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Fair Trade and Compensation of Artisans

The purpose of Novica is to create a revolutionary system through which the artists and artisans of the world can display their fine works to a global audience of prospective customers. Novica does not charge artists any fees for listing their items on the website. Furthermore, artists remain fully independent--they are free to raise their prices, lower their prices, or remove their items from our website. By cutting out the long strings of middlemen, Novica allows both consumers and artisans to get the most out of each and every transaction.

Novica unites you with more than 2,000 extraordinary master artists around the world. Read about their lives, explore their fascinating cultures, and select from more than 20,000 handcrafted works of art.