Minnaar Money is art created or selected by Steven Minnaar, to be collected, gifted, saved, and traded.
The Minnaar Catalogue includes Steven's own artistic creations alongside Guest Artist Selections—original works and limited editions by other artists, photographers, musicians, writers, and creators personally selected for inclusion.
For art lovers who can't get enough, a Minnaar Treasury is a collection that never has to stand still. Enjoy your Minnaars, exchange them for new discoveries, and let your collection evolve with your interests.
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Sovereign Value (SV)
For ease of exchange, Steven assigns each Minnaar a Sovereign Value (SV), expressed in Sovereigns, which he values at 1 oz of silver each.
Exchange Within the Minnaar Catalogue
Collectors may exchange their Minnaars for one or more available works of equal total SV, subject to availability. Minnaars may also be combined toward works of greater value.
A painting might be exchanged for a photograph, a sculpture for a signed musical recording, or several smaller works for one of greater value.
Keep your favorites. Exchange the others. Discover something new.
Registered Minnaars remain permanently recorded in the Catalogue, even as they change hands. Completed Catalogue exchanges and their SV are recorded.
To protect authenticity and exchange privileges, only Minnaars with a valid Certificate of Authenticity are eligible for exchange.
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For Artists — Make Your Own Art Money
Visual artists, photographers, musicians, writers, poets, and other creators are invited to explore the possibilities of making their own Art You Can Trade.
Create original works and limited editions. Establish your own values and exchange policies. Document your creations with digital Certificates of Authenticity and offer them for trade through the free Minnaar Trading Post.
Create It. Authenticate It. Trade It.
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Have Your Art Selected for Minnaar Money
Steven also invites fellow artists and creators to submit original works and limited editions for consideration in the Minnaar Catalogue — Guest Artist Selections.
Selected works receive permanent Catalogue recognition, creator attribution and a link to the artist's website, a digital Certificate of Authenticity, and full exchange privileges at 1 SV.
Submission is free. For each accepted work, the artist contributes the physical artwork and one ounce of silver to the Minnaar Treasury. Artists may submit as often as they wish, with no limit on the number of works that may be selected.
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Musical Artcards — Art You Can Hear. Art You Can Trade.
Musicians and visual artists are invited to collaborate on Musical Artcards, collectible miniature artworks combining original visual art with access to original music.
Anyone can create, collect, sell, gift, and trade Musical Artcards independently. Selected cards may also become Minnaar Money.
Meet Artists. Meet Collectors. Make Trades.
Join our weekly Minnaar Money Meetups, where artists, photographers, musicians, writers, collectors, and traders gather to discover creative works, share ideas, explore collaborations, and make trades.
Saturdays, 10 AM–Noon — Minnaar Studio, Dana Point, California.
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Featured Works
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The Trade Up Challenge
Start with what you have. Trade your way to the Minnaar you want.
Start with something you already own and offer it in trade. Trade what you receive again, and keep trading until you reach the Minnaar you want.
Trading up doesn't necessarily mean getting something worth more. It means getting closer to what you want.
The Minnaar Trading Post is a free marketplace where anyone can trade art, goods, services, and experiences.
Trade what you have for what you want.
Art with a Mission
Minnaar Money celebrates the sovereign individual and the freedom to create, collect, and trade peacefully and voluntarily with others.
Through original art, curated collections, creative collaborations, and a growing community of artists, collectors, and traders, Minnaar Money puts this philosophy into practice.
Collect it. Gift it. Save it. Trade it.