About Us

ARTDEX​ is a free digital archive and social destination for the global art community.

Our Story

This unique online platform sets out to create a new art paradigm, offering artists, collectors, and all art professionals a safe and equitable place to manage their art collections and portfolios. 

The global ARTDEX community is virtually connected and able to showcase and promote their artwork or the work they admire with fellow artists and art lovers while inspiring and delighting art audiences worldwide. 

Offered as an exciting alternative to the antiquated system of commercial sales channels, ARTDEX is committed to championing digital inclusion in its unwavering pursuit of democratizing the world of Art.

Mission

ARTDEX is devoted to breaking down the traditional walls between emerging artists and art consumers in favor of a new democratic model of engagement based on full transparency, maximum flexibility, and meaningful exchange. ARTDEX's mission is to empower artists at all career levels to proudly present their work, facilitate art-focused dialogue, and encourage collaboration and critical inquiry. ARTDEX firmly believes in Art as an invaluable cultural asset ...

Vision

There is a digital revolution taking place in the art world today. Collections are moving online, providing unprecedented access to art than ever before. ARTDEX leads the way, ushering in the new era to empower and celebrate emerging artists no matter where they come from or where they are going next. We bring awareness and build reputations for the ever-expanding community of talent and their art as never seen before. ARTDEX aspires to become ...

Morgan Library II - Limited Edition 1 of 10, photography by Reinhard Görner | Image source: saatchiart.com

In the second year of my Masters program at Christie’s, I interned at the Morgan Library and Museum’s Drawings and Prints Dep…

Georges-Pierre Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884), collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. | Image source: commons.wikimedia.org

Why do we make art? Plenty of folks have tried to answer that question over the course of human history.Freud, Nietzsche, Hegel, Kant,…

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In 2014, the MET uploaded high-quality, downloadable images of some of its most famous pieces to create a digital collection comprising…

Our Growing Community

ARTDEX’s digital collection management tool is used by tens of thousands of artists and art professionals throughout the art world. 

This includes artists, art students, or art collectors of all levels, from casual art enthusiasts to art industry professionals, including: curators, private dealers & gallerists, art advisors, family & corporate collections, estates, appraisers, foundations, banks, art funds, art handlers, print publishers, small museums, municipal collections, universities, and more. 

ARTDEX provides a complete solution for those seeking to organize and share art collections of all sizes in a dynamic online community, for free.

In The Media

ARTDEX Art Competition

ARTDEX’s Annual Art Competition offers an opportunity for artists from around the world the chance to submit their works and win cash awards. Our prestigious panel of jurors from the art and education industry will choose ten winning artists in recognition of their talents.
Our competition is free to enter for all artists, with past participants hailing from over 90 countries worldwide.

Welcome to The Art World

All you need for your digital archive and art business.

Our global digital hub provides free-of-charge essential archiving tools and cloud-based storage solutions for the Art World — connecting artists, art professionals, art-consumers, and art businesses on all levels.

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Mission

ARTDEX is devoted to breaking down the traditional walls between emerging artists and art consumers in favor of a new democratic model of engagement based on full transparency, maximum flexibility, and meaningful exchange. ARTDEX’s mission is to empower artists at all career levels to proudly present their work, facilitate art-focused dialogue, and encourage collaboration and critical inquiry. ARTDEX firmly believes in Art as an invaluable cultural asset to be nurtured and celebrated as a precious resource and valuable commodity for our entire world community. In recognition of the professional and economic inequality facing new and emerging artists around the world today, ARTDEX is committed to promoting a future of art-online, and unlimited opportunity, advancement, and reward.

Join us for

Vision

ARTDEX is devoted to breaking down the traditional walls between emerging artists and art consumers in favor of a new democratic model of engagement based on full transparency, maximum flexibility, and meaningful exchange. ARTDEX’s mission is to empower artists at all career levels to proudly present their work, facilitate art-focused dialogue, and encourage collaboration and critical inquiry. ARTDEX firmly believes in Art as an invaluable cultural asset to be nurtured and celebrated as a precious resource and valuable commodity for our entire world community. In recognition of the professional and economic inequality facing new and emerging artists around the world today, ARTDEX is committed to promoting a future of art-online, and unlimited opportunity, advancement, and reward.