EXHIBITION PLANNING / INSTALLATION
ArtHang・ ArtInstall LiteApps for planning and installing exhibitions
Plan how to arrange works on a wall, then check where to install them on site. These two apps were made by Meisai Okamoto for galleries, museums and artists.
01 / APP
ArtHang
Plan the whole exhibition
Mac · iPad · iPhone
View on the App StoreAn exhibition planning app for entering wall and artwork dimensions and checking the arrangement, spacing, and screw or hook positions. Explore the exhibition in 2D wall elevations and 3D, then take dimensioned PDFs to the venue.
The demonstration shows entering artwork photos and dimensions, dragging works into place, even spacing, screw positions, the 3D view, PDF export and checks at the venue.
The videos are in Japanese.
The artworks and exhibition plans in the videos are fictional examples used to demonstrate the apps.
- Enter walls and works to scale
- Keep artwork photos and dimensions together and plan their placement on the wall.
- Check the arrangement and how it looks
- Explore free placement, even spacing, a person silhouette and eye level, and a 3D view.
- Calculate fixing positions
- Check screw and hook positions for the hanging method, and export dimensioned PDFs or screw-position PDFs.
- Transfer exhibition plans
- Export artwork images, walls and arrangements together as an exhibition plan file to import on another device.
02 / APP
ArtInstall Lite
Plan on a Mac, install at the venue
Plan on Mac / Install with iPhone or iPad
View on the App StoreAn installation support app for preparing exhibition layouts on a Mac and checking fixing positions on an iPhone or iPad. On site, enter hanging measurements and check wall screw positions while keeping the planned arrangement locked.
The demonstration follows entering artwork dimensions and preparing a layout on a Mac, measuring hanging positions on an iPhone, and checking wall screw positions.
The videos are in Japanese.
The artworks and exhibition plans in the videos are fictional examples used to demonstrate the apps.
- Create the layout on a Mac
- Enter actual wall and artwork dimensions, align centres, top or bottom edges, and set even spacing or numerical gaps.
- Export A3 landscape layout PDFs
- Export a PDF for each wall, including artwork numbers and position dimensions.
- Keep the arrangement locked on site
- The iPhone and iPad views are for installation. Check each work’s hanging measurements and screw positions for one- or two-point hanging without moving the planned arrangement.
- Track installation progress
- Record measurements and installation status for each work to keep track of progress.
03 / HANDOFF
Take the plan to the venue
You can print the layout PDF and bring it with you. To use an app on another device, export the exhibition plan file and import it on the receiving device. This is not automatic cloud synchronization.
ArtHang and ArtInstall Lite are separate apps. Transfer each app’s exhibition plan files between devices running the same app.
Enter the wall and artwork dimensions and the hanging method. Check the calculated fixing positions against the actual works, and confirm with the venue which hardware and installation methods are permitted.