Guides & Stories for Collectors, Artists and Institutions

Practical guides on cataloguing, provenance, documentation and presenting artworks, for collectors, artists, galleries and heritage institutions.

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Learn from expert insights and proven strategies for managing collections of any size.

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Cataloguing collections

The Collector's Guide to Cataloguing

Why collectors move from informal tracking to structured catalogues, and how to make the process enjoyable.

How to Bring a Large Existing Collection into Art2App Collection Manager

Getting Started with a Large Collection

Learn how to bring a large existing collection into Art2App Collection Manager with a practical, step-by-step strategy.

Spreadsheet vs software comparison

Spreadsheets vs. Collection Software

Understanding when spreadsheets stop working and what to look for in dedicated collection management tools.

Metadata documentation

Essential Metadata Fields to Track

What information truly matters in a collection record, from basic identification to provenance and condition.

Provenance tracking

How to Document and Track Provenance

Build a complete ownership history that protects value, supports authenticity, and preserves legacy.

Insurance documentation

Insurance and Documentation Checklist

Everything you need to properly insure your collection and prepare for claims, loans, or sales.

Extending the Collecting Experience with Digital Catalogues

Extending the Collecting Experience with Digital Catalogues

See how Art2App Collection Manager deepens the collecting experience with elegant digital catalogues.

What to Record for Every Artwork

What to Record for Every Artwork

The fields that matter for every piece you make, from identification and edition to condition, location and exhibition history, and a routine to keep them current.

Spreadsheet or Studio Software? When to Switch

Spreadsheet or Studio Software? When to Switch

Where a spreadsheet stops working for a growing body of work, the signs it is time to switch, and how to move your existing records over without starting again.

Certificates of Authenticity & QR Verification for Artists

Certificates of Authenticity & QR Verification for Artists

What a certificate of authenticity should contain, why paper alone is easy to fake, and how a QR-backed verification page protects your work and your buyers.

Managing Studio Invoicing & Consignments

Managing Studio Invoicing & Consignments

How to invoice sales cleanly, track works placed with galleries on consignment, and keep a sales history that holds up at tax time.

Sharing Your Work: Digital Catalogues for Artists

Sharing Your Work: Digital Catalogues for Artists

How to build a focused online catalogue of selected works, protect it with a password and expiry date, and send it to a gallery, a buyer or a journalist.

Artist website built with Website Designer & Hosting

Website Designer & Hosting: Put Your Work Online

See how your artwork records become a public, verified artist website, with an example site you can open and explore.



Customer Stories

Artists, galleries, and collectors share how they organise artworks, images, and records with Art2App.

Guillaume Sorel

Guillaume Sorel: Structuring a Lifetime of Creative Work

Discover how Guillaume Sorel uses Art2App Collection Manager to structure a lifetime of creative work, centralise his artworks, and prepare for their transmission.

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