TO APPLY:
- Read Application Guidelines below.
- Visit www.imadeitmarket.com
click the tab under APPLY
click on South Side Works Exposed Application (July 16 – 18)
(Thank you for clicking, this is the most efficient method for this application process)
PROCESS:
- After your application has been received and reviewed, you will be notified of your status.
- Artists receiving acceptance will be sent payment info.
- If you have pre-registered, when your payment is cashed, you will be notified via email.
QUESTIONS:
Email questions to southsideworksexposed@gmail.com
Artists Market Application Form – South Side Works Exposed Artists Market, July 16-18, 2010
Artist’s Market Seller and Performance Guidelines (2010):
Note: Subject to change at any time
Artist’s Market Seller and Performance Guidelines (2010):
Note: Terms of this application are subject to change at any time
Starving Artist – This is an artist with an income situation. This can be based on a number of situations (low income, number of dependents, etc). Please state your situation to be considered on the application form, and we will contact if we need to verify. Note: Starving Artists may only qualify for two years maximum.
Introductory Artists ($150) – This is your first time at Exposed – you have never sold or shown at one of our festivals. This includes first time seasoned artists also.
Seasoned Artist ($175)- You have shown for 2 or more years, sell professionally, or sell/show at festivals regularly.
Gallery or Art Consignment Shop ($225)- You are a gallery or a space that sells art for yourself or on a commission / consignment basis for other artists. If you are a gallery or consignment shop, you may only sell original works. Wholesale manufactured items are not allowed.
SHOW HOURS:
July 16, 5 – 10 pm
July 17, 2 – 10 pm
July 18, 2 – 5 pm
Note: You may open earlier and stay open later. However, vendors MUST be open during the hours listed above.
Music will be live on Friday and Saturday until 11 pm and on Sunday until 7 pm. During the 2009 show shoppers continued to make purchases until 11 pm.
POWER: Power will be provided this year by a shared generator located at the end of each row. There will be fewer generators and less noise pollution produced. Please consider lighting in your tent for the evening hours. Vendors will provide their own extension cords/power strips/lighting.
PARKING: Lots in the SSW are easily accessible and parking fees are the responsibility of each vendor. Night/Weekend and after 5 pm on Friday – rates top at $3.
DIRECTIONS/PARKING RATES: http://www.southsideworks.com/directions.htm
SOUTH SIDE WORKS SITE: http://www.southsideworks.com/index.asp
SSW EXPOSED BLOG: http://southsideworksexposed.wordpress.com/
I MADE IT! MARKET: This event is organized through I Made It! Market. http://www.imadeitmarket.com
PUBLICITY: This event will be publicized via advertisements in major media, a full publicity campaign, radio ads, 10,000 flyers, the I Made It! Market, South Side Works and SSW Exposed websites/blogs/twitter. All vendors will be publicized based on their provided biographies through the IMI blog/website/facebook/twitter.
MARKET VIBE: This market showcases handmade items and includes both fine arts as well as craft. If you have questions regarding past events or the appropriateness of your wares, please email southsideworksexposed@gmail.com.
CONTACT: For this specific event, responses will be provided in a timely manner through: southsideworksexposed@gmail.com
ACCEPTANCE/PAYMENT: You will be notified of your status within 10 days beginning after March 15. Accepted vendors will be notified by e-mail and will receive the address to send payment to at the SSW. Payment must be made within 7 days of acceptance and by check.
JURY: This is a juried market which means we seek to provide a high quality of handmade wares and a variety of goods. Please apply early to ensure the greatest chance of acceptance – this will help us to ensure that vendors selling more popular offerings will not be overwhelmed with competition. (note: SSW and IMI do not guarantee any level of sales for participants. Artists should publicize their participation to their personal lists/contacts in addition to the market’s efforts.)
Application Level Notes:
Using your own tent – You may use your own tent. Due to the Pittsburgh fire safety code, we request that you submit a copy of the fire rating with your application to verify it is up to Pittsburgh standards. If you have used your tent at the Three Rivers Arts festival, you may submit proof of that as your fire rating, if you are using the same tent. All tents must be a maximum of 10ft x 10ft due to Pittsburgh rules or festival tents and spacing at SSW. Please understand that you are responsible for securing your tent for possible high winds (as you are responsible for any damages your tent causes if it is not secured for high winds). A minimum of 100 – 200 lbs weight on each corner of your tent is recommended. If there are barrels already near your tent, you may secure to those. Setting up your tent (not full displays) at the time the rental agency sets up the other tents is required if your are using your own tent, unless other arrangements are made. This is to insure correct spacing for all artists.
Provided Tents – unless you requests to use your own tent, all levels include a city approved 10ft x 10ft tent. We provide the enclosure tarps for bad weather, but we do not include the display panels to hand your artwork on.
Gallery / Consignment / Vendor level – If you are a gallery or consignment shop, you may only sell original works. Wholesale manufactured items are not allowed. This was re-added 04/16/2008.
General Rules and Disclaimers:
1. All tables, displays, etc must look neat and professional. We will take into account your type of artwork, style, etc. You also agree to any reasonable requests the Exposed Staff makes ….. especially if it involves consumer safety at the site.
2. If you have items (containers, etc) that you need to keep in or near your display area, they need to be safely concealed in your tent area (for example, underneath a skirted table).
3. You understand that exposed is an outdoor event and that SSW does not control the weather. You need to be prepared for quickly progressing bad weather. The SSW Exposed Staff watches forecasts, satellite, and doppler continually during the event, and also usually has a NOAA Skywarn Spotter on site. We will do our best to advise in advance of bad weather. We provide weights for tents however – additional weights can be provided by artists to increase your level of comfort in the case of windy conditions. Please plan for wind when designing your displays.
4. You understand that you must have your set-up opened 30 minutes prior to the event start time every day, and you understand that it must remain opened until the end of the event day, unless instructed otherwise by the Exposed Staff. You agree to a fine of $50 per day if you do not comply.
5. If you cannot man your tent personally at all times, you may designate another to help you, but the Exposed Staff must be informed at least a week prior. We will request a name, address, and possibly a picture of that person for security reasons. We do advise you that consumers of these events expect the creator of the artwork to be at the event …. you not being there can affect your sales levels.
6. You understand, that if you are under 18, you must have parental approval and parental representation at the event at all times.
7. You understand that if any artwork is left at the event site after the event close it automatically becomes the property of The Soffer Organization and SouthSide Works. We do understand emergencies happen ….. if that is the case, please inform us ASAP after the event.
8. You are responsible for your sales tax reporting.
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