TRANSFER Data Trust is
a decentralized
artist-owned archive.

Our mission is to cooperatively maintain artworks in perpetuity, ensuring their preservation and access across generations. The Data Trust manages and grows the value of digital assets by leveraging smart contracts and decentralized storage. Backed by a network of specialists, the emergent care model offers a new approach to media art valuation, conservation and governance.

[ VISION ]

01 ARTIST-OWNED
ARCHIVE & CATALOG

TRANSFER Data Trust's Archive holds artworks committed by our artist members. Many of the works have been placed in collections, and we hold and maintain the artist proofs in trust. Select works are available for acquisition from the artists, and backed by our Conservation Care Team in perpetuity as an added benefit for collectors.

02 DATA CO-OP
GOVERNANCE MODEL

Built on a foundation of more than a decade of mutual support and value exchange, our governance model offers a bold proposition of distributive justice in contemporary art. The model allows artists to own the value of their work and grow the equity of their studio practice through sustainable care.

02 DATA CO-OP
GOVERNANCE MODEL

03 OPEN CULTURE STACK

Backed by decentralized storage, our local-first hardware and software infrastructure elegantly weaves together existing open source technology and a patent pending media conservation client. Our resilient artist-owned node network is censorship resistant, and free from dependencies on big tech.