Your online portfolio. Easy.
Exposure
- Your work is viewed by the global Internet market, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, anywhere in the world. People who would normally never see your work can browse and contact you.
- Send gallery curators to your online portfolio to see samples of your work.
- Art Bark Gallery handles search engine registration and publicity for generating web site traffic.
- By bringing many artists together, people interested in one artist will naturally explore the work of others.
Economy
- Building a custom website is expensive and time consuming. A custom website can cost from $2,500 to $5,000 to build.
- An Art Bark Gallery subscription is an economical way to manage and promote your original artwork online.
- No Commissions are charged for art sales. All transactions are conducted directly between artist and buyer.
Presentation Quality
- Art Bark Gallery’s goal is to provide a professional web presentation of your artwork and to make it easy for buyers to browse your portfolio and contact you to buy your artwork.
Security
- Your digital images can be protected by hidden copyright watermarks or “burned-in” watermarks which display over the image.
Convenience
- Art Bark Gallery is ready now to work for you promoting your artwork to a world-wide audience. Start your gallery today!
Included with each Subscription
Home Page Rotator
Your artwork will be added to the artist rotator display on the Art Bark Gallery home page. Your name, text you wish to include and a selection of your artwork is displayed along with other artists. Clicking on your image or the button will take the viewer to your Personal Portfolio page. Your name appears in the “Artists” menu along the top of every page.
Media Page
The Media page lists all the Art Bark artists with an image and a button that takes the user to your Personal Portfolio page. It is another way to enter directly to any artist’s portfolio page.
Personal Portfolio Page
This page is for viewing your artwork. It can be broken down by media if you are posting more than one type. Clicking a thumbnail displays the image in large format and allows for scrolling through the entire media collection.
Slideshow Page
This page is for viewing your artwork in an automated slideshow format.
About the Artist Page
Your “About the Artist” page is where you can list your bio, resume, exhibition history, information about yourself and your career as an artist, or just a personal statement. It’s your page to use as you see fit. A personal photo can be included as well.
Contact Page
This page allows a visitor to contact your directly by email. If you do not have an email account, you can list your contact information here.
Image Uploader
You can upload new artwork images directly from the website. Images are moderated and optimized by Art Bark Gallery before they appear in your Portfolio Page.
Exhibition and Event Listings
List your upcoming show under the Art Bark News section of the gallery. Your event announcements can include images and maps. Just email the event copy and any attachments to Art Bark Gallery and we wil post them. This service is free.
Fees
New Account Setup Fee
New accounts require setup in order to activate your account and to upload and display your first portfolio. This one-time $75 setup fee includes initial upload of up to 20 photo images. A fee is charged for additional images (see below).
Annual Subscription Fee
An annual subscription fee of $100 is charged to keep your portfolio active in the Art Bark Gallery web site. This fee is pro-rated to September 1st.
Personal Domain name
A Personal Domain name is your permanent, personalized and unique address on the Internet. This custom URL name (you chose it based on availability) will redirect to your Personal Portfolio Page. Your personal URL looks great on business cards and letterhead. Search engines will list your personal domain URL in their search results. You can register a domain name yourself or Art Bark Gallery will manage your domain name for $25 per year. This fee is pro-rated to September 1st.
Fee for Posting Additional Images
Prepping images (formatting for the web, cropping, white balancing, etc.) and posting them to your online portfolio will be billed at $5/image. There is currently no limit to the number of images you can post to your portfolio page.