Every artist you’ve ever met. In one place.
One network for every artist your team has reviewed, shown, considered, or remembered. Their passport is your record.
Artsume Dashboard2025 Residency Program
Due March 15 • 42 Applications
Example dashboard
The problem
What the spreadsheet forgets.
The relationships you build through programs, events, and open calls are some of your most valuable assets. But that information almost always ends up scattered across systems that can’t talk to each other, and the network disappears the moment the program closes.
Submission PDFs
Downloaded, renamed, lost in folders.
Application spreadsheets
One per program. Frozen the day they close.
Inbox threads
Searchable until someone leaves.
Instagram DMs
Real relationships, no shared record.
Built for every kind of arts organization
One network. Every kind of artist program.
Pick the surface that matches your work, the artist network you build is the same one across all of them.
Tools that feed the network.
Every feature is designed to add artists to your living record — and to keep serving them long after the program closes.
Every program is a doorway into your network.
Open calls, exhibitions, residencies, awards, workshops, each one becomes an entry point that adds artists to your shared, living record. Build the call, ship it, watch the network grow.
- Build forms that feed your living artist directory, not another disposable spreadsheet.
- One-click publishing puts your program in front of artists and starts growing your network immediately.
- Real-time tracking and auto-closing deadlines, so every applicant lands in your record, not your inbox.
2025 Artist Residency
Artistic Merit
Conceptual Strength
Technical Execution
Review living profiles, not attachments.
Each application opens a profile that updates itself as the artist's career grows. Your notes, scores, and review history stay attached to the artist, across programs and across years.
- Blind review mode keeps evaluation fair while the persistent profile stays intact for future programs.
- Custom scoring rubrics compound into a shared artist record, not a score that disappears when the cycle closes.
- Multiple reviewers, shared notes, assignment tracking, all written to the same living profile.
One artist network, shared across your team.
Reviewers, curators, program staff, and admins all draw from the same living record. No more institutional memory walking out the door when someone leaves.
- Four role levels, Owner, Admin, Staff, Reviewer, each with full access to the shared artist network.
- Granular permissions control who can edit, review, or export, while every role sees the same living record.
- Reviewer assignment and workload balancing, anchored to profiles that persist long after the program closes.
The outcome
Run one open call. Keep the network forever.
Every artist who participates becomes part of one searchable, shared, living record your team keeps using long after the program ends. The next call starts with an audience, not a blank inbox.
Before, One program ends
You’re left with…
- , A folder of PDFs no one opens again
- , A spreadsheet that's already out of date
- , Inbox threads only one person can find
- , A mailing list, and that's it
Next program starts from zero.
After, Same program, on Artsume
Your organization keeps…
- , A living artist network your whole team shares
- , Profiles that update themselves as artists' careers grow
- , Notes, tags, and review history across programs
- , A built-in audience for your next call
Next program starts with a community.
By the end of one program, your organization isn’t running another open call. It’s joining the professional identity network that connects every artist, organization, and opportunity in the art world.
Every feature builds your living artist network.
From intake to final decision, every tool in Artsume writes to the same shared record, so your network compounds with every program you run.
A passport for artists. Infrastructure for organizations.
Artists carry one living, verifiable profile, portfolio, CV, exhibitions, career history. Organizations get the connected system of record around it. Artsume connects both sides.
For artists
A passport that travels with you.
One verified profile, portfolio, CV, exhibitions, career history. Shared with a tap at events, in applications, or anywhere you go.
For organizations
Infrastructure around every artist you’ve met.
The connected system of record across applications, programs, reviews, and alumni, one living network your organization keeps.
“I can save you 15 hours a week during open calls.” Stop drowning in administrative work. Automate the busywork.
“Ensure your process is equitable and audit-ready.” Defend every decision with complete scoring breakdowns and juror notes.
“It feels like it was built for artists.” Actually enjoy reviewing with high-res images and video that honor the art.
Used by artists working with
Organizations already running open calls on Artsume
Free to build your living artist network.
Every feature, free. Forever.
No per-submission fees. No feature gates. We only charge a 10% platform fee when you collect application payments through Stripe.
Free
Everything you need to build your living artist network and run every program on top of it.
10% platform fee on application payments collected through Stripe
- Your full living artist network, yours to keep.
- Unlimited opportunities
- Unlimited team members
- Blind review mode
- Custom scoring rubrics
- Reviewer pools
- Advanced analytics
- Email campaigns
- 10% platform fee on payments
- + 60 more features
No credit card required
Layer, not replacement
Submission tools end. The network stays.
A passport for the artist. A record for your team. The layer form builders forgot to build.
Feature comparison
How Artsume compares, feature by feature.
Beyond the layer story — here’s how Artsume stacks up against legacy submission platforms on the features organizations expect.
Number of Calls Per Year
3
Average Entries Per Call
100
| Category |  Artsume | CaFÉ | ArtCall.org | SlideRoom | Form Builders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | |||||
| Onboarding Fee | Free | $225 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Per-Call Fee | Free | $750 | $237 | $1,600 | $0 |
| Per-Submission Fee | Free | $747 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 |
| Subscription Costs | Free | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,188 |
| Annual Renewal | Free | $120 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Annual Cost | Free | $1,842 | $237 | $3,100 | $1,188 |
Save an average of $1,592 per year with Artsume!
* Competitor pricing based on publicly available information as of 2026. Actual costs may vary based on specific features and usage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about getting started.
Organizations can sign up for an Artsume account, create an organization profile, and then use the opportunity creation tool to post calls for artists. The platform includes customizable application forms, deadline management, and team collaboration features.
Can't find what you're looking for?
Start with one program. Keep the network.
Every program you run on Artsume becomes part of the professional identity network for the art world. Free for organizations.
No credit card required.