Artist Registry FAQ

The ”Specialty” on the form goes under your name at the top of your Registry page and is a primary identity and search term. It should be a noun, not a verb, not a title. If you are a painter, put Painting. If you also add mixed media to your 2-D paintings, put Painting and Mixed Media. If you make painted 3-D mixed media sculpture, put Sculpture or Mixed Media Sculpture. You don’t have to specify acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pastel, etc., in the Specialty unless you feel those are integral to your identity as an artist. Do put the different media you work with into your artist statement.

A new section, “Media Categories,” has been added to the form. Hundreds of artists are in the Registry, so this will help viewers find the kind of art or artists they are looking for. Choose categories that apply to your work.

Your Statement: Explain why you create this kind or art, what inspires you, what your art signifies or represents, and what you intend it to communicate. Explain your artistic process of any special techniques that you use. 1500 character max.

Your Bio: Give a brief overview of your background and career. Please don’t post a resume or CV with lists of exhibitons and awards — most visitors won’t read it. Write as if you were speaking to someone in person. Your passion for creating will come across! 1500 character max.

You need 3 images of your work and a self-portrait.

Shoot 2D work straight on. Please crop to the edge of the work and exclude borders or frames.

3D work should be shot against a neutral background.

Video artists, performance artists, musicians and writers — please submit a performance still or book cover.

• File Type: jpg
• Size: 1500 pixels long edge, compressed to about 500 kb. The registry is happy to help you trouble shoot if you do not know how to do this. Feel free to reach out to us before submitting your work.
• File naming: Your files will be automatically renamed, so no need to have any special titles.

This information displays when the viewer hovers over a thumbnail or enlarged image. Give us your Title without quotes and with initial capitals, like Picnic At Hanging Rock.

Size should be height, width, and depth (if 3D) in inches. Example: 18 x 36 for a painting, or 18 x 20 x 6 for a ceramic sculpture.

The Description should be one line to include media or methods. Example: Watercolor, ink, and pastel on paper (no period at the end). If you want to further describe a work, include it in your artist statement.

We generally avoid links to galleries on your registry page. Gallery participation changes, and this can result in inaccurate information — that’s a dead-end for viewers, which you don’t want! We do offer the ability to link to one URL of your choosing, and we expect that to be your personal website.

We do put Facebook and Instagram addresses as long as the accounts are primarily used for your art postings. Don’t link to personal social media accounts.

Other social media are currently not used (linked-in, Twitter, etc.).

Great! We want you to keep your page as up to date as possible. If you have new images or text about yourself that you want to share, use the Artist Registry Sign-Up Form to upload that info. You don’t need to fill the whole thing out again, just upload your name and any new files or information.

If you find a mistake in your Registry page, please use the same form to update that for us.

You’ll receive a confirmation email as soon as you submit the form. The page or update will be live on our website 2–7 days later.