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Transforming the transaction of art into a strategy to alleviate global poverty.
At Zamaana, we harness the power of the art transaction to address poverty, which impacts three billion people here in the United States and around the world. By connecting emerging artists and art buyers, we generate the resources to invest in people and small businesses, empowering them to lift themselves out of poverty.
Transforming the transaction of art into a strategy to alleviate global poverty.
At Zamaana, we harness the power of the art transaction to address poverty, which impacts three billion people here in the United States and around the world. By connecting emerging artists and art buyers, we generate the resources to invest in people and small businesses, empowering them to lift themselves out of poverty.
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Art is 
It inspires, broadens the mind, and expands our thinking. It creates and strengthens connections - engendering greater communication. It bridges people and cultures throughout space and time. We believe that this greater communication undoubtedly fosters a more compassionate, tolerant, and responsive world.
Zamaana interprets the spirit of art into a creative method of philanthropy.
From every artwork that is sold on our site, we contribute 50% of our commission as a microloan to an impoverished entrepreneur. These microloans are our way of translating the abstract into the tangible - turning the appreciation of art into the building of community. We aim to lift humanity through art and encourage business and opportunity throughout the world.
It inspires, broadens the mind, and expands our thinking. It creates and strengthens connections - engendering greater communication. It bridges people and cultures throughout space and time. We believe that this greater communication undoubtedly fosters a more compassionate, tolerant, and responsive world.
Zamaana interprets the spirit of art into a creative method of philanthropy.
From every artwork that is sold on our site, we contribute 50% of our commission as a microloan to an impoverished entrepreneur. These microloans are our way of translating the abstract into the tangible - turning the appreciation of art into the building of community. We aim to lift humanity through art and encourage business and opportunity throughout the world.
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"At the beginning there was a painting..."
- Artist Maria Anna Sochaniewicz
"At the beginning there was a painting..."
- Artist Maria Anna Sochaniewicz
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We contribute 50% of our commission as microloans to impoverished entrepreneurs. Through Kiva, we’re able to send our loan to an individual in any region of the world.
Recently, we lent to Colletta from Kenya.
Click here to read her story.
Recently, we lent to Colletta from Kenya.
Click here to read her story.
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The following is an excerpt from our newsletter.
If you want to read more articles like this, please visit our blog, ArtSpill, and sign up onto our mailing list to receive our newsletter.
The Case of Poland: War's Effect on Art and Culture
War can alter the course of history. It has even been known to rewrite it. The fate that befalls art during wartime is often decided by the victor: Native American art and cultural keystones are stored in American museums, art from India resides in British museums, and the Romans claimed Greek artistry and style as their own. However the most systematic attempt at controlling the world of art came out of the Nazi regime, which confiscated hundreds of thousands of works. Some were destroyed in massive bonfires, some kept in private collections, and others were shipped overseas via various art dealers and sold at below market value – with the proceeds helping fund Nazi efforts.
We look to Poland, the first country invaded by Germany, to see the calamitous consequences of war on art and culture.
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If you want to read more articles like this, please visit our blog, ArtSpill, and sign up onto our mailing list to receive our newsletter.
The Case of Poland: War's Effect on Art and Culture
War can alter the course of history. It has even been known to rewrite it. The fate that befalls art during wartime is often decided by the victor: Native American art and cultural keystones are stored in American museums, art from India resides in British museums, and the Romans claimed Greek artistry and style as their own. However the most systematic attempt at controlling the world of art came out of the Nazi regime, which confiscated hundreds of thousands of works. Some were destroyed in massive bonfires, some kept in private collections, and others were shipped overseas via various art dealers and sold at below market value – with the proceeds helping fund Nazi efforts.
We look to Poland, the first country invaded by Germany, to see the calamitous consequences of war on art and culture.
[Read more]
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Video capability - Soon, you’ll be able to see and hear your favorite artist right on his/her profile page.
Browsing capability – We’re working on an easier way to browse through the artwork and artists on Zamaana.
Building our artist community – Stay tuned for more amazing artists!
Video capability - Soon, you’ll be able to see and hear your favorite artist right on his/her profile page.
Browsing capability – We’re working on an easier way to browse through the artwork and artists on Zamaana.
Building our artist community – Stay tuned for more amazing artists!
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Are you an artist who wants to change the world? If you want to be part of a community with other socially minded artists, sign up!
It’s free to join!
It’s free to join!