Bristol City Artus began his career as a schoolboy with the
Bristol City academy from the age of seven. He was contracted to
Bristol City from 2006 having agreed a professional contract, but did not play a first team game in the four years he was there. He was included amongst the five replacements to face
Premier League side
Middlesbrough in the
FA Cup and then again in the replay between the two sides. On 3 August 2007, it was announced that Artus would spend a month on loan at
Conference National side
Exeter City. The following season, he joined
Brentford on loan for an initial one-month period and made his Football League debut coming on as a substitute against
Dagenham & Redbridge. Artus scored on his Cheltenham debut on 24 March 2009 in a 1–1 draw with
Oldham Athletic. He re-joined Cheltenham on a month loan in August 2009. After making four appearances he returned to Bristol City due to injury. On 16 October 2009 he re-joined for a third time again for a month. He returned to Bristol in late December 2009 and was included in the squad for the 2–2 home draw to Watford on 28 December. In January 2010 he joined
Chesterfield on a one-month loan deal.
Cheltenham Town He subsequently signed a one-year contract with
League Two club
Cheltenham Town in July 2010. On 9 May 2011, Artus was released from Cheltenham after his contract expired.
Grimsby Town On 5 July 2011, Artus signed for
Grimsby Town. Artus scored the 2nd goal of the game against
Telford United on 28 January 2012, Andi Thanoj cut inside the box and found Artus who slotted the ball into the bottom right corner to secure a 2–0 win for
Grimsby. He signed a 1-year contract extension with the club just after the 2011–2012 season had finished. Artus scored his first goal of the season for Grimsby on 27 August 2012 against
Mansfield Town, scoring the opening goal of the game on 35 minutes, a good passing move from
Andy Cook to release
Joe Colbeck down the wing passing to
Derek Niven in turn with a one touch pass to Artus who unleashed an unstoppable curling effort from 20 yards which found the top left corner, the game finishing 4–1 to the
Mariners. Artus was released on 2 May 2013.
Non-league In July 2013 Artus joined
Hereford United on trial. He agreed a one-year contract with
Hereford United on 31 July 2013. In June 2014 Artus signed for
Bath City. After seven seasons with the club, Artus departed in June 2021. On 25 June 2021, Artus signed for
Swindon Supermarine. On 17 November 2022, Artus signed for
Bristol Manor Farm as a free agent. ==Personal life==