ArtCrowd is a crowdfunding platform dedicated exclusively to connecting Fine Artists and Fine Art Organizations with their supporters to help them realize their creative potential, build their artistic brand and fund their work. There are many options for crowdfunding out there that claim they are for artists, but none understand the particular needs of Fine Art. ArtCrowd understands art because ArtCrowd was designed by artists, art lovers and art professionals for artists, art lovers and art professionals.
ArtCrowd is free to create a profile, free to exhibit your art, free to build your creative brand and free to design a funding campaign. There are never any costs until you complete a successful funding campaign. When you succeed, ArtCrowd deducts a standard crowdfunding fee of 5% and a credit card payment processing fees (between 3% and 5%) from successfully funded campaigns and site based sales. You never have to pay out a cent to ArtCrowd. If you don’t succeed, we don’t charge you, ever!
ArtCrowd provides you with a platform to present your artistic brand. While other online platforms focus on trying to sell art, we know that is usually a race to the bottom. At ArtCrowd we want to take you to the top, so we focus on helping you to build and market your creative identity. We provide exclusive art focused crowdfunding tools you can use to attract attention to your art and find interesting ways to fund it. There are no gatekeepers like grant judges or exhibition juries. Just you and the network you build, the only limit, your ingenuity and energy.
ArtCrowd is exclusively for original Fine Artists and Organizations working with Original Fine Art. We recognize that there are many other worthy types of creativity out there that deserve attention and funding, but we don’t want to be a “Swiss Army Knife, “ solution, trying to please everyone. We are dedicated to one thing and one thing only, funding Original Fine Art.
Campaigns offer Patrons the opportunity to select from a number of gift Rewards in exchange for funding from the Campaign they are supporting. Alternately, a Patron can choose to not receive a reward for their funding. But either way, patronage ushers an art lover into the world of the artist they are funding with a unique view into their process and a chance to be personally involved in its creation.
Within about 15 days of a Campaigns successful completion, ArtCrowd will fund the campaign creator. The campaign creator is solely responsible for fulfilling the promised rewards according to the schedule established for each reward. It is the obligation of every campaign creator to see to it that their patrons receive the rewards they expect. ArtCrowd offers creators fulfillment management tools online to monitor the process but does not intervene in an individual campaigns execution or stratification of delivery.
Patrons need to appreciate that they are supporting the creation of something new, not ordering an artwork that already exists. Problems may arise that prevent a creator from fulfilling a reward promise but then the creator must make every reasonable effort to find a way of bringing the project to a satisfying conclusion for their backers. For more information, see our Terms of Use
Every Creator on ArtCrowd can exhibit an Online Gallery of their artwork at no cost. Each artwork features a diamond icon during hover, that when selected allows any ArtCrowd member viewing the artwork to add it to their own personal Art Collection. Member Art Collections function differently from Creator Online Galleries. The Online Galleries feature work by the creator that is uploaded to a their profile allowing for captioning of artwork credits and incorporation into funding campaigns, while Art Collections are available to ArtCrowd members only for art appreciation and social sharing. Artworks in a Collection cannot be caption edited by the collector and the creator’s ownership of the art is protected. Patrons are encouraged to add artworks they appreciate to their Art Collections in their profiles and spread the word about the art they love by social sharing. Just as it is free to exhibit in the ArtCrowd, it is also free to create your own ArtCrowd Art Collection.
ArtCrowd is a crowdfunding platform dedicated exclusively to connecting Fine Artists and Fine Art Organizations with their supporters to help them realize their creative potential, build their artistic brand and fund their work. There are many options for crowdfunding out there that claim they are for artists, but none understand the particular needs of Fine Art. ArtCrowd understands art because ArtCrowd was designed by artists, art lovers and art professionals for artists, art lovers and art professionals.
ArtCrowd will walk you through the steps of building a profile to identify your artistic brand, exhibit your artwork online and design a funding campaign to get results. Just follow the Step by Step Guide .
Your artistic brand is the information and art you use to build your ArtCrowd profile.
