For the art market
Payments for artists and studios
Established artists and studios increasingly sell directly. That brings the same payment considerations galleries face, usually without a finance function to interpret them.
Direct sales create payment questions
- Studio visits and open-studio sales taken in person
- Commission deposits and staged payments
- Editions and works sold remotely to collectors abroad
- Fair and pop-up sales away from a fixed point of sale
Practical support
BlueIxia helps studios understand which acceptance methods are appropriate, what each costs, and how to present a transaction to a provider so that it is supported rather than declined or held.
Common questions
Answers
- Do I need a terminal?
- Not necessarily. Where sales are largely remote, payment links or account-to-account routes may be more relevant. The right answer depends on how the studio actually sells.