How to Buy and Sell on the New York Art Exchange (NYAXE)

www.nyaxe.com

1. Seller lists item for sale
The first step is for the artist to take their work and list it on the New York Art Exchange (nyaxe.com)

2. Buyer bids on Work
A buyer selects your work on the New York Art Exchange (nyaxe.com) and bids to purchase your work.

3. Seller Accepts Bid
The seller accepts the bid from the buyer, and acknowledges on nyaxe.com they have the painting and will ship it. The transaction is now underway!

4. Seller Ships Work
The seller carefully packs up the art work and brings it to shipping - UPS, FedEx, or private carrier. Artist keeps copies of all shipping bills and information.

5. Seller Acknowledges Shipment
The seller puts the shipping information into nyaxe.com with the carrier, tracking details and expected date.

6. nyaxe releases shipping funds
Nyaxe will release funds to reimburse you for shipping once you acknowledge the art is en route. You must have the carrier and tracking details entered.

7. Buyer receives work & accepts work
The buyer next receives the work. The buyer then determines if the work was received undamaged and meets their expectations. Once they are happy with it, they acknowledge receipt and acceptance on NYAXE.

8. nyaxe releases remaining funds
NYAXE will release the remaining funds due to the seller. Commissions are taken from the final amount. The seller can withdraw the money via paypal.

Catherine McCormack-Skiba- the founder and CEO of myartspace and NYAXE- with members of the press during the launch of the New York Art Exchange at Bridge Art Fair in Miami.

Links of Interest:

www.myartspace.com
www.nyaxe.com
www.myartspace.com/blog
www.nyaxe.com/blog

myartspace announces a new juried art competition; to represent winning artists at the Scream LONDON gallery

Myartspace.com, the premier online venue for contemporary art has launched a new juried competition to its community members. The top-3 winners of the competition will have their work represented at the Scream London Gallery in June 2009. Deadline for submission is May 15, 2009.

Palo Alto, CA. January 9, 2008 -- myartspace.com, the premier online venue for contemporary art has launched an exciting new juried competition for its community – London Calling 2009. The top 3 winning artists will have their work represented at the Scream London Gallery in June 2009.

The deadline for contest registration and submission of work is May 15, 2009.In order to enter the competition, artists must be a member of myartspace or the New York Art Exchange (www.nyaxe.com). Membership is free, and members can upload an unlimited amount of fine art, music, video and audio narration and create a highly contemporary art viewing experience.

Registration for the London Calling 2009 competition is $50, but will be reduced by 50% to $25 before March 31, 2009. The winners will be announced by May 31, 2009. The exhibit at the scream London Gallery will occur the week of June 22nd.

Catherine McCormack-Skiba, the Company founder of myartspace noted “We have assembled a world-class team of jurors from the Tate Modern, The Hayward Gallery, and the Barbican Gallery. We've got a great venue in the heart of Mayfair in London. And we think this is a great opportunity for artist's development to have their work on exhibit in London. London and New York stand side-by-side in terms of influence in the contemporary art market. We think this is an ideal venue for our best community members to have their work on exhibit.”

Brian Sherwin, senior editor at myartspace notes "The Scream London gallery touches shoulders with some of London's most established art galleries in the traditional hub of the capital's art market. scream, known for its edgy and progressive atmosphere, is located in the heart of the West London art district. Notable gallery guests have included Claire Danes, Beverly Knight, Cilla Black, and Tracey Emin. Scream London is co-owned by Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones."

Artists interested in learning more about the juried competition can do so by clicking on the following link:

www.myartspace.com/londoncalling.

About myartspace:

myartspace, the premier online venue for contemporary art, is one of the fastest growing and diverse communities on the internet. Its members include more than 50,000 artists, collectors, galleries and other art world professionals from across the globe, and it currently has on display hundreds of thousands of pieces of fine art. Membership is free and artist can upload an unlimited amount of work including images, music and video. Myartspace is created and run by CatMacArt Corporation. CatMacArt Corporation is located in Palo Alto, California.
www.catmacart.com.

Website: www.myartspace.com
Sign-Up: www.myartspace.com/signup.html
Blog: www.myartspace.com/blog
info: info AT catmacart.com

Promoting your work with the NYAXE tools -- Importing Contacts, Blasting out Email

Marketing of your art work online requires a robust and constant effort on your part. While this can be challenging at first to set up, we believe that after you are set-up properly on NYAXE you will be able to market quickly and easily.

NYAXE provides some powerful tools to import contacts from your online email programs (such as gmail, Yahoo! mail, Hotmail or Plaxo), and then to subsequently keep your contact list (who are likely your prospective patrons) up-to-date on your most recent store listings.

We have created a downloadable PDF document that walks you through this process and shows you some of the key steps in succeeding online with your selling. Click HERE to download the PDF file.

New York Art Exchange #2

Catherine McCormack-Skiba, CEO and founder of myartspace & NYAXE, speaks with press at the New York Art Exchange press reception in Miami.

The New York Art Exchange is an online marketplace for buying and selling contemporary fine art. The New York Art Exchange (NYAXE) enables the art community to capitalize on new digital mediums through technology by connecting artists, gallerists and collectors via the World Wide Web. NYAXE was officially launched on December 2nd 2008.
NYAXE is designed to be an ecommerce solution for members of the myartspace community. www.myartspace.com is a social network for artists, gallerists, and art collectors.

Below are some examples of the caliber of art you will discover on NYAXE. A new selection of stores will be posted weekly on the New York Art Exchange Blog as well as the Myartspace Blog.

Old Joe by Pedro Matos, Painting, 90 x 70 cm, $2,000.00
www.nyaxe.com/PedroMatos

Standing Room Only by Paul Ruiz, Painting, 100 x 100 cm, $3,000.00
www.nyaxe.com/pwruiz

Red Wine-new series by Ania Bocek, Painting, 100x 120cm, $4,000.00
www.nyaxe.com/annagallery

For more information about the New York Art Exchange (NYAXE) visit:

www.nyaxe.com

www.myartspace.com/blog/2008/12/new-york-art-exchange-nyaxe.html

www.nyaxe.com/storeSellerSignUp.do

www.myartspace.com/marketing/workflow.html