Create a funding Campaign that has a clear cut goal, such as framing a group of paintings for an exhibit, printing an exhibition catalogue or building a studio. Choose goals that are realistic and give your patrons a sense of contribution to your art.
The funding goal is the amount of money you need to raise to complete objective of the campaign, Funding is all or nothing. Your patrons will not be charged if your campaign does not reach its funding goal. So designing an attainable objective is crucial to success.
Patrons are the generous art lovers who fund your campaign to make your art goals a reality.
Rewards are the gifts, Patrons select in recognition of their funding. The best rewards are limited unique experiences and by products related to the creative process for which you are seeking funding. Rewards are not intended as a means for selling your art, as in an commercial online gallery. Instead it is best to offer experiences like a chance to spend a day in your studio, or the chance to go on a nature walk with the artist to find sites for landscape paintings, or just meet the artist in a cafe or bar for a beverage. The most successful campaigns are the ones that do more than just raise money, they develop relationships with your supporters. A successful funding campaign does more than just make the goal possible, it creates long term benefits for both the campaign creator and the patron.
If you want to get inspired, dive into ArtCrowd and look around. You’re an artist after all, the only limits are your imagination.
Everyone who is interested in original Fine Art is welcome in the ArtCrowd as a member. Anyone who works with original Fine Art is welcome to create a funding campaign, Membership is free.
Campaigns offer Patrons the opportunity to select from a number of gift Rewards in exchange for funding from the Campaign they are supporting. Alternately, a Patron can choose to not receive a reward for their funding. But either way, patronage ushers an art lover into the world of the artist they are funding with a unique view into their process and a chance to be personally involved in its creation.
Within about 15 days of a Campaigns successful completion, ArtCrowd will fund the campaign creator. The campaign creator is solely responsible for fulfilling the promised rewards according to the promised schedule for each reward. It is the obligation of every campaign creator to see to it that their patrons receive the rewards they expect. For their part, Patrons need to appreciate that they are supporting the creation of something new, not ordering an artwork that already exists.
There are no charges on Artcrowd for the Patron or against the creator’s funding until and unless a campaign has been successful. ArtCrowd will never ask you for money other than to collect funds you have promised a successful campaign as a Patron, ArtCrowd does its best to monitor suspicious activity and follow up on any concerns reported by its users. Anyone found to be engaged in unethical activity will be warned if minor, and banned if serious. Hate speech, intolerance and threats will not be tolerated. ArtCrowd does not ban nudity, which is an important form of artistic expression, but it will not permit pornography. ArtCrowd reserves the right to decide whether an submission is artwork or pornography.
Like any investment, prospective Patrons should show due diligence in selecting the artists they support through ArtCrowd. Investing in any speculative area is inherently risky. Risk is offset by rewards if the art you support succeeds. Look for artists with a track record, whose work is visible elsewhere and who’s claims seem credible. Contact the artist and ask them about their experience, their exhibits and all relevant information you need to decide if the art deserves your support. Don’t hesitate to contact an artist or organization. If they are serious, informed about what they do and respond, chances are they will be a good investment.
ArtCrowd itself can make no representations about the viability of any artist on it’s site, however, ArtCrowd is a very public site and artists here put their reputations on the line. Respect their commitment. Understand the risks. Appreciate your roll as a Patron to be an agent of change. Help make new art happen.
Once a campaign successfully funds and your patron’s credit cards have been processed, we will provide you with their contact information in our Rewards Management Center so that you can contact them send them their rewards.
You can choose to unsubscribe from ArtCrowd at any time. Just click on the Unsubscribe link and follow the on- screen unsubscribe instructions. Once you unsubscribe, you will no longer receive ArtCrowd mailings however individual members will be able to contact you. You may choose to block ArtCrowd members on an individual basis in the Message Center. But to end all communication from ArtCrowd you must either suspend or delete your account. Click Suspend to temporarily halt all activity in your account. Click Delete to permanently erase your account..Deleting an account cannot be undone. To return to ArtCrowd you will need to create a new account.