Open call for all Fine Artists: Painters, Mixed Media, Photographers, Sculptors, and Jewelry Designers!

Artists and Charities Hand in Hand is looking for fine artists who wish to participate in a dynamic, juried, unique, and conceptual indoor fine art-show event, located at a fabulous venue, the Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The two-day Fine Art Show runs November 2-3, 2019 from 11 AM to 5 PM. 

Artists and Charities works with fine artists, the community, community leaders and non-profits to generate funds for worthy causes. Twenty percent of all art sales will be donated by the artists to: The Armory Center For the Arts, the A.W. Dreyfoos School of Arts Foundation, and Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League.

Ingrid Robinson, Artists and Charities' founder, is an artist with a successful entrepreneurial business background. Having lost her only child several years ago, Ingrid decided she needed to find a way to honor her daughter and create a legacy. With no surviving family, and nobody to remember her daughter, her mother or her, Ingrid created Artists and Charities Hand In Hand one year ago. She has curated and managed several successful art shows where thousands of dollars in art sales were donated to different charities. Her idea was a very simple one, but it grabbed hold of artists, charities, and the community and became a brilliant way of creating a "coming together" which resulted in new ideas and venues for artists to show their work and for nonprofits and charities to be more interactive with the community to help raise money for their causes by being supportive of artists and their art. 

Since her business model proved to be a such a success on a smaller scale, she decided it was time to take the fine art show to "prime time."

To learn more about Ingrid Robinson, her background, and her many accomplishments, please Google her name and check out www.ArtistsAndCharities.com website. You will find that Ingrid is a very determined woman with many successful achievements to her name, including uncovering one of the largest financial frauds in U.S history.

Application and Exhibition Fees:

• Application Fee: FREE
   

Exhibition Fee for Invited Artists:

• $1000-$2000 (includes a 10’ by 10’ exhibition booth with 7’ high Pro Panel walls.)
  • Fee depends upon booth location.
  • First come first served. Double booths may beavailable on a limited basis and must be arranged through the event organizer.
  • Table with tablecloth (optional): $25

Important Dates and Deadlines:

• Sept 15, 2019: Application deadline
• Sept 30, 2019: Artist Notifications Released
• Oct 15, 2019: Show booth fees payment deadline
• Sept 30, 2019 thru November 1, 2019: Wait list artists offered an opportunity to participate as spaces are released.

November 2 – 3, 2019: 11 AM - 5 PM - Show Dates & Times

• Set Up Artwork: 6 AM to 11 AM Saturday November 2, 2019.
• Show Hours: Saturday and Sunday: November 2-3, 2019: 11 AM to 5 PM.
• Show Breakdown: 5PM Sunday, November 3, 2019

Mission Statements of the charities/nonprofits supported by this event:

Armory Center of the Arts: Is a not-for-profit community based visual arts education
and exhibition center providing opportunities for individual growth, self-expression,
increased awareness and appreciation of the arts through participation in studio art
classes, exhibitions, lectures and other educational programs. www.armoryart.org

Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation: A 501 (c) (3) organization, is to enhance the arts and academic programs at the internationally recognized Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts. Funds raised by the Foundation provide for curriculum enhancements that cannot be funded through the School District. www.awdsoa.org

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League: Is to provide shelter to lost, homeless and
unwanted animals, to provide spay and neuter and other medical services for companion
animals and to care for, protect and find quality homes for homeless and neglected
companion animals, to advocate animal welfare, community involvement and education
to further the bond between people and animals. www.peggyadams.org

Show Eligibility

1. All artwork submitted in this application must be designed and created by the applying artist and must be for sale.
2. An artist may enter as 2D, 3D, and/or Jewelry, but must provide images of all and indicate which category to which each image belongs.
3. No commercial casts/molds, production studio work or factory produced art is permitted.
4. Photography/Digital Art: Only original images taken by the applying photographer are permitted.
5. Only one size of an image may be hung in the booth. All photographs and Digital artworks must be limited editions and clearly signed and numbered.
6. If two artists collaborate to create one original piece, they will be considered one exhibitor and will be permitted to exhibit in one booth. The collaboration must be indicated on the application and both artists must sign each piece displayed and sold.
7. Artist must submit images which represent a body of work. We are not accepting specific pieces, but evaluating the overall caliber and originality of the body of work presented. Artists are free to select the individual pieces to show at the event as long as the art shown is consistent with the art submitted in the original application.
8. If an artist wishes to bring one bin rack, he/she may show and sell limited edition reproductions and/or giclees as long as each piece is clearly signed, marked and numbered as a reproduction.

