How to Create a Virtual Exhibition

[For desktop users:]

1. To start creating a virtual exhibition:

• From the My Virtual Exhibitions section, click NEW.

• From the Virtual Galleries section, open a gallery and click SELECT.

2. Fill out the exhibition details: name, author, date, description, and language. You can also add a brochure of the exhibit in PDF format.

3. Click SAVE AND CONTINUE.

4. Choose an image for your virtual exhibition’s thumbnail. If you don’t upload an image, the system randomly selects an artwork from the exhibit every time it generates a thumbnail. 

Note: ArtPlacer doesn’t choose PNG files for thumbnails.

5. If you started creating the virtual exhibition from the Virtual Galleries section, select the gallery you want to use as the venue for your exhibition.

6. Click SAVE AND CONTINUE and then START CURATING.

7. Navigate the gallery using the buttons on the screen or your keyboard. 

8. To add an artwork, click on a wall or pedestal slot on the gallery or the side panel. Use the side panel to configure each artwork. 

9. Customize the gallery by choosing the flooring, wall color, and ceiling color.

10. To finish:

• Click SAVE EXHIBITION to save your progress but leave the exhibit unpublished. You can only access unpublished exhibitions through the My Virtual Exhibitions section.

• Click PUBLISH to make the exhibit shareable and visible on Discover ArtPlacer and the mobile app. A popup appears for you to copy a public link that you can share with guests or post on social media.The popup also displays an HTML code that allows you to embed the exhibit on your site.

Optionally, you can add wall text to your virtual exhibitions to describe to visitors the story told by the show or information about the artist or the art pieces.

[For mobile users:]

Note: You can only create virtual exhibitions from a tablet.

1. To start creating a virtual exhibition:

• From the My Virtual Exhibitions section, tap NEW.

• From the Virtual Galleries section, open a gallery and tap SELECT.

2. Fill out the exhibition details: name, author, date, description, and language. You can also add a brochure of the exhibit in PDF format.

3. Tap SAVE AND CONTINUE.

4. Choose an image for your virtual exhibition’s thumbnail. If you don’t upload an image, the system randomly selects an artwork from the exhibit every time it generates a thumbnail. 

Note: ArtPlacer doesn’t choose PNG files for thumbnails.

5. If you started creating the virtual exhibition from the Virtual Galleries section, select the gallery you want to use as the venue for your exhibition.

6. Tap SAVE AND CONTINUE and then START CURATING.

7. Navigate the gallery using the buttons on the screen. 

8. To add an artwork, tap on a wall or pedestal slot on the gallery or the side panel. Use the side panel to configure each artwork. 

9. Customize the gallery by choosing the flooring, wall color, and ceiling color.

10. To finish:

• Tap SAVE EXHIBITION to save your progress but leave the exhibit unpublished. You can only access unpublished exhibitions through the My Virtual Exhibitions section.

• Tap PUBLISH to make the exhibit shareable and visible on Discover ArtPlacer and the mobile app. A popup appears for you to copy a public link that you can share with guests or post on social media.The popup also displays an HTML code that allows you to embed the exhibit on your site.

Optionally, you can add wall text to your virtual exhibitions to describe to visitors the story told by the show or information about the artist or the art pieces.