Fair Art Fair 4+

Worth it

I know the upfront cost of this app might take some by surprise but they don’t take commission from their artists. If you sell work via FAF it pays for itself.

The app itself is awesome! I personally find it to be better than any other art selling platform out there. I’m not a fan of Saatchi or any of platforms that render the work in a fake environment.

FAF showcases the art in the best possible way, similar to the way any top tier gallery would on their own art selling platform, and it’s SO easy to use.

They’re small enough now that artists can really make quality connections with their team, curators, galleries and other artists. I HIGHLY recommend adopting it earlier than later.

Pay $240 first…

I read about this app in the Artnet blog - evil galleries take too much commission from sales, here is the true solution for the artists to get paid without the middle man. I was curious to try it.

The first thing you see upon downloading the app is a prompt to pay a £180 ($240) yearly fee. You don’t even get the opportunity to browse the app and to see how (and if) it actually works. There are no official stats provided as to how much artwork was sold via the app since its inception. There are no authentic testimonials anywhere (well, aside from the obvious PR stuff). But please, give us $240 right now and we promise you…. what exactly?

I’d say it is a hefty fee for a product you know absolutely nothing about aside from a few PR articles online.

Normally, paid apps give you at least a few days of trial period before you decide to commit. And if this is the app that claims to help artists generate sales, I would like to see some numbers upfront. How many artists are on it? How many buyers? How much $ of sold goods since they started? How exactly will you benefit from this?
Well, pay $240 first and then you will (maybe) find out.

Developer Response ,

Hi! We are beta, and take all of your observations to our desks and look at them clearly. We want to meet the needs of the community we Art building and hope you may return to discover more about us and our ambition to serve Art Lovers and Artist to meet, network, have professional tools and buy and sell..
It is a challenge to get it all right and we are adapting all the time. You will see many of your observations dealt with over time. Please read our manifesto, please spend time on our website www.fairartfair.art We have look after and sponsored over 300 artists in our gallery and building an new world of Art takes time. Early adopters are helping do that ...
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Tools and Network

There is something for everyone here. I love the automatic creation of PDF and invoices... I love looking at all the artists works & the Notice Board is full of opportunities and events! Really easy to use too... I really hope the curators choose my work for the next in real life exhibition!