Boston, MA

Your art
deserves more
than a feed.

The home for Boston's Black artists and the collectors who champion them. One platform for your portfolio, your sales, your events — built by the community, for the community.

Free forever. Be first in line when we launch.

13K+

artist applications to BAMS Fest

180K

Black residents in Boston

5–8%

commission — lowest in the market

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platforms built for this community

Whether you create the art
or collect it.

For Artists

Stop losing 40% of every sale.

You've been duct-taping Instagram, Eventbrite, Etsy, and WhatsApp together — none of which were built for you. FrontStreet gives you a professional portfolio, direct sales, and event listings in one app. Keep 92–95% of every sale.

Professional profile with portfolio grid, not a social media page
Direct sales at 5–8% commission via Stripe — money goes to you
Event listings with ticketing at 3% + $0.50 — not Eventbrite's 14%
No gallery representation required — list directly, get discovered locally
I'm an Artist — Join as a Founder
For Collectors & Patrons

Discover what Instagram hides from you.

Boston has one of the most vibrant Black art communities in the country — but you'd never know it scrolling a global feed. FrontStreet puts every artist, every available piece, and every upcoming event in one place. Buy directly. No gallery markup.

Browse Boston's Black artists by medium, neighborhood, and availability
Buy original work directly — no gallery commissions, just artist-to-collector
Find exhibitions, open studios, and pop-ups you'll never see on Eventbrite
Know your purchase directly supports the artist and the community
I'm a Collector — Get Early Access
The Status Quo

Four tools. Zero integration.
And they all take a cut.

Instagram

Your "portfolio" — but the algorithm suppresses Black creators, offers no sales tools, and has zero event infrastructure.

Eventbrite

Takes 10–14% on every ticket. For a $20 community event, that's $3.53 gone before you start.

Saatchi Art / Etsy

Saatchi takes 40% of every sale. Etsy buries original work in a sea of mass-produced prints.

DMs & WhatsApp

Selling original art through Instagram DMs. No invoicing, no records, no collector relationship management.

"Black artists represent just 1.2% of works in major US museum collections — despite comprising 13% of the population. Predominantly white institutions capture 60% of all arts funding."

Williams College / PLOS ONE · Artnet/Burns Halperin Analysis

Everything in one place.

Portfolio. Sales. Events. Discovery. Built for Boston.

George Freeman (FromStreet2Canvas) with his Freedom Fighters painting series at a gallery installation
Replaces Instagram

Your portfolio, not a social profile.

A customizable artist page with cover image, bio, medium tags, and a gallery-quality portfolio grid. Collectors see your best work first — no algorithm in the way.

Cover image Bio & statement Medium tags Portfolio grid Follower count
Colored pencil portrait by Ayana Mack — the kind of original work you'll find on FrontStreet
Replaces Etsy & Saatchi

Sell directly. Keep what you earn.

Up to 5 photos per piece with title, medium, dimensions, year, and price. Collectors buy or inquire with one tap. Stripe handles payments — you never wait for the platform to release your money.

$950 you keep on a $1,000 sale
$600 on Saatchi Art (40% commission)
A packed art event in Boston — the kind of community gathering FrontStreet powers
Replaces Eventbrite

Your exhibitions. Your pop-ups. Your crowd.

A community calendar for everything happening in Boston's Black art scene — exhibitions, open studios, workshops, gallery openings. Ticketing at 3% + $0.50 because community events shouldn't lose 14% to Eventbrite.

Exhibition Pop-Up Open Studio Workshop Mixer
Events launching in v2
Keep What You Earn

You sell a piece for $1,000.

Here's what each platform lets you keep — and what they take.

You keep
Platform takes
FrontStreet
$920–$950 you keep
You keep 92–95%

5–8% commission · No gallery required · No monthly fee

Artsy
$850–$900 −$100–$150 lost

10–15% commission · Requires gallery at $425+/mo

Etsy
$870–$900 −$100–$130 lost

10–13% effective fee · Buried in mass-produced inventory

Saatchi Art
$600 −$400 lost

40% commission · Global undifferentiated marketplace

Artfinder
$550–$600 −$400–$450 lost

40–45% commission · No local community focus

On 10 sales at $1,000 each, you'd lose $4,000 to Saatchi Art. On FrontStreet, you'd lose $500–$800. That's the difference.

George Freeman — Boston artist, founder of FrontStreet, and Embrace Boston E250 Living Archive Featured Artist

@fromstreet2canvas

"I didn't build this for a
market segment."

I'm George Freeman — a Boston artist, not a tech founder who read a trend report. I was recently recognized as an Embrace Boston MLK Honors E250 Living Archive Featured Artist. I have a City of Boston Vendor ID, a Mayor's Office of Art & Culture certification, and I've been featured on CBS Boston.

I know which galleries don't return calls. I know which events lack digital infrastructure. I know because I've lived it. Every Black artist I know in Boston is managing the same broken stack of tools. We deserve something built for us, by one of us.

Embrace Boston MLK Honors — E250 Living Archive City of Boston Vendor ID Mayor's Office Certified CBS Boston Feature
Boston's Black Art Scene

The demand is proven.
The infrastructure isn't.

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BAMS Fest attendees

Up from 2,200 in 2018

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Artist applications

With no digital platform

82%

Young collectors buy online

Art Basel/UBS 2025

60+

Minority-owned businesses

Supported by BAMS Fest

Ecosystem Partners | BAMS Fest NCAAA Artists for Humanity GRACC Castle of our Skins AAMARP

Common questions.

Your art deserves
a home.

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