Overview
Arkhouse is an online art gallery that sells digital and physical fine art as collectibles you can own and resell. You browse curated artist shows, buy a piece with ADA or a credit card, and receive both a certificate of authenticity and a long-term record of where the artwork has been1. Each piece comes with a digital archive of exhibition history, artist notes, and high-resolution images, saved in a way that keeps the record alive even if the gallery's website one day disappears2.
Arkhouse runs on Cardano and uses NMKR, a Cardano-based checkout service, to handle payments1. Physical works can include a small chip tucked into the piece or its certificate that a collector taps with a phone to pull up the artwork's archive3. Arkhouse only represents artists it has personally selected, so the catalog stays small and curated rather than open to anyone.
Key Features
- A permanent record for every artwork. Each piece ships with a digital archive of certificates, exhibition notes, and high-resolution scans, saved across many independent computers so the record survives even if any one site goes down2.
- Tap your phone to verify a piece. Physical artworks can carry a tiny chip that opens the verified archive when a collector taps the piece with a smartphone. No app required3.
- Pay with ADA or a credit card. Checkout runs through NMKR, a Cardano-native payment service, and the ownership record lands in a Cardano wallet you control1.
- A curated artist roster. Arkhouse hand-picks the artists it represents instead of letting anyone post for sale. Featured artists include Marjan Moghaddam, Ross Pino, Luis Bello, Lisa Beth Older, and Frank Nitty30004.
- Royalties on every resale. When a collector resells a piece on a supported marketplace, the original artist earns a 10% cut of the sale price1.
What to Expect
Visiting Arkhouse feels closer to a contemporary gallery website than to an open NFT marketplace like Wayup. The home page introduces a small roster of represented artists and walks you through the gallery's three pillars: a permanent archive for the artwork, an embedded chip for physical pieces, and a Cardano-based ownership record. There is no auction floor and no infinite scroll. You click into an artist, look at their work, and read the curatorial context.
Buying a piece is meant to feel like a normal online checkout. You pick a work, choose ADA or card payment through the NMKR flow, and the ownership record lands in a Cardano wallet you control. Begin Wallet, Yoroi, Nami, and Eternl are the wallets the gallery recommends1. If you would rather skip the crypto setup entirely, the card path is fully supported.
For physical pieces, the experience continues after the sale. The artwork arrives with its archive already linked, and tapping the embedded chip with a phone opens the record on demand. Arkhouse can also arrange secure storage and freeport options for buyers who prefer not to keep the artwork at home4.
