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The business side of your art, in one place.

Gesso is studio software for working artists, built by Liv Cappello, a painter and web developer. It brings your portfolio website, artwork inventory, sales, collectors and deadlines together, so the admin stops living in five different apps.

For Creative Flair artists 30% off your first three months.

Use the code below when you sign up, or join through the button and it's applied for you. Paid plans start with a 14 day free trial.

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What it does

Everything you track in spreadsheets, done properly.

A portfolio website

A clean site for your work that updates itself when you add a new piece.

Inventory and sales

Every artwork, where it is, what it sold for and who has it, in one list.

Collectors and contacts

Remember who bought what, and stay in touch. Connects to Mailchimp and MailerLite.

Opportunities and deadlines

Track every application, from open calls to residencies, so nothing slips.

Invoices, expenses and tax

Send invoices, log costs and export what your accountant needs.

Certificates and consignment

Certificates of authenticity, and a tracker for work out on loan to galleries.

Why I point artists to it

Built by an artist, for artists.

Plenty of artists run their practice across a website builder, a spreadsheet, an inbox and a notes app. Gesso was built by an artist who had exactly that problem, and it puts the whole lot in one place, from the portfolio people see to the paperwork they don't.

Plans start at $10 a month on yearly billing. See every plan on gesso.work.

How it fits with Creative Flair
  1. Find the right grants, open calls and residencies on Fair Signal.
  2. Write your statement and CV with the Resource Library templates.
  3. Track every application, sale and collector in Gesso.
  4. Learn the whole system in VISIBLE.

Gesso is a Creative Flair partner. If you join through this page, Creative Flair earns a commission, at no extra cost to you. Prices are set by Gesso, in US dollars, and may change.