Millions of art lovers use smartphones. Those are your potential fans, buyers, friends. Mobile app provides you a direct access to each of them, wherever they are.
Push notifications allow for mailing information about upcoming exhibitions and new artworks, and collectors can get personal offers. Direct contact, no extras, just your art and the viewer.
What's on the app
The apps support English, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese and Russian languages and contain four sections: Feed, Collections, Information and Exhibitions. The app may contain:
Artwork recognition
Just aim your smartphone at the artwork of interest and the app will do the rest for you.
IdentifArt technology uses neural networks to search the artwork in the Arthive database. The search only takes a split second and you don't have to enter the title of the artwork or look it up in the catalogue
Audioguides
Audioguides in several languages can be available upon downloading audiofiles from the artwork page, and the users can listen to them right in the app.
Collections
Artworks, grouped into thematic collections. Each collection on a separate screen.
News feed and updates
The screen looks like a standard social media news feed: with all events displayed, from new artworks to exhibition announcements. It is easy to scroll, and data format is familiar to any user.
Artworks
You can view all artworks, sort and filter them by a number of parameters. Each artwork is presented on a separate screen with a detailed description.
Artists
The screen lists all artists, presented in the gallery. Each artist has a separate screen with biography, artworks and technique description.
Information, map and geolocation
Location of a gallery, museum or exhibition can be viewed on the map relative to the current user location. The profile contains detailed information on hours of operation, delivery and all contacts.
Exhibitions section
Complete list of current, upcoming and past exhibitions, a map of exhibition centers, sorting by user geolocation, and period filter. At the exhibition screen you can find details such as date and location of the event, list of artists and comments block, where you can write a review using the app.
Samples of available apps
Ivan Aivazovsky
The app of one of the greatest masters of marine art
Hieronymus Bosch
Creator of great and absurd stories
Kazimir Malevich
Black, red, blue and green squares
Claude Monet
Water lilies are his main focus
Vincent van Gogh
The harder is the fate, the more vibrant are the landscapes
The great artists apps are made and released In partnership with Arthive editorial.
Look, how simple it is
Step 1.
Create a page in Arthive
This is free. An Arthive page is a place where you can post artworks, announce exhibitions, sell artworks and publish news.
It is as easy as keeping a page in any other social media.
Step 2.
Leave a request for app creation.
Leave a request for app creation and our manager will contact you to get more details on the functions and content of the app.
Step 3.
Visual design
Each app design is set individually: color scheme, icons, download window - all these elements can be downloaded or delegated to Arthive designers.
Step 4.
App publication
Everything is ready! Just wait for the app publication in the App Store and Google Play. Usually it does not take more than 21 days.
Are there special artists presented in your gallery?
Arthive Apps for Artists can help you make personal apps for the most important artists of your gallery. Learn more about mobile app maker for artists at the page Mobile Apps for Artists.