How it works

A quarter at a time. A wall at a time.

We're a marketplace, an installer, and a calendar — all in service of one idea: real art, in real places, made by people who live nearby.

For artists

Show your work where people live.

You make the art. We bring you the walls.

  1. 01

    Join in five minutes

    Tell us about yourself, paste your existing website or Instagram, and we'll pull in your work so you can review and edit. No re-uploading every piece.

  2. 02

    Set your quarterly windows

    Pick which quarters you're available — like a calendar in a vacation rental. Block off the ones you're not. Businesses request the windows that fit them.

  3. 03

    Approve the booking

    A local business sees your work, requests a quarter, and you accept. We coordinate the install and the QR codes on each frame.

  4. 04

    Get paid directly

    When someone scans a QR code and buys the piece, the money goes to you. Not us. No commission. Just a flat platform fee paid by the business.

Apply to join →

For businesses

Your walls, a rotating local gallery.

No upfront cost on the art. No commission on the sale. Just a flat quarterly platform fee.

  1. 01

    Tell us about your space

    How many pieces fit on your walls, what kind of customer walks in, what vibe you're going for. We use this to suggest artists whose work fits.

  2. 02

    Browse the roster

    See the artists we've curated for your kind of space. View the work, read the bios, request a quarter that fits your calendar.

  3. 03

    We handle the install

    When the artist accepts, we coordinate delivery, hanging, and the QR-coded labels for each piece. You don't lift a hammer.

  4. 04

    Customers buy, artist gets paid

    Every piece on the wall has a QR code linking to the artist's page. Customers scan, buy, and you become the place that found the artist they love.

Reserve a window →

The QR code

Every piece has its own scannable label.

Each artwork gets a small printed label with a QR code at the center. Scanning it opens the artist's page for that specific piece — title, price, edition, and a way to buy on the spot or message the artist directly.

The codes are signed and tracked. We can see what gets the most scans, which businesses drive the most sales, and which pieces are finding their audience. The artist sees those numbers too.

Sample QR coming soon

Pricing

Simple, transparent, and stays out of the artist's pocket.

Artists pay nothing. Ever. Businesses pay a flat quarterly fee per show. Customers pay the artist directly through Stripe — Gallery Thief never touches the artwork sale.

Artists
Free, forever.
Businesses
$149 / quarter

Includes curated roster, install coordination, QR-coded labels.

Commission on artwork sales
0%