I was supposed to contact Jazz and informed EAP at the same time that I no longer wanted my site to be published by them because I didnt want to ruin my name. Wish Id found this link first. I agree with you! 6.4K Fans. . I do not recommend them at all, please avoid getting embroiled in such mess. FYI, they freak out when people leave negative comments on their Instagram pages, so they should be bombarded with them. They do not publish their terms and conditions or refund policy online, only when you end your agreement they magically appear. Bullying people (calling people names and such) is absolute no go for me. It seems to be a secret form, like the Terms and Conditions form: http://www.emergingartistplatform.com/account-actions, She also said: Good Luck! The abusive, threatening and menacing voice messages she left meshes mentally unwell, to my mind, a criminal, and needs to be stopped. Have you sold any of your paintings, Karina? LOL. Is this how they want to present themselves to the public? Ive also heard they scammed the previous gallery that had the property before. He had damaged an artists work without their knowledge and told them he would keep it and sell it for them. The only way the both of the buyers managed to get their money back was by contacting their own bank and credit card company and asked them to cancel the payment. I will wish you the best of luck with your future. We have all seen the emails in this chat. He took government funding to help the business during corona virus and put it straight in his pocket. I can confirm jazz is a bully. Im ashamed to say that I used to work for this company. the gallery has not been available for weeks .. unfortunately i didnt have a very good feeling from the start .. i would have preferred to listen to it. As a young artist you are unfortunately a bit clueless and maybe a bit naive. yes you might have had a bad experience and you are entitled to that but it is all sounding very nasty- and how do us actual artists know who you are and if you are legit. All of my emails bounced back. I am a local artists on the emerging artist platform, I have sold 3 pieces (which I have always been paid for) ad actually find Jazz and her team to be very kind and helpful. Also check out EAP staff.their Art Consultant, Matt Lautman is actually a wanna be actor ( check it out @matthewlautman1 on Instagram) . Ive been trying to cancel my subscription with them for weeks but the keep ignoring my requests. I am loosing my patience and think I will cancel. Plogix Gallery - Modern and Abstract Gallery Sign up Log in + Upload Artworks Menu Home Artist Application Member Portal NFT Marketplace Featured Artists Trending Works Art Collectors Feature Packages Social Accounts Outdoor Screen Advertising Contact us + Upload Artworks Create a new Plogix Gallery account Artists: CLICK HERE to APPLY! They contacted me, they told me that if I wanted to be part of the platform, I had to pay. More young girls. please someone pursue legal action against them. It was very easy to do via the online reporting system. Can you not seen what you do and what you have done to people. No opportunity for further advancement. Im excited to share the link to my page when its ready as well. I wrote here last year about it because I liked to give people the benefit of the doubt (well, not anymore). (The exception for paying to exhibit is an artist-run co-op) This site also tracks mail scams directed at artists. All the best I hope you can learn to be kind. We share our opinions and, above all, our experiences here. For legal reasons we do not mention specific individuals and gallery names. Artists need to be made aware. thanks for the caveats. !!!!!!!!ATTENTION! The Hansford and sons (company) has been found just a year ago or so. I just received a message from them on Instagram and wasnt sure whether or not it was legit. nobody from the team seems to be a real person. Please provide me with contact details of your manager or someone more senior/professional. This way people wont sign up and hopefully they get taken down! I have asked many questions which simply were never answered. And I cant believe it but Ive sold a piece of work even though Ive only been live for less than 2 weeks. Your email address will not be published. Oh hun I dont need to be spiteful. He had retained local artists pieces with them in able to contact him. We trust you will make smart and intelligent choices. I mean so many people have given their money out believing that they are working with bunch of hard core professionals and will be getting sales and exposure. I hope you have a pleasant evening and at some point calm down and take a step back and realise this isnt how you treat customers. 