(PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- As one of the newest providers of online user-generated art and photography commerce, today PhotoArtMuseum.com (www.photoartmuseum.com) announces its official release to the public. After launching the beta version of the site in March, PhotoArtMuseum.com (PAM) has already developed a substantial and active community.

"Our site provides a place for artists and photographers to showcase and sell their work, in addition to an expansive collection of art and photography for art-lovers from all over the world to browse and shop. We truly provide the most thorough collection of pieces available online," notes PAM founder and CEO, Dean Smith. "In addition though, when I started PAM, it was extremely important to me that the site was easy to use and provided a platform for interaction amongst its community. Doing so has elicited great initial feedback from our Beta stage, and I'm confident that our community will only continue to strengthen and grow in the future."

Ease of use is one factor that sets PAM apart from many of the other online art retailers. Immediately upon entering the Photo Art Museum site, clear and bold tabs make it easy to identify where to go to buy and sell photos and art. Additionally, PAM's homepage features comprehensive lists of photo categories, art categories, type of art, genre, and medium all easily accessible with one click. Users of the PAM site can also browse art and photography by geography and popularity right from the homepage. In addition, registered users are provided with a "My Museum" dashboard, which aggregates all of their personal data, history, and favorites from using Photo Art Museum.

Members of the PAM community have taken full advantage of the depth and functionality it has to offer. As Darin Anderson of Little Mountain Photography and user of PAM notes, "Photo Art Museum is a professional way for photographers and artists to easily catalogue and market their work to large groups of interested buyers. At the same time it easily allows those buyers to rapidly search artistic works from a wide range of art professionals in one convenient location."

Beyond simply providing artistic variety though, Anderson continues, "Buyers are able to search by photographer/artist, artistic category, geography, keywords, even by dominant color (as well as other means) and have convenient access to purchase items from multiple art professionals from around the world at the same time. It's straightforward, easy to use, and a wonderful tool for the artist and artistic buyer alike."

However, despite the depth of art available and the ease of use for end-users, founder Dean Smith wanted to hold off on officially releasing PAM to the public until all the features contributing to the site's community interaction and ease of use had been added. "We recently announced the addition of profile pages to PhotoArtMuseum.com, which serve to give artists and art-buyers a place to clearly share their contact information, art interests, a link to their website, an 'About Me' section, and much more."

Smith's focus with the addition of profile spaces wasn't just to add to PAM's ease of use. "We're really trying to foster an artistic community around PAM. We like the fact that our artists and buyers can share thoughts, provide feedback, and get to know the likes and dislikes of other users. Ultimately, we think this will make PAM one of the most prolific sites for art-related commerce and community on the web." With just four short months under its belt, Photo Art Museum (www.photoartmuseum.com) has already begun making headway towards this sizable goal with one of the most flexible and comprehensive art and photography collections online.

About the Company:

At Photo Art Museum we offer a huge variety of photography and art from artists all over the world. The benefits of Photo Art Museum are twofold. PAM offers an international platform for artists and photographers to showcase and sell their work, in addition to a place for art-lovers to browse, enjoy, and purchase pieces they find compelling. Our extremely extensive photography and art collections are easily browsed and can be viewed by geographic region, category, color, type of art, genre, medium, artist, price, size, and much more. We encourage photographers and artists alike to utilize PAM as a platform for showcasing and selling their work. In addition, because PAM offers free listings, artists are able to showcase their work with no obligation. It is the overall goal of Photo Art Museum to provide a way for art creators and lovers to seamlessly interact and exchange thoughts, works of art, and ultimately share their creativity with the world.

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