# Artwork Statuses

> Track whether a work is available, consigned, or sold

Every artwork has a status that records whether it's available, consigned, sold, or something else. Valise sets the status when you record a sale or a consignment, and you can change it yourself. For editioned works, each [edition](https://valise.works/help/artwork-editions) has its own status.

## Statuses

| Status           | What it means                                   | How it's set                                                                                      |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| In progress      | You're still making the work                    | By hand                                                                                           |
| Available        | The work is finished and for sale               | The default for new works                                                                         |
| Consigned        | The work is with a gallery or another consignee | When you add the work to an active [consignment](https://valise.works/help/consignments)                              |
| Sold             | The work has been sold                          | When you record a [sale](https://valise.works/help/sales), or by hand                                                 |
| Gifted           | You gave the work to someone                    | By hand                                                                                           |
| Donated          | You gave the work to an institution or a cause  | By hand                                                                                           |
| Not for Sale     | You're keeping the work                         | By hand, and the default for [proofs and exhibition copies](https://valise.works/help/artwork-editions#edition-types) |
| No Longer Exists | The work was lost or destroyed                  | By hand                                                                                           |

You can change a status from the artwork's page. To start new works with a status other than **Available**, change your [new artwork defaults](https://valise.works/help/vault#general).

To keep a record of a work that was lost or destroyed, set its status to **No Longer Exists** instead of deleting it.

## Sales

When you record a sale, each work in it becomes **Sold**. If you delete the sale or remove a work from it, the work goes back to **Available**, or to **Consigned** if it's still on an active consignment. If you changed the status yourself after recording the sale, it stays as you set it.

You can add a work to a sale when it's **Available** or **Consigned**. A work with another status has to be changed first. If you marked a work **Sold** yourself, you can still record its sale later.

## Consignments

When you add an **Available** work to an [active consignment](https://valise.works/help/consignments#consignment-statuses), it becomes **Consigned**. It goes back to **Available** when you remove it, delete the consignment, or change its dates so it's no longer active.

Valise checks a consignment's dates when you save it, and doesn't check again later. When an upcoming consignment starts or an active one ends, change the status of its works yourself.

A work with any other status keeps it when you add it to a consignment. Works that are **Sold** or **Not for Sale** show their status in the list when you choose artworks for a consignment.

## Related articles

- [Sales](https://valise.works/help/sales): Track information about works you've sold.
- [Consignments](https://valise.works/help/consignments): Track who is responsible for your artworks
- [Editioned Artworks](https://valise.works/help/artwork-editions): Keep track of editions of an artwork