XHBT: Art Galleries & Exhibits
Exhibits, openings, open calls
$2.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
XHBT® is the comprehensive art discovery app for collectors, artists, and art enthusiasts. Find galleries, exhibitions, and artist opportunities across nearly 700 cities worldwide, all in one place.
WHY ARTISTS AND COLLECTORS CHOOSE XHBT
We maintain the largest independent database of contemporary art spaces, updated daily by our team. No algorithms deciding what you see. No sponsored placements. Just galleries, exhibitions, and opportunities organized for easy discovery.
EXPLORE GALLERIES ON THE MAP
Browse 3,000+ galleries with an interactive map. Tap any pin to see current exhibitions, upcoming events, and community reviews. Use "Near Me" to find galleries within walking distance, or search by city to plan your next art trip. Filter by neighborhood to explore art districts like Chelsea, Marais, or Kreuzberg.
TRACK EXHIBITIONS
Over 500 current exhibitions at any time, with new shows added daily. Filter by what matters: opening soon, recently opened, or closing soon so you never miss a show. Each listing includes dates, artists, curator credits, and opening reception times. Save exhibitions to your personal collection and get directions with one tap.
OPEN CALLS FOR ARTISTS
Access 1,500+ submission opportunities, residencies, grants, and competitions. Our calendar view shows deadlines at a glance. Add any deadline directly to your phone calendar with built-in reminders. Categories include painting, sculpture, photography, new media, performance, and more. Sign in to unlock full submission details and contact information.
SAVE AND ORGANIZE
Build your personal art library. Save galleries you want to visit, exhibitions you plan to see, events you want to attend, and opportunities you want to apply for. Everything syncs across your devices when you sign in.
WRITE REVIEWS
Share your experience at galleries and exhibitions. Rate shows, write detailed reviews, and help other art lovers discover great spaces. Your reviews stay with your profile and contribute to the community.
DESIGNED FOR HOW YOU EXPERIENCE ART
- Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad with layouts optimized for each
- Light and dark modes with multiple color palettes
- Add events and deadlines to your calendar
- Get directions to any gallery
- Share exhibitions to Instagram Stories
BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO CARE
XHBT started as a research project to map every gallery in New York. It grew because artists and collectors kept asking for more cities. Today we cover nearly 700 cities across six continents. Our website has reached over 500,000 people organically, with no advertising budget, just people sharing a tool they find genuinely useful.
We update the database every day. Galleries open and close. Exhibitions change. Deadlines pass. Keeping this information accurate takes real work, and that work has value. Your purchase supports a small team committed to serving the art community.
NO ADS. NO SOCIAL NOISE.
XHBT is a utility, not a social network. We do not sell your data. We do not show ads. We do not have feeds designed to maximize your time in the app. We built the app we wanted to use ourselves.
WHAT YOU GET
- 3,000+ galleries mapped with photos and details
- 500+ current exhibitions at any time
- 1,500+ open calls, residencies, and grants
- Nearly 700 cities covered worldwide
- Daily database updates
- Calendar integration for events and deadlines
- Personal saves that sync across devices
- No advertisements
Download XHBT and start discovering art that matters to you.
XHBT 2.0 is a complete rebuild. We rethought every screen to create the art discovery app we always wanted.
INTERACTIVE MAPS EVERYWHERE
Every section now features maps with gallery and exhibition pins. Zoom and pan to explore any city. Pins cluster automatically when you zoom out. Tap any pin to see gallery details, current exhibitions, and upcoming events. Maps remember where you left off.
UNIFIED EXPLORE EXPERIENCE
We merged the old Discover and Map tabs into one seamless screen. The map fills the view while a sliding panel shows curated content below. Swipe up to browse, swipe down to focus on the map. On iPad, resize the sidebar by dragging the divider.
GALLERIES TAB
Browse over 3,000 galleries with search, city filtering, and sort options. Switch between list and map views. Enable "Near Me" to find galleries sorted by walking distance. Each card shows the current exhibition at a glance.
EXHIBITIONS TAB
Find shows with smart filters: Open Now, Opening Soon, Recently Opened, and Closing Soon. Search by title, gallery, or artist. "Openings This Week" highlights upcoming receptions. Switch to map view to see exhibitions plotted geographically.
OPEN CALLS FOR ARTISTS
A new section with 1,500+ submission opportunities, residencies, grants, and competitions. Calendar view shows deadlines with dots on dates. Tap any date to filter. Search by title or category. Categories include painting, sculpture, photography, new media, installation, and performance.
DEADLINE REMINDERS
Every open call shows a countdown badge. Tap "Add Deadline to Calendar" to create a reminder with a one-hour advance alert.
SAVE ANYTHING
Save any gallery, exhibition, event, or open call. Your saved items appear in your profile, organized by type. Sign in to sync across devices.
REVIEWS AND RATINGS
Write reviews and rate shows on a five-star scale. Read community reviews before you visit.
VOTE ON OPEN CALLS
Thumbs up or down on open calls to help surface quality opportunities.
RICH DETAIL SCREENS
Dates, artists, curator credits, descriptions, keywords, opening receptions, ticket links, and directions. Tap the gallery name to jump to their profile.
SHARE TO INSTAGRAM
Share any exhibition or gallery to Instagram Stories with a formatted card.
GET DIRECTIONS
Every gallery has a directions button that opens your maps app with the address ready.
CITY SELECTOR
Switch between nearly 700 cities. Changing cities animates the map to that region.
IPAD LAYOUTS
Split views with draggable dividers. Multi-column grids. Dashboard-style profile screen.
APPEARANCE SETTINGS
System, light, or dark mode. Multiple color palettes. Separate accent colors for light and dark modes.
SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE
Your profile, saved items, reviews, and votes sync to the cloud.
PERFORMANCE
Faster loading. Skeleton screens while content loads. Maps load pins within your viewport.
Thank you for supporting independent tools for the art community. Every download helps keep the database updated and the app ad-free.
The developer, Principal LA LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Principal LA LLC
- Size
- 30.1 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Sexual Content or Nudity
Guns or Other Weapons
- Copyright
- © 2026 by Principal LA, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

