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Ideas, guides, and stories about art inventory management.

Origin Story

Why We Built Art Aura

In 1982, I catalogued 785 artworks by Richard Hamilton using a PDP-11 minicomputer, seven colon-separated fields per line, and the standard Unix utilities. Forty-four years later, I am still trying to solve the same problem.

28 February 2026 · Eddie Thorden
Guide

Art Aura for Gallery Owners: A Complete Guide

How Art Aura fits into the daily workflow of a working gallery. From receiving new work to consignment tracking, invoicing, art fairs, and financial reporting.

28 February 2026 · Eddie Thorden
Technology

How Art Aura Uses Apple Intelligence

On-device AI for art inventory: how Art Aura uses Apple's Foundation Models framework to generate descriptions, search collections, and keep everything private.

28 February 2026 · Eddie Thorden
Announcement

Introducing Art Aura

Managing an art collection should not require enterprise software or a wall of spreadsheets. Art Aura is a professional inventory app for iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch.

28 February 2026 · Eddie Thorden