Curiate documentation
Curiate is a place to show your work, hang shows with other artists, and sell originals directly to the people who want them. These pages explain how each part works, step by step.
Curiate runs as an iPhone app and as a web app at curiate.com/app. The same account works in both, and everything described here works on the web unless a page says otherwise.
Three ways people use Curiate.
- Artists post work, keep a catalog of it, set prices, and take part in shows.
- Curators create a show, invite artists, review what comes in, and run the sale. A curator is usually an artist too.
- Buyers scan a code on the wall or open a link, and pay with a card. No account is needed to buy.
If you are new, start with Getting started. If someone invited you to a show, go straight to Joining a show. If you are putting on a show, read How shows work and then Running a show.
Start here
Artists
Posting your workPost images, video and audio, shape your profile, and build a following.
The artwork catalogGive each piece a permanent catalog number, with title, year, medium, size and series.
Selling directlyPut a price on a piece, connect a payout account, and get paid when someone buys.
Joining a showAccept an invitation, submit pieces with a show price, and get paid after the sale.
Shows
How shows workCollections, curations and shows, the life of a piece in a show, exclusivity, fees and where the money goes.
How the money worksWho gets paid on a sale, the three fees, and exactly what each party keeps, with worked examples.
Curators
Running a showCreate the show, invite artists with roles, review submissions, manage pieces and members, and close it out.
The juryJurors score submissions; the curator can pre-select what they see and keep artist names hidden.
The show consoleThe desktop view of a show: totals, sortable tables, bulk approve and reject, and CSV exports of pieces, artists and sales.
Sales and payoutsWhere the money goes on a show sale, the sales ledger, in-person card sales, paying artists, and refunds.
Printing labelsWall cards for a whole show on Letter paper, single cards and label files for one piece, and what the QR codes open.
Buying
Sharing
Reference
NotificationsWhat lands in your inbox, what pushes to your iPhone, and how the badge works.
PlansFree, Creator and Studio during early access, and what each one unlocks today.
Questions and limitsShort answers, the numbers that limit what you can do, and what is not built yet.
Getting help
Email support@curiate.com. Curiate is in early access, so some features are still being built. Each page notes what is not there yet.