artist websites |
website | the lowdown |
| ZAPPlication | FREE! Lists art shows, lets you apply immediately from their site, manage artwork and images for applications |
| Art Deadline | Annual Fee. Includes more art shows, lists gallerys looking for artwork, takes patience, but alot of helpful info. |
| Visual Via | FREE-ish (with Art Deadline membership) Image hosting. Not very useful for direct sales unless in conjunction with another website (ie. your own) |
| America Creates! | FREE! Juried site for art in every medium. Sales handled through site. Jury process takes longer than it says. This artist, for one, is not super impressed with the functionality of this site, or the customer service. |
| Art id | FREE-ish! More images for membership fee. Sell artwork through site with paypal. |
| artomat | FREE! Juried site lets you submit tiny artwork (the size of a pack of cigarettes). If selected, you produce 50+ pieces for vend sales. |
| DP Challenge | FREE! Membership fee to add online gallery for photographers. Fun contests to keep you inspired and challenged. Good networking. |
| The Art Trader | Annual Fee. Image hosting, sales handled through link to your website or email. |
| Ekaweeka | FREE! Like myspace for artists, but you can also set up your page to sell your art through this site using paypal for free. |
| IndiePublic | FREE! Another social networking site for artists, like Ekaweeka, but with more members and the friendliest folks on the internet! Also has lessons and advice for the online seller and artist. Did I mention the friendly factor? |
| Etsy | FREE-ish! Free to bulid store, a mere $0.20 for each item to list it. As they put it- "Sign up - free, your own shop - free, listing an item - 20 cents, selling - 3.5% fee. That's it. All listings include up to 5 images. Listings stay up for 4 months." Alot of the same family from IndiePublic! Plus, they have nifty things like the ability to search items in any etsy shop by bunches of ways (even search by color!), and a page for items wanted to bid on to custom make. |
| icraft | FREE! Set up online store and sell for free! No listing fees or commission- very easy to set up and use! Loves it! |
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