease. Create Event listings to let the
world know about your shows."
http://artfaceoff.com/account.php
Pricing:
For $40 a year, you will receive the following powerful services:
- Send four digital portfolios per month to primary curators around the
world to find shows.
- Send ten digital portfolios per month to secondary curators
-Access to Curators will be quick and easy with our Research Curator
Gadget.
-View and submit to Listings that include Calls to Artists, Internships,
Scholarships, Residencies, and Juried Exhibitions. Monitor the status of
your submissions to these calls within the Portfolio Tracker. Be reminded
of important deadlines; submit and follow up on these deadlines with ease
and reliability.
- Our Portfolio Tracker will enable you to view and monitor the status of
both your digital and hardcopy portfolios
- Our Event tool will organize and energize the events in your art life.
"The cost to create and send a portfolio utilizing the art world's current
system of disorder and chaos is approximately $38 (10 slides at $3 each,
plus $4 shipping and $4 return envelope). If you were to send 168
portfolios per year, it would cost you $6384, not to mention lots of trees.
The old way: $6384. Our cost: $40. "
http://artfaceoff.com/about_upgrade.php
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MyArtPlot
http://www.myartplot.com/
Summary:
MyArtPlot (MAP) is a global community and movement of artists, artisans,
enthusiasts, and buyers. Social, professional, and commercial tools thrive
here.
Description:
"By providing functional social, professional and commercial tools, MAP
allows disconnected artists, crafters, artisans and buyers worldwide to
connect socially while interacting professionally and commercially. On MAP,
you can showcase, critique, rate, review, favorite, buy, and sell original
arts and crafts while interacting with people from around the world and
across all experience levels."
For participants:"... showcase, critique, share, discover, interact, buy,
sell.Your "Plot" is your empowerment platform and personal portal. Most
people go by their real first and last names here. There are no users; only
participants. Global participation across all expertises and experience
levels. Functional tools. Intellectual security with automatic watermarks.
All are welcome."
For shoppers: "... ask for live help from our market helpers. Discover the
social power of shopping; know your sellers. Low prices. Original items
direct from the creators. Secure payment system. Equal information exchange
and ample social tools offer organic security."
At this time, MAP provides free online storage of Content to registered
members of their Services.
Pricing:
"Creating an account with MAP to become a Member is free. However, as a
Shopper, a Merchant Buyer, a Buyer, or a Visitor, you do not need to create
an account in order to browse, to shop, to complete a purchase or to gain
limited access to MAP Services. As a Member, if and when you activate your
sales portal and if and when your work is purchased, MAP will take a
commission earning which is 5% of the original price of that transaction.
You choose to price your work based upon MAP's fixed pricing model between
$25 and $995 with $5 intervals. All monetary values associated with MAP are
United States dollars. There are no other charges incurred by the use of
the MAP Services. We do not charge a listing fee. You pay commission only
for when your work is sold. You are responsible for paying all fees
associated with using our service and the Web Site and all applicable
taxes."
"Please note that MAP outsources to Google Checkout (r) for the financial
transaction process. Google Checkout (r) automatically takes a small fee
from your earnings for this service.
http://checkout.google.com/buyer/tour.html provides more information. MAP's
5% commission is separate from Google Checkout (r) service fee, and is
calculated in reference to the total listing price of the item, before the
extraction of transactional fees incurred by Google Checkout (r)."
http://www.myartplot.com/terms.mhtml
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ArtFlock
http://www.artflock.com/
Summary:
Buy and Sell Art on the Internet
Description:
The Gallery offers:
- space for artists and crafts persons to display photographs and
descriptions of their work and market such work,
- facilities for members of the public to buy such work on line; and
- News of exhibitions, publications, talks and other events likely to
interest members of the public who wish to learn more about arts and
crafts.
- Artists Online manages the Gallery but does not contribute the
photographs or descriptions of the works on display.
- Unique URL
Pricing:
ArtFlock.com has 3 accounts designed to suite your needs
With the FreeFolio account there is room for 200+ images. Our Profolio and
ProFolio+ accounts are unlimited
http://www.artflock.com/faq/action/list/
ProFolio+
Set Up Cost: £300
Monthly Cost: £4.99
Commission: 10%
ProFolio
Set Up Cost: Free
Monthly Cost: £4.99
Commission: 10%
FreeFolio
Set Up Cost: Free
Monthly Cost : Free
Commission: 25%
http://www.artflock.com/user/register/action/accountSelection/
==========================
ArtWanted.com
http://www.artwanted.com
Summary:
"ArtWanted.com is a large artist community where fellow artists can
interact with other people that share their same love of art.
Our goal is to bring these artists together and bring exposure to their
artwork. ArtWanted.com is also a large art store, where those that browse
the website can purchase originals or prints of the artwork from our
members."
Description:
All members receive a free web page at ArtWanted.com/username that
contains your contact information, bio & portfolio. Build your online
portfolio by uploading your images instantly to the website. For each image
you upload, you can add search keywords to the image. You have the ability
to sell originals, prints or digital files of every image in your online
portfolio. You also get image statistics tracking and online e-mail
archive.
Pricing:
- Free membership to any artist to join the site. This membership never
expires and you will never be asked for a credit card to be put on your
account.
Premium Membership that is $5/month or $39/year. This upgraded membership
includes a handful of features that are only available to paying members.
For those that wish to sell your artwork on our site, there is a fee
depending on how you sell it.
http://www.artwanted.com/ps/join/features.cfm
http://www.artwanted.com/help.cfm?Topic=3&SubTopic=13&Question=35
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Artists-In-Residence
http://www.artists-in-residence.com/
Summary:
Free Web hosting exclusively for sites related to the performing and
visual arts and the humanities.
Description:
As part of free services on Artists-in-Residence, each resident receives:
Up to 5 megs of free web/ftp space
E-mail forwarding
Subdomain URL
FTP logging, Cgi-bin directory, MS FrontPage enabled, Support for CGI.pm
GD.pm, Java, Javascript, Perl 5.003,
Secure server access available upon request
http://www.artists-in-residence.com/features.html
Visual Arts
http://www.artists-in-residence.com/dirvisual.html
Pricing: Free
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ArtRemains.com
http://www.artremains.com/Home.aspx
Summary:
An interactive space supporting the arts by providing contemporary world
artists with free online exhibition galleries.
