Websites for art galleries and artists, built around the artwork page
I design and hand-code sites for galleries, artist-run spaces and single artists in Ontario. Every work gets a page of its own with its size, medium and an enquiry button. The price is $899, $1,499 or $2,999, fixed in writing.
- 61 original works, one address each
- Size given in inches and centimetres
- No prices shown, enquiry on every piece
- Sold works kept, marked with a ribbon
Some of the businesses whose websites I built
What one artwork page carries
A gallery site is mostly artwork pages, so that is the page I design first. This is how it is laid out on the gallery site above, filled from one catalogue record per work.
- 1One address per work. On the gallery site the same piece once lived at two addresses, one per collection. Now it has one, and the old address redirects to it.
- 2The work shown whole. A canvas is never cropped to fit a square box, whatever its shape. Extra detail photos sit under the main one.
- 3Title, artist, year. They come from the same record as the page title and the image description, so they never disagree.
- 4Medium and size in both units. A collector in Toronto and one in New York read the same line.
- 5A lens for the texture. On a computer, moving the mouse over the picture shows the paint surface at 2.6 times, from the untouched original photo.
- 6Available or Sold. A sold work keeps its page with a ribbon instead of disappearing.
- 7An enquiry, not a cart. No price is shown; the button sends the visitor's question with the name of the piece.
How your gallery sells decides the plan
The three prices come from my website packages. The difference for a gallery is the number of pages and whether people pay on the site.
| How you sell | What the site needs | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One artist, one or two series, sales by conversation | Up to 10 pages: the works, a short biography, a contact form and your Google Maps location. | $899 |
| A gallery with several artists, exhibitions and news | Up to 20 pages, a page for each artist, a news or journal section, and a session where I show you how to update it. | $1,499 |
| A full catalogue with a page per work, or works sold at checkout | Unlimited pages, online payment or booking, and structured data so Google knows each page is an artwork. | $2,999 |
If your gallery is in the city itself, my page on gallery websites in Toronto covers the local search side.
Big, sharp pictures that still open fast
The gallery sent its photos straight from a phone, 3 to 12 megapixels each. Here is the home page before and after I processed them.
- All 211 images got two copies, 520 and 1400 pixels wide, in WebP with a JPEG fallback. The phone picks the small one.
- A thumbnail in the artwork grid weighs 95 KB. The file it came from was 1.9 MB.
- The originals stay on the server for the texture lens, so nothing of the surface is lost.
- The same care goes into portfolios of other visual work, such as the sites I build for 3D rendering studios.
Other sites where the work is the product
An artist's practice has more in common with these three builds than with a contractor's site.
"Liubomyr did a great job on my old website. He redesigned it so well that it looks better than anything I have seen. The best designer in North York for sure. Thank you!"
Noza, Google review
"They built a modern, professional website exactly how I wanted and also helped improve my local SEO and Google Business Profile. Communication was excellent, everything was completed on time, and the quality exceeded my expectations."
Madison Vrieling, Google review
What gallery owners ask me before they start
Do I have to show prices on my website?+
No. The gallery site I look after shows no prices at all. Each artwork page says whether the piece is available and has an enquiry button, and the price goes in your reply. If you want prices and a checkout, that is the $2,999 build.
Can I add new works myself?+
Yes. I can build it so a new piece goes up with its photos, size and medium without touching code, and its page is added to the sitemap by itself.
What happens to a work once it sells?+
It stays on the site with a Sold ribbon, and the enquiry box is replaced by a short note. Visitors see what has already found an owner, and the page Google has indexed keeps working.
Will my works appear in Google image search?+
Each artwork page carries structured data that marks it as a work of art, and the sitemap lists every artwork image with its caption. That is what Google reads to understand a picture. Where it ranks is up to Google.
My photos come from a phone. Is that enough?+
For the website, yes. The gallery's photos were phone pictures of 3 to 12 megapixels. I make two smaller copies of each for the pages and keep the original for the close-up lens.
How long does a gallery website take?+
About 5 to 7 days once the works are chosen and the photos arrive at full size. Choosing what to show is usually the slow part.
How much does it cost?+
$899 for up to 10 pages, $1,499 for up to 20 pages with artist pages and a news section, and $2,999 for unlimited pages with online payment. The price is fixed in writing before I start.
I am one artist, not a gallery. Is this for me?+
Yes. A single artist gets the same artwork pages, a biography and an enquiry form. With up to 10 pages it fits the $899 plan.
Tell me about your gallery or your practice
How many works, how many artists, and whether you sell by conversation or at a checkout. I reply with a fixed price.
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