**the internet has a new business model**, one that centers creators and communities, rather than corporations and shareholders. but people are slow to catch on. collectively referred to as "web3", new emerging content networks, such as the one this blog post is posted on, are run by the people who use them run them and keep the profits they generate rather than shareholders. these networks, collectively referred to as "web3", pay creators their fair share, resist censorship, and enable old and new forms of value exchange on a global scale, they are clearly the way forward for art workers, collectors and appreciators.

**these revolutionary technologies need revolutionary artists as their champions**, particularly black, brown, feminized, poor and working artists, exchanging their work on these networks and getting their communities comfortable and familiar with them. these are the people both most in need of more free and open mediums of exchange, and at the same time best positioned to embrace them and spread them to the broader culture.

**to that end, we've begun artel**, a web3-enabled art collective and art wealth group. artel is currently about 15 established, accomplished underground, independent and DIY artists across music, illustration, painting, photography, design, fashion, film, furniture, video games, memes and other mediums to share and exchange their work through consensus technologies and applications.

this initiative is in its early stages, but we've started showcasing our works on social media and blogging sites across the web3. we're introduce ourselves to the consensus art world, and have already started printing and selling non-fungible tokens tied to our artworks

view more:

* [the artel project: building wealth from art online](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lzy_H0NxzsZw_Cc3UXYJH0szWhs8K3bu8mTo_OgPdnI/edit?usp=sharing)


* [artel roster](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v3EJsZRQFUdmEZ0JoarJXZxNF0CHnEzLRnJVzBEdyf4/edit?usp=sharing)


* [replin](https://on.replin.com/afuturemodern): buy our physical art through paypal with blockchain payment protection
![s572118656818817467_p2_i2_w2560.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/artel/GkTtSs5R-s572118656818817467_p2_i2_w2560.jpeg)



* [cent](https://beta.cent.co/afuturemodern)
![B50E82A6BCA44831952CCED3135B1010_1_105_c.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/artel/NnySKbmP-B50E82A6-BCA4-4831-952C-CED3135B1010_1_105_c.jpeg)

* [appics](https://steemit.com/appics/@afuturemodern/appics-v1-appics-im-255187)
![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/artel/61g5xjYC-image.png)






* [audius](https://audius.co/afuturemodern)
![all_american_indulgence_2.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/artel/YWHrjoUC-all_american_indulgence_2.jpg)



* [cinnamon](https://www.cinnamon.video/afuturemodern)
![win.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/artel/0ZnPv1Iv-win.jpg)