Bet you didn’t know about this one. The Fine Art Adoption Network (FAAN) exists with the genuine goal of connecting art not only to an audience, but to actual owners. The organization makes no profit from its sales, which, in fact, are not really even sales. Instead, artists give up their precious works to perfect strangers with the belief that, like the tiny Boston Terrier you adopted for your tiny East Village apartment, they will go to a deserving home.
How it works: Artists selected by FAAN can post up to six images on the website, then members of the network simply make their case for wanting to own that artist’s work. The free membership also allows “adopters” to contact artists from all over the country about their art.
A recent NYU Gallatin grad and daughter of affordable art collectors, Emily Snyder puts her knowledge to good use spreading art-world news on Artlog.com. Unable to afford the neighborhood art market, the Chelsea resident chooses to decorate with found artwork, vintage posters, and her own creations.
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