White-Glove Handling
Every piece is padded, wrapped, and moved the way we would want our own work handled.
Your art.
Handled with care.
We Cart Art is a fine-art transportation company founded by working artists, so every painting, sculpture, and fragile piece we move gets handled the way we would want our own work handled. Serving Delaware, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
What We Do
We do not simply transport artwork. We help move creativity, help artists succeed, and connect communities through art. We protect what cannot be replaced.
“We built the service we always wished existed.”
Founders, We Cart Art
Who We Are
We are artists. We understand artwork. We understand exhibitions.
Every piece tells a story, and we believe its journey is part of that story. From the artist’s studio to the gallery, museum, collector, or exhibition space, every step matters. That’s why each work is handled with the same care and respect we give our own.
We Cart Art was founded by working artists who grew tired of borrowed trucks, damaged artwork, and transportation services that didn’t understand what was at stake. So we built the service we always wished existed—professional, insured art transportation created by artists, for artists.
Co-Founders & Artists
Derrick Vaughn & Yemonja Smalls
What Services We Provide
Scheduled Pickups
Book a pickup and delivery window that works around your exhibition or install schedule.
Professional Art Handlers
Founded and staffed by working artists who understand what is actually riding in the truck.
Fully Insured Transportation
Every shipment is insured from pickup to delivery.
Condition Reporting
A digital, timestamped condition report with photos and a signature at every handoff.
Real-Time Scheduling
Know your pickup, transit, and delivery status without having to call and ask.
In Their Words
What People Are Saying
“For the first time, I didn’t have to worry about my own work being delivered without issue.”
Independent Artist
“They showed up exactly when they said they would, and unloaded safely and efficiently.”
Gallery Director
“The condition reports alone made this better than the traditional shipper.”
Cultural Center
“Our purchased art was hand-delivered to our home.”
Collector
Where We Operate
Proudly Serving the DMV
Based in the DMV and moving artwork throughout the region, with more territory ahead.
- Washington, D.C.
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virginia
Future Expansion: Pennsylvania, New York, and the broader Northeast art corridor. Need a delivery outside our current area? Just ask.