BENEFIT AUCTION

ABOUT The Art Center Benefit is the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year and is an opportunity for artists, art-lovers, and enthusiasts to show their support of the exhibitions and initiatives we offer to the residents of the Grand Valley. Every year, The Art Center invites artists and collectors to donate work for a fine art auction to sell in support of The Art Center’s work and mission. As a result of this support, The Art Center continues AINT to provide: • accessible arts education, including a scholarship THE TOWN program, for youth and adults of all ages and abilities, The Great Heist • thought-provoking exhibitions featuring local, regional, and nationally-acclaimed artists, • a venue for local art guilds and community members to gather, • free First Fridays and programs such as Demo Night, and Spring Art Week, and • a Permanent Collection that preserves Colorado’s rich history and culture. SCHEDULE June 25, 2021: Deadline for submissions ELIGIBILITY Aug 6, 2021: Notification sent to artists by mail or The Art Center Benefit is open to all artists and collectors. We ask that e-mail artists submit their best and most recent work; preferably works that Aug 13, 2021: Artist bio (3-4 sentences only, typed) due have not yet been exhibited at The Art Center. This will benefit both for catalog entry, via email to hvancamp@gjartcenter. the artist and The Art Center as it will increase chances that it will sell. org with the subject line “auction bio” Sep 17, 2021: Accepted shipped works due, labeled For the purpose of this auction, ‘original’ art refers to paintings, mixed twice, per Shipment/Delivery instructions media, sculpture, ceramics, weaving, fine art photographs, fine art Sep 17, 2021 10am-2pm: Accepted hand-delivered jewelry, sculptural or functional wood art, fine art stained glass and works due, labeled twice, per Shipment/ Delivery blown glass, and fine art embroidery and beadwork. Prints made by instructions giclée, offset lithography, or digitally enhanced means (except art Sep 25, 2021 Fine Art Auction Benefit: 5pm Preview photography) will not be considered fine art and will not be accepted. reception with wine, hors d’oeuvre and Silent Auction; 7pm Live Auction; $30 for 1, $50 for 2 admission. The Art Center will retain a minimum 40% commission on all sales Proceeds support The Art Center programming and up to 100% depending on what the artist indicates on their online Sep 28, 2021: Artists are notified of unsold works submission form. The Art Center will retain 100% commission on all Sep 28, 2021 after 10am: Local artists pick up unsold sales from private collector donations. The Auction is a benefit to enable works The Art Center to continue its vital role in the growth of our cultural and Sep 30, 2021: Unsold shipped works sent out: Shipping artistic community. Please consider giving The Art Center at least 50% pick up per arrangements made by artists. Art Center sales commission and note that we are not charging a jury fee for entry hours: 9am-4pm Tues – Sat to the Auction. Oct 18, 2021: Payments issued to artists

Please note: all 100% donations will be considered for one of the 30 live auction slots. All artworks from private collectors will be 100% donations. BENEFIT AUCTION

HOW TO ENTER If you have any questions or issues regarding the entry process, please don’t hesitate to contact Haley Van Camp Entry for the Art Center Benefit is online through the TAC’s at [email protected] or by calling website. (If you have any concerns with the online process, 243-7337 ext. 4. please contact us). To enter, click the direct link on the event page. You will be asked to login to your Art Center account. If you do not already have an account with us, enter your SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION email, click the Create Account button, and create your Entries are reviewed by a jury panel, and artists are notified account. Once you are logged in, you will be asked to enter an in writing or by email whether their work has been selected. artist statement and your email or social media information. Artists whose works are selected will receive shipping and Please note, these are optional, and you may skip this step by delivery instructions. pressing the Save & Continue button. Once you’ve continued to the next page, click the red Add Entry button, and enter all applicable information. Please enter the minimum bid and LIABILITY AND INSURANCE commission to TAC for each piece in the Description field. Detailed information on The Art Center’s liability and insurance For each entry, please make sure you save your item details will be included with the acceptance letter to the artist. and upload your image before you click the red Continue button. Once you are finished, click the Finish and Send Confirmation button. AGREEMENT Submission of artwork and, if selected, the artwork, shall Online submission of information and artwork to the auction constitute an agreement on the part of the artist to comply with constitutes an agreement by the Artist/Collector with all the the conditions set forth in this prospectus, including the following: conditions set forth in this prospectus. Please do not submit The Art Center will collect sales tax and make payments to the actual artwork for consideration. appropriate agencies. Sales commission payments to artists are made within 45 days of the sale. No work selected for the auction ENTRIES may be withdrawn prior to the end of the auction. The Art Center will retain a minimum 40% commission on all sales and up to 1. Artists or Collectors may submit up to 3 entries 100% depending on what the artist indicates on their online (works of art). submission form. The Art Center will retain 100% commission 2. Artists or Collectors must provide digital images of on all sales from private collector donations. The Auction is a original artworks and collectibles. benefit to enable The Art Center to continue its vital role in the 3. Our online entry form will ask you to list the growth of our cultural and artistic community. Please consider following for each entry: title, media, dimensions, giving The Art Center at least 50% sales commission and note retail value, minimum bid, and sales commission to that we are not charging a jury fee for entry to the Auction. the Art Center. Permission to reproduce the artwork for publicity purposes and for educational purposes is granted. All decisions made by the FILE FORMAT jury panel are final. The Art Center of Western Colorado is not responsible for any lost or damaged artwork. • All images must be high resolution at 300 ppi with a width or height of at least 2000px. • All images must not exceed 2 MB in size. • All images must be labeled as follows: Artist Last Name_Artist First Name_Title. For Example: Doe_Jane_Sunset on Mt. Everest. Note: Please make sure there are no spaces in your file names.