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DIGITALISING YOUR ART COLLECTION

IMAGE BY AG KU 

EVERYTHING IN ONE LOCATION

Do you spend hours updating your collection on Excel, rummaging through papers, organising various folders on your desktop or simply trying to remember which of your artworks are on loan?

Now you can keep track of everything related to your art collection in one place, accessible with a simple login from any mobile device, laptop or tablet – from anywhere in the world.

Watch the value of your art collection and keep up-to-date with shifts in the art market from your device. Access any document that you may need with the click of a button, as all documentation would have been uploaded to our digital platform. Never loose track of where your artworks are situated, when and where you may have purchased them or what an artwork is worth at any given time.

In addition, you can draw up documents and catalogues for your collection in a matter of seconds. Our team has pre-designed professional PDF templates that can be filtered by artist, date of purchase or value – perfect for insurance meetings, documenting your collection or simply sharing information with friends and family.

DRAW UP DOCUMENTS AND CATALOGUES FOR YOUR COLLECTION IN A MATTER OF SECONDS

ONBOARD WITH HELP FROM THE CUR8.ART TEAM

The specialists at cur8.art have made it hassle-free to migrate all of your information linked to your art collection onto our inventory management system.

Whether you have stored your information in paper folders, on your computer, on another management system or whether you will be starting from scratch – we will help streamline the process to get you up and running as quickly as possible. Every subscription comes with a complimentary 2-hour training session to help you better understand and optimise our software

Are you too busy to sort through paperwork and upload your collection? Let our team take that off your hands. Read here for our additional services.

Your data will be treated with the utmost security and confidentiality when you onboard to our platform. We believe in maintaining a close relationship with our clients and we will help you every step of the way. Your feedback and specific requirements as a collector are crucial to us so that we are able to guide you in this process of digitalising your art collection and in order for us to constantly improve our product.

We maintain a close relationship with each of our clients in order to:

  • Guide you through the process of onboarding
  • Provide training sessions and manuals on how to get the most out of our product
  • Constantly update your collection with new art purchases, sales, loans or consignments 
  • Improve and personalise the platform based on your needs as a collector

In today’s art market, supporting documentation for your collection has literally become part of the investment. In order to guarantee the resale of your artworks, paperwork supporting ownership and authenticity has become essential.

See here for the cur8.art list of essential documents recommended for any art collector.

PROTECT YOUR COLLECTION THROUGH DIGITALISATION

Digitalising your art collection has become synonymous with protecting it. We use powerful cloud-storage technology to make sure the supporting documentation for your art collection is never lost.

Paperwork has become an essential part of collecting for it is needed to claim insurance on a damaged or lost artwork, to indicate the original purchase price, to prove ownership when selling a work on auction, for valuations, for consignments and for many other aspects that would preoccupy the avid art collector. 

Cur8.art has teamed up with luxury lifestyle insurers, Kuda, to protect your artworks. From now on, in addition to being able to manage all records relating to your art collection with ease, you can also track your art insurance from the same digital platform. All potential insurance claims would be made easy as valuations for the works can be stored and tracked side by side to your insurance. 

With cur8.art, you can protect the longevity and the security of your art collection. 

A DIGITAL SOUTH AFRICAN DATABASE

Our user-friendly and always up-to-date database will be on the same platform as your personal art collection, allowing you to track all developments and activities in the South African art market. 

Not only will this help you keep your finger on the pulse in the art world but you can now value your own artworks against the backdrop of the art market. With the straightforward click of a button you can request a valuation from our extended team of art specialists.

Take time to explore and learn by looking up artists, artworks and auction results or receive the cur8.art updates on trends and movements in the secondary art market in South Africa.

Tracking the art world and the value of your collection has just become simple and enjoyable with cur8.art.

CUR8.ART’S USER-FRIENDLY AND ALWAYS-UP-TO-DATE DATABASE