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Gallea is an online to offline platform with both online operations and partnerships with hotels and restaurants where it showcases artwork from their online portfolio on its partner’s walls. Gallea is a company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest online art gallery in the province of Quebec. The company is today part of the MT Lab cohort, the Montréal Innovation Incubator in Tourism, Culture and Entertainment.

History  Gallea was born in 2016 following an analysis of the needs of visual artists who are not met by the current services traditional galleries offer. In 2019, Gallea became the largest online art gallery platform in Quebec with more than 4500 artworks, 700 artists as well as 70 establishments.

Services

Services to potential customers Art enthusiasts are able to discover local artists, join an artistic journey using the digital platform and visit the restaurants and hotel ballrooms to appreciate the artists’ work. Thanks to geolocation, art aficionados can easily discover the artists and partner locations. After getting the chance to appreciate the artworks, they can either buy the art piece online or directly by scanning the QR code at the location itself. Through these services, the Gallea network makes the artwork more accessible. Local enthusiasts do not have to be an art collector to appreciate the work of artists in their community.

Services to establishments in the Gallea network Gallea offers establishments such as cafes, bars, restaurants and corporate buildings the possibility of displaying paintings by local artists by lending the free space on their walls. With the help of its network of artists, Gallea is able to offer all kinds of artwork styles to meet the needs and styles of these establishments and their clientele. In addition, the canvases are geolocated on the platform, which brings additional traffic from customers who follow the artists online. This goodwill generates income related to the consumption of products and services offered by the merchant.

Operations

Purchase from an exhibitor The customer buys online on the “gallea.ca” site. Once the transaction is completed, the exhibitor and the buyer receive a confirmation email with a code. Once the code has been confirmed by the exhibitor, the buyer can leave with the work in his hands or decide to have it delivered.

Online purchase Delivery is provided by the Gallea team (soon by Canada Post). The company delivers on the island of Montreal and its surroundings. When an artwork is sold, the buyer receives an email. After being offered several pick-up points, the buyer chooses the one that suits him or her best. The company is responsible for delivering the work to its new owners. When putting artwork online, the artist chooses the price according to a commission calculator, which tells the artist the total amount he or she will receive after the commission during a sale.

Company mission

Gallea's primary mission is to allow artists to make themselves known to the public in order to be able to make a living from their art. By joining Gallea, artists will be able to share their works with people through a network of exhibitors made up of cafes, bars, hotels, restaurants and other public or corporate places. Gallea’s second mission is to make visual art more accessible to everyday people. Gallea represents an innovative alternative ranging from the promotion of culture to the discovery of local artists and establishments to the sale of works of art via simple, secure and rapid transactions. Thus, communities and cities will be able to enhance their cultural background and their attractiveness to their citizens.