Gallery
Exhibition Requirements
New Haven Free Public Library Gallery 133 Elm Street New Haven, CT MAILING ADDRESS: Johnes Ruta, Art Director NHFPL 22 Willard Street New Haven, CT 06515 (203) 387-4933 azothgallery@comcast.net |
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The Gallery
is a community oriented forum for the exhibition of the work of emerging
and established artists. TO QUALIFY FOR SCHEDULING OF AN EXHIBITION, THE
ARTIST MUST SUBMIT AN "EMAIL OF AGREEMENT" TO ALL TERMS STATED
IN THIS DOCUMENT TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS azothgallery@comcast.net
ALSO, AN EXHIBITION REGISTRY AND RELEASE FORM, TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE CURATOR, MUST BE SIGNED AND RECEIVED BY THE LIBRARY'S MANAGER OF PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNICATIONS, BEFORE THE DATE OF INSTALLATION. Gallery Diagram |
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Exhibition Format: Artist
Expenses (1) the cost of all refreshments (soda and juice beverages, fruit, cheese, etc) of the Artist's Reception, approximately $75. (Wine is not allowed to be served in the Library due a New Haven City ordinance.) (2) There is a 25% sales commission on the sales of artwork. (3) A charge
of $100 for the preparation work for the printing of Invitational Postcards,
if requested. Invitational Postcards are OPTIONAL. If prefered to
be used, the cost of printing is additionally $145 for the printing
of 500 cards through Modern Postcard, to be paid in advance of the order
being submitted to the printer. Digital printing templates are prepared
and submitted by the curator at least one month in advance of the scheduled
Artist Reception. Approximately 250 of the printed cards are required
for the curator's public mailing list and hand-outs.
Preparation and distribution of email publicity and email invitations are provided free of charge. Advance preparations 2. Artists and
specific artwork are selected for exhibition at the discretion of the
art director. 3. Artists interested
in the exhibition space are invited to contact the art director at
any time. 4. REQUIRED
SUBMISSION OF MATERIAL for exhibition consideration: *** PLEASE NOTE:
5. An interview
with a prospective artist is required which can be arranged for a
weekend day or a
6. Collaborative
pre-selection of artwork by art director and artist, is made according
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Publicity 7. POST
CARD INVITATION (OPTIONAL): ALL Postcard invitation designs MUST
BE APPROVED BY THE CURATOR, in order to INSURE QUALITY,
proper format, and INCLUSION of NEW HAVEN
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Logo and other Requirements. 9. Special arrangements are made to meet with regional art critics to promote exhibition awareness. |
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Installation 10. PLEASE NOTE:
Artworks are NOT INSURED against loss by fire, theft, or damage. 11. Installation or retrieval of artwork will be on a Saturday morning, beginning at 11:00 AM. Installation time must be coordinated with the time of retrieval of work of the previous exhibition, and not interfere with the access of Library patrons. 12. Exhibition periods are from 4 to 5 weeks. 13. Paintings
on canvas to be exhibited MUST be mounted on stretchers, or panel, and
framed. 15. Exhibition
of sculpture is at the discretion of the curator and Library administration,
due to space limitations. 16. Installation materials and tools provided by the art director. An extra hammer is useful to bring. 17. At least ½ of exhibited artwork is to be available for sale. 18. A PRICE
LIST is to be prepared by artist. Items not available for sale should
be indicated as "$NFS". 19. A COMMISSION RATE of 25% of a sale transaction is in effect. 20. A brief ARTIST STATEMENT on 8 ½ X 11 paper, with extra wide margins) is created by the curator for display with the exhibition, to be mounted on the wall in a matte frame provided by the curator. 21. TITLE LABELS, preferably typed, are also requested for each piece of artwork. Format:
Artist Reception: TO QUALIFY FOR SCHEDULING OF AN EXHIBITION, THE
ARTIST MUST SUBMIT AN "EMAIL OF AGREEMENT" TO ALL TERMS
STATED IN THIS DOCUMENT TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS azothgallery@comcast.net
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