ArtQuiver: The Gallery & the $5000 Giveaway

I’m thankful that Madeleine at ArtQuiver contacted me to tell me about the $5000 giveaway that the gallery is promoting. I’m happy to share that with you, at the bottom of this article, but really, aside from the tremendous giveaway, I’m mostly excited to share about the ArtQuiver online gallery concept because, The Succulent Wife loves, more than anything else, to discover – and promote – independent artists and businesses and endeavors. So, let me tell you…

The ArtQuiver online gallery just launched this last April. It showcases original artwork from hand-picked artists. “Meritocracy” is the method of selection from a deserving pool of emerging, student and professional artists. In a refreshing departure from traditional gallery operations, artists did not have to play the who-knows-who, elitist game to be featured here. They were selected for their talent. I like that.

I also really enjoy the proprietary “filtering” system that ArtQuiver has developed. This recommendations system is fun to go through, almost a game, where you visually choose from an array of different style art pieces to narrow down your taste. And if that isn’t spot on, there is a visual search to select paintings by price, artist, size, medium, color and style. Once you’ve made your picks, everything is displayed on a virtual gallery wall. Very cool.

Also note that investing in art with this gallery is pretty much risk free. Indeed, they offer free shipping (always), free return shipping & lifetime return guarantee. And for the featured artists? Their cut is a solid 55% of sales with  absolutely no fees. I like the way this game is played.

“Artists needed to get to buyers, beyond the limited foot traffic of the geographically isolated gallery. Consumers needed a credible, convenient source of original art, and a way to validate quality and price. Leveraging the power of technology and the reach of the web, ArtQuiver was created to solve both problems bringing back to prominence the wonder and inspiration of unique one-of-a-kind original artwork in the process”

And now, for the up-to-$5000 Giveaway. It’s a wonderfully motivating way to spread the word about the resident artists on ArtQuiver. So easy to enter (full details here): Follow ArtQuiver on Twitter (use hashtag #artquiver), Fan on Facebook and post a comment. The Giveaway can balloon from $250 to $5000 according to a rising scale of fan and followers (10,000 fans to reach the $5000 mark). The giveaway runs until August 31. With a little viral effort, we can do it. Spread the word!