The studio·For artists·Free to start

One interview. Everything derived.

Your CV, bio, and statement — done properly, free · the unwritten rules, written down
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Pre interviews you once.

Twenty minutes, plain words. Not a form — a conversation about the work, in your voice. “Tell me about the work. plain words are fine.”

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That becomes your Artist Record.

Works, story, exhibitions, prices, and how you actually write. One structured record, yours. You never re-enter the same facts thirteen times again.

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Everything else is a view of it.

Documents, applications, prices, contract checks — derived on demand, in your words, current forever. Every application improves the record.

The interview

Pre · the resident advisor · never invents a deadline, always names its source

Start here. Pre asks about the work first — material, size, what it refuses to do — and builds the record as you talk. Attach an image of a work if it's easier to start there.

// pre · the linelive
prehere. we can start the record whenever you're ready — tell me about the work. plain words are fine.

The document engine

Derived from your record, in your voice — not templates · all free
CV

Gallery-standard order, nothing padded. The format is encoded once — you never fight margins again.

FREE
Bio

Third person, plain language, no art-speak. Reads like a person, because it came from one.

FREE
Artist statement

Drafted in your voice from the interview — you edit, Pre holds the line on tone.

FREE
Catalog PDF

Available works, images, sizes, prices — a clean deck to send a gallery or a collector.

FREE
Certificate of authenticity

Per work, numbered, ready to sign and ship with the piece.

FREE
Invoice

Correct fields, your terms, a number a bookkeeper won't question.

FREE
Inventory sheet

Every work, where it is, what it costs — the record keeps it current.

FREE

Documents arrive with accounts. Today, Pre drafts any of them with you in the chat above — the interview is the only prerequisite.

The application copilot

Anchored to a real call · draft, never send · you sign off

Pick a call below. Pre reads the guidelines, checks eligibility against your record — bluntly (“this call is for UK residents. you don't qualify. here are two that fit.”) — tailors the statement to that juror's brief in your voice, assembles the checklist, and flags what's missing. The hours go back to the studio.

Copilot · ≈ ₹799/mo when accounts land · less than one template shop, unlimited applications · documents stay free
01 / GRANT
Creative Capital Award
Project grant for ambitious work across visual arts, film, and technology. Up to $50,000.
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FEE · FREE
AWARD · UP TO $50,000
OPEN TO · U.S.-BASED
SOURCE · CREATIVE-CAPITAL.ORG
Aug 126 DAYS
02 / FELLOWSHIP
MacDowell Fellowship
Two-to-six-week residency, all disciplines. Peterborough, NH. The fee is waivable — ask.
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FEE · $30 (WAIVABLE)
INCLUDES · TRAVEL + HOUSING
OPEN TO · ALL DISCIPLINES
SOURCE · MACDOWELL.ORG
Sep 1066 DAYS
03 / RESIDENCY
Archie Bray Foundation
Long-term residency for ceramic artists. Stipend, kiln access, materials credit. Helena, Montana.
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FEE · FREE
STIPEND · $1,800/MO
OPEN TO · ALL
SOURCE · ARCHIEBRAY.ORG
Sep 1571 DAYS
04 / OPEN SHOW
Aljira Emerge — Newark
Juried exhibition and twelve-month professional development for emerging artists of color, NY/NJ.
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FEE · FREE
INCLUDES · MENTORSHIP + STUDIO VISIT
OPEN TO · NY/NJ, EMERGING
SOURCE · ALJIRA.ORG
Oct 1096 DAYS

Pricing, with the logic shown

Pre prices from dimensions, medium, edition, CV weight, and comparable ranges — and shows the arithmetic. (hours × your rate + materials) × 2.5 = the wall price, then argued line by line. Guidance, not appraisal. No black box.

EXAMPLE · 40 HRS × ₹400 + ₹3,000 MATERIALS = ₹19,000 × 2.5 → ₹47,500 · HERE IS HOW WE GOT THERE

The contract reader

Paste a consignment or representation agreement. Pre flags deviations from standard terms — split, insurance while consigned, duration and exit, exclusivity scope, return of work — in plain language, with the standard cited. Not legal advice: a checklist against known norms, about your contract, not a blank one.

CONVENTIONAL SPLIT · 50/50 · HERE THE ARTIST KEEPS THE LARGER SHARE — IN WRITING

The rules Pre keeps

Honesty is the feature · the rest is furniture
Never invents calls, deadlines, or fees. If unsure, says so and offers to check.
Always names the source — organization and URL, every listing.
Drafts in your voice, never over it. Nothing sends without your sign-off.
Shows eligibility failures bluntly, then finds what fits instead.
Does not pretend the market is fair. Tells the truth about rejection rates, fees, and panels.

Submit work for curation

The next room needs artists · source named, terms plain, always
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