How to Set Up a Digital Art Gallery

The Internet can be a great way to gain exposure for your art, providing an opportunity for thousands of people across the world to view it. Setting up an online art gallery for your work is easy when you use a digital art gallery website. Here's how to get started.

Instructions

1. Scan or photograph your artwork, if it isn't already in a digital format. Use a high quality, high resolution digital camera to take photographs of paintings, sculptures, and other art to achieve the best results. Make sure the images are crisp and cropped to show only the art work itself.

2. Select your best work to display online. When you present yourself as an artist online, the work shown should be art gallery quality.

3. Choose a digital art gallery website to host your online art web page (see Resources below). Some are free, while others charge nominal annual fees. Many of these sites allow you to sell your work, and they don't take a commission.

4. Create an account with the site of your choice and upload your digital images. Make sure they are resized according to the site's requirements.

5. Write a biography for your digital art gallery. It should be concise and professional and can include background information, methods and materials used, and an artist statement. Browse other artists' sites online to get ideas.

6. Determine pricing for your artwork, if you wish to sell it. Look for other artist sites with comparable work and use that as a guideline. For more help in pricing your art, see Resources below.

7. Keep your gallery updated with recent work and information.

Tips & Warnings

• Free art hosting sites often have annoying ads that can distract from your artwork.

Resources

• Yessy.com is a digital art gallery where you can set up your own page and sell your art.
• ArtMajeur.com is another digital art gallery for displaying and selling artwork.
• For help in pricing your artwork, go to Studiochalkboard.Evansville.edu and click on 'Question Responses', then 'How Do I Price a Work of Art?'.