HOW TO JOIN SANDPOINT ART WORKS INCORPORATED

Thank you for your interest in joining our Co-op Gallery. Sandpoint Art Works Gallery, Inc. (aka Art Works Gallery) was opened in February 1995 by a group of local artists to cooperatively display and sell their own work. Today the members are composed of more than 30 artists and crafts people of the region, stretching from Idaho into Washington, Montana and beyond.

Sandpoint Art Works, Incorporated is a highly respected and very successful gallery; and therefore has a selection process (jury) in place to accept new members depending on the gallery’s needs and space availability at any given time.

If you are interested in joining Art Works Gallery, please contact Liliana Barbieri at Art Works 208-263-2642.

CRITERIA FOR NEW ARTIST ACCEPTANCE

1. Work needs to be of original design.
2. Subject matter to be presented in a creative and original manner.
3. Professional quality and craftsmanship of presentation.
4. Is the work uniquely identifiable as the work of that particular artist?
5. Gallery space availability.
6. Gallery’s need for a particular media or subject matter.
7. Artists’ ability to supply adequate artwork in the gallery.
8. Artist’s availability to work the gallery as needed.

1. Upon contacting the Jury Chairperson, Liliana Barbieri, and submitting an application for becoming a member, the artist will be notified whether the gallery has the space or need for their type of art. Applications are available at the gallery or an artist can download it from our website: www.sandpointartworks.com .

2. Once the application is received and accepted for review, the artist will be notified about their jury date and also about making any necessary arrangements for submitting your artwork to the jury. A $20 non-refundable fee is due at this time. 

3. An artist wishing to submit to the jury process must provide

• Five original samples of work presented as display ready (framed in case of 2-D art).
• In case of a very wide range of styles and subjects, a portfolio of work might be submitted for additional review by the jury panel. The samples must represent the range of works the artist wishes to sell at Art Works.
• A resume or biography including any information the artist feels will show their quality of work and experience including a list of other galleries previously affiliated with.
• Include a statement that describes whether other product, like prints, greeting cards, bookmarks, etc., are to be sold at the Gallery.
• Optional: show any supporting material such as business cards, brochures, flyers, online marketing, etc.
• Label work as to media, materials, process, date completed, and price.
• The public will not see the artwork during the jury process. 

4. The Jury Committee will meet and vote on acceptance or non-acceptance of the submitted art to the gallery within 7 days of submission. There is no storage available and the artwork must be removed from the Gallery immediately after the voting period. 

5. A letter of acceptance or non-acceptance will be mailed to the artist. In case of acceptance of the membership request, the artist will be invited to join the gallery. Our Display Coordinator will contact the artist regarding allotment and display placement.

Also our New Member Coordinator will be assisting the new member with gallery orientation and training. 

Note: We cannot accept any artwork for jury other than through this process. We cannot be responsible for any damage or loss of artwork.

MEMBERSHIP FEES

• One-time initial membership fee: $1.00.
• Monthly Membership dues: $45.00 due on the 1^st day of the month (a minimum of one year commitment for a membership is required). It can be paid at the Gallery or with a credit card by phone.
• 3-months notice in writing to the President is required to prior to exiting as a member.
• Commission: 20% of gross sales (Art Works is responsible for collecting and remitting the necessary sales tax).
• Members pay a 10% commission to Art Works for any referrals or sales generated through customer contact at Art Works.

ART WORK’S CRITERIA FOR DISPLAYING ART IN THE GALLERY

A complete inventory list should be submitted before your artwork will be displayed. Please see additional section specific to each art category for detailed labeling instructions.

Two -Dimensional Art (painting and photography)

• All artwork displayed on walls must be framed (some exceptions may apply to wrap-around canvases) and labeled explicitly: title, original medium, artist’s name and price (a tag template is available on Gallery’s computer) .
• Work needs to be of original design and the artist retains all copyrights to his/her work .
• A second label needs to be placed on the back of each artwork with title, artist’s name and price (inventory number is optional).
• Greeting cards need to be displayed on approved display racks and each one needs to be labeled with title, artists name and price (inventory number is optional).
• Unframed prints of original work will be displayed in an approved holder or bin, matted or mounted on a board, wrapped in a protective plastic sleeve and labeled with title, artists name and price (inventory number is optional) .           

Jewelry

• Glass cases will be provided by the Gallery .
• If personally owned cases are used, they need to be approved by the Display Committee.
• Your jewelry will be displayed with help and direction provided by our Display Coordinator.
• Everything needs to be labeled explicitly: artist’s name, price, and inventory number. 

Three-Dimensional Art (pottery, sculpture, glass)

• For smaller objects, glass cases will be provided by the Gallery. Other cases need to be approved by display committee .
• Larger 3-D objects will be displayed with help and direction provided by our Display Coordinator.
• Everything needs to be labeled explicitly: description, artist’s name, price and be placed in such a way that is visible to the customer.
• If the above label is not attached to the art, a second label needs to be placed on the back of each piece: artist’s name, price, and inventory number.

MEMBER’S RESPONSIBILITIES AND OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION

• Each member is responsible for running the gallery in a professional manner. A member is expected to work the gallery, with the days to be divided among the number of members. Use of an online calendar is required to be used by each member to schedule their duty days.
• Each member contributes to the overall running of the Gallery by serving in one of the several areas of responsibility by providing your time, energy, and skills to the gallery. These jobs change annually.
• The member will supply the gallery with bio/artist statement sheets to be given to customers at time of sale.
• An artist is expected to have adequate back stock of their work to keep their space supplied at all times, but due to a very limited space, you cannot store extra stock at the gallery.
• Due to past conflict, we cannot accept blatant religious or politically oriented work.
• No other media or product, other than the style and media approved during the  jury process, will be displayed at the gallery without jury’s prior approval.

LABELING GUIDELINES SPECIFIC TO EACH ARTWORK CATEGORY

Painters (2-D artists):

• All art needs to be of original design and the artist is to retain all copyrights to his/her artwork.
• If an artist sells prints, each piece needs to be labeled accordingly describing printing method: giclee (images generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks and substrates), laser/ink jet prints, offset, lithograph, etc.
• All limited or open edition prints need a certificate of authenticity on the back of each print stating: printer, inks and substrate.
  Limited edition prints must be individually signed and numbered on the front (the first number is the sequence of that particular print, the second number is the total number of limited edition prints) .
  Once a piece of art is labeled as an open edition, it cannot be called a limited edition any longer.
  
  

Photographers:

Prints need to be labeled accordingly.

• • Statement if the final product: photographic or a fine art print.
  • Description of printing process used to produce the print: laser, ink jet, or chemical darkroom.
  • Statement whether the photographer prints her/his own final product or does someone else does the printing. If the latter, who does the printing?
  • When the term "archival quality prints” is used, a disclosure of printer, paper and inks used needs to included on the back label.
• All printed photography displayed is to be printed with colorfast/archival inks.

Jewelry Artists:

• Jewelers please adhere to the "Jeweler's code of Ethics". By law, all metals and stones must be labeled correctly; i.e. gold-filled items must be labeled “gold-filled” and cannot by law be labeled as 14k, 18k, etc.
• All stones must be labeled correctly as genuine, synthetic, simulated, etc and all treatments to stones must be revealed.