A curated platform for independent artists. Real work, made by hand, sold honestly.
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Artists making things by hand. Limited runs. Ships within two weeks.
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For Artists
Zero cost. Zero risk. You keep your work until it sells. We handle everything else.
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Why we exist, who's behind it, and what we're building.
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Land & Labor
Painters, photographers, and makers who live on this land and make work about it. The seasons, the people holding things together, what it costs to stay. Limited editions. Every piece ships within two weeks.
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Artist Name
Untitled, 2025
Made during the first hard frost of the season, somewhere in the Northeast Kingdom.
From $85
Ed. of 40 — available now
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Artist Name
Series Title, 2025
This series started with a question about who gets to name a place, and who forgets it.
From $65
Ed. of 25 — 18 left
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Artist Name
Work Title, 2024
She built this over two winters in a barn. The material came from the same fields it's about.
From $120
Ed. of 15 — available now
How it works
Find something you love. Know exactly where your money goes.
Every artist here was personally selected. You're not digging through a marketplace of thousands.
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Browse curated work
A small, hand-picked group of artists. Every piece is human-made — no AI, no mass production.
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Meet the person behind it
Each listing is anchored to an artist — who they are, where they work, what they're thinking about. The object and the person come together.
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Buy with confidence
Limited runs, fair prices, no manufactured scarcity. What you see is what it is — honest work at an honest number.
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It arrives at your door
We handle printing, packaging, and shipping. Everything arrives carefully packed and ready to live in your space.
Don't miss a drop
Get early access to every drop.
People on our list hear about new drops first — sometimes a week before they go public.
For Artists
Make the work. We'll handle the rest.
Most artists who make good work don't want to run a business. They want to make things. We built Cadence for that.
Zero cost to list
No listing fees, no monthly charges, no pay-to-play. We only make money when you do.
Your art stays home
You keep the physical work right where it is until someone actually buys it. Nothing leaves your hands until there's money involved.
We do the business side
Listings, marketing, customer questions, shipping, tax forms at year end. The parts that eat your time and don't touch the work — those are ours.
Free exposure either way
Even if nothing sells, your work has been seen. You get a real online presence and a professional listing — at no cost to you.
Not just fine art
Ceramics, fiber arts, woven goods, handmade objects — if you made it with your hands and your time, it belongs here. We hold your price. No race to the bottom.
If something sells, you get paid.
If nothing sells, you've lost nothing.
Your work has been seen. That's not nothing either.
Every piece on Cadence is human-made. No AI, no mass production, no factory goods with a handmade label.
Paintings, photographs, ceramics, woven textiles — if it's here, someone's hands made it, and they took their time.
Who we work with
We're looking for artists who are serious about their work.
We're selective — not because we want to be exclusive, but because curation is what makes this worth anything to buyers.
Human-made, no AIMade by you, with your hands and your time. That's the whole bar.
IndependentNot gallery-represented. Rooted in a community, making work that means something to them.
Early to mid-careerNot a hobbyist, not a household name. Somewhere in the middle, doing real work.
Connected to communityYour work says something about where you live or who you're around. That's it — no manifesto required.
All mediums welcomePaintings, prints, photographs, ceramics, woven goods, fiber arts, small objects. If it took real skill and real time, it belongs here.
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Reach out. It costs nothing.
We're building a small founding group right now. Send us your work and we'll take it from there.
The people behind the work
Not a marketplace. A community of makers.
Every artist on Cadence was invited because their work and their practice earned it.
We keep the roster small on purpose — small enough that everyone knows each other,
shares a drop, and shows up at the table when it matters.
On the platform
Artists on Cadence
Selected by hand. Making real work, across every medium.
Artist-to-artist relationships don't need a platform feature — they need real structure and consistent contact. Here's what that looks like at Cadence.
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Shared drops
Each release is a group effort. Artists on the same drop see each other's work,
give feedback before it goes live, and show up for each other's openings.
A rising tide.
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Process notes
Artists are invited to share what's behind the work — the material, the method,
the decision. Buyers see it. Other artists learn from it. It keeps craft
at the center.
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Artist-invite-artist
New artists come in through introductions, not cold applications alone.
If you're already on Cadence and know someone who belongs here, tell us.
That's how trust stays high.
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Gatherings
Open studios, annual in-person events, a group chat that's actually used.
The analog infrastructure that makes a community feel like a community.
Think you belong here?
We're selective for a reason. If your work is handmade, your practice is serious,
and you'd rather be in the studio than managing a storefront — we'd like to hear from you.
Apply to join Cadence
About Cadence
A platform built for artists who'd rather be making.
Cadence is a small, curated art platform. The idea is simple: most artists who make good work don't have the time, the tools, or the interest to run an online storefront. We do that part. Artists send us their work, we handle everything else, and buyers get access to real, handmade art from people who take what they make seriously.
We work as a shared storefront — not a marketplace where you compete for attention, and not a gallery with gatekeepers. A cooperative structure where artists keep most of what they earn and know exactly where every dollar goes.
Rooted and local
We start local, on purpose. Artists here are embedded in a community — the work comes from somewhere real.
Human hands only
No AI-generated work. No mass production. If it's listed here, a person made it.
No listing fees
Artists pay nothing to be on the platform. We take a percentage only when something sells.
Fair and transparent
Prices are set fairly and held firm. We don't do race-to-the-bottom discounting.
The person behind it
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Your Name Here
Founder, Cadence
This is where your story goes. Where you're from, why you started this, what Vermont means to you, what you've seen that made you think the art world needed something different. Write it however feels natural — people buy from people, and this is where they meet you.
