This is one of my OG mods. It started as a basic active career that I made for one of my Sims that had just graduated from University with a degree in Fine Arts but I wanted her to have a more of a 9-5 rather than being a self-employed artist. No idea what happened to that save file (I don't think I got past Gen 2) but the mod remained and over the years I've been going back to it via various sims and adding more and more to it. At a certain point you have to stop tooling with it and move on and I guess I'm at that point!
The Basics: This is an Active career (similar to the Firefighter career) where you work in the local art gallery, building relationships with local artists in town, buying pieces from them or from the local auction and then selling them to clients. You can also throw gallery events to promote local artists or raise funds.
Requirements: Ambitions, Late Night, University, Into the Future. Built on ver 1.67, should be fine with 1.69
Credits & Thanks: The foods come from ACNH and DDV. The drinks are converted from Sims 4. The computer, safe object and pamphlet accessory is from @aroundthesims. Refreshments table is from @kandiraver-sims.
The auction items are from the following creators: QBUILDERZ, spladoum, k2m1too, Frances Ngai, Meinkatz Creations and Blams EA Store. All credits go to them. There is a merged version and also a folder of the items individually if you have some in your game.
I only just added in the custom LTW last week and it's something I've wanted to test out for a while and velocitygrass' excellent tutorial made it surprisingly simple. Also I'm grateful that we have Gamefreak130's custom LTWs which were great references for something more updated since the tutorial is pretty old and to see how to link non-major wishes.
Also thanks to @sarahsarita00 who tested an old version of this like two years ago and was probably wondering what the hell happened to it 😭😭
There's more details on how to play all the features below the cut and detailed instructions in the documentation you'll find in the downloads folder. And as always, bug reporting (not all caps vague cries for help) is always appreciated. 😄
Download HERE
Manage the Local Art Gallery
Sell Art: Every crafted painting, sculpture, and photograph becomes a valuable "art piece" for sale on your gallery lot. Add custom frames to painting canvases to match their level of elegance and craftsmanship.
Total Control: Set your own prices, curate collections, and design the perfect space to attract rich buyers and art enthusiasts.
Delivery System: Securely store your inventory. Sell a piece and personally deliver it to the buyer's home for the perfect placement.
Digital Marketing: Leverage your artistic skills to update the gallery website and social media and drive traffic to the gallery.
Sales Interactions: Hand out brochures, show art and entice buyers to convince visitors to purchase. Your charisma and skill directly impact your sales success.
Turn Beautiful Art into Cold Hard Cash
Art Sales: Selling for the gallery also benefits you as you earn sales commissions from each sale. The bigger the sale, the more money you make!
Secure Grants: Use your writing skill to apply for grants and secure up to §10,500 in funding for the gallery to grow your business.
Host Fancy Events: Unlock Artist Showcases (Level 6) to boost an artist's profile (and the value of their pieces) and Gallery Fundraisers (Level 8) to schmooze with elite donors and secure massive donations. Success depends on your charm, the art, and even the refreshments and rewards you with a hefty bonus!
New Lifetime Wish: Prove you can be the ultimate art mogul by completing the brand new "Profit Picasso" LTW from reaching Level 10 of the career and selling over §500,000 in art.
Forge Relationships with Artists
Discover & Recruit: Research local artistic talent and offer to represent them. Once you do, you’ll get first dibs on their newest creations.
Negotiate Art Purchases: Buy art directly from anyone, negotiating the price based on skill, relationship, and the piece's value.
Create a Integrated Economy: If you play as an artist in another household, you can actively set your price and sell your art to any working gallerist in town which can fetch you a higher price rather than selling into “the void”.
Master the High-Stakes Auction House
Get Your Paddle Ready: The thrill of the bid awaits! At Level 7, gain entry (hopefully) to exclusive art auctions.
Strategic Gameplay: Employ different bidding strategies in a fast-paced mini game to outsmart competitors and win rare pieces. But make sure you stay within budget!
Unique & Valuable Pieces: Acquire one-of-a-kind art pieces not available anywhere else. These exclusive items can appreciate in value over time, making them perfect investments for wealthy Sims looking to spend their money.
Customizable: Load your own custom paintings and sculptures into the auction cycle to switch it up!
Hi there! I downloaded the gallerist mod today and I absolutely love it! I'd like to report two small issues: 1) the request grant application action shows 100% done, but the sim never finishes it; 2) my sim also can't deliver sold art pieces. She keeps getting the "can't access" action and cancels the task, even though the gallery safe is fully accessible and it's within working hours. Thanks for all your hard work ♡
Hola! (just got back from holidays in Spain, can you tell????) Glad you're enjoying the mod and thanks to you and @maleabug for reporting on the grant issue. The application progress number is rounded up so I think when it's showing you 100% it's actually like 99.56% and you have to keep going until it gets to 100%. I've tested it with two different Sims and it is working once you actually get to 100. But I think the bigger issue is that the interaction completion bar wasn't aligned to the time it takes to complete an application. So I've updated it so now there are two stage options: 1) Write for 4 Hours and 2) Write Until Complete. For the latter your Sim will not stop writing until the application is finished or they stop due to motive distress. For the former, they will stop writing after 4 hours or if the application is complete.
Download the updated version HERE
On the second issue, your Sim doesn't route to the safe for deliveries, they are trying to route to the home of the Sim who purchased the art piece so it looks like your Sim isn't able to route to their home or more specifically, the area around their mailbox. Does the customer live in an apartment or some kind of unique housing set up?
Hello! Just downloaded the Art Gallery career. I have noticed a few bugs. My Sim is unable to apply for grants. The action just cancels. Also, when my Sim researches artists, she resets when one artist is clicked on. Otherwise, I love this mod!
Hiya and thanks for reporting! I'm glad you're enjoying the mod! I've fixed the issue with Sims resetting when pulling up artists with low skills and the ITUN error (just a simple mixup between a . and + can cancel out a whole interaction!) for grant applications. Both should be working now. Thanks also to @desiree-uk for also reporting the Research bug and testing the hotfix.
Olomaya, You make great mods which enhance game functions. The latest one being the Art Gallery active job. In this mod I see Into Future Pack as a requirement. Can the mod play without it or is it a hard dependency?
Hiya. You can play it without ITF but won't be able to successfully host a Gallery Fundraiser event.