1. the EAP and its representatives have offered very poor customer service if any by not responding to emails or requests for phone calls which has OBVIOUSLY cost distrust and doubts among the artists and the buyers. It appears to be a scam. Its web server is located in New York, New York, United States, with IP address 198.185.159.144. If you are an artist, and youve read this stream, then sorry, but go ahead, and chuck your money away. Reading this Im reassured that I am not alone with this very odd experience with the EAP. Ill make sure I let all of our clients, investors and galleries know that its best to stay clear of yourself because your problematic. Those links again: The gallery being legit is the front of the business, everything else is dodgy, especially Jazz Jade. Ive been there. Exactly the same as me, they never promoted or added anymore of my work when I sent it in yet debited for an extra year, I tried to contact them and the bank. They ended up owing some of the girls thousands of pounds and are still using some of their names on social media as well as photos and videos of them when they originally thought it was a real job. Chancers are everywhere too. I did submit a few pics of my work & paid the $49.99.but thats as far as I got. Flexible options of quality levels for downloadable video and audio files. The gallery in Middlesex is legit but run by amateurs. I dont really understand why you continue to be rude. Police cases have been opened but more needs to be done. I think it is a scam. The Hand - Plogix Gallery The Hand Artwork Size & Ink Base: 9in x 12in Watercolor Select an Artwork Style: Abstract Digital Art | NFT Animalistic Expressionism Figurative Impressionism Landscape Minimalism Mixed Media | Pop Art Realism Select an Artwork Size: Less than 50cm Up to 1m50 More than 1m50 Select a Painting Technique: Acrylic Chalk If there was only one person behind it all it would explain a lot. I love my job here its fast paced but the work is very rewarding. Have you noticed that Hansford and Sons Instagram account has disappeared? Ive directly emailed & sent an online chat message to the Hanford & Sons website. I almost signed on and you saved my butt. Just to update too. A few of us have suffered similarly. Its a shame your small mindedness has prevented you from experiencing the same, Jaz I will not be going back and forth anymore. Several people have already written to me telling me that they are scammers. As the artist I feel extremely horrible. Wait for the end result! If you are as high as it gets and I cannot get any further assistance within the company then I simply want my refund. Got home, unwrapped it and an aluminium print was damaged and acrylic prints had smudges and cleaning marks. I paid, and sent them my information with all the documents on August 11th. only jazz jade has been holding her face in the Instagram camera since today probably as a reaction to this chat here. I have requested them to remove my artwork end of last year and so far no response. I have made a sale, and of course never received the money. They had girls working from home handling the social media. When I ask them How they proceed the shipping, they told me i ask too many questions and do not to worry about !! Horrific company. The EAP has not returned their money voluntarily! Reply to this message if you want to send me your personal experiences so I can use them as evidence. You are situated in Greenwich Market . Advice from Michael About An Email Scam The director of the company attacks artists who complain. Let me remind you this entire chat is being shared online. There isnt much of it online. Well now I cannot get in touch with Lauren or this person named Jazz.. I have messaged you asking about it as I feel it is misleading for paying artists to not feature there and not be told how our work can even be found. There is NO gallery in Great Portland Street. Got Jazz written all over it. Shes very bitter and twisted and has been on a rampage for some time now. YOU HAVE NOTHING FACTUAL IN YOUR ARGUMENT, ITS EMBARRASSING FOR US AS ARTISTS. Please let me know your comments and thank you again for this valuable resource, I will continue to share this link widely. Maybe you could collect an email list of all the artists (very hard work though) that are involved with the EAP and let them know how you have been treated. This is where you make a claim for any money that the emergingartistplatform has stolen from you. I too have been contacted by Lauren. I also confronted EAP with the link to that page. Jazz and Lucien create fake digital personas to scam social media users into signing up for a direct debit to their service and in return, users are given nothing for their money. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I would like to tell you about my experiences with EAP. If so, I want to clarify a few things. Fast and flexible. My page took around 6 weeks to get set up. Help!! Doesnt seem like anyone there wants to as the messages have been seen. Its despicable how she talks to you and tries to make you feel like your the one in the wrong. There are many different types of features so it isnt just limited to one featured artist page. Their Instagram still exists and I write my experience there on each of the posted pictures. Im hearing more and more shocking stories about them. Me too. There is to need to take it out on customers and people you dont know. I know its on Stony Stratford high street but not sure of the actual address, You cant miss it its on the high street, I report to police station about crimes and send in Instagram request to block them. I feel like a fool. A company established a year ago, minimum capital, claiming to be a leading specialist on the market with odd organization structure and multiple fake ids Sounds curious and worth investigating for sure. She can play it. Well, I had the same problem. Their social media presence for the business is propaganda. I have many artists that are truly satisfied with the service we are providing, they are exhibiting, selling and gaining new exposure and clients. She uses the word advise for advice on messages to me. I insisted and they told me that teh shipping would be soon. The whole business seems to be very unprofessional if its not a scam. And obviously the buyer hasnt received the art as I never received the shipping information. I too received abusive text messages. 