Where art meets socks

We are a community of artists, creatives and supporters
who believe in the power of art to
inspire, connect, and transform

How we started

Artist Denise Smith founded Arte Do Pé socks in 2023 with the intention of making socks that you’ll love wearing and that are pieces of art themselves. Denise wanted to find a way to address the ongoing lack of funding in the arts by donating a portion of profits to art organizations and art education programs. She is particularly interested promoting underserved populations.

The Artist Series Socks are a result of inviting up and coming artists, of all ages and backgrounds not only to design a sock, but to give them the opportunity to reach a larger audience for their work.

We hope you fall in love with our socks and discover a new artist whose work brings you inspiration.

Meet the team

Denise Smith and her two sons, Rowan and Lachlan form the core team of Arte Do Pé.

Pictured: Denise & Rowan

Art education and charity

In addition to promoting our collaborating artists, Arte Do Pé also allocates a percentage of its profits towards supporting art education programs and charitable organizations that prioritize the arts. This is done to foster and maintain the vibrancy of the arts. Meet our partners...

NYC Culture Club

The NYC Culture Club is a project conceived by brothers Parker and Clayton Calvert. It is an exhibition space offering opportunities for curators and artists to have exhibitions, free of charge. This is made possible via a partnership with Westfield World Trade Center. The space is located on the C1 South Concourse in The Oculus, a downtown commercial hub that connects to almost every public transit option in NYC. The NYC Culture Club also partnered with the Louise Nevelson Legacy Council in December 2021 on a series of exhibitions called Intermissions. The goal of the project is to have an impactful program that contributes to the cultural renaissance that New York and the world needs as we come out of the pandemic. It is a space for artists, curators and the general public founded by artists. The NYC Culture Club is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization.

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High School of Fashion Industries

The Mission of the High School of Fashion Industries (HSFI) is to ensure that each student graduates on a pathway to a rewarding career and long-term economic security, equipped to be a positive force for change.  As a Career & Technical Education school, we are well-positioned to not only help students succeed at HSFI academically and through their majors, but to help them to develop the skills they’ll need for college, work and personal fulfillment. 

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American Alliance of Museums

The American Alliance of Museums is a wonderful organization that supports museums of all types but especially art museums throughout the USA. We're a proud member of their organization and are listed on their Museum Marketplace. Working with museum shops is our favorite wholesale activity and one of our biggest goals is to expand this network and our support for the arts with museum collaborations.

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