The 2024 Community Art & Crafts Exhibition

Open to the public 11.00-4.00pm on Friday 1st , Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd November 

With Free and Unticketed Public Admission 

Venue: Brownlow Hall, Newell Green, Warfield RG42 6AB

Exhibiting artists hang their art & craft between 1.00-5.00pm on Thursday 31st October

This 3 day Community Arts and Crafts Exhibition is for Artists/Creatives from the local area of Binfield Warfield or Winkfield. Once they have completed an entry form (which is then approved) the artists/creatives can exhibit their work in this exhibition for FREE.

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Visitors can come and see the art for FREE 11.00-4.00 daily without booking any ticket, just walk-in. The venue is Brownlow Hall Newell Green, Warfield RG42 6AB offering refreshments and free parking as well as some of the best paintings, craft items, sculptures, photographs and fabric works in the area. Come and visit the exhibition and maybe you will find something to buy or even a local art group/organisation you can join.

  Further information about the exhibition for exhibiting artists is to be found at the foot of the page.

COMMUNITY ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITION 2024 INFORMATION

ENTRY AND DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS -  PLEASE READ

1. This is an open exhibition of up to 5 PIECES OF DISPLAY ART/CRAFT per individual local artist or group entries from local art groups - i.e. local to Binfield Warfield and Winkfield only. It is open to all ages and all categories of arts and crafts imcluding paintings, photography, 3D creations, needlework, woodwork, sculpture, pottery etc.
   
2. 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.
   
3. 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.
   
4. 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.
5. SET-UP: You 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.
   
6. All packing or wrapping materials used by exhibitors must be taken away once the exhibition has been set up.
7.  TAKE-DOWN: Exhibitors remove all their unsold exhibits on Sunday 3rd November 2024 at 4.00 pm – no earlier.
8. HOW MANY PIECES CAN BE EXHIBITED? Individual exhibitors can exhibit up to 5 pieces of which only two can large between 65cm & 100cm corner to corner. Art Groups can contact Jonathan Greenyer direct for information about bulk entries..
9. FEES or COSTS: There are NO FEES to exhibit. 
10. Sales Processing: We provide a central Card Payment System (SumUp) for all Credit/Debit sales and there is a 5% levy on Creadit/Debit Card Sales. NO CHARGES on sales where the art is purchased with cash, and artists receive their cash immediately. Sales from Credit/Debit are transferred to you within a week of the exhibition.
    
11. If an exhibit is bought the customer takes it immediately  can hang a replacement piece!
    
12. Bubble wrapping service is free
    
13. BROWSERS/RACKS: There is space for greeting card displays. But might not be placed adjacent to where the artist’s pictures are hung due to the risk of blocking the free flow of visitors. All work in browsers/racks must be wrapped in cellophane and individually and every single card and piece of art must be individually price labelled.
    
14. PICTURE HANGING SYSTEM: We supply a chain hanging system for framed pictures and photos. 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
15. LABELLING: Each craft, photos and paintings 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 and e) your art organisation (if a bulk art group entry).
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. MARKETING: PROMOTE THE EXHIBITION: We expect Art Groups and individuals to market that they are exhibiting on social media and whatever means possible.