1 & 2) We simply cannot feature every artist at the same time other you would be in a situation where youll never be seen this is why we rotate. I believe this was all to hide the fact that the work had been damaged as I decided to leave the work there, since there was a buyer and then I could not pick up the work straight away due to other commitments. Firstly, the gallery features a wide variety of abstract art styles, from contemporary to minimalist, ensuring that there is something for everyone. My site didnt go online even after weeks, although I was assured that it would happen within two weeks. CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WITH THEM SO THEY DONT RE NEW IT AND TAKE YOUR MONEY AGAIN NEXT YEAR. Like unsaid around 3 times already all the best. As a conclusion I am not sure what is it with this whole company. Prime online art gallery and physical NFT marketplace showcasing top-talent to the world. I can only assume the rent is covered by the money weve spent signing up??? How would you know that? Do not give them your payment info! They have a physical gallery at 73b High Street Stony Stratford. Her team are two very young girls with fake profile pic ; they put blond californian girl pic to be more attractive !! It is run buy amateurs and they arent anywhere close being well known professionals or leading specialists. They take your money and dont pay you. With the rising awareness of device security, people attach great importance to personal data. Im so pleased because then people will have a really good insight. It simply doesnt make sense to me. Youre very knicker-twisted Jazz. I have now reported EAP as well to the police. I received Jazz Jades reasons, though they are not reasonable at all, on not refunding me. Luckily the collectors new this whole show wasnt on me and our collaboration continues without the EAP. Thanks God I found this chat ! Not only are the reviews written on this platform but some others too. When you say they didnt do anything for you what do you mean? Absolutely run as fast as you can away from these thieves! To bring him into this discussion is a poor attempt at deflecting these comments on to someone else. Your subscription will be cancelled with immediate effect. The picture they give about their business is far from what it actually is. In Instagram the lady that wrote to me is quite active, but unfortunately they promote other artist. I also have been invited down to showcase my work in their gallery in Buckinghamshire. After setting my website, I havent heard from any of them. I logged into my Instagram account but could not find the person, who convinced me to sign in with them. This woman represents a company! Her talents as an artist range across painting, filmmaking, writing and many more creative spheres. Hi, Murdaugh was led to the Colleton County . I was contacted by someone who wasnt paid for work sold. This is a site made by and for artists for the purpose of knowing what galleries, art fairs, biennials, residencies and other venues that are bad, meaning they dont treat artists well or that they charge artists to exhibit. They dont share their real address or phone number. Well, I have my website with them. Im not giving up even after all the threats, Everyone needs to CANCEL THEIR SUBSCRIPTION so that they dont automatically get paid and re new another year with them. Ive had nothing but great experiences and feedback so far with EAP and I was starting to worry after reading this. The . Who else feels like they have been verbally abused by Jazz Jade! They took the money, and then stopped answering my emails, they didnt comply with the promised services, and charged me a few das ago for contract renewal even though I had cancelled my subscription (by mail) several months ago. Jazz and lucien are the worst people. Mr Luke McDonnell. For an upfront fee, artists are given space to display their work. It looks really great, and Ive had exposure as well. everything that is written about the artists on the homepage is created by the artists and not the employees of EAP. They misrepresent who they are so dont trust them to represent you. Yes! Plogix.com has global traffic rank of 4,572,916. Doesnt look like theyre closing anytime soon! I too have had problems with them. These kind of contradictions added with for example the information that has been shared in this forum does make the company look a bit shady. i have written to a few artists on instagram myself no one has sold a picture here either and everyone complains the same , Id like to add, that the logo doesnt look too