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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
One place to register

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.

Powering 500+ community organizations

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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.

One registration, 8 sessions

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
One application, one screen

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
Member rate applied

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

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.

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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.

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.

Capterra 4.7 rating

“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.”

Julie P.

General Hall Manager, Nonprofit Organization

via Capterra

“It was easy to migrate from our antiquated, and expensive system over to Communal's modern and easy to navigate platform.”

Shelley B.

Director, Nonprofit Organization

via Capterra

“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!”

Sandra I.

General Manager, Recreational Facilities

via Capterra

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.