The Art Sutra app
Know the moment your art moves
Add The Art Sutra to your home screen in three taps. It opens like an app, and your phone tells you when an order ships, a painting progresses or a sale lands.
Free. No app store, nothing to download. The same account you already use.
Art Sutranow
Your order is on its way
The courier has collected it. Tap to follow it to your wall.
Why install it
Stop checking. We tell you.
Buying art means waiting — for an artist to confirm, a painting to dry, a courier to collect. The app turns each wait into a note on your lock screen, the moment something changes. Nothing promotional: only your own orders, requests and sales.
- One tap, full screenOpens from your home screen without the browser's address bar, straight into the shop, your orders or your studio.
- The account you already haveSame sign-in, same orders, same wallet. Nothing to move, nothing new to remember.
- No store, always currentInstalls from this page in seconds, takes almost no space, and is always the latest version.
What you will hear about
To a collector
Your painting is under way
Your artist has sent progress photographs. Tap to see them.
To an artist
A collector paid for your work
It is yours to pack. Your share joins your wallet after delivery.
To a collector
An artist applied to your request
Read their note and see their work, then choose who paints it.
Collectors
- Your order is confirmed, packed, shipped and delivered
- An artist applies to paint your request, accepts the contract, or sends progress photographs
- A return is collected and your refund is on its way
- You are outbid on a work you made an offer on
Artists
- A collector pays for your work
- Your artwork is approved for the shop, or needs a change
- A painting request matches you, and the collector chooses you
- A withdrawal from your wallet is paid to your bank
Install in three taps
Find your phone, follow the ringed button
Each picture shows the exact button to tap, ringed in blue. If you opened this page from Instagram, WhatsApp or another app, first open it in Safari or Chrome — installing only works there.
iPhone and iPad
In Safari · iOS 16.4 or newer for notifications
- 1
Tap the Share button
theartsutra.comTapSafari's toolbar, at the bottom of the screen (at the top on iPad) - 2
Tap “Add to Home Screen”
CopyAdd to Reading ListAdd to Home ScreenTapThe Share menu — scroll down if you do not see it at first - 3
Tap Add
CancelAdd to Home ScreenAddTapArt SutraCheck the name, then tap Add in the top corner - 4
Open Art Sutra from your Home Screen and turn on notifications
“Art Sutra” Would Like to Send You Notifications
Notifications may include alerts, sounds and icon badges.
Don’t AllowAllowTapYour phone asks once. Tap Allow
Android
In Chrome · or tap “Install the app” at the top of this page
- 1
Tap the three dots, top right
theartsutra.comTapChrome's address bar, at the top of the screen - 2
Tap “Install app”
New tabHistoryInstall appTapSettingsThe menu. On some phones the line reads “Add to Home screen” instead - 3
Tap Install
Install app?
The Art Sutratheartsutra.comCancelInstallTapTap Install — the icon appears on your home screen - 4
Open it and turn on notifications — tap Allow when asked
Computer
In Chrome or Microsoft Edge
- 1
Click the install icon in the address bar
theartsutra.comTapChrome or Edge on a computer: the install icon sits at the right end of the address bar - 2
Click Install
Install app?
The Art Sutratheartsutra.comCancelInstallTapClick Install — it opens in its own window - 3
Turn on notifications below — click Allow when asked
Notifications
Turn them on for this device
Do this on each phone or computer where you want them. You can turn them off here at any time.
Notifications on this device
Checking this device…
Coming to the stores
Android and iPhone apps are on their way to Google Play and the App Store.
They use the same account, so everything you do here carries over.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. Installing The Art Sutra and turning on notifications cost nothing.
Do I need a new account?
No. The app is theartsutra.com itself, so you sign in with the same email and password or Google account, and see the same orders, requests and wallet.
Why does iPhone need “Add to Home Screen” for notifications?
Apple lets a website send notifications only once it has been added to the Home Screen, on iOS 16.4 or newer. Add it with the steps above, open it from your Home Screen, and turn notifications on there.
How do I turn notifications off?
Open this page or your account in the app and tap Turn off, or switch them off for Art Sutra in your phone's notification settings. Your emails and the bell on the site carry on either way.
Will there be an app in Google Play and the App Store?
Yes, the Android and iPhone apps are on their way. They use the same account, so nothing you do here needs moving later.
Does it work without the internet?
It opens and tells you when you are offline. Prices, holds and orders always come live from the site, so they need a connection.
What do you keep for notifications?
Only the private address your browser creates for them, sent through your phone's own notification service and encrypted end to end. Turning notifications off deletes it.