Description:
Subscribers aka taxpayers benefits:
1. Taxpayers do not view ads
2. Taxpayers have a weighted vote of 3 (instead of 1)
3. Taxpayers have the ability to create artwork, passport and forum polls
4. Taxpayers have the ability to upload files up to 10mb in size (instead
of 3)
5. Taxpayers have the ability to view MCLs 7-10
6. Taxpayers are listed on our Country page which improves their page
rank
7. Taxpayers have access to Google Analytics for their subdomain.
Pricing:
A voluntary fee of $30.00 per year used to cover the expenses of running
this site for 1 year.
status will be good for 1 year. "Paying taxes (subscribing) is completely
voluntary. Citizens are absolutely under no obligation to monetarily
contribute in any way shape or form to ArtRemains. Taxes will primarily be
used to cover operating costs. "There is no automatic renewal and after
that 1 year is over should tax payers decide to continue receiving tax
payer benefits they will have to go through the tax paying process again."
http://epiphyte.artremains.com/Home/Art/ViewArt/Default.aspx?ArtGUID=34eff73c-d837-4dd9-9324-021d21be88ac
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Boundless Gallery
http://www.boundlessgallery.com/
Summary:
Boundless Gallery a leading Internet art destination where people and
organizations can buy and sell original works of art online and participate
in an online art community. More than 2,000 artists and dealers from over
100 nations have submitted upwards of 25,000 pieces of art for sale on the
site.
Description:
Providers get a secure suite of services to get their online art sales up
and running, including a complete web presence with unlimited art listings,
and worldwide promotion opportunities.
- Profile and web page
- E-commerce and credit card capability
- Art, community, direct customer contacts, and more
- Worldwide exposure
Pricing:
"Artists can choose from a number of membership plans to fit the stage of
their online art career, with sales commissions ranging from 0-10% and may
be purchased in 6- or 12-month installments for as little as $5 per month.
Gallery plans have sales commission ranging from 0-5% with plans starting
as low as $15 a month for listing unlimited artists and works of art."
http://www.boundlessgallery.com/services/
Plans for Artists
The Warhol
$36 - 6 Months
$60 - 12 Months
10% commission on sales.
The Picasso
$72 - 6 Months
$120 - 12 Months
5% commission on sales.
The da Vinci
$144 - 6 Months
$240 - 12 Months
0% commission on sales.
http://www.boundlessgallery.com/services/plans-for-artists/
Plans for Galleries
The Metropolitan
$108 - 6 Months
$180 - 12 Months
5% commission on sales
The Louvre
$216 - 6 Months
$360 - 12 Months
0% commission on sales
http://www.boundlessgallery.com/services/plans-for-galleries/
==========================
deviantArt
http://www.deviantart.com/
Summary:
One of the largest art communities in the world. As a member, you can
collect favorites, submit art, and track your friends and favorite
artists.
Description:
They provide free and choice membership.
With the free membership you may view and submit art, interact with other
users, get your own personal journal, get notifications and keep track of
favorites.
The choice membership gets you a subscription for the length of your
choice and everything the free membership offers.
Choice membership
1 year: $29,95
3 months: $7.95
1 month $4.95
http://www.deviantart.com/join/
deviantART + Subscription
Get up to 120 Deviations per page when browsing Browse with No Ads Browse
Way Back all the way to 2000 Customize 20 slots on your front page Download
art to your Mobile Phone with deviantMOBILE(1) Make journals with Polls,
Forum, Shoutbox, and even CSS Pricing:
http://my.deviantart.com/services/?page=subscription
==========================
RedBubble
http://www.redbubble.com/
Summary:
RedBubble is an Art Gallery & Creative Community
Description:
With a free membership you can:
- Sell your artwork online in a hassle-free way
- Connect with a community of creative folk
- Buy wall art + designer t-shirts
http://www.redbubble.com/people/redbubble/profile
RedBubble is currently in its beta phase
RedBubble provides a range of services, enabling you to publish, sell,
discuss and purchase art; interact with other members; and receive the
benefits of RedBubble’s product fulfillment service including payment
processing, transaction handling, product manufacturing and customer
service. The digital content on the website may be information, text, data,
graphics, images, photographs, sound, video, music or any other material
posted online by users. You may order a physical product based on your own
art or you may offer your art for sale. If you or a customer decides to
place an order, RedBubble will manufacture and deliver the physical product
in the form specified by you or the customer.
Pricing:
Sale of your products
"The retail price charged to customers who purchase your product is made
up of the base price, your creator margin (your margin), and GST where
relevant. RedBubble will also charge the customer a postage and handling
fee. The base price is the fee RedBubble charges to manufacture the product
(inclusive of tax). When making each individual work available for sale you
are able to select any percentage markup you wish, greater than or equal to
0, above the base price. The percentage markup selected by you on the
website for each of your products is used to calculate the dollar value of
your margin for each sale."
http://www.redbubble.com/agreement#agency-agreement
==========================
ArtistRising
http://www.artistrising.com/
Summary:
Artist Rising gives you a platform to show and sell your art as well as
connect with a global community of artists.
Description:
Create a professional looking portfolio with online tools and offer your
originals and reproductions for sale. Customize your personal gallery,
build collections and Access sales and marketing tools.
"Your free membership includes a customizable public online gallery
displaying up to 50 images of your work."
Prints-On-Demand
"You can set up prints-on-demand of artwork in your gallery and receive
15% in royalties from all sales. You choose the sizes to offer. Our tested
and reliable e-commerce infrastructure handles the print sales
transactions."
100% of Original Art Proceeds
"If you offer the original for sale, you retain 100% of the proceeds from
the artwork."
https://www.artistrising.com/signup/LoginInfo.aspx
Pricing:
3 MEMBERSHIP LEVELS
OPEN STUDIO
Annual Membership Fee: FREE
Images in Gallery: 50
Collections per Membership: 5
Email Marketing Tools
Sales & Traffic Reports
SELECT STUDIO
Annual Membership Fee: $50
Images in Gallery: Unlimited
Collections per Membership: 5
Email Marketing Tools
Sales & Traffic Reports
PREMIUM STUDIO
Annual Membership Fee: $175
Images in Gallery: Unlimited
Collections per Membership: 10
Email Marketing Tools
Sales & Traffic Reports
https://www.artistrising.com/StaticContent/ViewMemberShipLevels.html
==========================
Art by US
http://www.artbyus.com/
Summary:
"Founded in March of 2004, ArtByUs.com is becoming the premier online art
marketplace providing real artworks by living artists and their art
representatives. The user-friendly platform allows artists to have an
innovative showcase to display and sell their artwork."
http://www.artbyus.com/auctions.php?a=22&b=18
Description:
"With over 4000 registered sellers, ArtByUs.com creates the bridge between
nationally and internationally recognized artists, artisans, photographers,
fine art galleries, architects, interior designers, and art collectors.
