Sell your work.
Keep your craft.
We handle the rest.
Everything below is the complete truth about selling on Ateliera. What we require, what we don’t tolerate, what you earn, and when the money hits your account. Read it end to end before you apply.
A short form.
Free to apply.
The application takes about ten minutes. We ask for your name, your primary medium, a short statement about your practice, and three to five images of work you’d like to sell. There’s no fee to apply and we read every one ourselves.
- —Originality. Your voice, your hand. We’re not looking for a style we already represent; we’re looking for something that’s yours.
- —Technical command. Whatever the medium — oil, watercolor, sculpture, photography, mixed — you should know your materials.
- —Consistency. We want to see that the work in front of us is representative, not a one-off.
- —Photography. The images you submit need to accurately represent the work. Bad lighting is fixable; misleading staging is not.
We aim to respond within five business days. If we need more information we’ll ask. If we say no, we’ll tell you why and you’re welcome to reapply with new work after six months.
- — AI-generated images presented as physical or hand-made originals
- — Mass-produced prints or factory-made items sold as original art
- — Plagiarized, traced, or unauthorized reproductions of other artists’ work
- — Stolen works, or work where the applicant doesn’t hold rights
- — Listings with misleading dimensions, materials, or photographs
These aren’t gray areas. We decline these on sight. If verified artists are later found to have violated these rules, accounts are terminated and payouts for any affected sales are reversed.
Real hands.
Real studio.
Once your application is accepted, we ask for three things that prove your practice is real. This protects the collectors buying from you — and the reputation of every other artist on the platform.
A photograph of your work
Taken by you, in your space, with a piece of paper in the frame handwriting your name and the date. This takes two minutes and makes provenance bulletproof from day one.
A photograph of your workspace
Studio, corner of your bedroom, backyard shed — wherever you actually make the work. We want to see where it happens. Nothing fancy required.
A short artist statement
One or two paragraphs. What you make, why you make it, what influences you. This becomes part of your public profile and runs on your artist page. We edit for clarity if needed — your voice stays yours.
Verification documents are stored in private encrypted storage and are only accessed by our review team. They’re never shown publicly, shared, or used for anything other than confirming the authenticity of your practice.
Upload, price,
publish.
The listing flow is intentionally simple. High-resolution photos, accurate dimensions, honest description, your price. Every work goes through Ateliera review before it appears on the gallery for collectors worldwide.
High resolution, natural light preferred. Show the full work plus at least one detail shot. Include scale context if dimensions are unusual.
Width, height, depth in centimeters. Include framing if sold framed. If the work is a sculpture or installation, describe how it’s installed.
Medium, year, any relevant context. Be honest about condition if this is an older work. Collectors read these.
You set the price. No floor, no ceiling. That said — if you’re early in your career and aren’t sure what to charge, we’ll soon surface comparable sales in your dashboard (by medium, size, region, and career stage) so you can price with context, not guesswork.
The comparable-sales tool is rolling out alongside The Art World. Until it’s live, our team is available to discuss pricing directly if you’d like a second opinion.
If you’re listing an edition — prints, photography, small sculpture series — mark the edition size clearly. We track numbered copies through sales so collectors always know which one in the edition they’re buying.
We book the courier.
You pack well.
The collector pays for the work and the shipping at checkout, using live FedEx, DHL Express or Aramex rates. Ateliera books the courier and buys the label. You pack the work and hand it over. No shipping quotes, no carrier accounts, and no shipping money passes through you. Some works can instead be collected in person or arranged by the buyer, when you agree.
The collector pays the artwork and shipping at checkout. Funds are held in escrow and you’re notified immediately.
Ateliera books the courier the collector chose and sends you the label and pickup details.
Pack the work to the Ateliera packaging guide and attach the label. Photograph the packed parcel before it leaves. This protects you if damage is disputed.
Hand the parcel to the courier at pickup. The collector can follow the shipment from there.
The collector has 3 days to inspect the work and report a problem. When they confirm receipt, or 3 days pass with no dispute, escrow releases and you’re paid. See the next section.
Missed pickups and late packing hurt collectors and reflect poorly on every artist on the platform. Repeated lateness results in account suspension. If something genuinely goes wrong, for example you’re traveling or unwell, message support immediately and we’ll work with you.
A public commission.
No hidden fees.
Ateliera’s commission is published. The standard split is 70% to you and 30% to Ateliera. If a partner introduced you, 5% of the sale goes to them from your share. Some special partnerships carry individually agreed rates, set out in writing.
This split applies when a partner introduced you, and is calculated on the artwork sale price only. Shipping, insurance and packing are pass-through costs with no commission. If you joined without a partner, your share is 70% and Ateliera’s stays at 30%.
- —Funds stay in escrow until the collector confirms receipt, or 3 days after delivery with no dispute, whichever comes first.
- —Once escrow releases, your earnings are paid out to you. Set up your payout method in your dashboard before your first sale.
- —Payees in the UAE are paid via Stripe. Payees elsewhere are paid via PayPal or Payoneer.
- —You’re responsible for your own income tax. We provide year-end statements with the data you need.
If a partner introduced you to Ateliera, they earn 5% on every sale of your work, taken from your 70%. Ateliera’s 30% does not change. Without a partner, you keep the full 70%.