Art'Place Genève

What Art'Place Genève does

Art'Place Genève is a private, Geneva-based contemporary art gallery that has operated since January 2016 under a "galerie nomade" (nomadic gallery) model with no fixed exhibition space. The company generates revenue through three interconnected lines: Editions Art'Place (original artworks produced in collaboration with artists and publishers, sold at democratic prices), Artothèque d'Art'Place (a rental service allowing individuals and businesses to decorate spaces with original works for one month or longer, with facilitated payment options for eventual acquisition), and à la carte professional services for artists covering exhibitions, vernissages, promotion, communication management, website services, consignment, transport, and hanging.

The underlying technology is minimal: the company does not operate a proprietary platform, software product, or AI/ML system. Operations rely on a website (artplace.co), a newsletter, organic social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram, urban poster campaigns, and flyer distribution. Distribution is physical-first, executed through a network of partner venues across Geneva including restaurants (Un R de Famille, Le Bistrot des Arts, LE CHATEAU Genthod), medical clinics (Cabinet PhiloSmile, Cabinet AZ Ophtalmologie), and occasional high-visibility venues (Espace Nouveau Vallon, Espace RUINE, Cité du Temps).

The business serves three customer segments: visual artists seeking visibility and alternative production channels, art enthusiasts and collectors seeking affordable original works and rental flexibility, and businesses seeking corporate art solutions for offices, reception areas, and showrooms. Marketing is community-led and event-driven, anchored by vernissages, artist encounters, and corporate installations. Art'Place operates as a small, privately-held, unfunded micro-business with a single primary contact (Karinne) and no disclosed headcount, revenue, or institutional ownership.

Name

Art'Place Genève

Legal name

Art'Place Genève

Website

https://artplace.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Art'Place Genève is a Geneva-based nomadic contemporary art gallery operating since 2016, serving artists, collectors, and businesses through original artwork sales, art rental, and à la carte artist services distributed via a partner-venue network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Gallery Services

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fine Art Handling & Transport (HSAKAEAB)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Art rental services
• Original artwork sales
• Exhibition organization
• Corporate art solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Sale of original artworks including sculptures, digital creations, serigraphs, engravings, and lithographs. Works are produced in collaboration with artists and publishers at democratic prices. Facilitated payment options are available to customers.
2. Art Rental (Artothèque): Art rental service allowing customers to decorate their spaces with original artworks for 1 month or longer. Rental includes transport, hanging, and periodic selection renewal. Packages are available for both private and corporate clients.
3. Artist Services: À la carte services for artists including exhibitions, vernissages, event organization, promotion, communication management, website services, document creation, artwork consignment, transport, and hanging services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Art'Place Genève operates as a nomadic contemporary art gallery that sells original artworks (Editions Art'Place — sculptures, digital creations, serigraphs, engravings, lithographs), rents original artworks on a monthly basis (Artothèque d'Art'Place), organizes exhibitions and vernissages for artists, provides à la carte artist services (promotion, communication, transport, hanging, consignment), and delivers modular art packages to corporate clients. The gallery distributes its collection across a network of partner venues in Geneva rather than a single fixed space.