Unlike other art and auction sites, ArtByUs.com does not allow the listing
of mass produced artwork, unless the artist is selling their own
high-quality, fine-art prints."
Pricing: Free
- no final value fees
- no listing fees
- no membership fees
- no commission fees
The only fees you might encounter are the optional feature plus ($9.95) or
bold ($1) fees, - those are valid for the duration of your auction, but
will be repeatedly incurred when you choose auto-relist for your auction,
so be aware that any time you have your auction automatically restarted, it
will also charge you the same fees again for that new auction.
http://www.artbyus.com/auctions.php?a=22&b=10
==========================
Threadless
http://threadless.com/
Summary:
Threadless is an ongoing tee shirt design competition. Four to six designs
are chosen every week from 600+ submissions to be printed and sold from the
site with the winning designers receiving $2,000 in cash and prizes. The
Threadless community is thriving with over 300,000 users signed up to score
designs and an average of 3,000 more signing up every week!
http://www.threadless.com/swf/presskit06.pdf
Description:
Everyone in the World is welcome to submit a tee design, join the
Threadless community and click the submit link. If you followed all of the
rules and specifications, your design will be posted on the site to be
voted on by the threadless community. It will stay posted for 7 days and
then the results will be tabulated. If it is among the top scoring shirts,
it may be chosen to be printed.If your design is chosen, you will receive a
cash prize and a gift certificate to purchase some of your shirts. You will
also be mentioned on the website and may become famous!
Pricing:
Free
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Original Art Online
http://www.originalartonline.com/
Summary:
Original Art Online is an effective tool for the artist and emerging
artist to market and promote their art in a professional and inexpensive
manner. They will market your art to the international community of art
buyers. Original Art Online is the premier art site for those seeking to
buy or sell original art online.
Description:
- NO COMMISSIONS!
- You can create and manage your own online gallery!
- User-friendly interface allows each artist to add, delete, and edit
their own images from their home computer.
- Create your own unique bio and profile.
- Send a free e-postcard to prospective buyers and established clients.
- Forums
- Submit articles
http://www.originalartonline.com/sellers/index/content/membership
Pricing:
- $5.95/month, up to 12 images of your original art
- $7.95/month, up to 24 images of your original art and in addition, you
will be invited to choose one piece to be submitted to our rotation of
Featured Works, increasing your exposure.
http://www.originalartonline.com/sellers/index/content/registration
==========================
PicassoMio
http://www.picassomio.com/
Summary:
Artworks by over 4,000 artists, worth several million dollars have been
acquired through PicassoMio.com, in the last 6 years. The gallery program
includes some of the most diverse shows in the art world, consisting of
exhibitions by famous, established and emerging artists, from the Americas,
Asia and Europe.
http://www.picassomio.com/about-us/company.html
Description:
In order to be considered for exhibition on PicassoMio.com, you must email
the following materials to PicassoMio:
- Up to 5 digital images (in JPEG or GIF format) of your current work;
- Biography or Resume;
- Price sheet
Please email the above materials, indicating your preferred PicassoMio.com
exhibition package (See Below) to: artist@picassomio.com. Only selected
artists will be contacted.
You have the choice of two PicassoMio.com packages:
A. STANDARD EXHIBITION, which offers:
Online exhibit on both Spanish and English language websites and soon in
French and German
Exhibition along side some of the world's leading artists and galleries
Unlimited number of artworks
Complete E-commerce (Internet-based sales) solution
Low sales commission (Our commission is lower than major galleries and
varies depending on the stature of the artist)
Mini-website address for your own marketing, like
www.PicassoMio.com/YourName/
NO OTHER FEES
B. PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITION, which includes:
STANDARD EXHIBITION plus
Personal full-scale Website with a friendly format and a background color
of your choice
Your own preferred and personalized Website domain address, such as
www.AnyName.com
Online listing with major search engines
Administration of your website
Exhibition of an unlimited number of artworks
Discounted sales-based commissions
Artist Guest Book, where visitors can give comments & critiques
Upcoming Exhibits page, with a listing of where and when you are
exhibiting next
Personalization of the Website with your photograph
Monthly reporting, including number of visitors to your Website
Pricing:
Year 1 Fee = $379 or Euro 379 (subsequent Annual Renewal fees of $100 or
EUR 100)
http://www.picassomio.com/services/artists.html
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GoZabo
Summary:
GoZabo gives artists an inexpensive portal to promote their works. "Gozabo
also gives buyers the opportunity to save time from getting frustrated
navigating thousands of artists' individual websites AND the ability to go
to one site where they can view products AND purchase them with secure
shopping cart capabilities."
Description:
All Artisans must be pre-approved before they can subscribe to GoZabo.com.
As an artisan you can create your own unique gallery in less than 10
minutes!
Your Gallery Offers:
- Personal Picture, Biography and pictures and descriptions of your
products
- Your contact information for buyers to have the ability to place a
special order or commission your works for other purposes (while still
keeping your email address private).
-Your gallery will have its own unique URL address
No additional fees on your sales. You can sell an unlimited amount of
products. Once you subscribe there are NO additional hidden fees.
http://gozabo.com/about/artistsguide
Pricing:
6 month subscription: $7.95 a month
1 year subscription: $6.95 a month
http://gozabo.com/about/artistsignup
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Yessy
http://yessy.com/
Summary:
Display and sell your art on Yessy with a 14-day free trial!
Description:
- Very quick and easy setup, often taking only 5 minutes.
- Display as much of your art as you wish. There are no limits.
- Edit your gallery and add more items for free anytime, instantly and
easily.
- Free biography page with optional personal photo.
- Free contact page that allows people to send you a message while keeping
your contact information private.
