This year... give your art the online presentation it deserves   We are very happy to announce the release of Exhibbit version six, including a completely new gallery and plan.   All Exhibbit galleries have been renovated and are now available on both the CURATORand CURATOR PLUS plans, giving you a wider range of options.   Continuing our ethos of providing better and more affordable exhibition spaces; the new SOLO GALLERY is now available on the CURATOR plan, for the price of just two coffee's.    Our new plan, CURATOR ADVANCED, brings together a number of useful new features that can be added to any CURATOR PLUS account.  Visit our website for more details.   THE SOLO GALLERY

WATCH PREVIEW VISIT THE SOLO GALLERY A more intimate space The SOLO is the smallest of our galleries, and features four narrow floor to ceiling windows, providing even lighting throughout. A simple wooden bench gives the gallery scale with minimum fuss, making this the perfect space for mounting an exhibition with a small number of works. This is an intimate environment providing both artist and viewer the simplicity and accessibility of a modern bricks and mortar gallery.    Professional presentation At just $5 for one whole month on the Curator Plan, even an emerging artist can hold an exhibition and present their work in a professional manner; all from a smart phone, tablet or desktop. The Curator Plan offers space to exhibit up to eight artworks for just $5, and for another $10, the Curator Plus Plan allows you to display twelve works, for $15 monthly.  Exhibbit mobile is a great experience, so download our free IOS or Android app to visit exhibitions wherever you are.             PLEASE UPDATE YOUR EXHIBBIT APP TO THE NEW VERSION.   Recent exhibitions   Below is a selection of recent exhibitions profiled on Exhibbit for your enjoyment. Watch the preview, or head straight to the exhibition by clicking the link below each image. Now sit back and soak in some inspiring art.   WATCH PREVIEW JIM ALFORD'S EXHIBITION Jim Alford sees and records astonishing celestial events with a formidable arsenal of technical prowess, depth of soul and breadth of vision at his command. When viewing his paintings, the phenomenal, quiet, meditative power of his work washes over you in waves of bliss.     WATCH PREVIEW JEREMY PENN'S EXHIBITION In Vice & Virtue, Jeremy Penn has chosen to blend modernity with pervading sexual attitudes. He has deliberately referenced the bold, brash colors of graffiti – as it’s so often on our street corners and alleyways that we find truth in art; unashamed representations of sex and sin.  The viewer is not only confronted with a deliberately thought-provoking word, they’re forced to see themselves as part of the image, through their reflection in the piece itself.     WATCH PREVIEW ART SUGGEST'S EXHIBITION Art Suggest's exhibition, Panoramart, features Olivier Rizzo, alias Speedy Graphito, who brings together Ornella Rosa, a sexy and sultry girl with red hair; Trash Anderson, a punk rebel from Bordeaux; Oyo Caramel, a young Asian girl dying bedridden in hospital and some other artists. For this exhibition, the artists worked together under the spray and stencils of their master, Speedy Graphito who, back in the 80s, was a pioneer of the French ‘Street art’ movement.     WATCH PREVIEW ZENITART GALLERY EXHIBITION ZenitArt presents an exhibition from the Spanish Balearic Islands featuring the blue women by Marc Jesus Vives, which has become an icon of the island of Menorca. This group exhibition also showcases works by Dolores Comas, David Monros, Doris Duschelbauer and Pastor Aina.

How do galleries market their exhibitions, online?   The options are very similar to marketing a bricks and mortar gallery... but with a few extra possibilities.   Extending the reach of your exhibition: The Gallery pictured below curates exhibitions in the Marble gallery, a space similar in style and size to their own, and runs them in tandem with their real gallery exhibitions. This gives people who can't get to the gallery, and those who wish to re-visit particular artworks, the opportunity to do so. Fatu Feu'u exhibition 'The Village' at the Warwick Henderson Gallery Auckland, New Zealand The experience: Visitors to the virtual gallery on mobile and computers are able to closely inspect the artworks, and get a real feel for their size. Inquiries about artworks can be made directly from within the exhibition. Engagement: Emailed before opening night a preview of the exhibition with a few selected works, will act as a reminder for people to attend.  During the show: After opening, the full exhibition can replace the preview as the online version. Use Snap & Share to take a picture of your view in the gallery, to send along with a message to selected contacts and post to social sites. This will bring people to your website to view the embedded exhibition. Planning ahead: During the current show, the next exhibition can be curated and previewed offline. This helps with the design process by allowing parties to visualise exhibitions before hanging the physical show.

