Let the art sell itself.
Your visitor's phone becomes the label, the price list and the salesperson, so the wall sells while you're talking to someone else.
Free to set up, free to run. We take 5% when a piece sells — and nothing at all when it doesn't.
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What your visitors see
- They scan one code at the door. Your show opens in the phone's browser — nothing to install.
- They pick their language and point the camera at a piece. Its title and artist come up.
- A tap shows the price. Another starts the purchase, or leaves a comment.
Seen enough? Set up your first show, or book a 30-minute call (opens in a new tab).
What it costs
All of this, 5% on a sale.
There is no plan to choose and no monthly bill. Everything below is included, and we take 5% when a piece sells.
Team alerts
A sale or a serious inquiry reaches whoever is working, not just the owner's inbox.
Advanced analytics
Which pieces got looked at, which one a visitor scanned first, which language they read it in — and which pieces someone started to buy and didn't. The wall's own attendance record.
Manual sales
The piece you sold in conversation goes on the same record as the one that sold through a phone. Cash, cheque, card or a bank transfer next week. One inventory, not two.
Sales centre
Orders, fulfilment and shipping status in one place.
Data rights
Your artist records, your guest list, your sales history. Ask us and we'll tell you what we hold, send you a copy, or delete it. We don't sell it or license it to anyone.
5%when a piece sells. Nothing when it doesn't.
Let the art sell itself
Nothing on the wall but the work.
The phone in your visitor's hand is the wall text, the price sheet and the translator. So there's no label to typeset for every frame, no price list at the desk, and no "ask about this piece" card — and when a price changes, nothing has to be reprinted.
And nobody waits for you. The visitor who wants the piece in the corner can see what it costs and start buying it while you're still mid-conversation across the room.
Open calls
The open call that builds the show.
Artists apply and pay on ArtScope. You decide, and each of them hears back. The accepted work moves into the exhibit with its titles, artists and prices already on it.
The usual way is a Google Form, an inbox of JPEGs called IMG_4471, a spreadsheet that's out of date by Thursday, and a Venmo request to everyone who forgot the fee. Then the part nobody volunteers for: eighty rejection emails, one at a time, and every accepted title and price typed out again for the labels.
Entries
Artists apply on your call's own page at artscope.io, with images and the details you ask for on every piece. They get a receipt; you get an alert. Nothing to download, nothing to copy into a sheet.
Entry fees
Per submission or per piece, paid by card through Stripe or with PayPal as part of applying, straight into your own account. Nobody to chase. Discount codes for the artists you choose, and a password if the call is invite-only. We take 5% of the fee, the same as on a sale.
Decisions
Mark each piece in, out or maybe. Then write one message to everyone accepted and one to everyone declined. Each artist gets their own copy, and you keep a record of what went to whom, about which pieces, and when.
Reminders
Accepted artists hear from you three days and one day before drop-off, three days before pick-up, and again if a pick-up is missed. They go out on their own, on the dates you set.
The show
Accepted work goes into the exhibit in one step, with its image, title, artist, medium, size and price. Nothing is typed twice, and the label on the visitor's phone is already written.
So when you've finished judging, the show is built. Setting up a call is quick, and we'll show you how on a 30-minute call.
In short
Straight answers.
How can a small gallery sell art without staff at every piece?
ArtScope puts the label, the price and the checkout on each visitor's own phone. They scan one code at the door, then point the camera at any piece to see its title, artist and price, and can start buying it there, with nobody from the gallery beside them.
Do I need a QR code label on every piece?
No. One code at the door opens your show in the phone's browser, with no app to install. After that, visitors point the camera at the artwork itself and ArtScope recognises it, showing its title, artist and price. A tap starts the purchase, paid on Stripe's or PayPal's own page into your own account.
How much does ArtScope cost a gallery?
Nothing to set up and nothing to run, with no monthly plan. ArtScope takes 5% of any sale recorded through it, online or in person, and nothing when a piece doesn't sell. Open call entry fees carry the same 5%.
Can a gallery take open call entries and entry fees online?
Yes. Artists apply on your call's own page at artscope.io, with images and the details you ask for, and pay any entry fee as part of applying, straight into your own account. A free call costs you nothing.
Before you ask
The questions gallerists actually ask.
Does the 5% apply to a sale I made in conversation?
Yes. 5% on any sale recorded through ArtScope, however it happened — a card on a phone, a cheque at the desk, a handshake and a bank transfer next week.
The reason is the thing you're paying for. One inventory and one sales record is the feature; a lower rate for sales you closed yourself would mean two sets of books, and the piece that sold in conversation would stop sitting next to the piece that sold on a phone. One rate keeps one record.
Who holds the money?
You do. Connect Stripe, PayPal or both, and each sale settles into your own account on whichever one the buyer chose. ArtScope never holds it in between. Buyers pay on Stripe's or PayPal's own page, so their payment details never reach ArtScope.
Do I need to print labels?
Not unless you want them. Every piece carries its title, artist, story and price on the visitor's own phone, in the language they read. Print what suits the room — but nothing has to be reprinted when a price changes.
How much work is this before an opening?
Photograph each piece and add it to a show. That's the setup, and it's the same job whether the show is five pieces or fifty — there are no cards to lay out, no labels to typeset, and nothing to reprint when something changes.
Can artists pay the entry fee with PayPal?
Yes, if you've connected PayPal. Artists pay by card through Stripe or with PayPal, whichever you've connected, and the fee goes into your own account either way. We take 5% of an entry fee, the same as on a sale. A free call costs you nothing.
How do artists find out if they got in?
By email, when you send it. Marking a piece tells no one. When you're ready, write one message to the accepted artists and one to the declined, and each artist gets their own copy. You can see afterwards what went to whom, about which pieces, and when.
Accepted artists then get their drop-off and pick-up reminders on their own.
What happens to my data if I leave?
Your account and your artist roster are kept while the account is open and for 90 days after it closes. Sales and payment records are kept for seven years, because they are a financial record rather than a preference.
For anything else, email privacy@artscope.io and we'll tell you what we hold, send you a copy, or delete it — acknowledged within seven days, answered within thirty. The detail is in our privacy policy.
Other pages
Your artists will ask what happens to their work. Here's exactly what we tell them.
A museum, library or nonprofit? It's free under 1,000 guest sessions a month.
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