- Free critique system that allows you to receive valuable feedback and
interact with visitors.
- Average artist on Yessy receives several thousand hits per month and you
can view your statistics at any time.
- Yessy shopping cart allows your art to be purchased quickly and easily
online.
- Yessy handles the transactions and transfers the buyer's funds directly
to you along with the order information.
Pricing:
Annual fee is $59 after free trial. ($5 a month)
Yessy does not charge a sales commission.
==========================
Imagekind
http://www.imagekind.com/
Summary:
ImageKind is an online art community for selling originals, limited
edition prints of fine art and art uploaded by our member community.
Description:
With Imagekind, you can create and sell art prints with your own framed
designs - all with no upfront costs. Get a free online gallery and promote
your art on your website or in our marketplace. Imagekind handles all
product creation, credit card processing, shipping, and customer service!
Dedicated URL
http://www.imagekind.com/sell/
Pricing:
The service is always free to use and the artists set their own retail
prices. Imagekind charges a simple base price but our artists choose how
much mark-up is applied to each print.
Member Plans
Free
Monthly Bandwidth Allowance: 200mb
Maximum Storage: 200mb
Number of Galleries: One up to 24 images
Pro
Monthly Bandwidth Allowance: 400mb
Maximum Storage: Unlimited!
Number of Galleries: Unlimited! up to 50 images
Platinum
Monthly Bandwidth Allowance: Unlimited
Maximum Storage: Unlimited!
Number of Galleries: Unlimited! as many images as you want!
http://www.imagekind.com/sell/
==========================
Behance
http://www.behance.net/
Summary:
Behance is a new portfolio and networking service created for professional
artists to share and work within a helpful and constructive community.
Description:
- Build a dynamic portfolio of your latest projects, open to all or shared
selectively.
- Join or create groups of creative professionals, gathered around
interests, to share content and ideas.
- Behance's GigList features great work opportunities for creative
professionals. Creative industry leaders are also able to mine the network
for talent.
http://www.behance.net/What_Is_Behance
Pricing:
Participation in the Behance Network is free, and there are currently no
restrictions on the amount of space that participants can use for their
projects. The Behance platform is free for creative professionals across
disciplines.
http://www.behance.net/FAQ
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Uber.com
http://www.uber.com/
Summary:
Uber is a creative community where you can discover, collect, publish and
store all kinds of photos, videos, songs, blogs and bookmarks
Description from killerstartups.com:
"The new uber-cool social networking and digital media place for artists.
Uber allows artists to show everyone what they are made of by giving them
space to show their digital media in their own media library. When you post
new work, the media files will be blasted out to all of your social
networking friends so they will keep up to date on all of your work through
ubercasts."
http://www.killerstartups.com/tag/social-network/4/
Art
http://www.uber.com/index/art
Galleries
http://www.uber.com/index/art/galleries
Pricing:
Uber is free
http://www.uber.com/player/
==========================
Flat Grey Wall ( Still in Beta )
http://www.flatgreywall.com/
Summary:
An online art gallery that allows artists to upload, manage, and sell
their artworks, also offers a one month free trial.
Description:
- Intuitive system gives artists full control over their exhibits with
instant online management.
- Uploading, arranging, and captioning are completely artist controlled,
with no lag-times or go-betweens.
http://www.flatgreywall.com/accounts.html#creating
Pricing:
Your first month on flat grey wall is completely free: no obscure
conditions, fine print, rebates, coupons, or hard-to-find phone numbers.
After the free trial period, it costs $10/month. You can cancel any time
==========================
WorldArtPortfolio.com
Summary:
Artist online portfolio hosting and creation. Free gallery links and
posting of artist opportunities.
http://www.worldartportfolio.com/
Paintings
http://www.worldartportfolio.com/category.cfm?Category=Painting
Purpose: to provide an opportunity for an artist to have their work in an
high exposure environment, on the internet, in front of a global audience.
Worldartportfolio.com is dedicated to providing a means for artists to
connect with buyers, gallery owners, art directors, and potential clients
via a first impression.
WorldArtPortfolio.com provides resources for:
Emerging and student artists to get their work before the public.
Established artists to gain a wider audience.
Buyers and potential clients by putting together a collection of high
quality art portfolios that meet varying needs and tastes.
Galleries by introducing new artists & creating link exchanges.
http://www.worldartportfolio.com/about/default.cfm
Interested in having a portfolio of your own @ WorldArtPortfolio.com?
Use our contact form and let us know!
http://www.worldartportfolio.com/home.cfm
Notable Artist Portfolio Submissions
No entries selected at this time. Please check back again soon.
http://www.worldartportfolio.com/vote_cast/default.cfm
Pricing:
N/A
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ArTatoo
http://www.artatoo.com/art/en/home.shtml
Summary:
Offers free space for artists to display their images.
Description:
With every free gallery, you get a personal page with your picture, an
introduction text and your contact information, plus:
- an editable personal forum
- an editable personal chat room
- a list of your past and future exhibitions (5 exhibitions)
- 4 art pieces with 2 images each (full-size and thumbnail)
- your personal statistics
Pricing:
Free; however new services will be proposed to our members, including more
artwork, more exhibitions, a moderated forum, access to auctions, etc.
These services will not be free of charge but will always remain optional.
==========================
Northern Front
http://www.northernfront.net/
Summary:
A digital art gallery featuring contemporary regional art and photography
plus webspace for professional artists.
Description:
"Gallery of the Northern Front: Contemporary Art of the West" is dedicated
to promoting, documenting and bringing to light the works of emerging and
mid-career artists, craftspeople & photographers mostly from the Northern
Front"a uniquely 'western" region, where Wyoming fronts urban Colorado."
A Digital Portfolio & Résumé Service
- "webspace" for professional artists at economic rates
- "webspace" for artists who don’t have time to design, build and
maintain their own sites and be creative too!
http://www.northernfront.net/GNF/about.htm
Pricing:
"New Artist": $40 [1 year]
http://www.northernfront.net/GNF/How_to_join.htm
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Printpop
https://printpop.com/
Summary:
Originated over 2 years ago with the idea that artists at every level need
accessible venues for gaining exposure.
