Superhero Saturday!
Venue: Kazantizis Real Estate Office, 112 Main Street, Unit 12, Putnam, CT
Title/Theme: Superhero Saturday! – Open House for the Art Guild during Putnam First Saturday! Art depicting fictional or real life heroes.
Exhibit Coordinator (EC): Renee Gagnon, treasurer@artguildne.org
Eligibility: Art Guild members 18 years or older who are current with dues.
Deadline Date for Entry: July 30, 2023 or when full
Drop Off/Hang Date & Time: August 4, 2023, 3-5pm
Strike/Pick up Date & Time: TBA
Reception Date & Time: August 5, 2023, 10-2pm
Venue Commission & Management of Artwork Sales: 10% to Art Guild for to cover advertising and refreshments.
Number of Artworks Allowed: 2 pieces per artist. 20-25 pieces total.
Acceptable Artwork sizes/types/ hanging system info: We will be filling their display windows, larger sized art encouraged. Please bring an easel/stand to display each piece, if you have them.
Please use strong hooks that are screwed into frame and hang with thick hanging wire 1/3 down from the top. No sawtooth or command strip hanging system will be accepted.
Labels: Print, complete and attach LABELS to bottom right back of each artwork. Do not attach labels to wire. If no computer access is available, labels may be requested from the Exhibit Coordinator. artwork-labels
Artist Bio: Each artist who has not already done so, is encouraged to provide a brief artist’s bio for the Art Guild NE exhibit binder (8” x 8”).
Artwork Liability: The Venue and Art Guild are not responsible for loss or damage to any work of art.
Other Requirements: On arrival at venue, artists must sign in on their prospectus with the EC and complete the Master sheet, a record of all exhibited works, and a gallery card for each work entered into exhibit.
At pick-up, Artists or their designees must show an ID and sign out artworks on the prospectus.
Please note: Members who commit to enter one or more pieces in an exhibit agree to drop off their artwork within the time frames and at the location described in the prospectus/entry form. If a member is unable to do this personally, he/she should find someone to take the artwork for them or call the exhibit coordinator at least 24 hours in advance to discuss the possibility of another arrangement. If art is not present by the end of the drop off period, that member’s work will not be exhibited and the member forfeits any hanging fee.
Members who are unable to pick up their artwork within the scheduled pick-up period at the designated location should find someone to pick-up work for them or contact the exhibit coordinator at least 24 hours in advance to discuss the possibility of another arrangement.
Failure to meet either of the above obligations will result in a temporary ban from exhibiting. One infraction will result in a ban from exhibiting from the next show. Two infractions will result in a ban from the next two shows. More than two infractions will be discussed by the Board.