Product overview

Art'Place Genève is a service-based art business offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services centered around making contemporary art accessible. The core offerings include Editions Art'Place (original artworks at democratic prices) and the Artothèque d'Art'Place (artwork rental service). These are complemented by professional services including exhibition organization (Expositions & Vernissages), artist promotion and communication, space decoration consulting, and corporate art solutions. The company operates as a 'galerie nomade' (nomadic gallery) connecting artists with visibility opportunities through various partner spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Editions Art'Place Collection of original artworks produced in collaboration with artists and publishers at democratic prices, including sculptures, digital creations, serigraphs, engravings, and lithographs, sold signed and numbered to make contemporary art acquisition accessible.
• Artothèque d'Art'Place Monthly (or longer) rental service allowing private individuals and businesses to decorate their spaces with original artworks of varied styles and dimensions, including transport, hanging, and periodic selection renewal, with facilitated payment plans available for acquisition.
• Expositions & Vernissages Organization of exhibitions and private vernissages for artists, including event planning and venue selection across the partner venue network in Geneva.
• Corporate Art Solutions Modular packages for businesses covering artwork rental and sale, space decoration consulting, event organization, transport, hanging, and periodic selection renewal to dynamize professional environments for employees and clients.
• Artist Promotion & Communication Services Custom communication services for artists covering promotion through major electronic media, local press, urban advertising campaigns, flyer distribution in cultural and socio-cultural venues, website services, document creation, and mise en visibilité.
• Space Decoration Consulting Advisory service for individuals, collectors, and businesses on decorating their spaces with original artworks, including selection guidance for purchase or rental.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Restaurant Un R de FamillecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArt'Place partners with Restaurant Un R de Famille (operated by Fondation 022 familles) at Rue Goetz-Monin 10, 1205 Geneva. The restaurant serves as an exhibition space where Art'Place displays artworks. The venue combines dining, exhibition, events, professional insertion, and family-friendly activities.
• Cabinet PhiloSmileminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDental clinic operated by Dr. Philippe Soulié at Boulevard des Philosophes 5, Geneva, serves as an exhibition venue for Art'Place artworks. Currently featuring an exhibition by artist Gaëlle MOT.
• Le Bistrot des ArtscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocated at Place du Bourg-de-Four 16, 1204 Geneva in the old town. The bistro provides exhibition space for Art'Place and features a large sunny terrace open year-round.
• LE CHATEAU Restaurant GenthodminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRestaurant located at 1 Route de Rennex, 1294 Genthod, Geneva, offering French and Mediterranean cuisine in a traditional bistro atmosphere. Functions as an exhibition venue for Art'Place.
• Cabinet AZ OphtalmologieminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMedical clinic at Av. de Champel 32, 1206 Geneva providing ophthalmology care. Serves as an exhibition venue for Art'Place artworks.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Artmajeur: European online art gallery selling original works (sculptures, prints, paintings, digital art) directly from artists at varied price points. Comparable on multi-medium original art accessible pricing and direct artist relationships.
• Rise Art: London-based online contemporary art gallery offering original artworks for sale and short-term rental, with a curated roster of artists. Closest functional peer to Art'Place's Editions + Artothèque combo, though operating at much larger scale and with an online-led model.
• Artsper: Paris-headquartered online art gallery aggregating thousands of galleries and artists across Europe for accessible contemporary art purchases. Comparable on the 'democratising art' thesis and curated online discovery, with broader geographic reach than Art'Place.
• Singulart: Paris-based online marketplace for original contemporary art from a curated international artist community. Comparable as an artist-facing sales channel emphasising affordable originals, but built as a global e-commerce platform rather than a physical nomadic gallery.
• IdeelArt: Online contemporary art gallery curated around accessible original works by emerging artists. Comparable on the 'discover and buy original contemporary art at accessible prices' positioning Art'Place uses for its Editions line.

Emerging players

• Affordable Art Fair: Global event series dedicated to accessible contemporary art under a price ceiling, with fairs in multiple cities. Comparable on the 'affordable original art' thesis and on event-driven distribution, but operates as a marketplace/event rather than a permanent gallery.

Broad incumbents

• Saatchi Art: The world's largest online gallery, owned by Saatchi Gallery, selling original art worldwide across price points. Comparable on accessible contemporary art positioning but operates at vastly larger scale with global fulfilment.
• Kunsthaus Zürich: Switzerland's largest fine art museum hosting major temporary exhibitions alongside its permanent collection. Comparable as a Swiss institutional player in the same contemporary art ecosystem Art'Place targets with its Editions business.

Regional players

• Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève: Nonprofit contemporary art centre in Geneva producing exhibitions, editions and artist residencies. Comparable on Geneva contemporary art ecosystem, artist support services and edition production, though nonprofit rather than commercial.
• MAMCO (Musée d'art moderne et contemporain) Genève: Geneva's leading contemporary art museum presenting temporary exhibitions of established and emerging artists. Comparable on Geneva-based contemporary art curation and exhibition programming, though operating as an institutional museum rather than a commercial gallery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/artplace.co/?ref=hl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/art-place-gen%C3%A8ve
• Instagraminstagram.com/artplacegeneve/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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