About your registration

Welcome to the World Artist Network. We hope registering on WAN is the beginning of a great relationship in which we can help you achieve your goals through our various programs. If you have not done so yet, please take a minute to read the “About Us” section so that you may learn more about how we work.
In our recent update, we created categories of members to make it easier to navigate our site and promote your work.

Artists or Writers

As an artist, registering on the World Artist Network enables you to create a professional online portfolio, without the need to create a separate website. If you decide that you would like WAN to present you with exhibit opportunities or publishing options, we will use your profile to showcase your work to galleries, etc. If you have your own website, WAN can further increase your exposure.

Galleries

As a gallery owner, director or curator, you are confronted with many challenges, from finding the right works to fit your space to promoting your events. WAN can help you on and offline. We make it easy for you to browse through our artists' portfolios and help you with the necessary paperwork to make an exhibit happen.

Our Events calendar is open to you to post notices about exhibits and other events happening in your space. We often feature events on our Facebook and Twitter networks, which can serve as an additional marketing tool.

Art Appreciators

Without you there is no audience for our work. Our artists value your thoughts/opinions, and some of them might even be willing to give you a tour of their studio. Join us to help us encourage our artists keep creating.

Managing your profile

We have streamlined profile settings to make it easier for you to edit your profile. Keeping your profile complete and updated makes it easier to help you at a more professional level. Let's get started:

1.    This is where you edit the different settings in your profile. You can click here or next to the “Profile Completeness” box to go into the following area:

• The “Portrait” tab will allow you to upload a new image or select an image from the gallery.
• The “Artist Info” tab will let you select your time zone and edit your basic details including changing your password.
• The “Portfolio” tab will let you change the greeting to your gallery, and will provide you with some basic info on the stats of your portfolio.
• The “Artist Bio” was changed to “About” to fit the different profiles. If you are an artist or writer, you should include your bio in here. If you are a gallery or exhibit space, you can use this area to tell us a little about your place and what you do. If you are an art appreciator, you can share with us a bit about yourself and your interest in the Arts.

2.    Clicking on “Update Your Image” will allow you to upload a new picture from your computer, or select directly from the gallery of available icons.

3.    “Remove Image” will simply delete your current profile picture.

4.    “Manage Your Connections” When you visit another member’s profile, you can “Request A Connection” which means they will become part of your network of “friends” From the “Manage Your Connections” area, you will be able to accept new connections, access the list of current connections and cancel them.

5.    Your Mailbox area works as a simple private message system which allows you to send messages to other WAN members. Incoming and outgoing messages will be kept only for a certain amount of days, but you can “Archive” important messages that you wish to keep.

6.    “Submit New Gallery Entry” will allow you to upload new items to your portfolio. Portfolios are designed to support the following image files: jpg,gif,png, and the following document formats: doc,pdf. This new flexibility supports visual artists and writers who wish to upload some of their written samples, besides the ones posted at the Lounge.

When submitting new works to your gallery, please remember to add the following information (when it applies) in the description as a tool to promote your art: name, size, date and medium.

If you run into any trouble or have any questions about how to make the best of your profile, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or simply use our Contact Us form.