Keep every nominee, not just the winners.
Every nominee. Every finalist. Every winner. Your awards record, across years.
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Organizations already running open calls on Artsume
Awards Programs Forget Their Own History
Most prize programs celebrate the winners and quietly lose every other nominee and finalist — leaving each year's jury starting fresh and disconnected from the program's track record.
The Old Way
Past nominees lost to last year's spreadsheet
When the cycle closes, the list disappears. Next year's jury has no record of who was considered, shortlisted, or nearly selected.
No way to track recipients' career arcs
Once awarded, recipients vanish from view. There's no alumni layer, no career update channel, and no way to tell your program's impact story.
Each year's jury starts from zero
With no institutional memory of past nominees, every jury rebuilds context from scratch — repeating work the previous panel already did.
The Artsume Way
Every nominee + finalist + recipient kept
Every name that enters your award stays in your network — tagged by round, year, and outcome. Nothing lost when the cycle closes.
Recipient alumni tracking across years
Past recipients persist as a named alumni cohort. Track career developments, tag by award year, and tell the program's long-term story.
Multi-round nominee network for next jury
Last year's shortlist is this year's starting point. The network compounds with every round instead of resetting.
Why Choose Artsume
Everything You Need to Run an Awards Program With Memory
From nomination to alumni story — Artsume gives prize programs one platform that compounds with every round.
Every nominee + finalist preserved
Build a living record that spans every round and every year. No nominee ever falls through a spreadsheet crack again.
Recipient alumni tracking
Tag past recipients as alumni, track career arcs, and surface the program's long-term impact across cohorts.
Multi-round reusable network
Last round's shortlist becomes next round's starting point. The network grows stronger with every cycle.
Blind review
Anonymize submissions to reduce bias in adjudication. Give every nominee a fair evaluation on the merits of their work.
Multi-round selection
Configure nomination, shortlisting, and final jury rounds. Move nominees through stages with clear tracking at every step.
Jury panel coordination
Invite jurors, assign nominees, and aggregate scores in one place. Track progress and make decisions transparently as a panel.
Getting Started
Run Your Next Award Round With Memory
From nomination through alumni — we've streamlined every step.
Open the nomination call
Open call or invitational — eligibility, required materials, and selection rounds defined in one place.
Receive nominations
Nominations land in consistent artist profiles — searchable, taggable, preserved beyond this cycle.
Run the jury
Assign nominees, run blind review, score against your rubric, advance through rounds in one view.
Announce recipients. Keep the record.
Tag your alumni cohort. Every nominee and finalist stays on record for next round's jury.
Security awards programs can trust
We handle sensitive applicant data with the utmost care. Your trust is our priority.
Enterprise-Grade Security
256-bit encryption, SOC 2 compliant infrastructure
Data Privacy
GDPR compliant. Your data is never sold or shared
99.9% Uptime
Reliable infrastructure with automated backups
Audit Trail
Complete history of all actions for compliance
Data Export
Export your data anytime in standard formats
Dedicated Support
Real humans ready to help when you need it
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about getting started.
They stay in your awards network — recognized, tagged by round and year, and ready for next year's jury to consider. Artsume treats every nominee as a lasting part of your program's record, not a discarded entry.
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