Dare County Arts Council Gallery Guidelines for Submission and Exhibition
New artists wishing to have their artwork reviewed or artists interested in displaying in a new medium will be reviewed quarterly during the first week of March, June, September and December. The following is required to be considered for jurying:
1. Artists must submit a biography/artist statement.
2. Artists must submit 5 images per medium that best represents their work. Images must be digitally submitted in a jpg format, 300dpi, 1920 pixels by 1920 pixels. Please indicate artwork orientation.
3. Images and bio/artists statement may be emailed to the Program Coordinator (gallery@darearts.org)
4. Artwork will be reviewed by the Gallery Committee, and notifications will be made during the first week of the jurying month.
5. If the artwork is accepted for showing in the gallery, artists will have the opportunity to bring in artwork on the second Monday or Tuesday of the month, so that it will be at the gallery for hanging on the second Wednesday of that month.
6. If the artwork is not accepted for showing in the gallery, artists will be provided constructive suggestions and will be asked to resubmit for another jurying process in the future.
Eligibility — All artists represented must be current members of the Dare County Arts Council, age eighteen or older. If you are not a member, you may join when you deliver your artwork to the Gallery.
Entry — The DCAC Gallery currently accepts and exhibits the following works of art: paintings, printmaking, pottery, glass, photography, jewelry, fiber, sculpture, mixed media and wood. Limitations to this include:
1) Paintings or drawings: three (3) framed works for hanging and five (5) matted and
shrink-wrapped works for display in the bins.
2) Printmaking: three (3) framed works for hanging and five (5) matted and
shrink-wrapped works for display in the bins.
3) Pottery: ten (10) pieces
4) Glass: five (5) pieces
5) Photography: three (3) framed works for hanging and five (5) matted and
shrink-wrapped works for display in the bins.
6) Jewelry: twenty (20) pieces
7) Fiber: ten (10) pieces
8) Sculpture: three (3) pieces
9) Mixed media: three (3) framed works for hanging or three (3) works for display.
10) Wood (excluding furniture): ten (10) pieces
Please keep in mind that the entry is subject to space availability. Contact the Program Coordinator if you are interested in displaying larger works or if your work does not neatly fit into any of these categories.
Commission —Artist/Members who volunteer to Gallery-Sit at least one half-day each month will receive 70% commission on the sale of their work, a 70/30 split. If you are interested in being a Gallery Sitter please contact the Program Coordinator. Other Artist/Members will receive 60% commission on the sale of their work, 60/40 split.
Checks for sold artwork will be sent to the exhibitors by the 10th of each month for work sold the previous month.
Guidelines –
• New artwork may be brought for display during regular business hours on Monday or Tuesday of the second week of each month. All new work will be displayed by the second Wednesday of each month.
• All artwork must be for sale.
• All artwork must have an emphasis on professional presentation, which will be considered during the jury process for acceptance into the Gallery.
• The Gallery will not accept items for hanging using saw-tooth hooks or inadequate wiring. All framed works must be properly wired for display.
• The Gallery cannot accept poster frames or tabletop frames.
• Kit art cannot be accepted.
• Reproductions of original works will be displayed in bins only. Reproduction will not be displayed on the walls.
• All two-dimensional artwork will be displayed for three (3) months.
• All three dimensional artwork (including jewelry) will be displayed for six (6) months.
• All artwork must remain for sale in the Gallery for the above stated display periods. If a piece sells, you will have the opportunity to replace it with something of similar size.
• DCAC Gallery assumes the right to photograph works on display for publicity, education and archival purposes.
• Artwork that has not sold after 2 (3- or 6-month) rotations in the gallery may not be re-submitted.
Gallery Rotation — Gallery Rotation will take place on the second Wednesday of each month (see "Guidelines" above). It is the artist's responsibility to remove their own artwork (or arrange for it to be removed) after the three or six month display period without notification from the Gallery. Prompt removal of expired artwork is required. If expired artwork is not removed from the Gallery within one month, it will be considered a donation to the Dare County Arts Council. Contact the Program Coordinator if special arrangements need to be made.
Liability — Although every precaution is taken to ensure the safety of your artwork, the Dare County Arts Council Gallery assumes NO liability or responsibility for any loss or damage due to fire, theft, vandalism or any other cause.
