Every applicant joins your living grant record.
Every applicant. Every awardee. On the record across rounds, even when the jury rotates.
Artistic Merit
Conceptual Strength
Technical Execution
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Organizations already running open calls on Artsume
Each Grant Round Resets the Clock
Most grant programs lose the applicant pool, jury scoring, and historical context the moment a round closes — leaving every new round starting from a blank inbox.
The Old Way
Applicant Pools That Vanish at Decision Time
When a grant round closes, the applicant list disappears with it. Every new round starts from scratch — rebuilding outreach, re-collecting profiles, losing continuity.
Jury Notes That Live in Someone's Drive
Scoring sheets, panel comments, and deliberation notes scatter across personal drives and email threads. Institutional memory walks out the door with every jury rotation.
No Longitudinal Record of Awardees
There's no way to track how the artists you've funded have grown over time, or to see a career arc across multiple rounds of support.
The Artsume Way
Longitudinal Artist Record Across Rounds
Every application — funded or not — contributes to a persistent artist record. Next round, the history is already there.
Jury Scoring + Notes Attached to the Artist
Panel scores and comments live on the artist record, not in a spreadsheet. New jury members can see prior context immediately.
Audit-Ready Trail Across All Decisions
Every score, decision, and review action is documented and attached to the permanent record — ready for funders, boards, or compliance reviews.
Why Choose Artsume
Everything You Need to Run Grants With Memory
From application intake to awardee tracking — Artsume gives grant programs one platform that compounds with every round.
Longitudinal Applicant Record
Artist records persist across every round. See who applied last year, who was funded, and how their career has evolved — all in one place.
Cross-Round Continuity
Every new grant round builds on the last. Artist profiles, prior scores, and notes carry forward automatically — no rebuilding from scratch.
Awardee Tracking Across Years
Track the artists you've funded across multiple grant years. Build a living record of your foundation's impact and the careers you've supported.
Blind Review
Anonymize submissions to reduce bias in grant adjudication. Give every artist a fair evaluation on the merits of their work.
Custom Scoring Rubrics
Define scoring criteria that match your grant guidelines. Reviewers score consistently using the same structured rubric.
Audit-Ready Trail
Every score, decision, and review action is documented. Generate reports that satisfy any funder, board, or compliance inquiry.
Getting Started
Run Your Next Grant Round With Memory
From application to audit-ready decision — we've streamlined every step.
Open the grant call
Deadlines, eligibility, and a scoring rubric aligned to your program guidelines. Ready in minutes.
Receive applications
Consistent professional profiles land in your permanent applicant record — searchable and ready to reuse.
Run blind review with your jury
Assign panelists, score against your rubric. Notes attach to the artist record, not a spreadsheet.
Notify awardees. Keep the record.
Send decisions. The full applicant history compounds — every cycle strengthens your network.
Security grant 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 applicant network. Artsume keeps a persistent record of every artist who applied — funded or not — so they're searchable, tagged, and ready to re-engage as your funding capacity grows. Next round, their prior application history is already there.
Can't find what you're looking for?
Built for every kind of arts organization
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.
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