Description:
"Printpop.com is your online destination for digital reproductions of
artwork by aspiring, emerging, part-time or student artists. This web site
was built with the intention of helping artists everywhere gain much-needed
exposure and also have the opportunity to make extra money. While artists
could set up their own web site to display artwork, Printpop.com allows
them to sell high quality photographic prints of their work, while
retaining the original pieces."
https://printpop.com/?step=about
Pricing:
Printpop.com is 100% free to all artists, allowing unlimited
uploads/gallery space. Those images will stay on our site for life,
available for sale, with no cost to the artist. No strings attached - if
anyone, anywhere in the world buys a copy, Printpop.com will give you a cut
of the selling price. Printpop.com generates revenue through print sales,
not through charging artists to display their work on our website.
https://printpop.com/?step=help_info_for_artists#
==========================
The Vision Grove
http://www.thevisiongrove.com/
Summary:
A creative online community of artists. View, buy, and sell your art and
interact with the community.
Description:
First 5 gallery images to display and sell your art are FREE
Upload Art Images, Photos, Music, Poetry or Writing from your computer
easily
Customize your profile with MP3 music, personal portrait, and wallpaper
Easy-to-use Blog to interact with your art viewers and potential art
buyers
Average profile gets 200+ targeted views per month
Personal Email Inbox
Pricing:
Membership Options
1) Aspen Member - Free
A profile featuring up to 5 pieces of your work
A personal Vision Grove e-mail address, inbox and address book
2) Sequoia Member
A profile featuring up to 100 pieces of your work
A personal Vision Grove e-mail address, inbox and address book
Monthly $8
6 Months $39
12 Months $77
https://www.thevisiongrove.com/how-it-works.cfm
==========================
Premier Gallery
http://www.premiergallery.co.uk/
Summary:
A gallery website for artists and photographers to showcase their work.
Description:
It allows art lovers and print collectors to view our wide ranging
galleries exhibited by upcoming and established artists and photographers
Personal web address
Personal account
Messaging service
Image watermarking facility
Pricing:
Standard Premium Platinum
£5.95 £9.95 £16.95
2.5 MB 5.0 MB 10.0 MB
1 year 1 year 1 year
http://www.premiergallery.co.uk/membership-and-pricing/
==========================
Myriad Galleries
http://www.myriadgalleries.com/
Summary:
Free online portal for artists to showcase and sell their art as well as
share their opinions.
Description:
"Myriad offers Artists the chance to sell their art online in order to
reach a broader audience. Artists can upload any number of artworks, as
long as they are good quality works. With three simple pricing plans, for
three different types of artists: the Beginner, Amateur and Professional
plans; artists can easily sell their creations all over the globe."
Pricing:
Plans Membership Fees Sales Commission
Beginner Plan FREE 25%
Amateur Plan $50/year 13%
Professional Plan $10/mo. or $100/year 3%
http://www.myriadgalleries.com/about/
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Gallery Today
http://www.gallerytoday.com/i
Summary:
Specializing in selling original paintings signed by contemporary artists
from USA and Europe. Before joining Gallery Today.com , artwork must be
reviewed and accepted by their art critics.
Description:
Services for Artists
Gallery Today.com puts your artworks before thousands of new potential
collectors and art lovers every month. (3000-3500 unique visitors per day)
.
Display as many of your artworks you wish.
"There are no limits for a whole year. The artworks must be available for
sale. Our editorial staff will review each artwork submitted prior to
exhibition on Gallery Today.com. The artist has to give us the right to
make a selection of his/her paintings that are well suited to our
visitors."
Only 100% hand painted and original paintings can be accepted.
http://www.gallerytoday.com/index.php?paginameniu=pagini/sell.html
Pricing:
Annual fee (paid for your account maintenance): $145.00 USD.
"Your payment will be used to set up your account ("mini gallery") on our
website. Also, for one year, one of our editorial staff will review each of
your new releases in order to be submitted and promoted online."
25% commission when your artwork is sold on Gallery Today using our online
payment services.
"After a sale we will pay you via Wire Transfer usually in 25 days. Zero
commission when the customer wants to buy directly from you. Your contact
information will be added on your biography, so that the buyers will be
able to contact you directly."
http://www.gallerytoday.com/index.php?paginameniu=pagini/sell.html
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21st Century Art
Summary:
21st Century Art accepts submissions for online exhibitions
Description:
"21st Century Art is currently accepting submissions for online
exhibitions. The application deadline is 15 of the month prior to the
exhibition. The Jury Selections will be made at the end of the month prior
to the show opening and artists work displayed online until the close of
each. Exhibitions will then be moved to an archive page, available for the
term of 1 year. Only work in DIGITAL format will be accepted for the
exhibition, as detailed in the paragraphs below. 21st Century Art is an
online juried exhibition venue. Painting, mixed media, photography and any
other 2-D creations are acceptable."
Eligibility: Shows are open to all artists 18 years or older working in
any 2-D media.
Exhibition Dates: "21st Century Art holds online exhibitions year round.
Accepted artist’s works are displayed online for the length of the show.
To be considered for an exhibition, completed applications are due on the
15th of the month prior to the exhibit and must be received by midnight on
the 15th to be entered."
Pricing:
The entry fee is $25 for up to four images. Additional images are $5 each
image, with a maximum of 8 images. Each image counts as one submission.
All Images will be considered.
http://www.21stcenturyart.net/21st_century_art_000013.htm
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Not The Tate
http://notthetate.co.uk/
Summary:
Here you can see many styles of Art, in categories such as Photography,
Painting, Sculpture & Digital Art, also more diverse artistic creations
ranging from Chalk Drawing on pavements, to collages made from stone.
Description:
Join Not The Tate and get :
- A window to display your Artwork
- A page of your own, to display up to 16 pictures of your work.
- Your own profile.
- Personal webpage statistics to see how many people view your work.
- Allow viewers to send your images as E-Cards (at your discretion)
- An admin area to change your images and profile as often as you wish.
- Pay nothing until your gallery page is set up the way you want it.
Pricing:
£12.99 for 12 months exposure on the site
http://notthetate.co.uk/forartists.asp
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Vlad Art Gallery
http://www.vladartgallery.com
Summary
Instantly create your own gallery to sell your art.
Description:
Free Image Hosting for Visual Artists
Promote and sell art online directly, no commissions, no middleman.
- Update your online portfolio as often as you like. No restrictions. No
limitations.
