You are invited to apply for membership in East Alabama Artists Inc., a nonprofit corporation dedicated to providing art education to the general public through, Art Works, an area artists cooperative gallery for the display and sale of quality art. The successful operation of this unique gallery is achieved through the dedicated work of its members.

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Exhibiting Artists Membership

___$40.00 per month and $100.00 one-time fee for Exhibiting Working Members.

Working Members are entitled to exhibit their art work in the Gallery, with 15%

commission of sales going to the gallery. They are required to staff the gallery a

minimum of 12 hours per month. They are required to serve on committees.

___$75.00 per month and $100.00 one time fee for Exhibiting Non-Working Members. Non-Working Members are entitled to exhibit their art work in the Gallery with 15% commission of sales going to the gallery. They are required to serve on committees.

Membership fees are due upon acceptance by the Screening Committee.

East Alabama Artists, Inc., is a nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.

Please check the level In which you are interested and return the form to:

Art Works Gallery

Attn: Membership

921 Noble Street

Anniston, AL 36201

Screening Committee Guidelines

* Quality original work in any medium, including fine original crafts, photography, graphic design and limited edition hand-pulled prints in any medium.

* Original, digitally manipulated prints such as Iris prints on high quality paper

Instructor assisted work

* Any work from kits or commercial patterns

* Any work from non-original sources, such as published photographs and other copyrighted material.

* Mass produced photo-offset lithographic prints, reproductions of drawings and paintings, or original drawings and paintings from which reproductions have been produced.

Artists presenting their work for review by the Screening Committee should submit a minimum of six high-quality slides, photographs or original work together with the artist’s registry. Slides and photographs should be labeled with the artist’s name, title, medium, size, orientation, and desired selling price The screening committee will meet monthly and artists will be notified of the decision of the committee by letter.

All new gallery members must meet and continue to abide by the standards established by the Screening Committee. Charter members are not required to undergo an initial screening, but all members are expected to abide by the standards.

A work which is deemed to be in violation of established gallery standards or which is not a fit in the current gallery exhibition may be excluded by vote of the Screening Committee.

All works must be presented in a professional manner and must be ready for hanging as specified by the Gallery Committee.

1 The gallery will show one-of-a-kind, original art. Works will not be accepted which have been produced from published photographs or other copyrighted sources. Furthermore, no copies or commercially reproduced prints, originals from which prints have been produced, work produced from a commercial pattern or kit, or instructor assisted work will be accepted.

2. Art must be presented in a professional manner. Frames and mats should compliment the paintings, photographs, prints, etc.; be in good condition with screw eyes and firm, taut wires, ready to hang. Gallery wrapped canvases will be accepted if they are attractively presented with properly affixed hanging wires. Three-dimensional works, which require wall space to display, will be governed by the guidelines set forth by paintings.

3. For gallery purposes, the outside dimensions of the frame will be considered the size of the work.

4. & 5. These policies will address the space value system for two-dimensional space to be determined later:

The gallery committee will make every effort to display each artist’s work equally. Three-dimensional surplus may be kept in storage in the stock area of the gallery and will be displayed as space and/or sales permit. Two-dimensional surplus will be kept in the holding racks.

Each artist may bring up to four portfolio pieces (unframed works on paper) to be placed in art bins. Works for the bins must be backed with a stiff material to avoiding bending and wrapped with acetate or shrink-wrap.

6. This policy will address the space value system for three-dimensional works to be determined later:

Very small three-dimensional works will only be accepted if the artist furnishes an appropriate display. Because space may be limited, such displays will require prior approval of the gallery committee.

NOTE: Very small items are especially susceptible to theft. See policy #12.

7. Once merchandise is placed in inventory, it will remain until the next scheduled "changeover;" this period will never exceed three months. Specific dates will be announced. It is important that each artist keep a good calendar of his or her art activities so that only work which has not been committed elsewhere will be placed in the gallery.

Gallery Policies

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At "changeover," the artist may change ANY or ALL of his/her inventory. Works placed in inventory may go through two consecutive "changeover" periods (6 months) in the gallery exhibit. After two consecutive "changeover" periods, these works will be replaced with new inventory. Members may select some of their outgoing two-dimensional works to be exhibited in the painting rack through one more "changeover" period (3 months), but please remember this space is limited. As sales are made, the artist will be notified so that inventory may be replaced

8. The gallery commission will be 15% on sales in the gallery. A commission of 15%

is payable to the gallery by the artist on any sales initiated by the gallery on behalf of a

customer.

Options will be offered to the artists for a specified discount to the trade. This option clause will be part of the contract form provided by the gallery to the artists.

9. The gallery does not require exclusivity, but consistency in pricing is encouraged; DO NOT undersell the gallery, privately, or in other galleries or shows.

10. Exhibiting working members will work in the gallery. In the event a member cannot work when scheduled, he or she must find another member substitute. A member, who has health problems and cannot work the required hours of all working members, may go to non-working status and pay the non-working fee. Should said member choose not to go to non-working status and pay the fee, they are to remove their work from the gallery and go on leave of absence. When their health improves so they can work the gallery hours, they may return their work to the gallery.

11. Each artist will label each piece of work using the labels provided by the gallery. The label will state the artist's name, number of the piece, medium, title, and the price.

12. The gallery assumes NO responsibility for loss or damage due to any cause, including but not limited to fire, water, theft, or breakage. It is the responsibility of the individual artist to insure his or her work.

13. The gallery committee reserves the right to refuse to display anything deemed objectionable. Such action will be reported to and reviewed by the Board of Directors.

1. Name (Please print name as you would like it to appear on gallery labels and news releases)

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Business Name (if applicable) ____________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________________

City/ST/Zip__________________________________________________________________________

Phone/home work____________________________

e-mail FAX___________________________

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3. Medium (checkasmanyasapply): Oils Pastels Watercolor Acrylic___

Charcoal___Pencil/colored Pencil___ Photography Printmaking Clay___

Fiber Wood PaperMetal Glass Computer Sculpture

Other (please list)________________________________________________________

4. Education/training, workshops, affiliations, classes taught, etc.

 

 

5. Awards, shows or competitions:

 

 

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7. Personal statement about your art and yourself as an artist:

Agreement of membership in East Alabama Artists, Inc. and it’s art and fine crafts cooperative gallery, Art Works.

I hereby agree to pay to East Alabama Artists, lnc. the sum of $100.00 as a onetime membership fee and a monthly assessment fee (please check one below).

_______ $40.00 Exhibiting Working Member

As an exhibiting working member, I understand this is a cooperative venture and I agree to work at least twelve hours per month as a condition of membership.

______ $75.00 Exhibiting Non-Working Member

As an exhibiting non-working member, I understand this is a cooperative venture and I agree to pay the above monthly.

This will be for a period of one year beginning _________and ending___________

Payment of the $100.00 membership fee is due immediately upon signing of this agreement and the monthly assessment fee is due the First of each month.

I agree to a fifteen percent (15%) commission paid to East Alabama Artists, Inc. for any sales of my art work at the gallery or sales of my art work initiated by the gallery. The gallery has my permission to use images of my art work for publicity purposes. I also agree to abide by all regulations and policies governing the operations of the gallery.