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03/02/2009 - Art at the Mart launch for self taught artists
Art at the Mart - Exhibition for self taught Yorkshire artists
Saturday 16 May 2009
York Auction Centre, Murton, York
INFORMATION FOR ARTISTS
Cowbyre Artworks is delighted to bring this exhibition opportunity to Yorkshires self taught artists to show and sell their work within a busy and high traffic environment alongside other great local and regional artists. This is a great and very cost effective opportunity to show your work to a wider audience. The exhibition space is within the farmers market hall and we are allocated what is affectionately referred to by the centre management as Christmas Alley, a row of ‘pens’ with walkways between them. Each ‘pen’ has one back and 2 sides of railings (which can be utilised for hanging) at approx 5 feet in height. One 13-amp electrical socket can be provided per area but must be requested in advance. Artists may choose to use this facility to provide their own spotlighting etc There are 2 ways to show your work on the day:
1. Hire an individual ‘pen’. Full ‘pens’ measure approximately 5 m x 3 m and can be halved for those requiring a smaller display area. Please ensure you specify full or half pen when you book. Artists booking ‘pens’ must be in attendance or have representation on the stand throughout the event and are responsible for their own sales. In order to keep the costs as minimal as possible, artists needs to bring with them all tables, covers, easels, backing boards, trellis work, lighting etc. necessary to display their work. The bars to each side can also be used to hang work, however artists need to bring their own hanging equipment. This approach allows artists the maximum flexibility and keeps the cost of exhibiting down. A full pen costs £60 and half a pen costs £35.
2. Submit individual pieces, maximum 3 per artist, for display within the Cowbyre Artworks Open Gallery. To apply for this option artists must submit an image of the work to be displayed to Angela at Cowbyre Artworks to assess suitability before confirmation of your place is issued. Confirmed artists pay an administration fee of £10 per artist plus 15% commission on each work sold. All works must be delivered to York Auction Centre by 8.15am on Saturday 16 May and collected by 3.30pm on the same day from the Auction Centre. One further drop off date will be arranged before the event.
Cowbyre Artworks as managers of the exhibition, will pursue a rigorous marketing campaign to publicise the event which will include website promotion via www.cowbyreartworks.co.uk, press releases to relevant local, regional and national media, printed leaflet promotions, galleries will be targeted along with our registered collectors Important - How to apply
Complete the booking form which can be requested by email to angela@cowbyreartworks.co.uk and return to us by 31 March 2009. In order to be considered for inclusion within the exhibition you should send images of at least 3 examples of your recent work (these can be digital images, jpegs, hard copies by email or post), these will be reviewed by our creative team and successful applicants will be notified by Friday 10 April 2009.
If you do not have the technology to email images, please contact us, we always try to assist our artists. PLEASE NOTE: If you wish for your images to be returned enclose a suitable envelope with the correct postage. No work will be returned if the postage is not correct. Guidelines and Rules for Artists
1. Show set up Saturday morning between 7.30am and 9am. Take down must not be started before 3pm on Saturday and cleared by 4pm
2. Your trading space is either approx 5m x 3m or 2.5m x 3m. Artists must state the size of their required display area on the registration form. Your allocated space is pre assigned and you will be shown where to set up.
3. Electrics - 1 x 13 amp socket is provided to each space ON REQUEST, but artists must supply their own lighting. No cables will be allowed to trail across floors and all electrical items must have been checked by a qualified electrician before they can be used.
4. Artists must supply their own screens, easels, hanging racks, tables, overnight covers etc. Walls must not be used to hang any art work however there will be the facility in some spaces of placing work on a metal grid provided on the back of the designated area. Artists must provide their own hanging materials.
5. Artists are responsible for their own public liability and goods insurance. The organisers can accept no liability for theft, damage, personal injury or any other loss, howsoever caused.
6. By submitting your registration form artists agree that contact details will be submitted to the website, any images submitted can be used for publicity purposes. The organisers will, wherever possible, acknowledge the artists by name.
7. All bookings must be confirmed with full pre payment. In the event of your non-arrival, no refunds will be made. In the unlikely event that the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made.
These rules will be strictly applied and are at the total discretion of the organisers. Finally, good luck with your exhibition and please contact us if you require any support in your preparations. You could also visit the centre on a farmers market (3rd Saturday of every month) previous to the event to view the facilities.