- Your name will show up in Google, Yahoo, MSN and other search engines in
a few days.
- Use images for Ebay, MySpace, Blogs and Forums
http://www.vladartgallery.com/RegisterUser.asp
Pricing:
Free
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Artshole
http://www.artshole.co.uk/other/galleries.htm
Summary:
Free Online Gallery Space available for all independent artists, students
and graduates to showcase their work on the internet.
Description:
Advantages of showing your art with them:
- enables you to sell your art to the public, with no commission
- Galleries, businesses, buyers and the public have immediate access to
your work
- If you already have a website, artshole can link to yours for a small
fee of £20 to generate much more traffic to your website
- Artshole receives over 500 000 individual visitors per month
- Direct people to your web pages (www.artshole.co.uk/yourname.htm)
- Artshole has a free listings section where you can advertise any of your
exhibitions or events
How to join:
"Send an e-mail with up to 10 images and an artist statement attached. We
will do the rest. We will create your page, and provide the following
features:
Direct e-mail link to you
Up to 10 images / flash animations / video-clips
Artists statement
Link to your own site (if applicable)
The artist always retains ownership of the original artwork unless
arranged otherwise."
Pricing:
It's completely free to present your work on artshole.
http://www.artshole.co.uk/other/terms%20and%20conditions.htm
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ArtOffer
http://en.artoffer.com/
Summary:
ArtOffer provides a high visitor frequency and a simple, easy-to-use
toolbox to create your own virtual gallery.
Description:
"Here, you can create your own Internet presence, determine various
layouts for the gallery, portraits, etc., and can change the artwork
presented as often as you want.
It is really easy, even if you're unfamiliar with computers. If you want a
larger Internet presence, you can simply expand the modules."
Your ArtOffer presence can be linked with your own personal website,
without the ArtOffer framework, but with all the services that ArtOffer can
provide.
After you have set up your gallery, you can monitor which of your works
are getting the most traffic, how many visitors saw your work yesterday,
etc. The contacts resulting from the visits to your virtual gallery
(queries about artwork, Guests & Talk, art postcards sent) are recorded
automatically in your own personal virtual address book. ArtOffer is not
only a unique presentation forum (changing artwork photographs is always
free), but, with just a mouse click, you can send a virtual art postcard
with an image of your work as an invitation to your vernissage or studio
exhibition to all your contacts. Whether it's 100 or 1000 or more
addresses, one click is sufficient, and the information goes off to the art
lovers. And it's always free.
Pricing:
For EUR 87.- / USD 99.- / CHF 159.- per year, you can get your own
website.
http://en.artoffer.com/What-does-ArtOffer-provide-for-artists/?showFlash=false
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Warmtoast cafe
http://www.warmtoastcafe.com/
Summary:
Warmtoast cafe is a free website designed to showcase the talents of
artists and designers.
"Our aim is to provide the resources for creative people to be able to
display their work to a world-wide audience as well as be part of an active
and friendly community."
Description:
A FREE online artist portfolio to showcase your creative talent.
You can upload 18 images (jpg, gif or png) of any dimension to your
portfolio @ 200kb per picture.
Template styles - customise the design and look of your portfolio.
An artist web-journal - use it as an online CV, a blog or a creative
notebook.
24 hour access to your profile details allowing for easy updates.
Further features such as a secure contact form, personal favourites and
private messaging.
Pricing:
FREE
http://www.warmtoastcafe.com/join/
I paid UClue.com to do this research for me. They did a fantastic job. I'm going to go through it with a fine toothed comb sometime soon to start sorting it into a more useful format.
Let's start with this caveat from ArtBusiness.com
"DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ART MARKET SALES STATISTICS":
http://www.artbusiness.com/marketdata.html
"Q: Could you please point me in the direction of both nationwide (United
States) and worldwide or international statistics on the art market . . .
"A: A surprising number of people search for answers to these and similar
questions in attempts to quantify the art market. The art market, however,
is not quantifiable, and the answers to these questions don't exist. To
begin with, art is not a commodity that can be regulated . . . ."
Fortunately, I did find some statistics. However, you will have to pay for
a report, or several reports, to obtain some of the information you want.
But I'm not sure all the information you want is available, whether via
free or paid resources.
OFFLINE AUCTIONS
Art Price's "Art Market Trends 2006" is available for free online.
http://web.artprice.com/ami/AMI.aspx?id=MjEwODg4NDY3MDAyOTk=
At that page, you can download market reports for the years 2002 - 2006.
Here's the 2006 report in PDF:
http://img1.artprice.com/pdf/trends2006.pdf
(You may have to copy & paste this link.)
"In 2006 no less than 810 works sold for over a million dollars,
generating total auction revenue of $ 2.7 billion . . .
". . .In total, the global public auction Fine Art market generated a
total revenue of $ 6.4 billion which represents double the amounts
regularly posted during the 1999 - 2003 period and an increase of 52%
compared with 2005."
ArtNews ARTnewsletter Highlights, July, 10 2007, has auction figures from
London for this year to date:
"Auctions Nearly Double Last Year’s Totals":
http://www.artnewsonline.com/artnewsletter/default.asp#news2
Hislop's Art Sales Index has a breakout of live auction sales for
2003-2004:
http://www.art-sales-index.com/pages/Graphs___Charts/graphs___charts.html
As of 2001, these were the top auction houses, worldwide:
http://www.art-sales-index.com/pages/Products/asi33-auct.html
You may be interested in subscribing to Art Sales Index for more current
information.
CURRENT TOP AUCTION HOUSES
Christie's is Number 1. See this January 11, 2007, press release:
http://www.christies.com/presscenter/pdf/01112007/142041.pdf
Sotheby's is Number 2, according to this January 2007 article from the
International Herald, "How Christie's kept top spot over Sotheby's in 2006
sales," by Souren Melikian
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/12/opinion/melik13.php
"Sotheby's slipped behind Christie's for the second year running in the
battle for world supremacy that is pitching the two world auction giants
against each other. In 2006, Christie's sold $4.33 billion worth of art at
auction, according to a press release issued this week. Sotheby's 2006
sales total posted on its Web site stood more modestly at $3.66 billion."