Show Policies

1. Acceptance is non-transferable.
2. The venue for this show is the 55,000 square foot Exhibit Hall B of The Palm Beach County Convention Center.
3. Only one artist, or one collaborative team, per 10’ by 10’ booth.
4. Booth fees will range from $1000 to $2000 depending upon booth location. Booth location and price map will be provided upon Artist invitation to participate.
5. No drug use or smoking is permitted anywhere within the Convention Center.
6. Accepted artists must be present during all festival hours. No agents, representatives, family members or friends are permitted to substitute for the accepted artists’ attendance unless prior written request has been received and granted.
7. If an artist, without permission, closes his/her booth prior to the end of the show hours, the artist will not be permitted to return nor accepted for future shows.
8. No discount or sales signs are permitted.
9. Each artist is responsible for paying 20% of all sales to the event charity
10. Each artist is responsible for collecting and remitting local sales tax to the Florida Department of Revenue as required by law.
11. The Pro Panel walled booths are provided and set up by The Tent Guys: www.artisttents.com. Walls are 7’ high.
12. Only the interior walls of the display booth may be used to display art. In other words, each 2D artist will have 30 linear feet of Pro Panel walls to display their art. Sculptors must display their art within the 10’ by 10’ booth floor space.
13. Artists may NOT bring their own display walls, but will need to supply their own hangers.
14. Pedestals for sculpture may be rented at an additional cost through The Tent Guys.
15. Arrangements for rental pedestals must be made by the individual sculptor.
16. Double booths may be available. Individual requests will be handled by the Event Coordinators as space permits.
17. Food will be available for purchase at the Convention Center Concessions.
18. Chairs will be provided.
19. Table with cloths available for an additional $25 fee.
20. For artists wishing to bring additional lighting, electrical access will be available for an extra fee. Details will be provided with invitation letter.

Exhibition Space:

• The show booths will be set up in advance in Exhibition Hall B of The Palm Beach County Convention Center. Spaces are 10’ by 10’, with 7’ high Pro Panel walls.
• Artists may bring their own table, cloth and two chairs or may request these be provided for an additional $25 fee. Only one artist per booth, or one approved collaborative team of two artists. Artists are responsible for keeping their own area clean and orderly.
• Artists and Charities reserves the right to inspect all displays for compliance with Show Policies and reserves the right to remove art which does not comply.

Curatorial Review:

• The Curatorial Committee will review the images submitted as a Body of Work. The art will be evaluated for creativity, caliber (technique, skill, difficulty, mastery of materials), design and originality. 
• Once invited, the artist must show art which is consistent with the body of work submitted with the application, but is not required to show the exact pieces submitted.

Notification:

• Once the curatorial review is completed, all artists will receive an email from Artists and Charities. You must keep your email address information up to date in order to receive this notification. 
• Notifications will be emailed on Sept 30, 2019. Each artist’s account will indicate their application status:
• Artists on the waitlist will receive invitations as spaces become available.

Booth Fee Payment:

• The Booth Fee is $1000-$2000 for a 10’ by 10’ space (includes Pro Panel wall set up). Fee depends upon booth location.
• The booth fee is paid directly to Artists and Charities. Instructions for this payment will be sent to each invited artist and must be received by Artists and Charities by October 15, 2019.
• Refunds will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

Category Specifications: 

• 2D – Original two dimensional fine art including acrylics, chalk, charcoal, graphite, ink, oils, pastels, water colors, and mixed media, etc. All work must be framed and/or presented in a professional, finished format. Fine Art, not craft, Fiber art is acceptable.
• 3D – Original three dimensional art that is Fine Art, not functional art. This would typically be considered free standing sculpture. Artist may bring their own pedestals or optionally rent them from The Tent Guys for an additional fee. Fine glass art and Fine Art Ceramics would be included in this category.
• Photography – Signed prints created by the artist from his/her own original negative or digital files that were taken by the artist photographer under his/her own volition.
• Jewelry – Fine Art Jewelry created by the hand of the individual artist.

Artist Agreement 
By submitting this application, I hereby certify that these images represent my original artwork and that the art is unique and made by me. For a collaborative team of two artists, we certify that our combined efforts make every art piece submitted for this application and which will be shown in the event of our invitation to participate. I/we also understand and agree to follow all the show rules as outlined in this prospectus, including remitting 20% of any show sales to Hand in Hand to support the event charities/non-profits. I/we also agree to permit images of my/our art to be used for show publicity purposes.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria

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