How it works
The Network connects artists, backers, curators and creative people for conversation, collaboration and opportunity. The Backing interface separately presents artist-defined funding targets, the share of eligible revenue offered, commitments, agreements and reporting.
Two interfaces, one career
The Network supports discovery, conversation and opportunity among members. The Backing interface holds the artist's funding proposition, eligibility, terms, commitments and reporting. A connection may lead to backing, but neither depends on the other.
The complete process
CAVO and its curators select distinctive artists. Profiles bring together the person, the work and the ambition so members can find genuine reasons to connect.
Artists and members connect around shared interests. A conversation might lead to perspective, collaboration, career access, collecting, backing or simply a worthwhile exchange about art.
In a separate interface, each artist can propose a funding target and a share of their revenue pool. Eligible backers would fund part or all of an agreed target and participate in the offered share in proportion to their contribution.
CAVO helps put economic, social, cultural and symbolic capital to work around the career. The app keeps relevant relationships connected through conversation, milestones, opportunities and agreed reporting.
Worked example
Explore an illustrative artist offer of 10% of the artist's 80% revenue pool. These figures show the calculation, rather than a forecast. Actual payments follow eligible earnings and the agreed terms.
The £80 artist revenue pool comprises £8 for backers (10% of that pool) and £72 retained by the artist.
Proportional backing
A £25,000 contribution is 50% of a £50,000 target. It therefore receives 50% of the revenue percentage offered to backers.
In the £100 example, the full backer pool is £8. This contribution receives £4. A £10,000 contribution is 20% of the target and receives £1.60.
What the 20% would pay for
CAVO's proposed 20% would support artist selection, commercial and career strategy, relationship management, administration, specialist coordination and continued platform development. Curators and relevant delivery partners would be paid by CAVO or under separate agreements. Their compensation would not reduce the artist's stated 80% pool.
Distinct terms
The funding target, percentage offered, eligible revenue categories and length of the agreement would be stated before any backing takes place. The artist would propose the percentage and period, subject to CAVO approval and final legal terms. Five years is one example; each proposition has its own agreed duration.
Eligible revenue
Eligible revenue would mean the professional income categories named in the artist's individual agreement. It may include defined royalties, performance income, sales, commissions or licensing. Existing income and unrelated personal income could be excluded. Exact categories, permitted deductions and start dates would be artist-specific.
Try the arithmetic
Explore how a revenue split works by changing the figures. This calculator illustrates the arithmetic; actual payments depend on eligible earnings and the agreed terms, rather than the figures entered here.
Result for this example
This contribution funds 50% of the target.
Formula: eligible revenue × 80% × percentage offered by the artist × individual share of the funding target.
Questions
The CAVO app is coming soon. Register your interest now, and explore concept screens that bring the planned experience to life using fictional profiles, connections, propositions and allocations.
Each has its own role. Membership is designed to provide the network access described in its terms. Connections develop through mutual choice, and artists shape the experiences they offer. Financial backing has a separate eligibility process and artist-specific agreement.
The Network is designed to let members connect independently of backing, around art, experience, collaboration or career opportunity. For those who choose to explore financial participation, the separate Backing interface would hold the artist’s proposition and agreement.
The network can offer conversation with artists and culturally engaged peers, insight into creative practice, opportunities to contribute expertise or access, and recognition for enabling talent where both sides agree. These possibilities develop through mutual interest, with invitations and acknowledgement agreed separately from financial backing.
CAVO is developing a selective model built around artist-defined propositions. Its legal and regulatory classification is still to be confirmed through professional review before launch. You can register interest while that work is prepared.
Artists retain ownership of their work and creative independence. A backer’s financial participation covers the revenue share and period set out in the relevant agreement.
Each artist proposes a funding target, a share of their revenue pool and a defined term. CAVO reviews whether those terms are credible and fair.
They divide the offered backer pool in proportion to their contributions. A backer providing 25% of the funding target receives 25% of the percentage offered to backers.
Payments follow actual eligible earnings and the artist-specific agreement. Returns are not guaranteed: earnings can vary and may be zero. The worked examples help explain the calculation, rather than predict an outcome.
Yes. Backers would receive only the financial rights stated in a backing agreement. Any conversation, update, invitation or other access would remain artist-led and separately offered.
