Where Art, Innovation, and Technology Merge into a Passionate Collective of Experts
**Launched with Gustav Klimt's masterpiece “THE KISS**” early this year, artèQ is a collective of artists, developers, and metaverse storytellers connecting art pieces to blockchain-based investments in curated exhibition formats and establishing a democratic safe space for artists.
WE CONNECT ARTISTS AND ART LOVERS, AND WE LOVE IT!
With distinctive, innovative features, such as fractional NFTs and Asset-Drops built on Ethereum blockchain, we provide the key to the voguish trends on the crypto art movement.
## What is ARTEQ NFT Marketplace ?
The artèQ Auction House gathers a curated collection of analog and digital art pieces in an exclusive virtual setting, trading the Funds collection.
It's a pioneer NFT marketplace with distinctive and innovative features and capabilities like fractional NFTs and Asset-Drop built on Ethereum blockchain and is set to launch on other blockchains. The artèQ Auction House is a powerful online platform where NFT arts are put up for sale. Using state-of-the-art technology, artèQ bring together analog and digital art masterpieces in an exclusive virtual setting. Unlike most NFT marketplaces, artèQ is not yet a public auction house. To get featured on the auction platform, artworks need to undertake a selection process where only the best pieces are chosen. By doing so, artèQ guarantee that each artwork available on the platform meets high-quality standards. The artèQ auction house is a window to the best NFTs available on the market.
## What Is ARTEQ Gallery ?
The artèQ art galleries are confluence points where the traditional and virtual art worlds coexist. Its creative and democratic spaces hosting regular exhibitions to promote seamless integration of digital and analog artworks. ArtèQ has opened its first gallery in Vienna and others are to follow soon.
For artèQ, building a strong community around art and artists is one of artèQ’s core values. Therefore, partnerships with local galleries and museums are one of artèQ’s most important assets. Besides co-creating NFT projects, these partnerships enable artèQ to bring famous masterpieces to the NFT space. To strengthen bonds within the community, will open the first artèQ digitalization center as a coworking space for artists to come together and experiment with new possibilities by using our infrastructure and facilities.
We mindfully distribute the artworks of our artists tailored to their artistic style in-house and on the most relevant crypto art platforms. Hunting for the most skilled and the hottest talents in the traditional and digital art space, our Fund holds coveted art pieces from around the world.
And yes, we believe that art plays a fundamental role in social discourse and action! So, our navel value is to build a vibrant, buoyant community around art and artists. **Our cooperative partnerships with local galleries and museums, such as the Belvedere Museum or Leica Camera Austria enable us to bring unique masterpieces to the NFT space**. Besides co-creating novel NFT projects, these partnerships are a most influential asset for the community around artèQ.
## What is (not) Metropolitan?
Art is! We exist to create new scopes and shape society by redefining the given, fusing, and creating.
Hence, **we are not only establishing galleries in existing virtual spaces, but creating our own metaverse dedicated to art! The artèQ Metropolitan brings museums, galleries, and other art spaces into the metaverse.**
Not to forget the youngsters within our community: Each artwork in our artèQ Metropolitan will have educational features for the possibility to learn more about the artwork, artists, and history of art.
The best is yet to come!
## What's on at the artèQ Galleries?
Our galleries, as confluence points, function as the bridge between the traditional art community and the community around the crypto art movement.
They are creative and democratic spaces hosting regular exhibitions to promote seamless integration of digital and analog artworks. **artèQ opened its first gallery in Vienna earlier this year, and two more are to follow soon.**
To strengthen bonds within the community, we will open the first artèQ digitalization center as a coworking space for artists to come together and experiment with new possibilities by using our infrastructure and facilities. We aim to connect artists from all over the world to a proven network in the art business.
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## What is the ARTEQ Token?
With the symbol **ARTEQ** and zero decimals, our ARTEQ Token is an ERC-20 Token, traded on top of the Ethereum network.
Embedded in its native token, the Fund gathers the best artworks of established and up-and-coming artists from all over the world, making crypto investment easier for everyone.
## What Is the max supply of ARTEQ token ?
With a **total supply of 10 billion ARTEQ** Tokens and value maintenance, we maximize the benefits of art enthusiasts through investing in the Funds Token - not a single Token will be burned or minted additionally.
The underlying unalterable contract implementation and the incessantly smart contracts behind ARTEQ ensure safe trading without interruption.