“Our staff and volunteers find it very easy to use, saving valuable time on the backend. Since partnering with Communal, [we have] experienced a boost in rentals, memberships, and program registrations.”
Arts Council & Gallery Software
Arts council and gallery software for class registration, memberships, calls for artists, and studio rentals. Drop-in classes, 8-week courses, summer camps, and gallery nights share one calendar and one member record.
- Multi-session courses that take one registration, not 8
- A public program calendar and a feed people can subscribe to
- Calls for artists with image uploads and committee notes
Courses and gallery nights on one page
What is arts council and gallery software?
Arts council and gallery software handles the mix of work an arts organization runs: artist and supporter memberships, class and workshop registration on very different schedules, calls for artists, youth camps, and studio or event space for rent. A member show can be limited to members, so membership is what gets an artist in.
Running a heritage or ethnic cultural association with multi-generational family memberships and hall rentals? See cultural center software. This page is for arts councils, public galleries, and creative studios serving artists and the public with classes, camps, and submissions. Running camps only? See day camp registration software.
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Run classes on any schedule
Weekly drop-ins, 8-session courses, one-off workshops. Set up a recurring schedule once and every session lands on the calendar.
Fill your summer camps
Split camps by age or activity, collect waivers at checkout, and set the dates registration opens and closes.
Take artist submissions
Artists apply and upload images of their work. Your committee reads each one in Communal instead of an inbox full of attachments.
Rent your spaces
Classrooms, studios, multipurpose rooms, flex desks. Renters book online and pay at checkout, or send a request you approve.
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Class registration, submissions, and rentals for arts organizations
Classes, submissions, camps, rentals, and memberships run on one calendar and one member record.
Public program calendar
A month calendar of your classes, camps, and events to link from your website, plus a calendar feed people can add to Google or Apple Calendar.
Automatic session reminders
Switch them on and every registrant gets an email before each session, including every week of a multi-week course.
Artist submissions
Applications with image uploads and your own questions, for juried shows, gallery nights, and vendor markets.
Memberships
Artist, supporter, studio-access, and corporate levels side by side, with member prices applied at checkout.
Donations
Take donations online or at the desk, with a tax receipt emailed for each gift.
Flex desks and shared workspace
Studio space by the hour or as a day package, open to the public or members-only, on the same calendar as your rooms.
Facilities and programs are separate modules. See facility rental software, program and event registration, and pricing.
Reminder before each session
Art class registration on your real schedule
Weekly drop-ins and multi-session courses run side by side. A drop-in lists each date on its own, and a course takes one registration for the whole run.
- Drop-in dates listed separately, so people pick the ones they want
- An 8-week fall drawing class takes a single registration, not 8
- Session reminders before each class, once switched on
- Attendance and member pricing tied to each participant
Answers, files, and notes together
Artist submissions and calls for artists
Set up the call as a registration with a form and image uploads. Artists apply online, and your committee opens each application to read the answers, look at the work, and leave notes.
- Your own questions: title, medium, dimensions, price
- Images attached to the application
- Notes for the committee on each entry
- The same setup for vendor markets and booth requests
Desk 1 · Thu 10am to 1pm · $6/hr
Flex desks and shared creative workspace
Rent desks, print benches, and studio stations to members and the public by the hour, or sell a day package. Artists need somewhere to work, and a spare room can pay for itself.
- Members and the public book a desk or station online
- Member rates set per membership type, or members-only spaces
- Hourly rates or fixed packages by length of booking
- The same calendar as your classrooms and event spaces
Membership organizations running programs on Communal
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500+ community organizations use Communal to run memberships, programs, and bookings.
Book a walkthrough and we will show you how your arts council, gallery, or studio could use the same workflows.
Book a DemoGuides for arts councils, galleries, and studios
Deeper reads on classes and camps, studio rentals, tier names, receipts, and renewals.
Summer Camp Registration Software Compared
Nine camp registration platforms compared by fit, from health-record suites to camp tools that share a family record with memberships.
Read guide →EventsBest Nonprofit Event Management Software
Nine event tools compared, and the questions to ask before gallery nights and fundraisers share a calendar with your classes.
