ArtLifting

ArtLifting is a company that represents artists with disabilities and works with businesses to place their artwork in offices, retail locations, healthcare facilities, real estate developments and public spaces. The company describes its purpose as creating economic opportunity for artists who are often excluded from the corporate art market, while helping client organizations reflect inclusion and social sustainability commitments in their physical environments.

Its offerings span original artwork and prints, turnkey art programs, rental and rotating art installations, murals and public art, enterprise-scale programs across client portfolios, and adjacent products such as art licensing, corporate gifting and digital activations including virtual meeting backgrounds. Artworks are accompanied by plaques describing the artist's story and background. The company also publishes an impact report, produces educational webinars on workplace design and experience, and maintains a referral partner program. A short film, "We Are ArtLifting," features artists, clients and CEO and co-founder Liz Powers.

Business model

ArtLifting sells and rents artwork created by artists with disabilities to business clients, and also generates revenue from art licensing, royalties and corporate gifting products. Artists receive 55% of profits from art sales and royalties.

Revenue comes from corporate art sales, rental and rotation programs, enterprise art programs, licensing and custom corporate gifting, with 55% of profits from art sales and royalties paid to artists.

Traction

The company states it works with more than 500 clients and represents over 200 artists across North America. Referenced projects include installations for State Street, Bank of America financial centers, Amazon HQ2, Intuit MTV22, Hines South Station Tower, 25 North Lex by Greystar, a CVS Carbon Health clinic, Verizon 48th Street murals, WS Development's 400 Summer Street in Boston, JRM Construction's NYC headquarters, MetroNational/Work& Mother Suites, and a New England health care company headquarters, plus an artist commission for a Pottery Barn catalog.