COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.- ArtByUs.com (www.artbyus.com), the online marketplace for contemporary, fine art by independent artists, artisans, and fine art galleries celebrates their one-year anniversary with the launch of a new ArtByUs.com Art Blog.

The new ArtByUs.com Art Blog is designed to provide its readers and participants the latest art news and personal posts from the artists on ArtByUs.com. Users will be able to contribute to this new art blog to announce their art news, shows, call for artists, and art marketing tips.

"When we opened ArtByUs.com in March of 2004, our main objective was to create an affordable art marketplace, that is easy to use and that avoids being a selling platform for mass produced artwork", says Conni Tögel, CEO and founder of the ArtByUs LLC.

Tögel adds: "With over 1500 registered artists, ArtByUs.com creates the bridge between nationally and internationally recognized artists, artisans, photographers, fine art galleries, architects, interior designers, and art collectors. While other auction sites charge the artist community high listing and commission fees, ArtByUs.com offers a free distribution model to the artists."

To kick off the ArtByUs.com Art Blog, Conni Tögel will give away autographed Signature Fine Art Prints of her own work to ten lucky winners. For a chance to win, users just need to submit art news to the ArtByUs.com Art Blog.