Corporate News S e p t e m b e r 5 , 2 0 1 8

artnet Launches New Gallery Profile Pages

Berlin/New York, S e p t e m b e r 5 , 2 0 1 8 — artnet is pleased to announce the r e l e a s e o f new profile pages for member s of the Gallery Network, the largest online community of galleries in the w o r l d . With new features and a f r e s h design, gallery members can now better showcase their inventory and programming to artnet’s global audience o f 31 million annual users .

Over the course of the year, t h e a r t n e t t e a m m e t w i t h c l i e n t s f r o m around the world t o b e t t e r understand what galleries want from their online presence t o d a y . T h e ir i n s i g h t w a s instrumental in shaping the s t r a t e g y , key features , and interface of the new design . T h i s initiative seeks to foreground the vision of gallerists while offering collectors the most i m m e r s i v e viewing experience p o s s i b l e . As collecting increasingly moves o n l i n e , i t i s c r u c i a l to understand the current market so as to better serve both galleries and their client s . Visitors to the Gallery Network are a b l e t o make informed , confident decisions when purchasing artwork o n l i n e .

“This new interface has already been met with enthusiastic support from our member galleries,” said Mary Lynn Buchan a n, director of product, Gallery Network. “We’re confident that our user base will find this new design to be an i n t u i t i v e and enjoyable way to experience .”

Highlights include:

— Mobile and Discovery: With a newly responsive interface, browsing and submitting artwork inquiries is easier t h a n e v e r .

— a rtnet News Features: Editorial coverage is spotlighted with embedded headlines that appear each time the gallery is written up on artnet News.

— N e w Exhibition and Fair Pages: Visitors can now explore fair booth s or exhibitions w i t h l a r g e - scale installation images, detailed biographies, artwork close - u p s , a n d m o r e .

T h i s n e w r e d e s i g n represents t he first step in many planned u p d a t e s t o c o m e a s a r t n e t continues to expand the reach of one of its core products . It also comes shortly after artnet announced that the Galleries segment increased in revenue by 6% to $2.7 m i l l i o n in the first six months of 2018, as compared to the previous year . This increase resulted from s t r o n g demand for higher - tier membership p l a n s . In 2017, the Gallery Portal, a content management system, was developed allowing G a l l e r y N etwork members to better manage their own i n v e n t o r y . artnet is confident that demand for gallery memberships will continue to grow f o l l o w i n g this latest r e d e s i g n .

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