Problem Core

Our core problem is being able to sell art to potential art buyers. We need to make this as efficient and easy as possible, with no costs to either the buyer (for processing) or to the artist (for hosting their work), or to the school (every cent spent must go to their art program).

Problem Side Effects

• Having to decide whether or not to sell art at a fixed or flexible price
• What entices me to shop at my school district and not at a nearby district?
• Do we allow buyers to purchase outside of their district?
• Without a dedicated platform, students lose incentive to participate in their school's art programs and the programs subsequently lose funding.

Objectives

1. "Student" users are able to upload images of their artwork and provide information, including: medium used, prices, size/dimensions. Students should also be able to update/delete listings.
2. "School" users are able to manage and regulate students listings. Listings need to to be able to be marked as sold and unavailable between purchase and shipment.
3. "Buyer" users should be able to browse art listings, purchase artwork, and make pickup/shipment decisions within the app.
4. An application that hosts high-res images of artwork.
5. The application must also be able to process payments securely.
6. The application should be able to search by school district, art type, prices.