Fair Trade Terms for Artists from Collect World Art

It is important to Collect World Art that our dealings with artists are fair and carried out with integrity. It is with these principles in mind that Collect World Art has established the following Fair Trade terms for our artists.

Artists have two options for arrangements with Collect World Art : CWA Portfolio and CWA Representation. Artists can participate in both options at the same time, although only one option can be selected for a specific piece of art. Below is a summary of the terms for artists.

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Giving

Collect World Art donates money each year to charitable organizations that are conducting work in the communities of our artists.  Our focus will be primarily on charitable organizations working with children in underserved communities.  The funds for these donations primarily come from the work of Collect World Art¹s parent organization, Fiadante (www.fiadante.com). We selected Asha (www.ashanet.org) as the recipient of our first donations. Asha does important work in education for underserved children across India.  Collect World Art and Fiadante are committed to promoting development of our artists and the communities in which they work.

 Our sister Web site www.fiadante.com recently won a 20006 Summit Award for Activism via a Web site.

Collect World Art Portfolio

With the Collect World Art Portfolio option, we purchase the piece of art and the copyright from the artist and add the piece to the Collect World Art collection. This option has the following benefits to the artist:

  Upfront cash payments are made to the artists for the purchase of their artwork at local market prices. Most art dealers and galleries take art on consignment, meaning that the artist only gets paid on a sale. Upfront payment is a significant benefit to the artist.

  10% share of net re-sale price if Collect World Art sells original work. This is higher than the droit de suite rights that exist in most countries that recognize such rights. In the US droit suite rights are not recognized at all in most states, so this benefit is rarely available in the US.

  10% share of net profits from reproductions or licensing of the unmodified, original work (this does not apply to derivative works; instead, a share of all derivative sales goes to charity).

  Our programs address the applicable technical, practical and legal issues associated with producing and promoting the art. Collect World Art handles all the licensing and contract work.

  Upon request, Collect World Art will provide free digitized versions of the artist's work that the artist can use for their own non-commercial purposes (e.g. artist's own web site, creation of new art).

  Continued source funding for Collect World Art portfolio artists. Collect World Art is a collector that buys repeatedly from its portfolio artists.

  Access and exposure to an online and offline community of art lovers (Collect World Art pays all the costs of creating the Collect World Art Web sites and shows and covers all marketing and advertising costs).

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  Collect World Art uses its contacts in the art world to introduce the artists to collectors and galleries.

  Collect World Art can represent the artist in negotiations and contract arrangements. This is particularly helpful for artists located outside the US.

  Collect World Art can assist with storage and shipping.

  Upon request, Collect World Art will provide free digitized versions of the artist's work that the artist can use for their own non-commercial purposes (e.g. artist's own web site, creation of new art).

  The artist shares in 50% of any net profits from sales of originals or reproductions or licensing of the unmodified work (this does not apply to derivatives; instead, a share of all derivative sales goes to charity).

The terms and conditions are non-negotiable. Participation by an artist is purely voluntary. Collect World Art may change these terms at any time, although changes will only apply to new Collect World Art Portfolio acquisitions and new Collect World Art Representations. If you are interested in becoming a Collect World Art Portfolio Artist please also read the Information for Artists page and contact us at info@collectworldart.com. Qualified new artists will receive the complete terms and conditions before beginning participation in the Collect World Art Portfolio and Collect World Art Representation.