Budget Decorating

Jul 20, 2018

10 places to buy beautiful art on a budget

By: Alexandra Gater

Starting an art collection can be daunting, especially if you’re not looking to drop art gallery prices (we feel you). Thankfully, there’s a handful of online retailers making beautiful art more accessible by featuring independent artists and designers. Here are ten pieces (starting at $21!) to build that gallery wall you’ve always wished for.

Minted

Minted’s community is made up of independent artists from across 96 countries. The website carries thousands of illustrations, paintings, photographs and typography prints voted on by consumers. The best part? Each piece can be framed and printed in a variety of sizes.

Color Streak by Kiersten Garner, from $21, minted.com.

The Printable Concept

This Canadian design studio creates almost all of their artwork in-house. The pieces are sold as downloadable digital files for just $10, so you can print at any size you want. Framed and unframed prints are also for sale, starting at just $25.

Boys By Helena Ravenne, $25, theprintableconcept.com.

Etsy

Home to creators from across the world, Etsy is a great hub for affordable custom art, like these personalized family portraits.

Custom portrait, from $68, etsy.com.

Art.com

Home to the world’s largest art collection, there’s just about every kind of art style for sale here — everything from graphic art to coastal photography. They also offer over 200 frame styles or can mount your art on canvas, wood or metals.

Mirage by Tracie Andrews, $22, art.com.

Artifact Uprising

Turn your iPhone pics into stunning pieces of wall art or beautiful coffee table-worthy photo books. Printed on gorgeous matte paper, your photos will look like they belong in a gallery.

Large format prints, from US $20, artifactuprising.com.

Partial Gallery

Try before you buy is this gallery’s motto. If you live in Toronto, you can rent art for a three-month period. If you love it, the rental cost goes directly towards the purchase of the piece. Not in Toronto? Shipping is available for purchased pieces across Canada.

Head (Bouquet) by Nicole Crozier, rent for $35/month, partial.gallery.

Society 6

Featuring thousands of quirky illustrations, photographs and typography prints, Society6 has got trendy art down. Each piece is also available to print on decor like bath mats, phone cases and apparel.

Floral pizza by Paul Fuentes, from $26, society6.com.

Art Interiors

Selling everything from sculptures to mixed media art, this gallery is described as a “friendly, non-elitist space,” featuring up-and-coming young artists. With pieces ranging from $25-$6,500 this is a great source for art buyer beginners.

October 15 by Michele Crockett, $495, artinteriors.ca.

20x200

This company’s goal is to sell artwork that you would find in museums and galleries — at a cost that enables artists to make a living and ensures that anyone who wants to collect art, can. You’ll find original, limited-edition artwork that artists have produced just for 20x200. Prints range from $24-$10,000.

Lake Michigan, Chicago by Daniel Seung Lee, from $24, 20x200.com.

Eye Buy Art

At Eye Buy Art, you’ll find fine art photographs from emerging artists from Canada, the UK and the United Sates. The company releases two new images every two weeks so be sure to keep checking the site.

Eric by Adam Rankin, $250, eyebuyart.com.

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