Artist Subscriptions

Included With Each Subscription

Web Gallery Pages

• Art Bark Gallery Home Page
  Your artwork will be added to the mix of images that are displayed on the Art Bark Gallery home page. Your name will appear in the "Artists" portfolio menu. Clicking on one of your image links will take the viewer to your Web Gallery Exhibit page. Clicking on your name link will take the viewer to your Web Gallery Portfolio page.
• Portfolio Page
  The Portfolio page contains thumbnail images of all your artwork and is organized by collection. By clicking on a thumbnail image, the viewer is shown an enlargement of the artwork in the Exhibit page. The Portfolio page is also your Web Gallery home page.
• Exhibit Page
  The Exhibit page is where your artwork is shown in its largest format. A viewer can step through your collection or jump to an individual title from the dropdown menu.
• Catalog Page
  The Catalog page is your entry into the online store and database of all your listed artwork. This page contains a thumbnail image, the artwork title, description, and price as well as options for sorting. Your artist's statement (artist about page) is accessible along with links back into the gallery. Each catalog entry contains an "Add to Cart" button. By clicking on the catalog thumbnail image, the viewer is taken to the artwork info page.
• Artwork Info Page
  The Artwork Info page shows a larger version of your artwork -- larger than the thumbnail, yet smaller than the Exhibit display. From this page, the viewer can select purchasing options such as frame, mat, or size of print.
• Artist About Page
  Your "about" page is where you can display information about yourself, your artwork, your medium, your career as an artist, or a personal statement. If you wish a photo can be displayed.

• Your portfolio can be grouped into one or more (up to 10) uniquely named collections.  These collections determine the display order of images in your portfolio.  On your portfolio page each image in a collection is displayed as a group, in collection order, separated by a horizontal line. The name of the collection is displayed as a title link.  Clicking on the title link will display the collection in the Exhibit page.  If you define more than one collection, you can specify the order they will be displayed on your portfolio page.
• You define each collection name, collection image selection, and the order of display.  A single image can belong to multiple collections.

Your personal URL looks great on business cards and letterhead. Search engines will list your personal domain URL in their search results. This fee includes initial purchase and automatic renewal of your domain registration each year.

• More about terms and conditions
• Artist Subscription Agreement

Benefits

Your Personal Web Gallery Is Ready

• Art Bark Gallery is up and running and ready to work for you selling your artwork to a world-wide audience.
• An Art Bark Gallery subscription makes it easy for you to manage, promote, and sell your original artwork online.

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 buy.
• By bringing many artists together, people interested in one artist will naturally view the work of others.
• You can send clients directly to the online catalog of your artwork with email links.
• Art Bark Gallery handles search engine registration and publicity for generating web site traffic. Occasionally, Art Bark Gallery will advertise in recognized Art and trade magazines.

Presentation Quality

• Art Bark Gallery's mission is to provide the best possible web presentation of your artwork and to make it easy for buyers to view and buy your artwork.
• We do not accept advertising, banner adds, or co-branding links to distract your clients.

Economy

• Commissions are much lower than traditional art galleries.
• Establishing a subscription with Art Bark Gallery costs little compared to setting up a gallery show.
• Building a custom website is expensive and time consuming. A custom website can cost from $2,500 to $7,500 to build. And don't forget the additional monthly fees for servers, domains, and certificates.

Ecommerce

• A secure shopping cart system with credit card processing is provided to make puchasing your artwork over the internet easy.

Security

• Your digital images can be protected by hidden copyright watermarks or "burned-in" watermarks which display over the image.
• All credit card transactions are conducted through encrypted SSL certificates.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Do I need a computer to list my artwork on Art Bark Gallery?

• No! We can transact all business using the telephone or US Post.

• This isn't a problem as long as the other gallery or website does not have exclusive rights to sell your artwork.
• If you choose to list with another vendor, you must guarantee that your artwork is avaible for sale if you continue to list it in your catalog. Otherwise, you must withdraw your listings from your web gallery.

