ArtZero

What ArtZero does

ArtZero is a Portland, Oregon-based sustainability organization founded in 2021 by Eric Dayton and Eve Connell that builds tools and programs to reduce the carbon footprint of the visual arts sector. It serves individual artists, galleries, museums, schools, and other arts organizations, positioning itself as a category-specific alternative to generic carbon-accounting platforms by focusing exclusively on art-world workflows such as openings, exhibitions, and shipping.

The core offering is the Shift NOW program, structured around three steps — Measure, Reduce, and Offset — and supported by an underlying carbon footprint measurement and offset management platform. Layered services include the NeuWork certification program, packaged Carbon Neutral Art Opening engagements, the annual ZeroWeek sustainability summit, the Pledge Wall of participating artists and institutions, and an educational content library under the ArtZeroLabs YouTube brand. Partnerships with the United Nations Climate Neutral Now initiative, One Tree Planted for reforestation-based offsets, and Stripe's 1% for Climate program provide the external validation, offset delivery, and infrastructure rails behind the products.

The company's revenue mechanics are split between donation-based funding through BetterWorld and GoFundMe, and unpriced or lightly disclosed professional services such as sustainability auditing, certification, and workshops. The go-to-market is community-led — events, summits, featured-artist programming, and content — rather than a traditional enterprise sales motion. There is no publicly disclosed pricing, no paying-customer logo list, and no funding-round history in the supplied information.

Name

ArtZero

Legal name

ArtZero, Inc

Website

https://artzeronow.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ArtZero is a Portland-based sustainability organization founded in 2021 that builds carbon-measurement, certification, and offset programs for artists, galleries, museums, and arts organizations, funded primarily through donations and community programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Sustainability Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Footprint Measurement, Reporting & Management (Travel Emissions Accounting) (THAAANAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Carbon Offset & Insetting Programs (Credits, Portfolios, Project Development) (THAAANAC)

Keywords

• Art sustainability programs
• Carbon footprint measurement
• Carbon neutral certification
• Reforestation offsets
• Arts sustainability education

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: ArtZero accepts donations through BetterWorld platform (artzero.betterworld.org/campaigns/prints-better-future) and GoFundMe campaign to fund education, research programs, and platform development.
2. Sustainability Programs and Certification: Programs providing carbon footprint measurement, sustainability auditing, environmental impact assessments, and educational workshops for artists and organizations.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ArtZero provides carbon footprint measurement, sustainability auditing, and carbon neutral certification services for artists and arts organizations through its Shift NOW program, structured around three steps: MEASURE (carbon calculators across process, materials, shipping, energy, supplies, waste, food, travel), REDUCE (sustainable materials and process guidance), and OFFSET (reforestation via One Tree Planted). Supporting programs include ZeroWeek (annual sustainability summit), NeuWork (carbon neutral artwork certification and grants), and educational workshops for museums, galleries, schools, and individual artists.

Product overview

ArtZero is a sustainability-focused organization offering a portfolio of programs and services to help the art world reduce its carbon footprint and achieve carbon neutrality. The core offering is Shift NOW, a three-step program comprising MEASURE (carbon footprint tracking tools), REDUCE (sustainable material guidance), and OFFSET (reforestation partnerships). Supporting programs include ZeroWeek (annual carbon neutral art summit), NeuWork (carbon neutral artwork certification and grants), and ArtZeroLabs (YouTube content). Additional services include sustainability auditing, environmental impact assessments, and educational workshops for artists, museums, galleries, schools, and other arts organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ZeroWeek: Annual sustainability summit for the art world encouraging artists, museums, galleries, and public art spaces to go carbon neutral for one week each year.
• NeuWork
• Shift Now
• ArtZeroLabs

Products and services

• Shift NOW
• ZeroWeek
• NeuWork
• Sustainability Auditing and Reporting
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Educational Engagement and Workshops

Quantifiable outcome

• ArtZero programs help the art world align with UN's global carbon targets by 2050
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• One Tree PlantedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtZero partners with One Tree Planted to enable artists and organizations to offset carbon emissions through tree planting. One Tree Planted handles planting and maintaining reforestation projects globally, making it easy for the art world to participate in the carbon offset process.
• Oranj StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtZero partners with Oranj Studio to host the annual ZeroWeek event, during which the studio space goes completely carbon neutral. Oranj Studio provides the venue for the week-long sustainability summit.
• UN Climate Neutral NowflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtZero is affiliated with the UN Climate Neutral Now initiative, aligning its programs with UN global carbon targets and leveraging the UN framework for climate action.
• Climate Reality ProjectcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Climate Reality Project is a climate organization partner, providing educational resources and co-promoting climate action initiatives within the art community.
• Impact MattersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerImpact assessment partner providing tools and resources for measuring organizational impact.
• Climate PartnercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate Partner organization working with ArtZero on carbon management and offset verification.
• Sustainable Northwest WoodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen products partner providing sustainable wood materials for artists, reducing the carbon footprint of art-making.
• Gamblin ColorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen products partner offering reclaimed earth colors and sustainable art materials.
• Natural Earth PaintminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen products partner providing natural, earth-based paints for eco-friendly art-making.
• 1% for Climate (Stripe)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerArtZero is proud to be a 1% for Climate partner, utilizing Stripe Climate to support carbon neutral initiatives.
• Footprint CoalitionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClimate organization partner working on environmental impact reduction.
• Nextgen AmericaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPolitical action partner focused on climate and environmental issues.
• Moms Clean Air ForceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClimate organization partner advocating for clean air and environmental policies.
• iMatterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYouth-focused climate organization partner.
• GreenpeaceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGlobal environmental organization partner.
• EarthjusticeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEnvironmental law organization partner.
• ConservAmericaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConservation organization partner.
• Climate SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClimate action organization partner.
• Citizens' Climate LobbyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClimate advocacy organization partner.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Patch: API-first carbon offset platform enabling businesses to embed offset purchases directly into their products. Comparable to ArtZero's offset facilitation layer but serves a much broader customer base across industries.
• Persefoni: Climate management and accounting platform for enterprises, providing measurement, analytics, and reduction planning. Comparable to ArtZero's auditing/assessment services but at significantly larger enterprise scale.
• Greenly: Carbon accounting platform for SMBs and mid-market companies, providing measurement and offset workflows. Targets the same small-to-mid business buyer as ArtZero's Shift Now program but across all verticals.
• Watershed: Enterprise sustainability platform offering carbon accounting, reporting, and reduction tools. Comparable measurement/reporting capability to ArtZero's MEASURE step, but positioned for large enterprises across all sectors.

Direct peers

• Gallery Climate Coalition: Industry-led initiative helping galleries and art organizations measure, reduce, and offset their environmental impact. Directly competes with ArtZero for the same art-world sustainability buyer and offers similar carbon-reduction tools and resources.
• Cloverly: Carbon offset API and engagement platform used by brands to offer carbon-neutral options at checkout. Comparable offset management infrastructure to what ArtZero provides to art organizations.
• Museums + Climate Emergency Network: International coalition of museums committing to climate action, providing frameworks and resources for emissions reduction. Targets the same museum segment ArtZero serves with its sustainability auditing programs.
• Cool Effect: Carbon offset marketplace connecting individuals and businesses to verified carbon reduction projects. Comparable to ArtZero's OFFSET step where users fund tree-planting offsets through partner platforms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/artzeronow
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGjITY9KqAz-DADI6M_jyjQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/artzeronow
• Instagraminstagram.com/art.zero.now
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/artzero

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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