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New generic extensionSince 2016

.art domain registration

A short word that says you’re an artist: for the painter, the sculptor, the calligrapher and the gallery, and for anyone who wants their work to arrive before their name.

Score card

.art in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
5 out of 5
Global reach
3 out of 5
Price stability
5 out of 5
Short names available
3 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .art

.art comes from the English word art. It speaks to artists, galleries, museums, art schools and those who sell artworks, and to anyone who makes something to be seen and contemplated. It was added to the internet’s root in 2016, and IANA’s record names UK Creative Ideas Limited as the body responsible for it.

Its shortness is an asset among new extensions: it is easy to write and say, and people everywhere understand what it means. It supports names in Arabic, so a calligrapher or a painter can register their name in its own letters, and it supports DNSSEC signing too.

With us its price is the same in the first year and at every renewal. But short general words go first in every extension, and .art is no exception, so your own name is easier to find than a general word; and it stays less familiar than .com to a customer who doesn’t know the art world.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
9 June 2016
Name’s origin
art
Responsible body
UK Creative Ideas Limited
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .art the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .art says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A visual artist

    Excellent · The first choice

    Your name then .art introduces you before the page opens, and suits your work on a gallery label.

    Register it with.art.com

  • A gallery or museum

    Excellent · The first choice

    It tells visitors they’re at a place for art, and gathers exhibitions, artists and dates under one name.

    Register it with.art.org

  • A calligrapher or type designer

    Excellent · The first choice

    It accepts your name in Arabic letters, so the address is written in the script you make.

    Register it with.art.com

  • An art school in the UAE

    Good · A good fit with .academy

    .art says what you teach, and .academy tells students’ parents in the UAE it’s lessons and courses.

    Register it with.art.academy

  • An art store

    Good · A good fit

    It suits anyone selling paintings and prints; .store adds clarity if selling is the core of your work.

    Register it with.art.store

  • A tech company

    Consider another · Consider .com

    Art in your address confuses a customer looking for a tech service; .com or .tech is clearer to them.

    Register it with.com.tech

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • An address worthy of your work

    A short word that doesn’t crowd your name, and places you among artists at first sight.

  • A gallery that never closes

    Your work on show to whoever asks for it, at any hour and from any country.

  • Your name in your own letters

    It accepts names in Arabic, so a calligrapher’s or painter’s name is written as they sign it.

  • Email that carries your signature

    studio@marsam-dubai.art reaches galleries and collectors in your studio’s name.

And where its value shows

On a painting’s label

Leads the viewer to the rest of your work.

On an exhibition invitation

A short address remembered at first glance.

In your social bios

One link that gathers all your work.

In an application portfolio

For grants, residencies and competitions.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01Short, and easy to say and write
  • 02Its meaning is understood everywhere
  • 03Places you among artists at first sight
  • 04A fixed price with us, the first year and every renewal
  • 05Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Short general words in it go first
  • 02Doesn’t suit work far from art
  • 03Less familiar than .com outside the art world

Rules

Registration terms for .art

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Register your name as you sign your workThe name on the painting is what a collector searches for.
  2. 2Add the Arabic version of your name.art accepts it, so register both names and point them to the same site.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

If your name is taken in .art

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .art

Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.

Contact support

  • $34 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .art has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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