Own Your Work: Build Your Artist Website

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Own Your Work: Build Your Artist Website

Name: Own Your Work: Build Your Artist Website
Brand: Malovey
Price: 110.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Build a real portfolio website that you own and control, and leave with it live by the end of the workshop. Starting from a tested artist portfolio template, you’ll add your own artwork and bio, customize colours, typography and layout, and learn enough about how the site works to keep it updated yourself. You’ll also work through publishing, optional custom domains and connecting your wider online presence, leaving with a site you can continue using for free as your practice grows.

All Materials Included

Artist portfolio template, hosting setup, portfolio-management tools, optional mapping tools and take-home documentation are provided.

ART HUB

Hands-on workshop at the Urban Art Collective Art Hub.

Small Class Size

6 minimum · 12 maximum

SKILL LEVEL

No Experience Needed

WORKSHOP RUNDOWN

Part 1: Own Your Online Presence

Understand the difference between renting your presence through platforms and owning your own website. Learn how the site is structured, where its files live and how content gets published, then bring your template online and open your live website for the first time.

Part 2: Curate Your Work

Add your own artwork, titles, descriptions and artist bio while exploring how portfolio curation shapes the way people understand your practice. Arrange your work, make decisions about what belongs on the site and learn how to add or manage new pieces later.

Part 3: Make It Yours

Customize the site using colours drawn from your own artwork, typography, layout and visual density. Make simple changes to the website code and see the results live while learning how a template can be adapted rather than treated as a fixed design.

Part 4: Map Your Practice & Keep It Alive

Explore optional tools for mapping where your creative work exists, connecting a custom domain and linking your social platforms. Finish by learning how to update, maintain and expand the website as your practice changes.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

By The End Of This Workshop, You Will:

Understand how a basic website is built, hosted and published.
Understand the difference between owning and renting your online presence.
Have a live portfolio website you control and can continue using.
Know how to add, remove and update your own artwork and content.
Make basic changes to colour, typography and layout.
Understand how curation and design shape your creative identity online.
Know how to maintain and expand your website after the workshop.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Malovey

Malovey helps artists build websites they actually understand and control, without needing to become full-time web developers or treat the whole thing like mysterious wizard territory.

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Laptop: Bring your own laptop. It is required for building and publishing your website.
Artwork: Bring 5–10 images of your work already saved to your laptop.
Colour Reference: Bring one image of a piece you would like to use as inspiration for your website colours.
Artist Bio: Bring a short bio. A rough draft is completely fine.
Pre-Workshop Setup: Complete the short setup guide sent before the workshop so your required accounts are ready to use.

Have a question about the course or need to discuss accessibility or accommodations before class? Contact us at learn@urbanartcollective.ca.

Parking is available at 1088 Somerset St W at the UAC Art Gallery, as well as at 50 Bayswater Ave. The parking area at 50 Bayswater is accessed from Somerset St W, not from Bayswater Avenue.

Cancellation Policy

14+ days before the first class: Full refund to your original payment method.
7–13 days before: Full-value UAC LAB credit.
Less than 7 days before: No refund or credit.

Registrations can be transferred to another person at no charge before the class begins. Missed classes or sessions are not eligible for refunds, credits or individual make-up classes.

If UAC LAB cancels a class, you can choose a full refund or full-value UAC LAB credit. If we reschedule and the new date does not work for you, you may also request a refund or credit.

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