2. YOUR HOSTS: JAVI AND ANNE!
Javier Plasencia is EFA Studio Program's
administrative assistant and manages the
program’s filemaker database. Javier is a
printmaker and is currently earning a master
of visual arts administration from NYU.
Anne Croken is EFA’s Operations Manager and
oversees Filemaker Pro for all three programs. She
has built several custom database in Filemaker and
other platforms. Anne is a 2016 Brooklyn Art Space
Resident Artist.
3. 1. Filemaker: example database and demonstration
2. Cloud vs. non-cloud software
3. Alternatives to filemaker/recommendations
4. Discussion: what are other artists doing, and what will work best
for you?
ON THE DOCKET:
Custom databases for artists!
4. EFFICIENCY
Digital archiving saves you time.
Saved time= saved money.
ORGANIZATION
Keeping your files, records in order, less paperwork
BACK UP
Contacts, Records, Sales, Images
WHY CREATE A DATABASE?
6. Pros:
● Customization: Capacity to create
any field, generate invoices with
custom letterhead, email directly
from the application, export/import
data easily
● Storage: Master storage for your
High-Res images
Cons:
● Cost: $329 (one-time)
● Steep learning curve: particularly
for mac users (not “drop & drag”
style)
● No “cloud storage”
8. Cloud-based solution to FileMaker: Artwork Archive
https://www.artworkarchive.com/
Pros:
● Affordable: $60, $108, or $124
annual fee
● Cloud Storage: Master storage
for your High-Res images that can
be accessed anywhere
● Easy to learn
Cons:
● Limited customization:
you have to work within
their template
● Support: harder to get
help! May become
outdated