professional either (just my two cents). They have well earned all the criticism they are getting. Jazz is a disgusting bully and the other director has never been seen. I provided EAP only with few of my paintings. She made a number of wild accusations as well as the usual bullying and threatening. I am literally a hairs breadth away from signing with these people. YOU WOULD THINK THESE PEOPLE HAVE ASKED YOU FOR HUNDREDS OF POUNDS, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF TALKING ABOUT INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE LIKE THIS AND IT WOULDNT SURPRISE ME IF EAP REPORT THIS BLOG. I was also ripped off to the tune of 49.99. They are a fake company after every penny that they can get. Ive suffered the same. After one year, you wont be able to cancel the plan and the bank will keep charging you! Definitely a member of EAP again. How a Vanity Gallery makes its money: Artist Member Application Form Plogix Gallery - Art Gallery Online artist membership application form Name * First Name Last Name Email * Website (if applicable) http:// Instagram Username * Country * Bio (Please tell us a little bit about you): * Referred by: They were so nice and happy at first, getting all my info and sucking up. is plogix gallery legit. They did make my page but I never sold anything, I tried contacting them multiple times and they never replied. Their capital really is only 1 British pound! There might be some sort of activities within the EAP but at least to me only advertising the company being one of the leading specialists on the market seems dishonesty from a company which has just recently been founded and which no one has ever heard of including many of the actual leading specialists. Should I pay them and hope nothing wrong happens or should I avoid the whole thing? There is no LinkedIn entry, no Xing, no Facebook, no Instagram (besides the company account). Please contact the police in the UK about this on 0300 30 30 159 or visit https://reporting.actionfraud.police.uk/login. thank you for the tip above! I would have just let it go if it wasnt for all these other accounts. The art galleries Facebook page has been bombarded with negative reviews over the last few days. Everything is in writing Ricky, so its quite evident that I have answered your questions and you have a chip on your shoulder. The downloaded file is safe and does not contain viruses. I have been approached on Instagram by this company few weeks ago and felt something wrong. I have done a sale and they didt even notify me. It isnt what they tell you and there is clearly something very much wrong with it. I THINK THE SMALL PRICE I PAID FOR THE AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE I GET IS NOTHING AND IF ANYONE SENDS ME A DM ASKING ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE THEY ONLY HEAR GREAT THINGS MAYBE THATS WHY YOU HAVENT MENTIONED THIS ON HERE BECAUSE I GET MESSAGES FROM ARTISTS LIKE YOURSELVES DAILY. Hodooi ERC721. Unfortunately for this reason, you cannot get a refund of 29.99. That is very embarrassing for the many of us and it feels so wrong. Also no other information about this gallery. She is the ring leader and her trained puppets also have alias names. honestly dont bother wasting your money I wish I read this a year ago, I wouldve dodged a massive bullet. After paying the fee, however, I was unable to reach Lauren. Once money is paid it is usually (virtually) impossible to get hold of them, or diverse excuses are given. So far so good. I think they should also be reported to instagram and facebook, to try to reduce the number of new victims. She s using fake Picture on instagram with an account named Lopard ?? I know where their gallery is, and I am going to go down there as soon as they re-open to demand my money back. I was trying to find your blog post about EAP but I couldnt find it. Thank you. Yes I am also not in the UK and have had money taken from my account. They probably didnt pay the last lot like they didnt pay us for our sales! I want to thank everyone for speaking out here. Plogix Gallery . After my page was up they never replied to me anymore. Similar thing happened to me. task manager startup program teams installer. We were fooled! This company (the emerging artist platform) has nothing to do with him. They started out really nice, messaging me on instagram, as soon as I paid the 30 pounds communication went downhill. If you are impressed by the side and can take away more positives than negatives, you have to make your own experiences. If you have any doubts please read all the reviews here and online including the companies house information. Plogix Gallery (@plogixgallery) on TikTok | 22.3K Likes. Dont fall for this and dont advise your collectors to buy from them. spiteful. And then i start my research : who the hell is Jazz ?? As the company they are currently in default and havent submitted any accounts since their incorporation in 2019 so its unlikely that I will ever be paid. they are using an image of me without my permission. It took over a month for my profile to be up and there were artwork missing from when I sent them in. Within the art scene I am just a regular person making art and trying to sell it as all the artists do.