Why You Should Bid the Work at Acquired Taste
Three reasons why you should bid the work at Acquired Taste!
1.) Every sale benefits not-for-profit organizations.
Anacostia Arts Center
Anacostia Arts Center provides a meaningful space for artists, entrepreneurs, and cultural workers across Washington, D.C., including many artists featured in Acquired Taste. As AAC prepares to re-open with renewed investment in community, creativity, and economic opportunity, supporting their next chapter is an investment in the cultural infrastructure that sustains
artists beyond the gallery walls.
Martha’s Table
Since 1980, Martha’s Table has served as a cornerstone of community support in Washington, D.C., empowering more than 45,000 neighbors each year through education, healthy food access, family support, and wellness initiatives. Invest in opportunity, dignity, and the long-term strength of the communities that shape the cultural fabric of the District.
Montgomery County Immigrant Rights Collective
The Montgomery County Immigrant Rights Collective is a vital grassroots force in protecting immigrant families across the region through rapid response organizing, mutual aid, advocacy, and vigilance against ICE activity in Montgomery County. The immigrant community is the lifeblood of the DMV—shaping its culture, labor force, small businesses, neighborhoods, and creative identity—and supporting their protection and stability is essential to the future of the region itself.
WHUT-TV
WHUT-TV is an essential platform for public programming, education, and storytelling within the Washington metropolitan region, preserving the voices, histories, and cultural contributions that shape the DMV. At a moment marked by censorship, shrinking public investment, and continued budget cuts to arts and media institutions, supporting independent public media is critical to ensuring that the stories, artifacts, and people defining this region remain visible, documented, and accessible to
future generations.
(To date, Art Shopping Network has donated over $7,000 to non-profit institutions.)
2.) Collect now and pay later with Klarna!
Art Shopping Network accepts all major credit and debit cards, as well as interest-free payment plans available through Klarna at checkout. Collecting art should feel expansive, not restrictive. These options are designed to meet collectors where they are, allowing for thoughtful acquisition without unnecessary friction—so that instinct, connection, and timing can remain at the center of the experience.
3.) Support living, working artists; be a patron of the arts.
Art Shopping Network provides a sustainable market for artists by ensuring creators receive 60% or more of the proceeds from every sale—prioritizing direct economic support for living, practicing artists. ASN is committed to creating transparent, accessible, and community-centered opportunities that allow artists to materially benefit from the value of their work.
The Best Place to Buy Art - Acquired Taste premieres at HOMME on May 29 & May 30.
An in-person and online art auction benefit, sponsored by TORRENTS.
RSVP to bid at ArtShoppingNetwork.com.
