“The experiential test of whether art is great or good, or minor, is the effect it has on your own sense of the world and yourself.”
Sister Wendy Becket
Arts and crafts website to create free listings
Create a free gallery (50 items)
Reach a worldwide audience, for free
Only pay when you sell
Ultra-low commission (only 5%)
No commission charged on shipping
This is a brand new web site, due for launch on 1st September 2026.
Register your interest by emailing support@welcomearts.com
Why WelcomeArts?
A fairer way to buy and sell art, craft and handmade goods.
WelcomeArts is built around a simple idea: trust comes before profit.
Fair fees
List up to 25 items free and pay just 5% commission when you sell. We do not charge commission on shipping.
No paid visibility
Sellers cannot buy their way to the top. There are no promoted listings, paid ranking or boosted search positions.
visibility is never for sale.
Create your own Events
Registered members can create their own timed auction Events and invite artists, makers, creatives and dealers to take part.
Create a Christmas auction, Black Friday Event, themed sale, clearance auction or your own special collection.
Charity auctions
Members can also create charity auction Events, bringing people together around worthwhile causes while discovering original and handmade work.
Help getting your work seen
WelcomeArts members can use our Social Media Marketing to help promote their listings, Galleries and Events across social media.
We don't charge you to be seen. We help you get seen.
Made for more than just art
Discover paintings, photography, ceramics, textiles, sculpture, furniture, decorative objects, traditional crafts, selected antiques and much more.
A marketplace built on trust
We believe sellers deserve fair treatment, buyers deserve confidence, and beautiful things should be discovered because people genuinely want them — not because somebody paid more for visibility.
Why WelcomeArts?
What You Get...
✅ Free to get started
25 free listings
💷 Low commission
Just 5% when you sell
🚚 No commission on shipping
You keep more of what you earn
🚫 No paid promotion
Sellers cannot buy extra visibility
⚖️ No paid search ranking
Everyone competes fairly
⏰ Timed auctions
Create your own auctions
⭐ Create Events
Run Christmas, Black Friday or themed auctions
🤝 Invite others
Invite artists, makers and dealers into your Event
❤️ Charity auctions
Create special charity auction Events
|📣 Marketing support
Free Social Media Marketing help
🎨 Wide range of items
Art, craft, handmade goods and antiques
🧭 Fair discovery
Visibility is never for sale
We don't charge you to be seen. We help you get seen.
WelcomeArts gives members the tools to promote their own work, build audiences and create Events — without selling preferential search positions.
