Art Authority

Art Authority is a company specializing in the production of fine-art reproductions catering to both art museums and consumers. The company originated from an art education app initially developed for macOS and iOS. The app presents art pieces within a virtual museum interface. It is designed for university and K–12 education and available on the iPad and iPhone. Open Door Networks and Project A designed and managed the Art Authority app between 2010 and 2016, at which time the Art Authority company took it over.[1]

The app includes a database of 100,000 works of art, over 1,500 artists, and over 1000 museums and other art locations, and is used by apps such as Art Channel on Apple TV.[2] The app and database were also instrumental in creation of the Art Authority Museum on Apple Vision Pro. [3]

The app was upgraded for the retina display concurrently with the release of the 3rd-generation iPad.[4] Exploring Art with Art Authority, an e-book companion to the app, was introduced on April 18, 2012.[5]

A partnership with Bridgeman Art Library, which enabled users to order reproductions of works from the app, was announced on May 30, 2012. It was implemented as Prints on Demand on September 25, 2012.[6]

Access to videos for many of the app's major works was added in December 2013.[7]

  1. ^ "Our long, strange, 10-year trip". 9 July 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Drake, Monica (27 December 2012). "Where's That Picasso? An App Can Help". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Flint, Jim (29 February 2024). "From Ashland to the world: A virtual museum in your hand". Ashland.news. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Bonnington, Christina (March 28, 2012). "8 Eye-Popping Retina Display Photography Apps for the New iPad". Wired. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Our first Art Authority iBook – free!". 25 April 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Prints on Demand". 25 September 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Art Authority adds access to videos". 24 December 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2014.