Congratulations! You have taken the first step and purchased your very first piece of original art. After much anticipation, it finally arrived and as you proudly step back to admire it you can’t help but notice that something is missing. Framing is the...
It finally happened, you left the parental nest and moved into your very first home. Boxes are unpacked. Internet is connected. There may be a houseplant to water but somehow you just aren’t feeling a sense of ownership. Your space is missing that personal touch...
If you’ve been following UppstArt, you’ll know we’re all about authenticity. You’ll also know we make it easy to buy art online with a huge selection of high quality original art, free shipping, 7 day free returns, an app to see art on your...
Interview with Steve Gow. Steve Gow is the co-founder of Adappcity Inc., a software company that builds decentralized blockchain applications for social good. He recently designed, built and launched www.uppstart.io, an online marketplace for original artwork that...
How to Buy Ether on LocalEthereum Ever wanted to buy Ether from a stranger online or in person? Now’s your chance to do it quickly and safely with LocalEthereum.com. By Steve Gow – September 24, 2018 LocalEthereum is a decentralized application (“DApp”) that...
In this video we interview Janice Mather, an emerging artist based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Janice talks to us about her artistic journey, why she loves doing commissions for customers and why she sells art on UppstArt. It was a real pleasure for us to interview...
UppstArt App Pays Resale Royalties to Emerging Artists With Blockchain Technology For Immediate Release July 22, 2018 UppstArt Online Art Marketplace App Uses Blockchain Tech to Track Provenance & Pay Resale Royalties to Emerging Artists; Does What US and Canadian...
By Steve Gow. In this article I explain how the UppstArt resale marketplace DApp works and some of our plans for future development. If you are looking for instructions on how to use our Crypto Art Marketplace DApp then simply skip down to Step 4 below. UppstArt is...
Posted by Steve from UppstArt on June 28, 2018. Steve Gow and Brent Cheal are the co-founders of Adappcity Inc., a company that develops high social impact blockchain applications for social good. How do you use blockchain technology to solve artist’s problems...
By Steve Gow. May 13, 2018. The Hiscox online art trade report is an annual summary of survey data collected from online art buyers and sellers, collectors, galleries, dealers and other industry participants engaged in the business of buying and selling art around the...
By Steve Gow. May 5, 2018. The Problem with Certificates of Authenticity If you’ve ever bought original artwork then you have probably received a certificate of authenticity (or “COA”) containing details about the work, the artist, the dimensions, the year of...
By Steve Gow. April 30, 2018. Featured Artist: Elizabeth Christie Elizabeth Christie is an artist based out of Kelowna, British Columbia, who specializes in acrylic and oil “en plein air” paintings. “En plein air” or “in the open...
By Devin Beaton. April 29, 2018. At UppstArt, we receive a lot of questions about blockchain and how we use it to benefit artists and art collectors. Some people may have heard about Bitcoin, Alt-coins, “Initial Coin Offerings” or “Tokens”,...
By Brent Cheal. April 28, 2018. What are Artists’ Resale Rights? Artists’ Resale Rights (ARR or “droit du suite”) were first enacted in France in 1920 in response to the sale of Jean-Francoise Millet’s painting “The Angelus”. The sale resulted in huge...
Guest post by Geoffrey Cann. See the original article at http://digitaloilgas.com/improving-the-on-line-art-transaction-experience/. April 16, 2018 Is there a way to apply digital innovation to make buying and selling art a much more pleasurable experience? Yes, and...
