Call for Artist (hand-made/local-made goods only)
You are applying to be a Feature Aritst at Creative Liberties Artist Studios. PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION CAREFULLY.
Begining in January 2024 our indoor display walls at our 901B Apricot Avenue location will be rented on a 3 month basis. Our indoor display walls at our 927 N Lime Avenue location will be rented on a 2 month basis. These are not permanent display spaces, they are for 2-3 months at a time. We like to give as many artists as possible a chance to display their work. Changing the art out regularly also helps keep the space fresh as we have many guests who visit us on a regular basis.
At 901B Apricot:
Cost for rental of a 4'x8' wall $50.00 plus tax, per month | commission 70/30 split
Cost for rental of a 8'x8' wall $100.00 plus tax, per moth | commission 70/30 split
At 927 Lime:
Cost for rental of a 8'x8' wall $100.00 plus tax, per month | commission 70/30 split
Cost for rental of a 9'x8' wall $125.00 plus tax, per month | commission 70/30 split
Creative Liberties will hang your work, create tags and a bio/photo display, promote you on our social media, list you on our website, handle sales, and handle shipping of sold work as required. We also host a group Opening Reception specifically for our Feature Artists. We expect our Feature Artists to promote their display on their social media, websites, newsletters, etc. Please be sure to tag Creative Liberties, share the location of your work and our hours. Help us help you!
All artwork must be ready to hang on a wall. It is possible to display 3D work, it just needs to be discussed in advance. Please be sure that your work is prepared properly for hanging - either with d-rings or with a tautly pulled wire. Work that is not prepared properly for hanging will be refused. If you are unsure of how to properly prepare your work for hanging, please let us know. We are happy to schedule a time with you to show you how to do it.
About 2 weeks prior to your reserved dates you will receive an email with a list of times to sign up to bring your art in for installation. Artists are required to stay for install. Because our goal is to educate and empower artists, we want you to be a part of the installation process. You will also receive a request for a jpeg photo of yourself and a 1-2 paragraph artist statement. The artist statement should be written in the body of the email so that we can copy and paste it into our Artist Info Sheet layout.
Your prompt response to acceptance notification will reserve your spot. Space is limited and we assign walls on a first come, first serve basis. Upon acceptance a 50% deposit will be due. This can be paid by check made out to Creative Liberties, to our Zelle - info@creativeliberties.net, in person in cash or by Credit Card (there will be a 3.5% service fee charge added to Credit Card transactions). Checks should be mailed to: Creative Liberties, 901B Apricot Avenue, Sarasota, Florida, 34237 and cash or credit card payments can be made during our business hours - Thursday - Saturday, 10am - 3pm. Payments are non-refundable. If payment is not received within 7 days of request, your wall will be released to the next artist in the queue.
Call 941-799-6634 or email us at info@creativeliberties.net with any questions or for more information.