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“ARTA allows us to offer a variety of mediums. We're already showing paintings, ceramic sculptures, and even more conceptual works — we're excited that ARTA's API can easily source rates for all these different shipments.” — John Dennehy, Co-Founder of Testudo

Barder has created a platform where buyers and sellers can connect and acquire materials that go unused for a more circular economy. The peer-to-peer initiative was founded upon the idea that materials don’t always need to be reproduced, they often already exist within the collective art space.

We are excited to work with The Art Pledge—a newly- launched global marketplace for contemporary art whose mission is to support social and environmental causes—to automate the post-sale experience for sellers and buyers.

Shiba, a new app for galleries that streamlines the sales process and uses collector interest data to make recommendations, has integrated ARTA to automate the post-sale experience for their sellers and buyers. 

The auction house tapped ARTA to power a streamlined checkout and post-sale process. Read more about how our flexible API integration allowed their team to achieve their goals of reducing overhead and getting to market quickly.

ARTA now powers the newest feature on Artsy, the leading global online art marketplace. With Artsy Shipping, powered by ARTA, Artsy is furthering its commitment to providing its collectors a friction-free art buying experience, during and after the purchase.

Learn why the fulfillment and supply chain woes that have affected most consumer goods have had little impact on high-value and collectible items, and why they resultingly make the perfect holiday gift.

As online sales of high-value goods and collectibles accelerate, sellers are looking to ARTA to launch or scale ecommerce in a way that meets buyer expectations in the 21st century.

In the past year, there has been more dialogue on sustainability and we've seen an influx of new initiatives advocating for a climate-conscious future in the arts. And while we are excited to see our clients expressing interest in addressing climate change, so many don't know where to start. Here are some of the resources we would recommend to learn more and take action.

As COVID-19 turbo-charged the online art market, buyer behavior has changed. Read our key takeaways from part two of the Hiscox Online Art Trade Report and how the ARTA API can help sellers sustain growth and build loyalty.