For artists
Your work on the walls of the city. See what it could earn while it's there.
You earn each month
$120
Over a year
$1,440
Rental income only, while your work is placed. If a client buys a piece, you also keep 70 percent of the price.
How it works
From studio to wall in four steps.
01
Apply
Send links to your work and a few details. About ten minutes.
02
We visit your studio
If it's a fit, we see the work in person and choose pieces together.
03
We place your work
We photograph, insure and hang it in restaurants, offices and lobbies.
04
You get paid monthly
Half of every month's rent, plus 70 percent of any sale.
Compared
How this differs from the usual routes to selling.
Gallery
Online marketplace
The Art Reserve Studio
Commission on a sale
GalleryTypically 50%
Online marketplaceTypically 30 to 50%
The Art Reserve Studio30%
Income between sales
GalleryNone
Online marketplaceNone
The Art Reserve StudioHalf of every month's rent
Exclusivity
GalleryOften required
Online marketplaceSometimes
The Art Reserve StudioNever
Who finds the buyer
GalleryThe gallery
Online marketplaceMostly you
The Art Reserve StudioUs
Delivery and insurance
GalleryVaries
Online marketplaceUsually you
The Art Reserve StudioAlways us
Gallery and marketplace figures are typical ranges and vary by venue.
What we look for
- Painters living in the Bay Area
- Original work made in the last three years
- Pieces ready to hang and move
- Students and alumni of Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, California College of the Arts, SF State and other Bay Area programs, and self-taught painters too
What you get
- Half of every month's rent while your work is hanging
- 70 percent of the price if a client buys it
- Your name and a short bio beside every piece
- No exclusivity, so keep selling wherever you like
- We handle delivery, hanging, insurance and clients
Apply