Art Gallery Directory / Commerce Site

Looking for an art-themed commerce web site that combines the following three concepts: 1) Craigslist-type script that will allow endusers to buy and sell artwork either locally, nationally or internationally 2) Allow powerusers to build their own virtual storefront to sell artwork in a more professional setting, (i.e. see [login to view URL]) 3) Build an international art gallery directory that we would populate initially but would allow the owners to enhance their listings or add new listings All three of these concepts will need to incorporate some level of e-commerce ## Deliverables The focus of the web-site will have 3 components. The first is a data-base listing service with capabilities similar to craigslist which will be a nominal fee to subscribers to list their art item and free to buyers. The 2nd will have a store-front capability for the artist to have a virtual store. This site will have nominal fee for uploading pictures and we will charge a monthly fee for the virtual store-front. The 3rd will be an art gallery site, a free service where art galleries can list themselves so the public can make contact and locate them. There will be a link in each of these 3 components for the subscriber to subscriber to each of the other 2 components. For example if after populating the craigslist-type portion they decide they want a store-front a link will be available and it will automatically populate using the information from the craigslist-type section. I. Data base portion- Similar to Craigslist, where the public will have the capability to create a classified ad and upload up to 3 pictures for nominal fee. This will be a searchable site where the following can be done. 1. Create a classified ad for your art 2. List it under the type of medium, style and name of artist 3. Contact name and information, city, state, country, 4. transaction method will be independent from our site. 5. Shipping method independent of the site as well. 6. This site will allow a link to the virtual store- front if they have one as described below. The public searches- the public will be able to search using the criteria that the listing person placing the add creates. II. Virtual gallery portion- This aspect of the web-site will have a nominal charge monthly or annually, to create a searchable store-front allowing the subscriber create a profile of their art, contact information. They will indicate the type of art medium (weave, paint,sculpture) and style of art (Oil,watercolor, Silk tapestry etc) which will also then allow the interested shopper to search using this criteria. They will have the creativity to design a store-front using tools already available on this site. This site will allow the subscriber to create an email address using their password and ending in @[[login to view URL]][1] Please see ([login to view URL]) as an example for this portion. 1. The basic store front is *$3.00 per month charged to a credit card or *$28.00 annually. This comes with *5 photos for the subscriber to upload. (*This price and number of photos are yet to be set). 2. The Gold standard store-front is *$5.00 per month and the Subscriber will be able to upload up to *15 pictures. (*This price and number of photos are yet to be set). The store front will also allow the following capabilities- a. Payment options from paypal to credit card. b. This site will allow the public to have complete searchability to include a color palate search ability. City, State, country, zip, medium. c. Shipping will be independent of this web site but will have links to UPS and Fex-x. d. There will be a feedback area for comments and criticism. e. Contact information f. Store-front building capability g. Can create a link to and from the ( I) and (III) if they have want to list and have a physical gallery. III. The last portion of the site will be an art-gallery listing site where an artgallery owner can list the physical location of their art gallery by city, state, zip, country of origin free of charge. 1. Name of gallery 2. City, state, zip, address, country, Telephone, email 3. Types of art 4. URL or web-site 5. Indicate whether they have a virtual storefront on [[login to view URL]][1] and a link. 6. A link to a mapping program- to see the address location of the gallery. 7. People will only want to populate this area if they want the public to come to their gallery.