Read guide →RentalsHow to Set Up a Facility Scheduling System
Putting studios, classrooms, and gallery space on one calendar that renters can check and book themselves.
Read guide →MembershipMembership Tier Names From 500+ Organizations
Real tier names for artist, supporter, studio-access, and corporate levels, taken from organizations already running them.
Read guide →MembershipHow to Automate Membership Renewals
How to stop artist and supporter memberships lapsing without someone chasing every renewal by email.
Read guide →DonationsAutomatic Tax Receipts for Donations
Issuing compliant receipts the moment a donor gives, instead of assembling them by hand every January.
Read guide →Frequently asked questions about arts council and gallery software
It is software that runs an arts organization's memberships, class and workshop registration, calls for artists, camps, studio rentals, and donations on one member record, instead of a separate tool for each.
Yes. An 8-week course takes one registration and one payment, and weekly drop-in classes can list each date separately. Both sit on the same calendar. See program and event registration for waitlists, member pricing, and payment plans.
Yes, by link or subscription. Communal publishes a public programs page with a month calendar that you can link from your site, and a calendar feed people can add to Google Calendar or Apple Calendar. Both update when you add or change a program.
Yes, once you turn reminders on. Each registrant gets an email a set number of hours before each session, including every week of a multi-week course, and you can leave individual programs out.
You set up the call as a registration with a form and image uploads. Artists answer your questions and attach images of their work, and your committee opens each application to review the answers, the files, and each other's notes. Vendor markets work the same way, with questions about what each vendor sells and the booth they need.
Yes. Each program can have a price per membership type and a guest price, or no guest price at all so only members can register. The right price is applied at checkout, with no codes to hand out.
Yes. Run camps by age group, discipline, or week, with age limits, waivers at checkout, your own intake questions, and registration dates that open and close on schedule. More on the day camp registration software page.
Yes. Each space has its own booking calendar and rates. Renters see what is free, answer your booking form, and either pay at checkout or send a request you approve and invoice. See facility rental software for deposits, recurring bookings, and approval rules.
Yes. Members and the public book desks or studio stations by the hour, or buy a fixed package such as a full day. Set member rates by membership type, or require a membership to book at all. It runs on the same calendar as the rest of your spaces.
Yes, and migration is free. Plenty of arts organizations arrive with that exact stack. Our team scopes the move, imports your members and history, and helps you set up programs before your next registration opens.
Yes. A receipt is emailed as each donation is recorded. Canadian charities get CRA receipts for straightforward gifts, and US receipts are written for 501(c)(3) organizations.
Yes. Pick the program as the audience, or build one from membership types, recently expired members, tags, roles, or volunteer shifts.
No. Communal runs both on one member database, so a member's class registrations, rentals, and donations sit on the same record. Most arts organizations arrive using a membership tool alongside Eventbrite or Google Forms and a spreadsheet to reconcile them, and that reconciliation is the work that goes away.
Yes. Sell studio-access memberships, run class and workshop registration, and put the kiln, the presses, or bench space on the booking calendar with member rates or members-only access.
A donor CRM tracks giving. An arts organization also has class registration, camp waivers, artist submissions, studio bookings, and memberships. Communal includes donations and tax receipts, but it is built around the whole operation rather than fundraising alone.
Communal starts at $75/month, or $140/month with facility bookings for your studios, classrooms, and event spaces. Class and camp registration is the Programs & Events module, +$50/month. You only pay for the modules you use. See pricing, or book a demo and we will price your exact setup. No contracts, and migration is free.
From teams who stopped taping tools together.
Community associations, rec centers, and member-based nonprofits across North America moved to Communal when their spreadsheet, booking calendar, and payment system stopped keeping up.

“It was easy to migrate from our antiquated, and expensive system over to Communal's modern and easy to navigate platform.”
“This software is a very cost effective way to stay in touch with your members as well as managing all our programs, events and facility rentals!”
Bring us your messiest workflow. We'll walk it with you.
How the hall gets booked, how program pricing works, how you chase renewals. No canned tour. We walk Communal through your real process so you can see the fit before you decide.

