# Welcome to ARTSVP

Section: Getting Started · Page: https://artsvp.com/docs/getting-started/welcome

ARTSVP is where galleries, art fairs, and cultural institutions run their events
(private views, VIP previews, fair days, timed entry) from the first invitation to
the last guest through the door.

Everything lives in one place: the invitations you send, the bookings they become,
the guest list your team watches on the night, and check-in at the door. One live
view, instead of spreadsheets, inboxes, and a clipboard.

## How it fits together

You create an **event** (an opening, a preview, a talk) give it dates, capacity,
and tickets, and publish it to its own booking page. Guests reach that page in two
ways: personally, through an **invitation** sent to them by name, or openly,
through a **booking link** shared on your site, in your newsletter, or on a poster.
Every response lands on the same live **guest list**, and on the day, that list is
what you check guests in against, from a phone, a tablet, or a QR scanner.

That is the whole loop. Everything else builds on it:

- **Collections** group events into a programme you can share with a single link.
- **Portals** let partners (exhibitors, sponsors, friends of the gallery) invite
  their own guests from an allocation you control.
- **Branding** dresses your booking pages, emails, and tickets in your own identity.
- **Insights** show how bookings and attendance are really going.
- The **API and webhooks** connect ARTSVP to your own systems.

## Where to begin

1. **Create your account and team.** Signup walks you through three short steps:
   Team, Event, Ready. It is free, and takes a few minutes.
2. **Follow the [Quick Start](https://artsvp.com/docs/getting-started/quick-start)** to publish a
   first event and take your first RSVP, it covers the whole journey in one pass.
3. **Skim [Key Concepts](https://artsvp.com/docs/getting-started/key-concepts)** for the handful of
   terms the rest of the documentation leans on.

> **Tip:** Running a gallery or a fair? The
> [Gallery Guide](https://artsvp.com/docs/gallery-guide/overview) and the
> [Art Fair Guide](https://artsvp.com/docs/art-fair-guide/overview) walk through the setups those
> teams actually use, the fastest route from new account to doors open.

## Finding your way around these docs

| Section | What it covers |
|---|---|
| [Getting Started](https://artsvp.com/docs/getting-started/quick-start) | Account setup, the dashboard, plans, and your first event |
| [Events](https://artsvp.com/docs/events/overview) | Creating, configuring, and publishing events |
| [Guest Management](https://artsvp.com/docs/guest-management/guest-list) | Guest lists, invitations, bookings, and check-in |
| [Collections](https://artsvp.com/docs/collections/overview) | Grouping events into shareable programmes |
| [Settings & Integrations](https://artsvp.com/docs/settings/organisation-settings) | Organisation settings, branding, billing, and integrations |
| [Art Fair Guide](https://artsvp.com/docs/art-fair-guide/overview) | Practical setups for running a fair |
| [Gallery Guide](https://artsvp.com/docs/gallery-guide/overview) | Practical setups for gallery programmes |
| [Automations](https://artsvp.com/docs/automations/overview) | Automatic actions on your events (beta) |
| [API](https://artsvp.com/docs/api/overview) | What the ARTSVP API can do |
| [Reference](https://artsvp.com/docs/reference/support) | Reporting, troubleshooting, support, and legal |

Feature availability varies by plan and by your role in the team. Pages tag what
they need, (Plans: Pro & Expert) marks a paid feature, for instance, and
[Plans](https://artsvp.com/docs/getting-started/plans) has the full comparison.

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