Raised Art Network

The art is yours.

Find art opportunities, keep your project ideas together, and work out what a job will cost — before you commit. RAN is a working space for visual artists.

You work in Studio. Your Practice grows from the work.

Free to join and browse RUN, with 5 free starter credits to try Studio. Membership is A$14.99/month including applicable tax.

01 / Studio

Work on what’s in front of you

Concepts, references, quotes, feasibility, wall and exhibition planning — for your own projects or opportunities.

02 / Practice

A private record that grows

Completed projects, actual time and costs, and outcomes — private by default, yours to learn from.

03 / Network

Share only what you choose

Opt in to a public profile of selected work, and discover other artists’ practices.

Illustrative example — not an actual artist or outcome

From project idea to a costed quote

ProjectConcept LabQuote & CostingFeasibilityPractice
  1. Start a project (1 credit) for a 12 m² community mural.
  2. Collect references and sketches in Concept Lab.
  3. Cost design, labour, materials with waste, hire and contingency in Quote & Costing.
  4. Check time and earnings per day in Feasibility.
  5. Issue the client-ready quote (1 credit per version; reopening is free).
  6. After the job, record actual time and costs privately in Practice.
Sample inputs: design 2 days × A$700 · labour 4 days × A$600 · paint 4 × A$85 + 10% waste · primer A$120 · ladder 4 days × A$45 · photography A$150 · 10% contingency

Draft — not yet final

Quote · Version 1 · Illustrative

Community mural — 12 m² wall

Artist & designAUD 1,540.00
  • Concept design, site mockup and one revision round — 2 day
LabourAUD 2,640.00
  • Wall preparation and painting (12 m²) — 4 day
MaterialsAUD 543.40
EquipmentAUD 198.00
DocumentationAUD 165.00
Subtotal (ex GST)AUD 5,086.40
TotalAUD 5,086.40

No GST is charged.

Sample numbers only, calculated by the same quote calculator artists use. GST is not included because this sample artist is not GST-registered — set your own status, rates and allowances.

Working time

6 days

Earnings / day

AUD 633.33

This whole first project and quote uses 2 of your 5 free starter credits. Membership adds 30 credits each month.

Free or member

What membership adds

Free

  • Browse opportunities in RUN
  • Your profile and optional Network page
  • View and export work you already have
  • 5 one-time starter credits to try Studio

Member · A$14.99/month incl. tax

  • Create and edit projects
  • Use the Studio tools
  • 30 credits each paid month (roll over up to 60)

Credits are only used by three actions: 1 to start a new project, 1 for a successful sourced supplier price lookup, and 1 for each client-ready quote document version. Editing, saving and searches that find nothing are free.

Network

No public artist profiles yet. Network is opt-in — artists can choose to share selected work later.