Artist Websites for Beginners

Learn how to build a simple artist website in a beginner-friendly workshop designed for artists with little or no prior web experience.

This hands-on Digital Lab session introduces participants to the basic building blocks of an artist website, including homepage structure, artwork pages, biography, contact information, and visual layout. Rather than focusing on advanced technical skills, the workshop emphasizes clarity, confidence, and practical tools artists can keep using after class.

Participants will explore beginner-friendly website platforms and simple editing workflows, then start building or outlining a website they can continue developing after the workshop. By the end of the session, each participant will leave with a clearer understanding of what an effective artist website needs, how to organize their content, and how to move toward publishing a site that represents their practice professionally.

Learning outcomes

• Understand the essential sections of an artist website
• Learn the difference between website builders and more customizable web tools
• Organize key content such as bio, artwork images, titles, and contact information
• Begin building or editing a simple artist website
• Gain confidence using beginner-friendly digital tools to present their work online

Notes on platforms and fees

This workshop is beginner-friendly and will introduce participants to platforms such as Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, or similar tools depending on the approach the participant uses in the class. Some of these platforms may offer free plans or trial periods, but publishing a finished site or accessing premium features may require a paid subscription. Participants do not need to purchase a subscription before attending.

About the instructors:

Fabiola Larios is an interdisciplinary artist, SEO consultant, and cultural technologist whose work bridges the gap between online visibility and creative impact. With a background in visual arts and over a decade of experience in digital media, she has collaborated with artists, institutions, and collectives across Latin America and the U.S. to amplify their presence through data-informed storytelling and accessible digital practices. Her workshops on media literacy, cybersecurity, and search engine optimization for artists have fostered critical digital engagement within creative communities. She has worked with organizations and schools in Miami such as Locust Projects, CodeArt, University of Miami, Florida International University and Bakehouse Art Complex where she has maintained a studio residency since 2023. A frequent speaker on algorithmic bias, online censorship, and obsolescence programming, Larios explores the politics of visibility and digital resistance. She is currently an artist-in-residence at Bakehouse Art Complex in Miami. At Oolite Arts, she is the Director of Digital Lab and brings her deep knowledge of search ecosystems, and a strong commitment to empowering artists in the digital age.

Moises Sanabria is a Venezuelan-born technologist and interdisciplinary artist based in Miami. With over a decade of experience in full-stack development and digital production, he previously helped triple the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami’s YouTube audience by launching its first livestream series in 2020. He has developed digital experiences for organizations like Google XR and The Shed. He has led workshops both in-person and online on machine learning, creative coding, and vibe coding. Sanabria is co-founder of the AI media platform AI24 Live and was the founding engineer at Lore Machine AI. His artistic work exploring machine philosophy and speculative internet futures has been shown at Transmediale, ICA Miami, and Centro de Cultura Digital (CDMX). Sanabria was a Fellow of Recalibrated Institute at ArtCenter South Florida in 2017 and was a recipient of the Miami Grant Program 2024. He is currently an artist-in-residence at Bakehouse Art Complex and serves as Technical Director of Oolite Arts’ new Digital Lab, where he develops programs that give resident artists and community learners hands-on access to AI, data-driven storytelling tools, and technical infrastructure across the organization.