In Transit

The ARTA Blog

With the United Kingdom and European Union reaching an agreement on a post-Brexit trade deal just before Christmas, the art and antiques industry finally received some clarity on what the UK's relationship with the EU would look like and how this may impact the market. Here's what you need to know and what the biggest impacts have been so far.

As a next step in our commitment to sustainability, we produced our first shipping emissions audit and are proud to announce that we have made a donation on behalf of our clients to old-growth forest conservation to counteract the emissions produced from all shipments booked with ARTA in 2020. Read about why we chose to invest in conservation and learn more about the project.

ARTA is committed to being a thought leader in pushing the art industry to take meaningful action to reduce its carbon footprint. Over the next few years, our goals are to both emit less CO2 into the air (emissions reduction) and to invest in removing existing CO2 from the air (carbon removal). Read about our commitment to sustainability and plans for the future.

We are excited to announce an updated, streamlined Public API for new integration customers. We are excited to bring our automated shipping, fulfillment and streamlined transaction solutions to more customers worldwide. Read on about what's new.

We are proud to once again support the annual benefit auction for Free Arts NYC, a non-profit that empowers underserved youth through art and mentoring programs to develop their creativity, confidence, and skills to succeed.

With the Brexit deadline nearing, our team is answering frequently asked questions from our clients about what they can expect in a post-Brexit world. We will continue to answer FAQs here until the terms of the negotiations have been settled.

While regulations have slight variations within each country, we are outlining the basics—including questions to ask and terms to know—to help our clients be more prepared for cross border shipments.

We are excited to announce that a number of sales utilizing the ARTA API integration with LiveAuctioneers are officially live, offering streamlined transaction and automated fulfillment solutions for auction houses.

Four key takeaways from the Hiscox online art market report and how the ARTA API can help businesses accelerate online sales growth.