The Austin Arts Marketplace is a virtual peer-to-peer marketplace community that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, where members can vote on how the collected transaction fees are reinvested back into their community.

Marketplace transaction fees that are normally kept by other marketplaces, such as Etsy, Poshmart, Amazon, eBay, are collected for the Austin Arts Marketplace Community account. Members vote on how these funds are reinvested back into the community.

• Annual membership fee of $50 (non-refundable), OR: $30 at sign-up, and $30 at six months for first year

• Annual membership fees can be deferred into $10/month payments over first six months

• 6% transaction fee on sales under $200 (seller keeps the rest!), or flat rate of $10 per $100 over $200 ($201-$300 = $10; $301-$400 = $20; etc)

• Your personal investment of time in creating listings for the marketplace

We welcome creative persons who live within Central Texas or those who feel an affinity with the Austin area, creating or interested in purchasing art of the following mediums:

• Small paintings

• Large paintings

• Mixed media

• Sculpture

• Jewelry

• Photographs

• Ceramic

• Wood crafts

• Crafts

• Fabrics

Not necessarily, because there are many creatives who were priced out of Austin these past few years, yet still feel the city is still a home to them, however be advised that shipping expenses may be a consideration if you live far away. 

• (Once the app is made generally available) go to Apple iTunes (for iPhone) or Google Play (for Android), and search for “Austin Arts Marketplace”

• Download and install the app

• Open the app

• Click the “Sign up” button to apply

• Review the mission, scope, and terms and conditions carefully to see if our community is a fit for you

• Sign up to be notified when app is made generally available in the Apple iTunes and Google Play stores

No, not really.

Although it’s our aspiration to leverage our Austin Arts Marketplace community to address lingering issues of social and economic inequity, debates on these topics are encouraged to occur on other platforms that are better suited to facilitate on-line discourse.

The Austin Arts Marketplace app is for serious business applications in support of supporting a cooperative effort centered around local self-governance and is commerce-base; a digital community with an emphasis upon supporting entrepreneurial members over social interaction.

For payment, any major debit and credit card will do.

Vendors are paid for the goods and services they sell in the Austin Arts Marketplace.

Applicable state and local taxes are withheld automatically.