How it works

For artists

1. Register and fill in the artist form: artist name, photograph, city, field of work and a few words about yourself.

2. Wait for approval. We review the form once, usually within a day. After that you publish works yourself, without waiting for each card to be checked.

3. Publish a work. You will need: up to five photographs, a title, a description, a category, dimensions, weight, price and a handover method — pickup, shipping, or both.

4. Answer messages. When a buyer writes, you will see a badge in the site header. Price and delivery are agreed directly.

5. Mark the work as sold. One button in your studio or in the conversation itself.

For buyers

1. Browse the catalogue. Filters narrow things down by category, city, price, size and delivery — including "ships to me".

2. Build a cart. Put aside what you like and sort it out later. Works by different artists are grouped separately.

3. Message the artist. Each group gets its own conversation with its own author. No mass mailing.

4. Agree the details. Price, handover, shipping and payment are discussed directly with the artist.

About money

There are no online payments on the platform yet. You settle between yourselves in whatever way suits you.

When payments arrive, a platform fee of 15 % is added on top of the artist's price. The buyer pays it: the artist receives their stated amount in full. Any change comes with at least 30 days' notice.

About shipping

The artist states whether they are willing to pack and ship, where to, and roughly what it costs. The exact figure is agreed once they have checked with a carrier.

For international shipments, customs duties and taxes in the recipient's country are paid by the buyer and are not included in the price.

Questions: info@tkumaproject.org