Apps and Online Resources for Artists
Navigating the art world online can give you countless opportunities to connect and be seen, and inspiration to create more work! This list can help you find a new artistic community, source of inspiration, call for artists, or place to sell/ share y...
Galleries and Portfolios
Behance can be used to document and upload your work and present a professional online portfolio. Some people prefer the website over the app for editing.
Keep a collection of your work and help collectors catalogue and find you
Another recommended artist portfolio and community site.
Creatively allows you to create an online portfolio and apply to jobs for creatives. A helpful option to find jobs meant for artists.
Pinterest is a great place to keep track of your inspiration, work and products and get them out there to be seen.
Deviant art is a gallery and community where you can share your work and get feedback from other artists.
Editing & Design
When you want to show off your finished work for sale or display it helps to place it in the environment it was meant to be in. An AI art placer can help you edit your piece into a room that looks best. I'm still looking for the best option for this,...
This article links to Pantone's tool which helps artists and designers understand and keep up with the popular colors of the moment. It has a basic free version and a paid premium subscription version.
If you are using your phone to document your work sometimes you might want more camera options than are given with the standard program. Try a different camera program that may help you access the true power of your phone camera
There are so many helpful free features on Canva I don't even know where to start. For a small business or an artist making social media posts, working on your website, designing flyers, making logos, invites to events and more this app is invaluable...
PicsArt is another gem of an editing app.
A simple app to create collages with the correct Instagram ratios
I like Capcut for video editing when making tutorials or longer videos with more editing options.
If you are looking for a basic website builder and host Wix is great. Use this app, or the website for more detail, to create your site/blog and publish it for free.
A social media post planner and scheduler can really help you remain consistent with your art sharing
Residencies, Calls for Art & Grants
Oftentimes when submitting art to an exhibition they will require you to go through another site or organizer to enter a show. That the time to register on CAFE to find local and international art shows requesting entries with a reliable intermediary...
You can spend days looking at calls for entries but make sure you pick the ones with the best themes and chances for your work if there's a jury, and pay attention to the deadline date 👀
Each gallery will have it's own preference for the way you submit your entries to Calls for Art or juried shows, make sure you check the gallery information first. If you're just looking around for opportunities here's another great option.
Like calls for art, artist residencies come from a variety of organizations and places. The chance to take a trip to an inspiring location, gain new skills, or make new connections make residencies very appealing. If you have the chance to apply and ...
The US National Parks Department even has artist residencies, check them out!
New York is my home state but try looking up the arts foundations for your local area to find more opportunities to make and show art in public
Getting into the grant process requires education but if you're serious about surviving off your art a grant could really help.
Many organizations offer artist grants with different requirements and for different levels of artistic achievement. There are very small monthly grants for individual artists to large grants for arts organizations and communities. Figuring out what'...
Selling
Saatchi Art is a great way to get your work in front of a larger field of collectors. I also really like that you package your work but they take care of shipping.
To sell on Artsy you usually need some kind of representation, but it's a great way to figure out pricing for your own work, see what's selling, and of course for inspiration as well.
Print on demand for apparel, home accessories and prints can really help you gain income from your work. Threadless is a popular and user friendly choice.
Let someone buy you a coffee or "Kofi" to support your art and skills.
For an online shop to selling in person Shopify has great options and very affordable plans ($5 a month is the cheapest!)
The Etsy seller app makes it easier to set up and sell with your own shop. If you want to use Etsy to purchase supplies, you'll need the regular Etsy app or website.
Michael's new Etsy competition can be accessed through their main app. You can use it to sell online but also they have options for you to sell in store and to teach classes for some extra cash.
Selling your artwork or receiving payment from commissions is easy as can be with the PayPal Business App. Just don't ever let anyone trick you with those social media scams or NFT treachery 😜
You can use Square to sell in person and depending on your shop set up it will help you keep your online inventory updated as well. Square syncs with Etsy so you can sell directly from your Etsy shop in person. You can accept cash and other payment m...
Communities / Learning
Having your artist bio on your website or for entering shows is very important. Sometimes it's confusing to figure out what to include it the difference between artist Bio vs Statement. Take the time to read this article and write out an artist Bio a...
Writing your artist statement differs from bio in that: Artist Bio = about you, your schooling and career, and what has led you to make your work. Artist Statement = about your work, it's themes, processes, etc. Check out this information on Artist S...
I love that anyone can have access to the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art on the Met's website. It has so many great photographs of the items in the museum collection and is an amazing resource for any student, artist, or art lover to gaze at and learn abo...
Sign up to become a member and participate on the website or the app. Stuart Semple of Culture Hustle has created an awesome artistic community to share and learn with and the chance to gain an art school education outside of art school
If you want to hone your skills in a particular area try Domestika to learn directly from other creatives.
Skillshare is another resource to learn techniques and info directly from other artists.
Use Reddit to find a bunch of forums or communities to engage with, answer your questions, give feedback, or to guide others with your expertise. If you can think of a subject, it's on Reddit, search for artist community, artist feedback, artist loun...
If you've been sharing your art on Instagram but feel lackluster about the engagement, try jumping on threads for a more positive and engaging art community.