A new
foundation
for independent
artists.
Artemex provides the structure, visibility, and operational support artists need to participate in high-quality placements across exceptional spaces. A platform built to strengthen professional circulation through infrastructure, community, and intelligent tools that support a sustained artistic practice.
The infrastructure most artists never had access to.
The art world celebrates a narrow circle of creators. Research mapping global artist trajectories shows how concentrated that circle is: less than 5% of artists receive the majority of visibility, representation, and long-term career momentum, and fewer than 1% ever enter the top tiers of galleries, institutions, or markets. Their paths are shaped by geography, networks, early access to elite institutions, and the compounding effect of being seen by the right people at the right time.
For everyone else — emerging artists, those who are self-taught, those outside major cultural centres, or artists from the global majority — the challenge isn't talent. It's permeability: the ability to enter the system, be seen, and build momentum.
Artemex exists to widen that doorway. We support the 90%: artists who build their practice outside elite institutions and traditional pipelines, often without access to the networks, resources, and structural support that shape the careers of the top 1%.
We're not here to replace agents or curators. We're building the missing layer — practical tools, operational support, and visibility pathways that help artists circulate professionally and sustainably. Our intelligent tools handle the work that typically slows artists down: pricing guidance, portfolio structuring, material preparation, communication, and maintaining visibility. Designed to make the path more navigable, and your practice more sustainable.
Practical support that helps your work circulate professionally.
Your work placed in curated spaces across London - from public venues to private interiors, hospitality settings to contemporary workplaces.
Predictable revenue through leasing and sales. Your work earns while it's placed — without giving up ownership.
Every work is handled, installed, and presented with the same care it left your studio, so its presence in the space reflects the intention behind it.
We take care of logistics, installation, and insurance, allowing you to stay immersed in your work.
Artists in the Artemex network share opportunities and visibility, supported by a platform built around collective momentum.
Intelligent tools to support pricing guidance, portfolio structuring, and communication. Built to make the path more navigable - launching with the platform.
Artists gain recurring income, professional presentation, and visibility in exceptional environments — supported by Artemex's infrastructure, community, and evolving tools.
A straightforward path from submission to placement.
We've built the process to be clear, low-friction, and honest about what happens at every stage.
Share your work
Submit your details and links to your practice — website, Instagram, portfolio, or wherever your work lives. We'll be in touch about next steps.
We learn about your practice
Our team reviews each submission to understand your artistic voice, your work's suitability for placements, and where your practice fits within our ecosystem.
Grow with the ecosystem
As Artemex expands through partnerships, placements, and community connections, we draw from our artist network to shape opportunities. Your submission becomes part of the foundation we're building together.
Intentional,
not exclusive.
Artemex works with artists at many stages of their careers whose practices are defined by intention, focus, and depth.
- 01 A consistent body of work with a recognisable direction.
- 02 A clear artistic voice — distinct, considered, and evolving.
- 03 Readiness for professional placements — work that can be safely handled, installed, and presented within a professional environment.
- 04 Suitability for the spaces we work in — not every work is right for every space, and that's part of maintaining thoughtful, context-aware placements.
- 05 Artists with our shared values — structure, community, and a long-term approach to building their practice.
Common questions
Everything you need to know about joining Artemex as an artist.
There is no fee to join Artemex — no membership fee, listing fee, or submission fee. Artists never pay to participate. Our revenue comes from the business side through art leasing and services. For sales, we take a commission — but only when a sale happens. This covers curation, placement, client management, and the infrastructure that makes the sale possible. You never pay upfront, and you never pay if no sale occurs. Our commission structure is designed to be fair, transparent, and aligned with your success — we only earn when you do. For placements, a meaningful portion of every leasing fee goes directly to you; part of a broader commitment. Our mission.
We're developing intelligent tools to support artists with admin, portfolio preparation, and workflow. Because they require ongoing development and infrastructure, some carry a subscription, but they remain optional and will never affect your ability to participate in Artemex or earn from placements and sales.
Yes. You retain full ownership of your work unless a piece is sold with your agreement. Placement is a lease arrangement — the work is with a client for a defined period, then returned or rotated. Ownership never transfers without your agreement.
Income is generated through placements — businesses pay a leasing fee, and a meaningful portion goes directly to you. Terms are clearly outlined during onboarding and before any placement is confirmed. You'll always know what you're earning and why.
We facilitate the sale directly with you. Artemex manages the client relationship, handles pricing guidance and provenance documentation, and takes a commission on the sale. Nothing is agreed without your approval.
Artemex arranges insurance coverage for all works placed through our network. Every placement includes professional handling and installation. Full details of our insurance arrangements are shared with you before any placement is confirmed.
Rotation depends on the client's programme — typically every 6 or 12 months, with more frequent rotations available on higher tiers. Timelines are agreed with you in advance so your work is never in limbo. Between placements, works are returned to you while the next opportunity is arranged.
That's exactly the kind of momentum Artemex is here to support. When you go on to work with a gallery, agent, or institution, we celebrate it — and you're still welcome in the community. We're developing a mentoring programme that invites more established artists to share guidance with those earlier in their journey — because individual success strengthens the wider ecosystem.
An invitation to the platform's opening composition.
The founding cohort is a small, intentional group of artists whose practice and direction will help shape Artemex from the inside. This is not an open call. It's an invitation to join something at its earliest gestures.
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A curated opportunities board
All Artemex artists have access to our regularly updated board of grants, residencies, open calls, and commissions. Every listing is researched, verified, and relevant — published for all members, at no cost, always.
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Free access to Iris — permanently
Iris, our intelligent opportunity finder, is free for all founding cohort artists — permanently. As the platform grows, Iris will become a premium feature for new members. Your access is locked in.
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Early access to Sage
Sage, our studio advisor, will launch in beta — and founding cohort artists are the first to access it. You'll be among the first to use it — and among the first to shape how it grows.
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Your voice shapes the platform
Founding artists share direct feedback on what's working and what needs refinement. Your perspective influences how Artemex evolves — from placement criteria to community features.
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Founding member recognition
Your profile carries founding member status — a permanent marker of being part of the foundation Artemex is built on.
Tell us about your practice
We're forming our founding artist network — a cohort of practitioners shaping Artemex's foundations. Share a little about your work and we'll be in touch.
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