Studio Sales

Auctions run by artists selling artwork directly from their studios. Studio sale auctions can be used as archive or clearance sales. 

The Auction Collective hosts a dedicated Studio Sale auction week. Studio Sale auctions from a variety of artists are all launched together. See previous Studio Sale Auctions 2022 and Studio Sale Auctions 2023. The Auction Collective curates this auction week and will get in touch with artists.

All the studio sales included in our dedicated Studio Sale week will be promoted by The Auction Collective's marketing channels, including our newsletter database of interested buyers and our social media channels. The Auction Collective is unable to guarantee marketing and promotion to any studio sale auctions that are held outside of our Studio Sale week.

Artists are also welcome to run a Studio Sale auction with Indy.auction any point in the year - our software is self-serve and easy to use. Get in touch with us to find out about running your own studio sale auction.

Our next run of dedicated Studio Sales will be held in January 2025. We will be reaching out to artists in November 2024. 

Auctions will launch on the same day and be live for two weeks to generate as much interest across the studio sales as possible and give bidders a chance to bid in all the auctions. The auctions will close consecutively. 

The Auction Collective reaches out to artists ahead of the Studio Sale Auction week to ask them to participate. Spaces are limited for the dedicated week - to stay informed about upcoming dates and open calls, please follow @theauctioncollective on Instagram.

Artists are always welcome to run their own studio sale auction outside of our dedicated studio sale week.

If you are interested in running an auction outside of the dedicated Studio Sale Week, please get in touch with us directly to find out more.

Studio Sales can be beneficial to artists for many reasons:

• Raise funds for a new project
• In place, or as part, of Open Studio events
• As part of a studio move
• Showcase previously exhibited work
• Sell older artwork
• Archival material (e.g. drawings, studies for larger works or public projects)
• Private auction for dedicated group of collectors

• Competitive bidding with no upper price limit
• Clearance sale prices but with no published results
• Mass-marketing
• Getting new buyers and underbidders
• No published sale results 
• A focused and efficient sale deadline 
• Professional presentation 
• A permanent dedicated webpage to you, your artwork and with links to your socials and website
• Realtime reporting analytics 
• Access to bidder data

• To collect artwork from artists that they love but have missed at previous exhibitions.
• To buy artwork that has not been shown before.
• To bid on artworks with more accessible starting prices.

Our Indy.auction software has no upfront or subscription fees. Depending on your account tier, we take a percentage of each item sold, with the option to pass this fee on to the buyer. More information on our pricing can be found here.

You will be responsible for shipping artworks. This is arranged between you and the buyer following the sale.

Each lot has a dedicated field for shipping, for you to add your shipping process or fees. We recommend adding contact information in case bidders have additional questions about shipping.