What Is a Group Website?
A group website brings multiple artists together under one roof. It is designed for artist collectives, studio groups, galleries, and arts associations that want a shared online presence while letting each artist maintain their own identity.
How It Differs from a Pro Website
A Pro website belongs to a single artist. A group website is a shared space where multiple artists contribute artwork and the admin team curates what appears on the website.
| Pro Website | Group Website | |
|---|---|---|
| Artists | One | Many |
| Artwork upload | Artist uploads directly | Artists submit; admin may review |
| Collections | Artist manages their own | Admin creates website-wide collections |
| Design | Artist controls | Admin controls for the whole website |
Key Concepts
- Members: The artists who belong to your group. Each member has a profile with a display name, bio, and avatar.
- Submissions: Artwork that members send to the group website. Depending on your settings, submissions can go live automatically or wait for admin review.
- Collections: Groups of artwork displayed on your website. You can create website-owned collections that pull from any member, or let artists maintain their own collections.
- Curation: The process of reviewing, accepting, and organising submitted artwork for display.
Finding Your Way Around
Your admin dashboard is the starting point for managing the group website. From there you can access:
- Artists: View and manage your member list
- Submissions: Review artwork waiting for approval
- Collections: Create and organise artwork groupings
- Pages: Edit your website's pages and content
- Designs: Choose a starter design and customise the look in the Studio
- Settings: Configure website-wide options
The next article walks through the admin dashboard in detail.