Bonhams is third, according to this press release: "Bonhams is the third
largest and fastest growing auction house in the world with a global
network of offices and regional representatives providing sales advice and
valuation services in 20 countries."
http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=HeadlineDetails&iHeadlineNo=2065
ONLINE SALES/AUCTIONS
Most of the data I found is quite old. It's very difficult to find current
sales data for online art sellers. Some auction sites are privately held,
so not required to release revenue and other financial figures.
According to Artnet's year-end report for 2000:
http://www.artnet.com/about/pr-20000128a.asp?A=8
"Artnet First to Demonstrate Success of Online Art Auctions and Sales
"New York/Frankfurt--artnet, the Internet portal to the world of art,
today released its year-end review. In the past year, artnet has broken new
ground in the art world, pioneering a new lucrative online art market.
"$2 Million Worth of Artworks Sell in Online Auctions."
You'll see that photography led sales.
In 2001, Artnet partnered with eBay for online Art auctions:
http://www.artnet.com/about/pr-2001319-3.asp
Arts Journal has a roundup of reports containing statistics on online
sales from 2000 and 2001:
http://www.artsjournal.com/issues/sellingartonline.htm
From the November 28, 2000 issue of Business Week, "There's Sunlight
Dappling through the Murky Art Market":
http://www.businessweek.com/ebiz/0011/eo1128.htm
"But if the art world really wants to gain large exposure and become
widely accessible, the only solution is the Internet. Today, only 2% of
international art sales, valued by the EC at $7 billion, are actually well
known -- and that's because those took place in public auctions."
For a general overview, see the 2004 Art Business News article "Web sites
bid for art buyers: despite setbacks, online art auctions are on the verge
of coming into their own":
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HMU/is_3_31/ai_114474038/pg_1
Also see this July 29, 2005, Business Week article, "Art on the Net: The
Second Wave," by Michelle Dammon Loyalka
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/jul2005/sb20050729_479773.htm
You'll see that most art that sells online is low to medium priced:
" . . .even on eBay, art sales are starting to take off. Each day the
online-auction site sells more than 920 pieces in the "Affordable Art"
section, which is just one of the eBay's 12 art categories. Sales in the
"Self-Representing Artists" section increased 67% from 2003 to 2004, with
460 pieces now sold daily. . . " [I could not find sales figures for art on
eBay, not even in its most recent quarterly earnings report.]
"For the most part, that means selling lower-priced work . . . the
best-selling art on BoundlessGallery is under $500, and Guild's sweet spot
is between $500 and $2,500. . .."
Elise Bauer, a consultant to technology companies, posted this examination
of art sales on eBay in 2003:
http://www.elise.com/web/a/online_art_sales.php
But for contemporary figures for online auctions, and other subtopics,
such as posters and prints, you'll have to turn to paid resources:
REPORTS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
Gordon's Art
http://www.gordonsart.com/
These Gordon's items are of particular interest:
Hislop’s Art Sales Index "providing international auction results for
Fine Art, including: Oil paintings, works on paper, drawings, miniatures,
prints and photographs (above $3000), and sculptures."
"The Gordon’s Print Price Annual is the leading provider of
international auction results for Prints, Posters, Illustrated Books, and
Picasso Ceramics."
"The Gordon’s Photography Price Annual is the industry leader in
providing international auction results for Photographs."
I e-mailed Gordon's. They provide coverage of houses that conduct both
live and online auctions. You may wish to speak with them directly about
which of their publications is best for your needs:
Here's contact information for Gordon's:
http://www.gordonsart.com/about_us/contact_us.asp
ArtTactic:
http://www.arttactic.com/
Publishes a number of reviews and reports, including "Auction Review."
I contacted them. They provide coverage of Saffronart (India) Online
Auctions:
http://www.saffronart.com/
Here's a March 2006 article about Saffronart, "Online art auction takes
off in India," from physorg:
http://www.physorg.com/news63040708.html
"To get an idea of how Indian art market has swelled over the years,
market sources say that the size for modern and contemporary Indian art
dedicated auction house market, which was just $5 million in 2003, grew to
$13 million 2004, and touched $51 million in 2005."
I suggest you contact ArtTactic for more information about which of their
reports is best for your needs: info@arttactic.com
ArtBusiness.com:
ARTPRICE.COM 2006 FINE ART PRICE CD-ROM & ONLINE DATABASES
http://www.artbusiness.com/revs1106.html
Art Market Research (AMR):
http://www.artmarketresearch.com/
Here's some information about AMR's "Indexes":
http://www.artmarketresearch.com/amr_fr.html
I've sent them an inquiry about whether they have data on online sales.
I'll post a Clarification when I hear from them.
ArtNet:
http://www.artnet.com/net/Services/MarketTrends.aspx
Will conduct research and prepare a customized report for you, but I'm not
sure of the approximate cost. (I assume it depends on the scope of
information you need.)
"ARTNET CUSTOM REPORTS
"Our market research department works with curators, collectors and
analysts to generate custom reports, indices and data samples for any
combination of artists, collector categories and art periods included in
artnet's comprehensive Price Database. To discuss your specific needs and
create unique analytical tools, please contact by email [clicking on
"e-mail" brings up an inquiry form] or by phone at 212.497.9700 ext. 201."
MarketResearch.com:
"Art Dealers in the US
IBISWorld
February 28, 2006" priced at $715. You can see an index of the contents
here:
http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?productid=1277663&xs=r&SID=22415468-389595965-376359761&curr=USD&kw=Internet&view=toc
Click "Search Inside this Report" and use the terms "online" or "Internet"
to bring up the references included in this report.
WALL DÉCOR and FRAMES
The only data I can find is this $2,500 report from MarketResearch.com:
http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?productid=1350861&xs=r&g=1&curr=USD&kw=&view=toc
Includes "WALL DECOR SALES BY CHANNEL OF DISTRIBUTION."
At MarketResearch.com, you can also search for reports using the term
"Art," or specific terms like "posters."
It's a little difficult to search in depth here without registering. In
order to determine just which report(s) are best for your needs, you can
call MarketResearch.com for assistance:
"Complimentary Research Assistance
To make sure you find the right report,
call one of our research specialists.
800.298.5699 (US)
+1.240.747.3093 (Intl)"
The only free information I found on frames is for digital frames. See
this March 29, 2007 article at Consumer Electronics Daily News
http://www.cedailynews.com/2007/03/digital_photo_f.html
"A new report from Parks Associates takes a look at the growing market
penetration of digital photo frames, and includes the staggering statistic
that about 1.7 million digital photo frames were sold in the U.S. in
2006--a year-over-year growth rate of more than 400 percent."
