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About

ArtCall.org features online entry submission software for art galleries, exhibits, festivals, & shows to effortlessly manage calls for entry. Our art entry software allows for a sub-domain on ArtCall.org, or embedding the system directly into an existing website! The entry software features a robust online jury process, payment system, name tag generation, and complete customizable controls over your call for entry. A dedicated call website with fully customizable pages, free social media marketing, expert set-up help, built-in artist & submission galleries, and customize categories & subcategories. Customizable user and submission fields, file uploads, credit card payments for entry fees, complete jury & judge review & management, and automated email notifications. Export full call data, print display name tags, physical check-in/check-out with QR code, sell artwork & manage buyers, mass email users, data backups and archives.

About

Primer is an art database and client relationship manager (CRM) designed for galleries, artists and art collections to easily store and access artwork, contacts, transactions, and exhibitions. What makes Primer’s inventory particularly special? It provides a clear history of the work including anyone who has interacted with or even just reacted to the work. Seeing who did or almost did buy an artwork may suggest what to offer in the future. The Contacts section is more than just a Rolodex. It is a valuable bank of clients and potential clients waiting to become your next sale. The most successful dealers and artists are proactive. They expand their clients’ horizons and surprise them by predicting their next favorite artist or artwork. Highly effective professionals use Primer’s layouts, tools, and searches to leverage contact data into actionable insights for better business gains. Successfully conduct previews, offers, sales, consignments, and more.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Museums looking for an online art call submission and jury software

Audience

Artists and art galleries

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$45 per month for artists
$195 per month for galleries
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 2.0 / 5
ease 2.2 / 5
features 2.2 / 5
design 2.0 / 5
support 1.8 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Worked fine for a while. Then very glitchy. No tech support. Don’t bother. Find another app. Find another app.
  • The capacity for 5000 photos as well as the ability to sell my work and enter different exhibitions.
  • Nothing.
  • In the end, nothing. I could not find a single thing that went right. Since it saved none of my info. The only thing that went halfway well was uploading and cropping artwork. The artwork I couldn't submit.
  • Their page is extremely complicated to understand. Customer service even worse. They never respond by phone or email. If you try to call - good luck! They never answer their phone and if you leave a message they do not call back.

Cons

  • My co-op used ArtCall for our submission and jurying process. Worked fine for a while and then for no reason shut out access to one of our three judges. Nothing we tried worked. She could still see her “voted submissions” but not new ones. Rendered the whole thing useless. There is absolutely no tech support. By phone or on the website messages. We left several messages. Crickets. Don’t waste your money.
  • There is no check for viewers under 18. You have to set up passwords for NSFW galleries.
  • You need to pay for your art submissions before you can upload your images, and then you find out that you only have 60 minutes to figure out how to navigate the site. My submissions went into a "black hole." (That was exactly the error message I received). Then I couldn't figure out how to return to the image submission page. It was impossible. Not at all intuitive. Full of glitches.
  • I started trying to upload items to an application for an Art Call, which sent me to this site. Maybe it was a mistake. As this looks like a website for selling work. The free version allows inly six works to be uploaded. The call specified up to 19. It timed out after 60 minutes. Doesn't sound like a big deal, but it wouldn't upload my documents or my images on the application form.i had to type Statement. Resume, and biography by hand. Which completely sucked and took forever. Every time it dumped me off the site it didn't save anything I entered. I literally spent six hours trying to enter this show. Which I never, ever did. Not for lack of trying. This is the worst experience I have ever had trying to enter an art show online.
  • Couldn’t figure it out and could never get assistance!

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Primer understands the art world and what I need to do to sell more artwork. So easy to make my documents and online viewing rooms look how I want them too. Customer support is incredible, so friendly and knowledgeable. I was very frustrated with the old programs I used, which were clunky and required lots of "work arounds." Grateful to have Primer.

Cons

  • It takes a couple days to learn how to use the software but they offer personal training sessions and a great help desk. The learning curve seemed very normal for an excellent program like this.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

ArtCall.org
artcall.org

Company Information

Primer Archives
Founded: 2009
United States
www.primerarchives.com

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Categories

Categories

Art Gallery Features

Accounting
Billing & Invoicing
Commission Management
Consignments
Contact Management
eCommerce
Inventory Management
Marketing Management
Online Gallery
Point of Sale (POS)
Pricing Management

Integrations

No info available.

Integrations

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