About Us:

The Art Project is based out of Vancouver, BC and was created by two guys with a passion for art and the World Wide Web. The Art Project has created an environment with the artist in mind. It is a space where artists can set their own price, submit art pieces that they choose, and control many aspects of their own content without the hassle of building their own site. The Art Project is also a place where artists are not paying high art gallery fees which in turn allows buyers to get the best possible deal on amazing art, and the artist are compensated for their talent.

The Project:

The Art Project is a project that will let the artist display their work to the world. To aid the Art Project with marketing and promotions, we have teamed up with online marketing experts Fogg Industries to give artists the greatest internet exposure possible. This project was developed by artists for artists and is a place where an artist can be in full control of their art by choosing which art pieces to display, as well as how much they wish to charge per piece.

If you would like to sell art online at the The Art Project please see the submit section of our site. Or if you are looking to buy art online check us out too!

Why Choose The Art Project?

We have several unique programs:

1) Unique homepage gallery that features 3 artists per month.

2) Gallery Events

3) Partnership with Googles Picasa and Flickr.com for maximum online exposure

Also

- Over 30,000 website hits a month

- The artist decides the price that their art is listed for

- Great section for art collectors that want to sale their collections online

- Two unique and flexible payment plans Either cheap monthly rates or 20% commission* on sold art

- Partnerships with websites such as whole9, flickr.com, picasa.com, Artists in Canada, the Art Ads Network and Art in Canada guaranteeing maximum exposure

- Amazing organic Google search rankings, many of our artists and collections are on the first page of Google!

- Manually reviewed and updated ensuring that only high quality art is submitted onto the website.

- Buyer pays the shipping so the artist does not need to worry about extra shipping fees

- Easy submission and sign up

- Updated blogging

Thank you for using our site!

*The 20% commission only applies to online sales, art displayed in gallery events are subject to high commissions based on the gallery.

By: The Art Project

Giclee prints are a great way to collect fine art collections. If you like to have a lot of wall décor a framed fine art giclee print will be an affordable way to add to your collection. These types of prints can be floral paintings, wildlife, female fine art nude photography, landscape art or famous reproductions of famous oil paintings on canvas, watercolors. Giclee printing is a process of inkjet technology but has come to to imply any high quality art prints or posters. Most often these reproductions are done on high quality paper but will also be done on canvas or other materials.

If you are a fine art print collector you know that even these posters can become valuable over time. Even numbered art print reproductions tend to gain more value if from popular painters or artists. Many people when hearing the words art print tend to think they have a cheap or worthless poster and will tend to not want to buy such art prints. The irony is that many museums or popular artist may offer up such art prints or reproductions that are numbered so visitors or art collectors can buy them from their gallery framed and ready to hang.

Always consider framing your print behind glass as it adds a level of protection from contaminants and ultraviolet light that can often fade a print. Usually the lower number of limited prints there are the more collectible they may become these are often referred to as limited edition gilcee prints. Many artists often personally sign these prints. Most people wanting to decorate a room with framed giclee prints may not be too concerned with numbered prints or popular artists due to costs and prices and will just find a print to fit in with the their room décor.

Giclee prints are high enough quality to display in fine art collections. Do not overlook these reproductions from you favorite artists or photographers and try to include limited edition prints in you collection of fine art prints.

By: Pete Marks