What is Artega?
You’re here because you’ve been given a link to one of our practitioners’ galleries or artworks, hopefully because you’re interested in buying something from them!
We provide tools that let practitioners sell their work online using cryptocurrency - but:
We’ve stripped out all the jargon.
Wert, our regulated payment partner, handles the transaction. You pay normally, by card, like any online purchase.
Your identity and theirs remains private (unlike other online purchases) - we don’t see it and neither does the practitioner.
Here is what your statement would look like if you used Starling:
Why do it like this?
A cashless society feels easy, but in the background we’re sharing our data with multinational corporations like never before.
Data is knowledge and knowledge is power. This power can be used to manipulate you as a consumer, but also as voter. Sophisticated targeting is influencing our behaviour and our culture like never before and with AI that’s only going to get smarter, faster.
We believe in a society which is free from this kind of influence and we believe in an individual’s right to privacy - something we had with a cash based society.
We can’t go backwards, but we can go forwards. Cryptocurrency and NFTs are part of a technology grouped as ‘web3’. This is a decentralised internet where instead of organisations gathering an owning your data to make the web run, the infrastructure is distributed and fragmented - so whilst it’s public to create accountability - it has integrated anonymity and is far more private than any ‘privacy setting update’ you can select where you trust a company to safeguard your data.
We don't collect your data, so there's nothing to leak. Your privacy is built in, not promised.
Wert is a secure and regulated third party that handles your transaction data.
Whilst your transaction is posted on the blockchain, it in no way identifiable.
Part of that move forwards is not just about privacy, but about convenience. Most NFT and crypto sites require knowledge of specialised jargon to use, we’ve stripped all that back and created a product that allows you to use your credit and debit card like any other online store so you don’t even have to buy or transfer crypto - our payment partner Wert takes care of that.
We aim to give you the smoothest, most familiar experience possible, and the most private.
Test it out
If your practitioner hasn’t offered a low price test purchase, you can test out the process by purchasing Artega’s $1 promotional art.
Do your due diligence
By using our website, you’re consenting to our Terms and Conditions. You’ll be asked to read and confirm Wert’s Terms and Conditions when you proceed to payment.
We ensure the proof of agreement is sent to your chosen wallet. If you have any issue regarding your arrangement, you’ll need to speak with the practitioner directly, and before purchase, make sure you agree to their Terms and Conditions as we are unable to issue refunds unless it’s regarding the delivery of your proof of agreement.
We offer you a high level of privacy and security, however, by doing this we cannot offer you buyer protection. Take a moment to consider whether you’ve done your due diligence. It’s useful to think about this like a cash transaction. Would you trust this person enough to send them cash in the post?
Want to know more?
We have a blog and a help centre which we hope will answer all your questions, however you’re welcome to get in touch with our friendly customer support team at support@s.arte.ga or use our handy AI widget in the bottom right corner.