Main Contents Screen
Main Contents: Main Contents interface will guide you through the many sections of this software and itās user capabilities!
Introduction: An introduction to the GYST software.
Survey: Take this survey to find out if you have your shit together or not!
Planning: Why Plan? Includes planning forms for both short and long term planning.
Checklist & Guides: A step-by-step timeline and checklist to preparing for on exhibitions, performances, screenings, artistās lectures, press releases and packets.
Exhibition Forms: Create and track your exhibition history by creating a database, which includes artworks, budgets, to do lists for each individual exhibition. Print an exhibition Image List with beautiful color images from this section!
Presentation Ideas: Ever considered varies exhibition spaces beyond the white cube? This section features the expectations, pros, cons, and about each exhibition site.
Master To Do List: A Master To Do List viewable in various formats to keep track of everything in your life!
Artwork Inventory: A powerful database that enables you to keep track of your entire artwork inventory, import images, prices, location, create editions, status of piece, the exhibition history of the artwork, and descriptions. Additionally, you can use the GYST software to sell artwork and create invoices/receipts that directly link to your mailing list.
Getting the Word Out: A crash course in media relations and how to publicize your project once completed. Includes a template to write your very own press release and to insert your own letterhead or logo.
Proposal Tracking: A powerful database which keeps track of outbound and incoming proposals, who you have sent them to, and when you should hear back.
Grants & Proposals: Everything you need to write a grant or proposal, including a database to keep track of grant research, planning, projects history, project description, budget, and a lot more!
Legal & Contracts: A tutorial on various legal issues including copyright laws, the Visual Artist Rights Act, Resale Royaltiesā Act and much more. The contract section is chock full of sample contracts from the sale of an artwork to an artist gallery contract.
Artistās Statements: Keep track of your artist statements with the interactive template, learn how to write them, see samples, and various exercises to overcome writerās block.
Resume: Learn how to write a professional resume, see samples, and paste/print your resume directly from this section.
Mailing List: Keep track of your contacts in the mailing list, sort by categories, print mailing labels and envelopes.
Documentation: A tutorial on how to create an audio/video, digital or hard case portfolio. Learn how to document work, apply to grad school and create/print slide labels directly from this application.
Research Notes: Easy to use templates, keep track of research notes by project, name or category.
Business Issues: Over thirty Individual tutorials on business issues such as: aging, bartering and trading, billing and collections, business license, curating, ethics, fame, finances, finding a job, galleries and selling, housing, insurance, keeping records, networking, pricing work, self-employment, studio visits, open studios, taxes, writing, and more!
Links & Resources: Over a hundred links and resources sorted by category, including a section to add your own.
Estate Planning: Learn how to get your estate ready for the future and not leave a mess behind.
Shipping & Crating:Know how to ship and pack your work? This comprehensive section is a step-by-step guide on how to pack artwork, what materials to use, and who should ship the work.