• You must notify Art Bark Gallery as soon as you sell a listed work so we can mark it as sold. You may continue to list sold artwork in your gallery as long as it has been marked as sold.

Can I withdraw my artwork from Art Bark Gallery?

• Yes, you may request to withdraw your artwork from Art Bark Gallery at any time. You must allow for 5 business days in order to remove an image listing from your gallery.

How Do I Get Started?

• Send a sample of your artwork to be reviewed to Art Bark Gallery.
• After your artwork is accepted, we will contact you to begin your subscription.

Artwork Descriptions

Making Electronic Images of Your Artwork

• All images of artwork you wish to exhibit on your web gallery must be "gallery-ready". If you don't want to do the work, we can do it for you! This service includes cropping, level balancing, and image compression. A reference color image or the original artwork must be provided to guarantee color accuracy. [Contact us to arrange]

• Displayed gallery images must be in the following format: cropped, JPEG file type, 72 pixels per inch (PPI), max image height :: 500 pixels, max image width :: 400 pixels, max file size :: 65 Kb
• If you already have electronic images of good quality, you can email them or ship them on computer readable media using one of the formats we accept.

Copyright protection

• Your digital images can be protected by hidden copyright watermarks or a copyright statement can be "burned" into the displayed image or appended to an extended canvas. [copyright notice options]

Together these items comprise your description. An accurate description is important. A Buyer can rightfully refuse to accept a shipped item if it does not match the listed description. The Artist pays all return shipping costs for an unaccepted item. [Printable image description form]

• Title of the work.
• Dimensions: height, width, and depth (if applicable) in inches.
• Shipping weight
• Medium: detailed description of the materials and/or processes used.
• Date work was created.
• Frame and mat options for this work.
• Selling price (not including shipping costs, credit card fees and any applicable taxes).
• Specify the price for the artwork with product options (such as print size, optional mat or frame, if applicable).
• Shipping costs and any special handling instructions for this work.
• Special copyright instructions.
• Collection name: (optional) This optional information can be used to group your portfolio into related exhibits for display.
• Artwork statement: (optional) how it was conceived, what it represents -- whatever text you would like to associate with the piece.
• Remember to create clear, quality pictures of your artwork either as photographs, slide transparencies, or in electronic form.
• Create descriptions of your artwork that accurately and genuinely describes the artwork represented by each picture -- including any damage sustained by the piece for any reason.

Artwork Purchase and Delivery

• Payment is made in full to Art Bark Gallery via credit card or check. Payment must be received before the artwork can be shipped.
• When payment is received, we then notify you where to ship the artwork.
• Payment for the artwork is held in trust until the Buyer has received and accepted the work. Please see our acceptance policies.
• Once the artwork is received by the Buyer, the buyer has 72 hours in which to examine the item and verify that it matches the description provided by the Artist and posted on the website.
• If the Buyer does not notify Art Bark Gallery within the 72 hour period then we will conclude that the Buyer has accepted the artwork and we will release payment to the Artist within 10 business days.

• Packing will be the responsibility of the Artist.
• Packing will usually be done by a professional packing company whose costs are included in the Total Purchase Price.

Shipping Artwork

• The Buyer incurs the shipping costs. It is included in the total purchase price charged at checkout.
• Art Bark Gallery and the selling Artist will select the shipping company.

• The Buyer may reject the item only if it fails to meet the description you provide for each image.
• In this case, the Buyer must immediately notify Art Bark Gallery by email, Telephone, fax, or email.
• Art Bark Gallery will confirm the receipt of the Buyer's notice within 48 hours.
• If Art Bark Gallery does not confirm receipt within 48 hours, the Buyer must notify Art Bark Gallery by telephone as well as fax or email until Art Bark Gallery has confirmed the receipt of notice.
• Once the Buyer has received the artwork and Art Bark Gallery has been notified of delivery, Art Bark Gallery will release the money back to the Seller.
• The costs of sending the artwork back to the Seller is incurred by the Seller.