support

for artists

Q:  How are you different than a regular gallery?
A:  Our main business is to provide you with a continually updated web presence.  While we do aim to increase opportunities to sell art through various means, we don’t market any particular artist. Rather, we market our business to designers, collectors and businesses as a place to find the perfect art among our member artists.

Q:  How are you marketing my artwork?
A:  We don’t specifically market any one artist member over another. Rather we market the website and our company as a place to view and purchase a wide variety of artwork.  You can look at us and our website as an additional marketing tool to compliment your other efforts.

Q:  As a member do I get to show my work in your exhibit space?
A:  It depends. We rotate the art frequently and choose to showcase work that, based on our experience, is most likely to sell here in our local Denver market.

Q:  How many artists members do you have?
A:  Artwork Network currently has over 80 professional artist members specializing in various mediums.

Q:  Is Artwork Network always looking for new artists?
A:  Yes. We are continually growing our network of members.

Q:  How much commission does Artwork Network charge?
A:  If we bring you the buyer and/or handle the sale, we retain a 45% commission.  If a buyer contacts you directly and you handle the sale, we take no commission.

Q:  Does the company make more money off of artists' fees or commission on work sold?
A:  With our connections to collectors, architects, designers as well as our outstanding business rotation program, Artwork Network generates 80% per cent of its revenues via art sales with 20% from artist’s fees.

Q:  My work seems extremely different than the other artists represented, are you sure my work would sell?
A:  No. Artwork Network does not guarantee your work or any artist’s work, for that matter, will sell. That’s just the reality in a consumer-driven business; the market determines sales. What can be guaranteed is that we definitely have more connections to people willing to purchase art than you may currently possess. More importantly Artwork Network is in the “Art Sales” business, not the “gimme some art so we can cover our walls and hopefully sell something” business. You have a team of professionals presenting your work as well as representing the specific interests of our clients. As far as your work being different, I don’t know about you, but having a “different” style that stands out is a good thing, especially in the art industry.

Q:  There are about 40 pages of  paintings, would mine be on the 40th page?
A:  Not necessarily. Artists are also listed alphabetically, we also feature our artists online on a rotation basis, and we feature our artists in our newsletter, showroom and press releases, etc. In short, it’s never static.

Q:  I recently heard a very bad review of you guys from a fellow artist, and I am hesitant to go ahead with signing the contract, it is a lot of money to put towards something that I don't know if it will work.
A:  Let’s face it, there is not one business on the planet where absolutely everyone walks away happy.  It is best to look at us and our website as an additional marketing tool to compliment your other efforts, however we cannot ever guarantee that there will be a market for your work and that it will sell.  For every artist that may have a “bad” experience we literally have dozens that are happy and we are happy to provide references.  Professional artists who may see where we could use improvement are good at telling us so that we may address the issue. That’s how the pros do it and that’s how we grow as a business. So, if your friend has issues and has a sincere concern that should be addressed to the benefit of our existing and new artists, then he should let us know so we may correct the infraction, whatever that may be.

Q:  How do people find my artwork on the website?
A:  All artwork is listed by media, subject, price, the artist’s name, as well as by keywords to ensure every piece of art has maximum search ability.  We also showcase a few of our artists every month in a ‘featured’ section on the front page which links directly to that artist’s gallery.

Q:  How do buyers contact me?
A:  A buyer may get in touch with an artist via the contact information the artist has provided on their gallery site, or in most cases, through Artwork Network personnel.
 
Q:  How do I upload my art?
A:  All artwork should be sent to Artwork Network on a clearly labeled CD, where a member of the staff will upload your art for you.

Q:  What size and format should my art be in?
A:  Each piece should be formatted two different ways.  Detail images can be no larger than 600 pixels by 600 pixels, with a web resolution of 72 pixels per inch.  Thumbnail images should be exactly 100 pixels by 100 pixels, again with a resolution of 72 pixels per inch.  Some cropping may need to occur to fit thumbnail dimensions.

Q:  How often will I be able to update my images?
A:  We prefer to limit major updates to two per month.

Q:  What is the URL of my gallery site?
A:  An artist’s gallery site can be found at http://www.artworknetwork/yourfirstandlastname.  We can also purchase your name as its own domain, so that your gallery may be available at www.yourname.com.

Q:  How many images can I display?
A:  How many images you may display depends on what membership package you choose upon signing with Artwork Network.  You may have 12, 24, 36, 48, or 96 images displayed in your gallery.  You may have the same amount of images in your archive section.

Q:  What is the archive section?
A:  Our newly added archive section allows each artist to show older, sold, commissioned, or less-marketable pieces in addition to the pieces they have in their main gallery.