New gallery launching soon The Solo Gallery will be available for both the Curator and Curator Plus plans.  At 3.5 meters high, 7.5 long and 5 meters wide it will accommodate reasonably large works, yet not too expansive for smaller works. It has a lush, deep chocolate low sheen floor and four discreet vertical windows, giving the gallery a restful ambience. The five wall spaces provide ample room for up to 8 works under the Curator plan, and 12 on Curator Plus. Pricing and launch date to be announced soon.

Exhibitions, are they really worth the effort?

 

The first exhibition I ever attended has left me with very vivid memories.
It was a solo show and I was surrounded by a single, very powerful narrative.
The artwork was totally brilliant, but what affected me most, was the concept of an exhibition itself.
It was the perfect platform for telling a contextual story, and to a captive audience, much like a cinema or theatre.

In the marketing of art, presentation has got to be one of the most important components, and holding an exhibition in an art gallery has long been the premiere way to achieve this.
As real estate rents rise, many galleries are ceasing to exist, so holding an exhibition is becoming more of a luxury, and one only a few can afford.

The internet is globalising the art market but its ability to showcase art in the form of an exhibition has been missing, until recently.

Heather James Fine Art gallery - art by -  Hans Hoffman

Exhibitions require a great deal of thought and effort to pull off, so if your fortunate enough to own or have a gallery to hold one in, it makes good sense to extend its reach and life online.
If you are not represented by, or own a gallery, then online is probably the only way you will be able to show your work.
This is the very reason we created Exhibbit.  We wanted to create familiar gallery environments for art lovers and buyers to explore contextual and themed exhibitions in, a solution that artists and gallerists could manage, one that is affordable.

There are many times I have wanted to share the experience of an exhibition with my friends, but the best I could do was email or post a few photos ... now, I can send an entire exhibition for them to experience.

Peter Worrall Co-founder - Exhibbit

Latest News

Exhibbit is twice as fast - the more you use it - the faster it becomes.

We have literally made the very first download of Exhibbit twice as fast.
Subsequent downloads become even faster with average times between 14 and 5 seconds over a 4g cellular network.
This is great news for your clients wherever they are, as it evens up the delivery times to most areas of the world.

Large Artworks.

The resolution has been increased to accommodate large scale works. We have smoothed the transition when moving towards an artwork from across the room giving continued clarity of the image throughout the move. 

art by Julian Raven

Navigation Instruction

We have attach a graphic to the bottom of our desktop Gallery window showing visitors how to move around the gallery and inspect artwork.

This new graphic will also be available for use in you own website.

Why does a Virtual Gallery work? In the midst of todays visually cluttered websites, the concept of a virtual gallery conjures a calming atmosphere. In these virtual spaces you are exclusively immersed in art. Your presence is felt and you can move freely to explore works individually or together.  art by Karl Gustav Sevenster The lighting and architectural character of these spaces allow you to envision these works in a physical environment. Exhibbit is your own personal gallery, where you can share and sell your art. You have the capacity to recreate an exhibition for those who cannot attend the live event. This virtual platform is not restricted by time or space, enabling your art to be shared globally in the manner you intend it.  Exhibbit also gives artists and curators the tools with which to narrate their own stories online. These virtual galleries present new and exciting opportunities for artists to market and curate their own shows without the price of a commission. Agents can run their own galleries, representing any number of artists and all for the price of two coffees a month.  Our latest mobile app provides the immediacy of viewing exhibitions on the go.  This free service makes it faster and more accessible for you to share and market your artwork. It goes without saying that the internet has had a major impact on how art is consumed and distributed. Since the early 2000s, industries have had to adapt to this versatile technology. The virtual platform provided by Exhibbit has been a catalyst for the creative arts and industries since 2004. In this time we have expanded our technology to provide the utmost quality in this dynamic climate.  In our next newsletter we will share with you, the most popular methods for marketing your online gallery. Download our free IOS or Android app now.