Jack Gunning

If your organization is looking at asset management software because a collection of corporate art has outgrown spreadsheets, you’re not alone. Generalized asset management tools handle IT inventory, furniture, and equipment well, but they fall short for art — because art isn’t just another asset. It has provenance. It appreciates. It travels between locations. It … Read more

If your organization manages corporate art, you’ve likely faced the scramble of locating artwork records during an insurance renewal, the frustration of incomplete location data when executives request a collection summary, or the anxiety of moving 300 works to a new headquarters without a reliable system to track what went where. Art inventory management software … Read more

If your organization manages corporate art, you’ve likely faced this scenario: leadership asks for the total insured value of your collection, and the answer sits scattered across spreadsheets, paper files, and email threads. Your art collection may span headquarters, regional offices, hospital campuses, or university buildings—yet keeping track of what you own, where it sits, … Read more

If your organization manages corporate art, you’ve likely faced the moment when your spreadsheets, email chains, and shared drives simply stop working. Once your collection passes 150-200 works or spans multiple locations, the manual approach breaks down. Lost location data during office moves. Outdated insurance values buried in 2022 PDFs that never made it back … Read more

Introduction: Why Your Organization Needs an Art Inventory App in 2026 Picture this: you’re a facilities director at a financial services firm with offices in New York, Chicago, and London. Your team manages over 500 artworks spread across these locations. When the CFO asks for a current valuation summary before the January insurance renewal, you … Read more

If your organization manages corporate art, you’ve likely faced the scramble to answer: What do we own, where is it, and what is it worth? For many facilities directors and collection managers, this question triggers a familiar search through scattered spreadsheets, email threads, and shared drives. The art inventory exists—just not in one place. What … Read more

If your organization manages corporate art, you’ve likely faced the frustration of scattered records, uncertain locations, and last-minute scrambles for documentation. Whether you oversee artworks across offices, hospitals, campuses, or branches, collection management has evolved far beyond simply hanging paintings on walls. Today, managing art collections requires digital inventories, legal compliance, insurance documentation, ESG reporting, … Read more

It’s 9 AM in a 5,000-square-foot gallery space in Brooklyn. You’re reviewing condition reports for an incoming loan, fielding emails from three collectors about available works, and confirming that the HVAC system will hold steady for tonight’s opening. By noon, you’ll meet with your gallery assistant about next month’s installation schedule while simultaneously tracking down … Read more

What Is Art Management Software? Art management software is a specialized digital system designed to catalog, track, value, and report on artworks and cultural assets held by organizations. Unlike generic tools such as Excel spreadsheets, SharePoint folders, or DIY FileMaker databases that many galleries and collectors still rely on, purpose-built platforms address the complexity of … Read more

Introduction: What an Art Gallery Manager Actually Does Day to Day If your organization manages corporate art, you’ve likely faced the complexity of tracking hundreds of works across multiple locations, coordinating loans with outside institutions, and producing accurate reports for leadership—all while ensuring exhibitions run smoothly. The art gallery manager role sits at the intersection … Read more