> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.decentral-art.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.decentral-art.com/dao/artists-dao.md). # Artists - DAO ## Assessing artists by voting. You can vote for an artist's work of art, as well as support the artist by paying him ART tokens. **Votes:** Each vote cast for an artist's work of art increases the artist's ranking and gives them a greater share of the company's profits. Voting costs the voter nothing, it is similar to clicking "I like it", you just need to sign such a vote for free with your wallet. ### How voting works * the artist's work of art is given a vote * the votes cast increase the artist's ranking * position in the ranking gives the artist 5% payment of ART tokens from the company's treasury. **Subsidies:** Each user can support / invest in a favored artist by paying him ART tokens. Thanks to the support, the artist can develop faster, and the investor becomes a shareholder in the profits from the works of art he sells. The artist gives 25% of the profits as dividends to the shareholders. A smart contract takes care of payments to shareholders, thanks to which investors can be sure that they will receive a dividend. ### How the investment in an Artist works * the users become investors by paying the ART token to the selected artist * ART tokens as dividends for the investor are paid from the artist's treasury * the amount of the dividend is 25% of the artist's profit * the dividend in ART tokens is paid every 30 days ![](/files/MMoAkPbWuIwLL2zpGQA7) --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.decentral-art.com/dao/artists-dao.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.