Art Call - Winter Gift Shop

Selection Process

Work for the gift shop will be lightly juried by a review committee to enable a varied and diverse group of participating artists and media, while also focusing on the goals of the gift shop: enticing new NAA visitors to make first-time purchases, associating NAA with small gift-giving items, showcasing excellence in art and design in small format works, and fitting the theme.

Eligibility

This call for art is open to Newburyport Art artist members -- all ages and levels! Membership must remain in good standing through the end of the Winter Gift Shop (March 29th).

• Accepted Media: Acrylic, Ceramics, Digital Art, Drawing, Fine Craft, Glass, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Watercolor
• Hand-rendered greeting cards
• 2D dimensions no larger than 12 inches in any direction
• 3D dimensions no larger than 12 inches in any direction, weighing 5 pounds or less
• All work must be for sale

Important Dates

• Submission deadline: January 7th (11:59pm)
• Notification/Confirmation of Selection: near January 15th
• Receiving of work January 25th 1PM-5PM or January 26th, 1PM-5PM
• Gift Shop opens: FJanuary 30th (11am)
• Gift Shop closes: March 29th (5PM)
• Pickup of unsold works: (March 30th, 1PM-5PM or March 31st, 1PM-5PM)

Entry Fees: Fixed $20 for up to three works (variations allowable within each work); no Artist Plus discount or free entry for gift shop calls

• A work can have variations (different styles/colors/sizes/etc), and it will count as only one work during the submission process.
• The fee is fixed at $20 for up to three works.
• Artist Plus members do not receive any free entries to gift shop calls (only exhibitions).
• It is possible that some work may be accepted but not made immediately available for physical display due to space limitations. NAA strives to exhibit work from as many members as possible.

Submission Guidelines

• Submissions are made using this online form. The deadline is January 7th (11:59pm).
• Artists must upload at least one digital image per work. If submitting work that has variations, consider providing multiple representative images to aid a buyer with a possible online purchase (though not required).
• Digital images of submissions are ideally high resolution (300 ppi) to allow for the possibility of being used on print posters/banners. Lower resolution is acceptable, but image dimensions should be at least 540 px on the shortest side or they may fail to adequately represent the work in our online store.
• No artwork substitution is allowed (other than variations, such as color, size, etc). Artists must bring in the artwork that is detailed on this submission form.
• Submission of your entry constitutes your agreement with all terms found in this Call for Art.
• Submission of your entry acknowledges the right of the NAA to reproduce artwork for marketing purposes.
• The NAA reserves the right to decline any submission, or to remove a selected work, for any reason.

Sales and Insurance

• All work must be for sale, unless there is an agreement made with the Executive Director.
• The NAA retains a commission of 25% for works sold.
• If a work sells, the artist will be notified by a Gallery Associate. At that time, the artist should -- for the purposes of receiving their commission check -- confirm their mailing address or, alternatively, indicate that they wish to pick up a check at the gallery for the sale.
• Newburyport Art will make every effort to issue commission checks to artists for any show sales within 30 days following the close of the exhibition.
• Works will be handled with all possible care. The NAA provides insurance up to 75% of the value declared by the artist from the day of receipt of the artwork to the final published pick-up date. The NAA is not responsible for any work not picked up by the end of the designated pick-up window of time.
• A late fee of $20 may be charged at the discretion of the NAA for any work left beyond the pickup period unless prior arrangements are made with the office.

Directions and a few notes before you begin:

• There is a "Save" button that will save your progress. You may then be prompted by JotForm to follow a number of steps for proper saving. Please go through all steps and be sure you have received an email confirming your form is saved BEFORE closing this form. It is always advisable to prepare all content for this form before starting to ensure you do not lose your work.
• The following information is required to complete this application: your name, contact information, NAA membership status, artwork title(s), media, size/dimensions, price, image(s)
• Please label all images with your name and title of work. For example, First Last - Artwork Title.jpg is an ideal naming convention.
• Please provide your entries in order of your preference for selection, should we have limitations on space in the gallery/shop. We cannot guarantee to follow your preferences, but we appreciate having this information.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT YOUR NEWBURYPORT ART MEMBERSHIP

We have launched a new online membership system which is accessible here — https://newburyportart.app.neoncrm.com/login. We invite you to create your online account if you have not already done so, and you will have access to update your personal details, artist details, upload a profile picture (or representative artwork picture), and manage your membership online. This is a new system, so if there are any questions, please direct them to membership@newburyportart.org.

To exhibit in the Winter Gift Shop, you must hold an Artist, Artist Plus, or Early Career membership through the end date of the show — March 29th.

You have submitted information for {numWorks} work(s). If this is incorrect, please go to the previous page(s) and review your entry/entries.

It is preferred that you pay online using a payment method below. If you wish to instead pay by cash/check in-person, or if you wish to make payment only over the phone, please SAVE your submission. Then, contact artcall@newburyportart.org to confirm alternative payment instructions. You can also use this email address for any other questions!

Following submission, a copy of your responses will be automatically emailed to you. Please check your spam/junk folder. If you did not receive this automatic email, and wish to have a copy of your responses for your records, please email artcall@newburyportart.org, and a copy will be emailed to you.