# Exchange.Art

> Collect, Create & Sell a Piece of History

Digital art marketplace on Solana, focused on curated artists and high-quality artwork.

Exchange.Art is a Solana-based marketplace that caters to independent artists and smaller galleries, providing a platform for creating, buying, selling, and auctioning digital artworks. It offers features like provenance tracking and a governance token ($ART) to foster community involvement and decentralization.

- Type: Company
- Sector: NFTs
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2021-10-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Exchange_Art

## Products

- [Exchange Art NFT Marketplace](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Exchange_Art): Platform for trading curated digital artworks, including 1/1 pieces, editions, and various art categories. (NFT Marketplace, Live, Main Product)

## Assets

- [Art Token (ART)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Exchange_Art): ART is the governance token of Exchange.Art, a digital art marketplace operating on Solana. It is used to participate in decision-making processes, propose initiatives, and vote on platform developments. The platform enforces a Royalties Protection Standard that requires creator royalties on secondary sales of NFTs, differentiating itself by prioritizing artist compensation in an ecosystem where many marketplaces have shifted to optional royalty models. (Governance)

## Links

- [Main](https://exchange.art)
- [Blog](https://blog.exchange.art)
- [Documentation](https://helpdesk.exchange.art/en)
- [Link](https://exchange.art/branding)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/exchgART)

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