diff --git a/sarsoo/api/__init__.py b/sarsoo/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2783394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sarsoo/api/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .art_api import art_api_print
diff --git a/sarsoo/api/art_api.py b/sarsoo/api/art_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a834cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sarsoo/api/art_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, abort
+from sarsoo.art import db
+from sarsoo.art.art import getAssetUrl
+
+art_api_print = Blueprint('artapi', __name__)
+
+
+@art_api_print.route('/', methods=['GET'])
+def collections():
+
+    tagdicts = db.getTagDicts()
+
+    collections = []
+
+    for dict in tagdicts:
+        collections.append({
+            'name': dict['name'],
+            'id': dict['doc_name'],
+            'description': dict['description'],
+            'index': dict['index'],
+            'splash_url': getAssetUrl(dict['splash']['file_name'])
+        })
+
+    response = {'collections': collections}
+
+    return jsonify(response)
+
+
+@art_api_print.route('/<id>', methods=['GET'])
+def getcollection(id):
+
+    try:
+        tagdict = db.getPopulatedTagDict(id)
+    except TypeError as e:
+        abort(404)
+
+    artlist = []
+
+    for image in tagdict['images']:
+        artlist.append({
+            'file_url': getAssetUrl(image['file_name']),
+            'date': image['date'].strftime('%d %B %y')
+        })
+
+    response = {'name': tagdict['name'],
+                'description': tagdict['description'],
+                'art': artlist}
+
+    return jsonify(response)
+
+
+@art_api_print.errorhandler(404)
+def error400(error):
+
+    errorresponse = {'error': 'collection not found'}
+
+    return jsonify(errorresponse), 404
diff --git a/sarsoo/art/art.py b/sarsoo/art/art.py
index 6875dc1..0260ddf 100644
--- a/sarsoo/art/art.py
+++ b/sarsoo/art/art.py
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ def tag_view(tag):
 def all():
     sections = getPopulatedTagDicts()
     return render_template('art/all.html', staticroot = staticbucketurl, tags=sections)
+
+
+def getAssetUrl(name):
+    return staticbucketurl + 'art/' + name + '.jpg'
diff --git a/sarsoo/art/db.py b/sarsoo/art/db.py
index e278d0a..2163c86 100644
--- a/sarsoo/art/db.py
+++ b/sarsoo/art/db.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from google.cloud import firestore
+from google.cloud import exceptions
 
 staticbucketurl = 'https://storage.googleapis.com/sarsooxyzstatic/'
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ def getTagDicts():
 
     try:
         tags = art_tags_collection.get()
-    except google.cloud.exceptions.NotFound:
+    except exceptions.NotFound:
         return 'no such document'
 
     dicts = list(map(lambda x: x.to_dict(), tags))
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ def getPopulatedTagDict(name):
     for image in tag_dicts['art']:
         image_list.append(image.get().to_dict())
     
-    tag_dicts['images'] = sorted(image_list, key = lambda k: k['date'], reverse = True)
+    tag_dicts['images'] = sorted(image_list, key=lambda k: k['date'], reverse=True)
        
     return tag_dicts
 
diff --git a/sarsoo/sarsoo.py b/sarsoo/sarsoo.py
index 17b9851..ef5c574 100644
--- a/sarsoo/sarsoo.py
+++ b/sarsoo/sarsoo.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os
 
 from .art import art_print
 from .music import music_print
+from .api import art_api_print
 
 # Project ID is determined by the GCLOUD_PROJECT environment variable
 db = firestore.Client()
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'
 
 app.register_blueprint(art_print, url_prefix='/art')
 app.register_blueprint(music_print, url_prefix='/music')
+app.register_blueprint(art_api_print, url_prefix='/api/art')
 
 staticbucketurl = 'https://storage.googleapis.com/sarsooxyzstatic/'