Follow new launches, feature expansions, and product thinking for call for artists software, jury review, exhibitions, gallery websites, email marketing, artwork sales, and more.
Private calls and exhibition finance tools launched
Early November launched invite-only call capabilities and deeper exhibition finance reporting for galleries managing private opportunities, sales, payouts, and admin-created submissions.
LaunchedGallery admins
Invite-only calls for private opportunities
Private call controls allowed galleries to create invite-only opportunities, send invitations, protect private listings, and control which artists can access a call.
LaunchedGallery owners
Exhibition sales reporting for gallery finance
Financial dashboards added exhibition sale reporting, manual transaction tracking, commission rates, fee breakdowns, and artist-grouped payout exports.
ExpandedGallery staff
Admin-created submissions became easier
Gallery staff gained more ability to create and edit submissions on behalf of artists, including flexible pricing and scalable artist search.
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Real-time gallery hours, email tools, and accessibility expanded
Late October expanded real-time gallery information, email template controls, accessibility, contact options, support paths, and production reliability.
LaunchedGallery visitors
Real-time Google Places hours sync
Gallery hours could be refreshed from Google Places, helping public pages and gallery announcements show more accurate opening information.
LaunchedOrganization admins
Email template testing and reset tools
Email templates gained test-send and reset-to-default controls so gallery teams can review communication before using it with artists, buyers, and members.
ExpandedAll customers
Accessibility and support experiences improved
Platform-wide accessibility improvements, support phone visibility, contact page updates, and pagination labels made the product easier to use and understand.
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Feature access controls and soft-launch pricing expanded
October product work introduced clearer plan enforcement, upgrade paths, feature bundles, trial setup, and access controls for a growing gallery management platform.
LaunchedGallery owners
Feature-based access control for gallery modules
Plan enforcement and upgrade UI helped shape how galleries access modules for events, classes, financial tools, marketing, rentals, and other paid capabilities.
LaunchedOrganization owners
Soft-launch pricing and trial setup
Pricing and plan work supported a soft launch with trial language, gallery bundle structure, and more transparent upgrade paths.
ExpandedGallery admins
Impersonation and owner controls improved
Owner and administrator controls continued to mature around user management, impersonation visibility, and secure access to organization workflows.
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Invoicing, coupons, and artwork purchase workflows launched
Mid-October strengthened the commerce layer for galleries selling artwork, issuing invoices, offering coupons, collecting payments, and managing order status.
LaunchedGallery owners
Invoice workflows for gallery sales
Invoice tools added contacts, draft management, PDF generation, payment links, expiration behavior, and status transitions for gallery commerce.
LaunchedGallery sales teams
Artwork purchase coupons
Galleries gained coupon support for exhibition artwork purchases, giving teams more flexibility for promotions, discounts, and collector relationships.
ExpandedGallery admins and buyers
Checkout and order lifecycle became clearer
Order workflows improved around sold artwork, stale orders, refunds, payment processing, and financial reporting.
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Intake reminders and gallery email templates expanded
Early October improved how galleries communicate with artists and buyers around artwork intake, pickup windows, reminders, and branded email templates.
LaunchedGallery staff
Artwork intake reminder workflows
Galleries gained richer reminder workflows for artwork drop-off, pickup, buyer communication, artist reminders, and status-specific email templates.
ExpandedOrganization admins
Global and organization email templates became more flexible
Template work made it easier to manage default content, HTML variants, organization fallback templates, and artist-facing communication.
ExpandedGallery owners
Financial reports and submission views became more efficient
Gallery reporting and submission management continued to improve around search, analytics, fee visibility, and scalable admin workflows.
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Public schedules, call discovery, and event registration expanded
Late September expanded public discovery and gallery operations with organization schedules, public calls, event registration, contact forms, SEO structured data, and exhibition visibility.
LaunchedArtists and visitors
Organization schedules and public calls became richer
Crafted Call added organization schedules, open status metadata, public calls endpoints, deadline-aware call visibility, and SEO structured data for public pages.
LaunchedEvent organizers
Event registration and classes expanded
Event registration flows, recurring sessions, classes views, public event team filtering, and registration dashboards gave galleries more programming tools.
ExpandedGallery teams
Image infrastructure and deployment quality improved
Public exhibition images, poster paths, image resizing, health checks, and production deployment quality work supported more reliable public gallery pages.
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Cognito authentication, OAuth, and account profiles launched
Mid-September moved Crafted Call toward a stronger AWS Cognito authentication foundation with OAuth, profile navigation, verification flows, and account communication improvements.
LaunchedArtists and admins
AWS Cognito authentication foundation
Sign-in, profile menus, verification resend, session refresh, and social login work moved onto AWS Cognito and related account infrastructure.
ExpandedArtists
Submission checkout became more resilient
Checkout work improved session continuity, pending submission payment flows, coupon handling, and the path from submission to payment.
ExpandedGallery teams
Gallery administration became more polished
Admin submission layouts, billing metrics, payment reconciliation, exhibition management, and organization branding continued to improve.
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Artwork intake, exhibition labels, and email branding launched
Early September focused on the physical artwork workflow: check-in, check-out, printable labels, email branding, and the details galleries need around accepted work.
LaunchedGallery staff
Artwork check-in and check-out workflows
Gallery staff gained intake status tracking, check-in and check-out actions, intake history, artist emails, and submission detail context for physical artwork handling.
LaunchedExhibition teams
Printable exhibition labels with QR support
Label tools expanded with print-all labels, A6 layouts, QR placement, artwork-focused label design, and label workflows for accepted submissions.
ExpandedOrganization admins
Email branding and public layout foundations improved
Organization email branding, intake email templates, public layout consistency, and responsive gallery pages became more aligned with real gallery communication.
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Structured call details and gallery admin workflows expanded
Late August gave calls for artists richer structure, clearer public pages, stronger admin tools, and more gallery-ready submission management.
LaunchedGallery admins
Structured call fields for gallery opportunities
Calls gained structured details for notification dates, exhibition dates, receptions, drop-off windows, pickup windows, eligibility, commission, and location details.
LaunchedGallery staff
Artwork labels and admin messaging expanded
Galleries gained PDF label downloads, label size choices, QR labels, acceptance email attachments, and artist messaging from submission detail pages.
ExpandedGallery owners
Financial visibility improved for submissions
Submission and payment views added clearer fee visibility, net-to-gallery context, processing fee coverage, and financial dashboard support.
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Public organizations, call posters, and gallery browsing expanded
Mid-August improved public-facing discovery with organization pages, call poster uploads, navigation consistency, theme polish, and better public gallery browsing.
LaunchedArtists and visitors
Public organization browse pages
Visitors gained better ways to discover organizations, browse gallery profiles, and move from public pages into relevant calls, exhibitions, and admin links.
LaunchedGallery admins
Call poster image uploads
Galleries gained direct poster image upload and editing support for calls, helping public opportunities feel more visual and branded.
ExpandedAll customers
Responsive navigation and theme polish improved
Navigation, mobile headers, logo behavior, theme colors, dashboard pages, and Core Web Vitals received product polish.
