For assistance contact me Jonathan Greenyer
Arts Week Creative Consultant
events@arts-week.org 07768 513 436
COMMUNITY ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITION 2024 INFORMATION
COMMUNITY ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITION 2024 INFORMATIONENTRY AND DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS - PLEASE READ
Curator Organiser Jonathan Greenyer events@arts-week.org 07768 513436
- This is an open
exhibition of up to 5 PIECES OF DISPLAY ART/CRAFT per individual local resident artist or artist from a local art group - local to Binfield Warfield and Winkfield only.
It is open to artists of all ages and all categories of arts and crafts imcluding paintings,
photography, 3D creations, needlework, woodwork, sculpture, pottery etc.
- The
organisers do not ask to see the exhibits before they are hung, it's
your choice to show your best work. We do reserve the right to remove
work likely to offend a family audience and/or blatant copyrite
infringement.
- WHO can exhibit art
or crafts? Exhibitors must be local; this is clearly and simply defined
as living in one of the three parishes of Binfield, Warfield or Winkfield or
being a member of an art group based
in one of the three Parishes.
- WHERE: The Art & Crafts Exhibition is in Brownlow Hall, Newell Green Warfield RG42 6AB. There is plenty of free off-road parking, refreshment facilities, seating, toilets, heating and the hall is locked and secure overnight.
- SET-UP: You or an appointed representtaive hang your own work. Bring all
artwork/craftwork to exhibit to Brownlow Hall on Thursday 31st
October
2024 from 1.00 to 5.00 pm. The artist or their appointed
representative will be asked to hang/display their own work in the clearly
labelled spaces
designated in advance by Jonathan Greenyer, and Jonathan has final say of
curating/hanging/display/patterns/labels/everything on the day.
- All packing or wrapping materials used by exhibitors must be taken away once the exhibition has been set up.
- TAKE-DOWN: Exhibitors remove all their unsold exhibits on Sunday 3rd November 2024 at 4.00 pm – no earlier.
- HOW MANY PIECES CAN BE EXHIBITED? Individual exhibitors can exhibit up to 5 pieces of which only two can be large where large means 65cm & 100cm corner to corner. Art Groups can contact Jonathan Greenyer direct for information about displaying several members work together
- FEES or COSTS: There are NO FEES to exhibit.
- Sales Processing: We provide a central Card Payment System (SumUp) for all Credit/Debit/Phone payments and there is a 5% levy on these Credit/Debit Card/Phone Sales. But there are NO CHARGES on sales purchased with cash. Artists receive this cash immediately after a sale. Sales revenue from Credit/Debit/Phone sales are transferred to you after the exhibition, within a week of the end of the exhibition.
- If an
exhibit is bought the customer takes it immediately. The artist can then hang a replacement piece to fill the empty space
- Art sold is Bubble Wrapped for the customer if required. The bubble wrapping service is completely free
- BROWSERS/RACKS:
There is space
for table top greeting card displays and floor standing print racks. But they might not be placed immediately adjacent to
where the artist’s pictures are hung due to the risk of blocking
the free flow of visitors. All cards or work in browsers/racks must be
wrapped in
cellophane and individually priced - every single card and piece of art must be individually price labelled.
- PICTURE HANGING SYSTEM: We supply a chain hanging system for framed pictures and photos. Unframed work will be laid on a table. Our supplied chains hang down the boards and you affix your pictures to the chains with small "S" hooks (Provided). So, all your picture frames must have pre-fitted horizontal hanging strings/ wires or D-rings or something similar to take the weight of the picture and take an S Hook. Pictures that have no hanging strings/rings will be laid flat on a table
- LABELLING: Each craft,
photo and painting must be clearly labelled with a label facing
frontwards. This is for the benefit of the curator, the visitors, the
stewards and also the admin staff who handle the sale of
exhibits during the 3 days of the exhibition. Details on the label
must include a) the artist’s full name, b) the media used, c) the title,
d) a selling price or Not For Sale
- PUBLIC VOTE: During the exhibition all visitors complete a voting slip nominating their favourite two exhibits and artist in the 2024 exhibition. At 3.00pm on Sunday the public votes are counted and the "most popular exhibit" and "most popular overall artist" with the most votes are announced. Both exhibitors (or just one if they win both categories) receives a cash prize. All exhibitors are included in the Public Vote.
- STEWARDING: There is a rota: Please volunteer to steward during the arts week as visitors like to meet the artists and we genuinely need enthusiastic stewards to help run the exhibition and to talk to the visitors and bubble wrap sales.
- MARKETING: PROMOTE THE EXHIBITION: We expect Art Groups and individuals to market that they are exhibiting on social media and whatever means possible.