How to maintain artists profiles

What we need

The profiles of your artists are initially created by ato. You will then complete them and can update or modify them at any time using your access.

We need:

• The names of your artists
• Portrait photos and photo credits

If you and your artists have agreed that they will maintain their profiles themselves, we will also need:

• The artists' email addresses in order to create login access

Logging in as an artist

If you are an artist maintaining your profile yourself, here is a short introduction to logging in:

If you experience any problems accessing your account, please contact Adam (gawel@ato.vision).

Welcome to the dashboard

On the right side you will see all pages you can access:

• Dein Profil
• Personen (only visible to Kunstagent:innen)
• Kunst
• Veranstaltungen

For Kunstagent:innen / art agents: "Personen"

You will see an overview of the artists that have already been created. These are currently set to "Draft" so that you can edit them before publishing. Please remember to publish the profiles as soon as possible so the artworks can be promoted.

Artworks can only be assigned once the artist profiles exist.

Click on one of your artists. The sections on the top left:

• Allgemein
• Texte
• Vita

If you would like to create additional profiles, click the + symbol.

For Künstler:innen / artists: "Dein Profil"

On the top left you will see the following sections:

• Allgemein
• Texte
• Vita

Name

Enter your full name.

Slug

The slug is created automatically and forms the URL of your profile. In most cases, no changes are necessary.

SEO-Beschreibung (Deutsch und Englisch)

The SEO description (meta description) appears in search results on Google and other search engines. It influences whether users click on your profile and therefore affects its visibility.

• Length: approx. 150 characters (including spaces)
• Content: a short and precise description of your role or activity at ato
• Please fill this in for both German and English

Upload / change image

• Format: landscape
• Resolution: below 300 dpi (72 dpi is sufficient)

Edit image information

Click the gear icon to open a small window.

• Copyright Text: Enter the name of the photographer.
• Copyright Link: If the photographer has a website, you can add it here. If the person has a profile on ato, create an internal link using a shortened URL so visitors remain on the ato website and no new tab opens (e.g. /crew/sebastian-heck/ instead of https://ato.vision/crew/sebastian-heck/).

Click Speichern to return.

Beschreibung (ALT text)

"Beschreibung" corresponds to the ALT text (alternative text), which should be added to every image. ALT text is important for accessibility (screen readers), image indexing by search engines, and as fallback text if an image fails to load.

• Keep it short and precise (max. 125 characters)
• Describe what is visible in the image and its context, especially for people who cannot see it

Then click Speichern (blue button at the top right).

Künstler:innenseite Kunstwerke / Featured Kunstwerke

Artworks can only be assigned after they have been created. If artworks already exist, you can easily add them using "+ Füge hinzu" in the dropdown menu for both the artist profile page and the Featured page (ato.vision/featured).

See also: How to maintain and add artworks

Content is first created in the German interface.

Introtext

This text appears below the profile image.

• Approx. 10 lines
• A short introduction to the person and their work
• Links can be included

Beschreibung

Nothing needs to be entered here. Simply leave this field empty.

Jobtitel

Enter "Künstlerin" or "Künstler".

Externe Links

Add links to the artist's website and make them clickable.

Then click Speichern (blue button at the top right).

English version (Texte)

Then click Speichern (blue button at the top right).

The Vita is also maintained in both German and English. Start with the German interface.

▶ Tutorial (Video): Adding your CV▾

Create sections

Click "+Abschnitte" and create the following sections, for example:

• General (leave this section empty)
• Education
• Scholarships / Awards
• Exhibitions (selection)
• Projects (selection)
• Publications / Press

Create entries

Select the section you want to fill with entries and add them via "+Einträge".

• Enter the year in the top field
• For time ranges use a long dash (e.g. 2020 – 2024)
• Under "Text bearbeiten / ändern", list the events. Titles should be written in italics and separated with the pipe symbol | (Apple: option + 7, Windows: Alt GR + <)

After the country abbreviation, add as needed whether it is a group exhibition (GA), solo exhibition (EA), and whether there is a catalogue (K).

After finishing, you can adjust the order using drag & drop.

Then click Speichern (blue button at the top right).

English version (Vita)

Then click Speichern (blue button at the top right).

Checklist

Before finishing your edits, please check:

• Are all required fields filled in?
• Are both language versions complete?
• Are the image, copyright information, and ALT text correct?
• Do all links work?
• Has everything been saved?

Publish the artist profile

Go back to "Allgemein" and activate the blue checkmark at "Veröffentlichen" below the profile image.

Then click Speichern (blue button at the top right).

For art agents Click "Personen" again to return to the overview of your artists.