I was so happy when Ben from I Vote For Art wrote in to announce his newish (opened in May) affordable art shop online featuring the work of talented artists worldwide. I am so inspired by art, seeing how people translate emotions, dreams, their surroundings, memories, etc. into something visual that can be displayed and cherished is so very special to me as I know you feel the same way as I do… We are such art junkies, we can’t get enough! Fortunately there are websites like I Vote For Art to satisfy our desire for more, more, MORE!

Jellyfish by Leo Hillier.

Here is how I Vote For Art works: Create a free account like I did and then have a look at the artwork and if you see something you like click on the little thumb to cast your vote. The art with the most votes gets promoted to the front page giving that artist the chance to have their work seen before all who visit the site. I think this is a very cool concept — site users can voice their opinion — way to go with your rad idea Ben!

Instructions by Kareem Rizk.

Casitas by Marco Recuero.

Mr. Bowler by Sauerkids.

Abril by Seniorita Polyester.

Today Is The Greatest by ben the illustrator.

Of course, the site isn’t only about voting… you can buy art (yay!) and even sell your own work and by listing your piece(s) on I Vote For Art you can also see how people respond to it. Interested in learning more? You can find out the full scoop-de-doop here.

Thanks Ben for writing in, I voted for the works above…

(images from the sources listed above via i vote for art)

16 Responses to “I Vote For Art”

1 Diana commented:
September 30th, 2008 at 7:07 pm

Oh wow – what a great idea for an art site! I’m going to have to check this out – and let Arts in RI know about it at the meeting I’m running off to!

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2 mayaluna commented:
September 30th, 2008 at 7:47 pm

I’m heading right over…what a phenomenal concept! Thank you for always sharing such inspiring and innovative sites. You’re an endless well.

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3 Alarna Zinn commented:
September 30th, 2008 at 7:54 pm

This is such a great idea!! – and a good opportunity to promote the artist behind the work, I really like that most about this concept! Makes it a lot more special. Nice choices!

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4 Rachel commented:
September 30th, 2008 at 8:00 pm

Wow, what a fabulous concept. I love it!
5 Melissa de la Fuente commented:
September 30th, 2008 at 8:04 pm

Love. love, love this! On my way over to “vote for art”!
YAY!
xo
Melissa

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6 Andy Mathis commented:
September 30th, 2008 at 8:09 pm

Interesting.

The site reminds me of another site. Can’t remember who or where.

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7 Kim Bagwill (aka The Frantic Meerkat) commented:
September 30th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

What a great idea! And I love the art you featured. I’m off to check it out!

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8 Lexy commented:
September 30th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

Thanks for posting about this site, Holly!

I just submitted my artwork :)

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9 margie oomen commented:
September 30th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

thanks so much for telling us about this awesome site. I am going there right now to vote and maybe do some early christmas internet window shopping. I am starting to compile gift giving and making lists and I love to put original art under the christmas tree. Love the layout of your new site.

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10 Ben Rowe commented:
October 1st, 2008 at 3:55 am

Hi Holly,

Thank you so much for the kind words and great post! It is indeed an honour to be mentioned here!

My inbox has been nice and full with new members signing up today, and some great artwork submissions as well. So thanks again.

And stay tuned … there’s a whole lot more new artists that will be coming on board soon.

Ben @ i vote for art
11 Lily commented:
October 1st, 2008 at 4:53 am

Great concept love the artists choice thanks for this link…..

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12 kelly commented:
October 1st, 2008 at 6:32 am

great idea and post. i am loving this.
i will be heading over to check it all out.
thanks for the heads up.

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13 VisuaLingual commented:
October 1st, 2008 at 1:45 pm

This is such a cool concept, and I love a lot of the work shown on the site.

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14 Steve commented:
October 1st, 2008 at 8:55 pm

This is one of the best art sites I have seen – it’s like the democratisation of art – I love it. Well done Ben.
15 Tabitha (From Single to Married) commented:
October 3rd, 2008 at 4:51 pm

That is so cool! I see things I would love to buy – what a great idea!

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16 Tony Gosling commented:
October 20th, 2008 at 10:54 am

Voting for favourite art is a nice idea. I have been doing this on my website http://www.artspecialist.co.uk for a couple of year. People can vote on their favourite work by a great artist ranging from Da Vinci to Degas.

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