Artwork Archive 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

[sensitive content hidden] and his team at Artwork Archive helped us transition our extensive artwork inventory database from our previous DAM software. They guided us through every step and provided reactive customer service all along the way. Two years later, we continue to appreciate Artwork Archive, enjoying its streamlined ease and user-friendly, intuitive dashboard.

Overall been good and the support has also been very good

We wouldn't be able to run a successful art collection the size of ours without the software and support that Artwork Archive has provided over the last few years. Their team is exceptional and they genuinely care about their users both great and small.

Our family trust’s mission is to support and encourage fine art appreciation in local public schools. We aim to bring the museum to the students, fostering their minds and broadening their horizons beyond graphic novels. Many of these students would never have the chance to visit Houston’s formal museums. By incorporating these programs into the school’s library, children are exposed to art spanning Renaissance to Impressionism, accompanied by artifacts and unique minerals, presented in an accessible format within their familiar surroundings. The results have been incredibly positive. Numerous students have written us heartfelt notes expressing the profound impact of the program. In fact, just a few weeks ago, I received an email from the school with a note from an elementary student who was so captivated by the art that they invited their family to join them on the public night. Their father responded, “This is above my paygrade, If you want such nice things, you need to get a better job than I have. .” The child concluded, “So, I’ll stay in school and work hard to have beautiful things like this in my home.” In essence, there’s no greater reward than witnessing the opening and enlightenment of a single mind. Our artwork archive database has proven invaluable. It now enables the organizer, typically the District art director, to review our public collection at their own pace and curate an exhibition aligned with their teaching objectives. Previously, we relied on sending lists via email from our outdated Excel spreadsheet inventory system. Unfortunately, this antiquated system posed significant challenges in accurately evaluating our collection. Consequently, educators often created exhibitions that lacked cohesion, pizzazz, and often lacked a central message. Now, with Artwork Archive, we have a powerful system equipped with search tools that enables them to literally create an exhibition. We can then curate a private collection for a specific event, create a public-facing link, and send it out in advance to teachers within the district and parents. Additionally, we can print museum display cards that schools can print and place next to each piece, featuring a QR code that explains the artist’s history and the piece itself. This QR code link can be accessed on a phone allowing them to view in their palm theirs and take the information home as well as share with family and friends. The system’s capabilities are truly impressive, surpassing those of some major institutions. Artwork Archive has become an indispensable component of our program, enhancing the “Museum On The Go” initiative. Its ability to catalog our art, provide multiple photographs, and include the history of each individual piece has made it a valuable tool in our educational endeavors, as well as our internal record keeping and sometimes just to refresh our memories.

Overall, since using AA, I can now appreciate the breadth and depth of what I've been able to achieve in my art practice. I credit that to entering the information into the archive and seeing it reflected back. I still have hundreds of pieces to enter, but I'm happy with what I've been able to acheive thanks to the introductory webinar and the excellent help of the staff.

As a former museum curator and more recently a hospital art collection manager, I think Artwork Archive beats Past Perfect for ease of use and value for money. It can be used as a one-stop database for artworks, locations, donors, artists, organization members, etc.

The staff are SUPER responsive, helpful, and really try to see your point of view. They also carefully consider every request or need from any user and VERY helpful with instruction when there is an aspect that I did not understand or know to use. I would panic without having Artwork Archive to use.

Artwork Archive is an integral part of our program and we would be crippled without it. Handling the amount of artists and artwork that we do, Artwork Archive allows us to operate seamlessly through all of our curations. Everything all in one place that helps us upload, track, report, sell, and archive.

I love it! I can’t run my studio without it.