Why should I upload my profile?
The Visual Arts Net website is the gateway to the Australian art and craft sector. Creating your own artist profile here may significantly increase the number of people who see your work and find out about your art or craft practice.
By creating an artist profile you can have your own virtual gallery for free on the NAVA website with images of your artwork, an artist statement and a link to your website.
If you are a current member, your artist profile may also be featured on the back cover of the NAVA Quarterly, published four times a year. Selection is made from current artist profiles on the website.
You also have the opportunity to be chosen as the Featured Artist of the week on the Visual Arts Net homepage. To be a featured artist it is preferable that you upload 6-10 images because Visual Arts Net will rotate the images as the page is refreshed.
Who can upload an Artist Profile?
All Australian artists and craft practitioners who are registered users of visualarts.net.au are eligible to upload an Artist Profile.
1. To upload a profile you will need to be a signed in as a registered user. For more information about how to register and sign in see the Login/Register FAQs.
2. Once you have signed in, click on ‘edit my profile’ under ‘Artist Gallery’. This will take you to the ‘Artist Profile’ section of your user account.
3. Here you can enable your profile, choose the address you would like to display, enter an artist statement, select the artforms you work in and enter in the URL of your website.
4. Other optional details that link to your profile are also kept in your user account area. To enter or change your name and address go to ‘Contact Information’. To allow other users to contact you by email via your personal contact form, check the ‘Personal contact form’ box in ‘Account Settings’.
How do I upload images to my profile?
1. To upload an image to your profile, select ‘upload image’ under the ‘Artist Gallery’ menu.
2. To avoid problems please ensure that your work is compressed as a 72dpi .jpeg or.tiff file and has horizontal dimensions of 349 pixels.
3. Use the following naming convention for your image file: "surenamefirstname1.jpg" (or .tiff) eg. "Smithjohn1.jpg". If the filename has any spaces or unusual characters (i.e. any characters other than English letters and standard numbers) this may cause problems with the display of your image.
4. To upload additional images simply repeat the process.
You may upload up to ten (10) images.
How do I delete or edit my image?
To edit the details, re-upload or delete an image in your Artist Profile, click on the image and then click on the ‘edit’ tab above the image. Once you have made your changes, click submit (or delete if you want to remove the image) to save the change.
Why is it mandatory to enter the field Photographer when I upload an image?
Under moral rights legislation the photographer has the right to be attributed. If you are both the photographer and the artist you can either enter your name in this field or simply write ‘the artist’
Why doesn’t my website link properly?
Web addresses need to have 'http://' at the beginning of the address so that they work correctly.
How do I switch off my Artist Profile so it doesn’t appear?
You can switch off your Artist Profile by clicking on ‘edit my profile’ under ‘Artist Gallery’ (you will need to be logged in). This will take you to the ‘Artist Profile’ section of your user account. Here you can choose to select no to ‘enable my artist profile’. This will mean that your profile will not be viewable either in the Artist Gallery, or any other part of visualarts.net.au, however if you have uploaded images to your profile, these will still be able to be found via the main search on the site.
I am a logged in registered user, however there appears to be no option to upload my image?
This problem occurs when a user account has not been validated via the link in the account validation email sent out to new users. If you cannot find this email, check that it hasn’t been accidentally sent to your junk mail folder.
How do I search for an Artist?
To search for an Artist go to ‘Search Artist Profiles’ under the Artist Gallery menu. Here you can search for a particular artist by entering either the Artist’s full name, first or surname. You can also search for artists by Artform and by state, for example if you are interested in artists who work in performance from NSW, you can search by selecting this criteria and leaving the keyword box blank.
If your question is not answered here, please contact us with your question and we will endeavour to reply as soon as possible.
