It was the first online art site to advertise in trade publications, exhibit at major trade industry shows, and Addi became the first art Web site operator to lecture at industry seminars on the value of e-commerce to art. An average brick and mortar gallery contains 5 - 10,000 feet of wall space. On-line affiliates will have access to some 6.6 million square feet of gallery space. While a proposed acquisition of Art Connoisseur Magazine has been canceled, GalleryRow. In turn each gallery promotes GalleryRow.
Participation requires nothing more than an Internet connection and a standard browser.
It provides content, community and commerce, including sales, auctions, industry news, online forums and other resources. There is no membership fee, but there will be a fee as well as profit sharing in reverse for transactions and referrals conducted over the exchange. The goal is to become the online exchange of the entire industry and make the supply chain more competitive, with collaboration and information exchange among global art industry trading partners. Examples of growth areas include digital fine art printing services, online publications and virtual trade shows. You can search the site by artist, category, or medium, browse for posters or shop for art-related gifts like pens and ties.