tinder for art you can actually own
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Get your own page at yourname.painttwits.com
- Your own gallery subdomain
- Upload artwork via email
- Connect with local collectors
- Free hosting, free subdomain, free updates
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Save artwork. Connect with artists.
discover local art
How we pin the map: Exhibits show the venue's exact address — so you can plan a visit while the show is up. Galleries and museums that opt in (Settings → "Show our exact address publicly") also pin exact — appropriate for public storefronts. Artists and individual collectors always show approximate locations only — ZIP-code coords and photo metadata, never home or studio addresses.
why i built this
I'm a painter, and I kept thinking there should be an easy way to see what artists near me are actually making. So I built painttwits — swipe through real art from your area, and when something stops you, reach the person who made it.
— Lucas Blanco, founder
about
Artists put up their work. Collectors look at it, save what they love, and visit the shows. When an artist puts a piece in an exhibit with a price, collectors can buy it straight from the artist.
The software, hosting, subdomain, and email-to-gallery are free. When your work sells through painttwits, we take 2% so we can keep the lights on.
how it works
Swipe through artwork. Bump up what you like, bump down what you don't. This affects what others see first.
Swipe right to save it to your saved tab (log in first, otherwise it counts as a boost). You can also join an artist's waitlist to hear when they have work for sale.
for artists
Apply for a subdomain. Post your work. See who's interested. how it works
location & privacy
We help local collectors find local artists. Artists and collectors appear on the map 1-3 miles from where they are, never at a home or studio. Photo GPS data isn't used to place pins.
Exhibits are different: a show is pinned at its venue's real address, so you can go and see it. Galleries and museums can choose to show their exact address too.
saved
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