ART LOVERS

SUPPORTING ART AND IDEAS FOR ALL

ART LOVERS GIVE & GET

Art Lover VIPs help ensure work linked to on the Discover Page is made available for free, and that new art, music, literature, photography, and ideas are created for all.

GIVE WITHOUT COST

For those who wish to contribute in kind...
Art Lover VIP News
1. ART LOVER NEWS

Art Lovers subscribe to a free occasional newsletter to keep informed about new music, art, poetry, photography, and ideas at Public Art World and all the many publications that are associated with Art Lover VIP.

Art Lover VIPs Spread The Word
2. ART LOVERS SPREAD THE WORD

One of the most valuable contributions that helps ensure the continuing availability of sites like Public Art World is for people to spread the word to their family, friends, and colleagues. Thank you!

GIVE WITH COST

For those who can afford to pay...
Art Lover VIP Premium Downloads
1. ART LOVER VIP PREMIUM DOWNLOADS

See and Hear The Best

The images and music available to purchase as premium downloads are full size high definition files many times the quality of those accessed for free. Around 90% from the sales of premium downloads support Art Lover VIP.

Available directly from the Art Lover VIP website with payments processed by Paddle.

Art Lover VIP Membership
2. ART LOVER VIP MEMBERSHIP

Become An Art Lover VIP

Supporters enjoy exclusive previews of new work, voting rights, and access to working drafts as art is being created. Around 80% from sales support Art Lover VIP.

Dedicated areas allow supporters to comment on art and music. Subscribe to the Art Lover Newsletter for more...

Art Lover VIP Merchandise
3. ART LOVER VIP PRINTS AND A LOT MORE!

Explore The Store Today!

Purchase a print, cushion, acrylic block etc. Made by Redbubble, 50% markup of the income flows into Art Lover VIP from this source. This revenue is lower because merchandise is pricey in materials to manufacture, ship, and deliver.

Redbubble provide independent artists a way to sell their creations as high quality products.

HOW MANY GIVE · HOW MANY TAKE

Millions of visitors from every corner of the world come to enjoy the art, music, and words associated with Art Lover VIP. There are no marketing or advertising campaigns that draw them. All the traffic comes by word of mouth...

As is common for content providers, around 2% of visitors express their thanks or appreciation in some way, perhaps a like on Facebook, or a positive comment to a family member, friend, or colleague. Of this smaller group, Art Lover VIPs make up around 2%, and a yet smaller percentage of Art Lover VIPs make a financial contribution.

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WHERE THE MONEY GOES


Income generated through Art Lover VIP pays for multiple domain names, hosting, software, email services, distribution channels, hardware, promotion, administration, accounts, and a modest honorarium of US$10 per hour for Mike's time to create, curate, design, and publish existing and new work.

Visit the Support Area for more information about costs.

THE VALUE OF ART IS NOT FINANCIAL

I am frequently approached to post advertisements on my sites in exchange for money. I resist this as I want people to enjoy art, music, and ideas without their being associated or distracted by someone trying to sell something. I want people to focus only on the content...

Art Lover VIP is a means to generate income in a sustainable way that supports the principle of Art For All. Each Art Lover VIP who contributes in kind or with a payment is equally important.

Lend your support by Signing Up. It's free and keeps you in touch by email.

Art Lover VIP FAQs

No. Art Lover VIPs are people who value art, music, literature, and photography. They want to ensure as many people can experience art and ideas without advertising or commercial pressures.

Art Lover VIPs contribute in kind which can simply be spreading the word, and if they can afford and wish to, by purchasing a product or subscription that helps ensure that not only the large body of existing work is made available for everyone to enjoy, but that new artworks continue to be created, free and for all.

Yes! Art Lover VIP has a dedicated support area that hosts many more questions and articles:

https://support.artlover.vip

You are also welcome to send a message using the help widget button on the lower right of this page by selecting Contact.

No. Direct payments via PayPal or elsewhere are not generally accepted as this would be complex to manage because of tax calculations. Each country, and often areas within countries, have different tax duties and laws for soft goods and products like prints and pillows. The tax for each transaction needs to be accounted for, and the appropriate tax sent to the authorities of each country in due course. The companies that provide services to Art Lover VIP like Redbubble handle all tax related to payments.

To support its goals of delivering art and ideas free and for all Art Lover VIP is transparent with its revenue generation and tax payments.

Some people would like to purchase a print or other product with the artwork design directly from a content page at 100 Artworks, Public Art World, or elsewhere. Although this would potentially increase sales, this approach would also remove the focus away from the content, and to sales, ownership, or support.

Art's greatest value is not monetary. It is to enrich the spirit through its appeal to the senses and the mind. Art's power is to be experienced, and Art Lover VIPs help ensure the experience is free for all and without commercial distraction like buy links or calls to action.

Art Lover VIP aims to achieve the balance between ensuring the principle of open access to art and ideas, while at the same time generating enough income to sustain its publications and the creation of new work, without undermining the integrity of its presentations.

Links to this site are placed on the About page or copyright notice of all publications associated with Art Lover VIP. If people wish to support its aims they are welcome to do so, but the focus is not on income revenue or sales, but rather the opportunity to experience art and ideas in a contemplative and untarnished context.

Every artwork at Art Lover VIP's Redbubble store (www.artlover.store) is selected for how well it translates for a given product. This may be because of the size of the artwork, but also because the design may not always lend itself well for a particular purpose.

It may be that in the short term more revenue could be generated by offering artworks in a larger range of products, but the buyer will not be well served by this approach.

The aim of Art Lover VIP is that everything made available at Redbubble is beautiful for person and home.

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