And this press release from NPD Group, released May 29, 2007, " According
to leading consumer and retail information provider The NPD Group’s
weekly point-of sale data*, digital picture frames grossed nearly $12
million for the week ending May 12, 2007, selling more than 112 thousand
units . . ."
http://www.slrtoday.com/articles/269/1/Mothers-Day-Trumps-Black-Friday-Digital-Picture-Frame-Sales-Revenue/Page1.html
ART ACCESSORIES/SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT
The only data I found is this report from MarketResearch.com:
"The U.S. Market for Writing Instruments & Art Supplies
Business Trend Analysts Inc. August 1, 2003," priced at $1,695:
http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?productid=941131&xs=r
MOST POPULAR ONLINE AUCTION SITES
According to "Essential Information":
"Sotheby's took a historic step when it became the first international art
auction house to hold auctions on the Internet. Since launch, Sothebys.com
has been the platform for record-setting Internet sales, and remains the
Internet's premier auction site for high-end art, antiques, jewelry and
collectibles."
http://www.eigroup.co.uk/public/links.asp
According to Alexa, these are the most visited auction houses online:
http://www.alexa.com/browse/general/?&CategoryID=79464&mode=general&Start=1&SortBy=Popularity
Alexa's top online arts and crafts sellers (including online art auction
sites, such as category leader ArtByUs.com):
http://www.alexa.com/browse/general?&CategoryID=71211&mode=general&Start=1&SortBy=Title&R=&Path=
"The Best Websites for Selling Your Art Online, According to Traffic," at
Empty Easel:
http://emptyeasel.com/2007/04/04/the-best-websites-for-selling-your-art-online-according-to-traffic/
DIGITAL ART
"Art Market Trends 2006":
http://img1.artprice.com/pdf/trends2006.pdf
See the pie chart on page 4: photography accounted for 2.2% of art sales;
"other media," 0.5%.
"2005 Digital Fine Art Market Study," compiled by CAP
(http://www.capv.com/public/home.html)
http://www.capv.com/eprise/main/Store/pdf/DigiFineArt05.pdf?ObjectID=65960&ViewMode=0&PreviewState=0
On page 3 of the report see "Market Size. InfoTrends/CAP Ventures expects
the retail value of digitally printed fine art to grow from $430 million in
2004 to over $830 million in 2009, representing a CAGR of 18.1% over the
forecast period."
Unfortunately, there isn't a break-out for online sales.
For more information on the Digital market, see this 2003 report from
Digital Output, "Digital Fine Art - A Mainstream Application?
http://www.digitaloutput.net/content/ContentCT.asp?P=429
"Editor's Note: The responses to this survey were from the segment of
Digital Output's readership that produce fine art projects. All subsequent
percentages cited are from that segment of the readership and do not
reflect Digital Output's entire reader base. . .
"Size of Company
The majority of companies that are producing digital fine art today are
small companies; 88 percent have annual sales of less than $5 million. The
vast majority have fewer than 10 employees. . ."
PHOTO PRINTING, including T-SHIRTS
"Brisk sales aid photo printing market," by Ben Dobbin, AP Business
Writer, posted March 7, 2007, at Boston.com:
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2007/03/07/brisk_sales_aid_photo_printing_market/
"U.S. sales in the specialty market -- counting online and retail --
jumped 50 percent to an estimated $694 million in 2006 from $461 million in
2005 and could reach $951 million this year and $1.2 billion in 2008,
according to Photo Marketing Association International . . ." But those
figures include numerous items, not just T-shirts.
The only report I can find with a breakout just for apparel (including
T-shirts) is this $599 report from MarketResearch.com:
http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?productid=1365600&xs=r
One example: Threadless.com earned $1.6 million in revenue for 2005,
according to Wired:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.06/play.html?pg=3
In 2006, Wired reported that Threadless expected to jump to $20 million in
revenues:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/look.html
POSTERS & PRINTS
See the previously mentioned information for Gordon's Art:
http://www.gordonsart.com/
Hislop’s Art Sales Index "providing international auction results for
Fine Art, including: Oil paintings, works on paper, drawings, miniatures,
prints and photographs (above $3000), and sculptures."
"The Gordon’s Print Price Annual is the leading provider of
international auction results for Prints, Posters, Illustrated Books, and
Picasso Ceramics."
AllPosters.com earned about $80 million in revenue (posters, prints,
T-shirts, combined) in 2005, according to this article from the East Bay
BizJournal:
http://eastbay.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2005/05/16/story8.html?jst=cn_cn_lk
ART COMMUNITY SITES:
According to Alexa, Deviant Art:
http://www.deviantart.com/
is the most visited community art site, and stands at # 86 in Web traffic
ratings:
http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_sites?ts_mode=global&lang=none
This is the only art community site I found in Alexa's Top 500.
According to Technorati,
http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.fastlanetransport.ca/blog
StumbleUpon users select their favorite art sites, though not all are
community-based:
http://buzz.stumbleupon.com/arts/
Also see:
ArtLex:
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/FAQ/links%3Eartlex.html
Daily Painters:
http://www.urlwire.com/news/060607.html
Forbes' Best of the Web Art Blogs, 2005:
http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/category.jhtml?id=304
ArtBusiness.com selected these sites:
http://www.artbusiness.com/artsite.html
ArtSpan:
http://www.artspan.com/
Arts Journal:
http://www.bloglines.com/preview?siteid=73220
Ansearch Arts Directory (Australia-based):
http://www.ansearch.com.au/directory/au/Entertainment/Arts
I will post a Clarification if I receive any additional information from
any of the publications I contacted, but you should feel free to go ahead
and contact any research companies of interest in the meantime.
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I heard back from Art Market Research (AMR):
http://www.artmarketresearch.com/
AMR does not cover online art sales.
Alison Becker at LTB Gordon's Art kindly sent me some additional
information.
Gordon's Photography and Print Annuals include "a few online sales." The
online databases, as opposed to the CD-Roms are updated throughout the
year, so may be best for your needs.
Please contact Gordon's directly to discuss their products. Here's their
contact info:
http://www.gordonsart.com/about_us/contact_us.asp
