There is no black and white solution for rating anything, let alone art with subjectivity built into the very core of its existence!

We have initiated a simple self-rating policy based on a piece being family friendly, or not. Buyers can choose a filtered or not view of everything in the store, and if they see something they feel is not appropriate, they can report it directly to us. That piece will immediately be placed under review, but all details except the image will still be visible. The buyer must give us their contact details (makes them think about it before reporting), and you are notified immediately to either update your rating or initiate the review. We don't believe in censorship of art, but we do have a responsibility to ensure buyers feel comfortable whilst viewing our site. By offering very simple filters and reporting, the choice is very much still yours to make, and the buyers to agree with or not.

Absolutely!  We won't be monitoring any communications you have.  Once again, we're here simply to put potential buyers in front of your art.  What happens once they purchase is up to you.  Build your own email list, promote further sales back through us, keep the loop working for everyone! 

We want to work WITH galleries, so you'll have an option in your upload of pieces to tick a box saying 'on exhibition'.  This will temporarily block direct sales at your standard & VIP prices in our store, and you can add a link to the gallery's on-line store or website so potential buyers can still purchase, but direct at the gallery's rate.  This feature is optional and up to you, but we suggest doing the right thing and supporting galleries who are supporting you.  They're biggest competitor is YOU if your standard price is lower than what they have your pieces on display for.

Potential buyers have two options when they sign up to Artco.

1. Free membership, which gives them access to our store to buy your art directly with no commissions.

2. Paid monthly VIP membership - giving access to selected pieces with lower VIP pricing, plus other benefits.

If they're looking through the store and see one piece at full price, and another similar piece at 40% off, which one do you think they'll go for most of the time, even if they're the same sell price?

Most artists undervalue their work.  When a gallery puts a far higher price on something, they still believe it will sell, otherwise they wouldn't bother! Set your pricing at parity with commission based galleries and platforms. Anywhere someone sees your work, it's the same price. They join Artco because they can get a 40% discount for being a VIP. You still get what you originally wanted, and buyers are incentivised to sign up to our paid membership to get access to the savings (the more members, the more we can achieve), and any buyer feels like they had a big win as well!  

Don't forget that 90% of our customer base will be on the free tier, so you could take home double what you originally expected, rather than handing over a huge commission somewhere else.

You set your pricing for each piece when you upload, and this can be edited at any time through your account.

You can then choose whether to include any piece in the VIP Rewards collection (40% off). It's purely an option to stand out in buyers' eyes.  It's totally up to you how you set your pricing.

There is sooooo much we want to do:

- Partner with galleries/councils/organisations for pop up Artco exhibitions

- Educate artists on marketing & PR strategies

- Grants

- School programs

- Work directly with support organisations creating a difference

- Open our own galleries so more artists get to exhibit

- Create multipurpose facilities providing spaces for nurturing talent where current and future artists can come together

- Become a household name and be seen as the leader of the new age in bringing affordable art to more people around the globe

Artco is a dual membership model.

- Artists join up to use our platform and get their art in front of a huge audience of incentivised buyers. They also gain access to our targeted marketing system, discovery program, partner services and an opportunity to earn recurring income just from telling their followers about VIP Rewards. 

- Buyers join up knowing they're getting access to zero commission pricing, a direct connection with every artist they purchase from, and the chance to win prizes from regular draws.

When a buyer decides they want to purchase, they go through a check-out process that allocates the artwork to their account and notifies the artist that a sale has been initiated.

Artco then sends a Purchase Order with the relevant agreed price ('direct' or 'VIP), and an email to the buyer with details of the following steps.

The artist contacts the buyer and negotiates freight, insurance, framing, up-sells etc. The buyer pays the artist directly in whatever manner they normally use (we can help get anyone set up with a payment gateway if they need it). The artist then updates the site and the piece can remain on display with a 'sold' tag, or be removed at the artists' discretion.

Artco acts as a storefront, but by keeping the transactions direct between you and the buyer, everything is far simpler. You most likely have a way to receive payments, and a preferred method for framing and freighting, so why would we get in the way?