7 LAPHAM PL, GLENS FALLS, NY 12801

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CONTACT: PHIL CASABONA, festivals@larac.org or 518.798.1144x2

 

GUIDELINES & POLICIES

The LARAC Art Festival Guidelines & Policies are strictly enforced.

LARAC HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP
For the holiday season, LARAC’s Lapham Gallery and Shop transforms into a festive showcase, offering holiday shoppers beautiful, original and unique gift items. LARAC provides all of the marketing and staffing for this annual event. LARAC retains a 35% commission on all sales.

1.  Submit a completed JotForm application form

Include samples using the following guidelines:

+ Fine art, crafts, jewelry, clothing vendors: submit 3-6 high quality JPEG photos of your work.

+ Food vendors: submit 3 samples of food

 

Please do not send space rental fee with this application.

 

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Please make sure to review our fees, guidelines and policies.

VENDOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Selected vendors are renting space in Lapham Gallery and are responsible for providing their displays (ex. shelves, racks, gift boxes, etc.)

+ Vendors are responsible for setting up their space and for keeping their areas stocked. An appointment to restock inventory must be made with the Shop Coordinator in order to maintain proper inventory counts.

+ There is no available storage space: all merchandise, packing and gift boxes must fit into vendor space.

+ Vendors will each receive a contract to be signed and a blank inventory list to be prepared before their delivery/set up date.

+ Price tags/labels must follow guidelines and must match the inventory sheet. Each vendor will be responsible for affixing price tabs/labels to each item on inventory list. Each vendor will be assigned a date and time for delivery and set up of items.

+ Vendor is responsible for restoring inventory at the request of the LARAC staff.

+ At the close of the Holiday Shop, the vendor must remove inventory with the time frame specified by LARAC staff or may incur a daily storage fee of $15. Unclaimed property after 30 days may be subject to further action by LARAC.

LARAC RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ LARAC will collect all sales and taxes, accept checks made payable to LARAC and MasterCard/Visa credit card payments. LARAC will make sales tax payments directly to NYC.

+ Items are not insured while on premises. All possible care is taken with the handling of objects. Security measures are in place to ensure the safety of your items.

+ An inventory and sales reconciliation is completed after the end of each month. Vendors receive (2) payments from the 6 week shop with the final payment paid no later than February 2026.

+ LARAC retains a 35% commission on all sales.

SELECTION STANDARDS
All work must be original and hand crafted by the vendor. Work should demonstrate skill and mastery of the medium. Unacceptable items include objects from kits or embellished items, imported or manufactured goods.

 

SELECTION PROCESS
LARAC selects items that meet the standards listed above. LARAC seeks to represent a wide range of artistic media encompassing multiple price ranges. The selection process is competitive. Art or craft brought into Lapham Gallery for the 2025 Holiday Shop must be consistent with what was presented during the application process or may be subject to dismissal with no refund.

Accepted vendors will be notified and sent a contract. Contract and rental fee are due. Rental fees are refunded in full only if the request for cancellation is received in writing by November 6, 2025.

NO REFUNDS will be made for cancellations received after November 6,2025

Contact Director Philip Casabona

festivals@larac.org

518.798.1144x2

NOTE: Jurying of your work is based on the IMAGES you submit and the DESCRIPTION below. By signing this application, if you are accepted, you give LARAC permission to use your images to promote the Holiday Shop.

 

IMAGES ARE REQUIRED - DO NOT MAIL IN A CD OR PRINTED PHOTOS

ART & CRAFT APPLICANTS must submit

+ 3-6 images in jpg format (300 dpi or higher) or high-quality photographs

+ Photos should be titled with your last name and assigned a numb (ex: "Artist Name 1", "Artist Name 2", "Artist Name 3")

The Shop Coordinator chooses and has final authority on space placement.

Requests are met based upon availability.

 

Enclosed Lighted Locked wall display case

Approximately 5’x3’x4’     Rental Fee: $40

Display cases are appropriate for sculpture, jewelry, pottery, glass and fragile objects and can be locked upon request by the vendor.

 

 Enclosed Locked Wall Display case shelf

Approximately 37”x37”     Rental Fee: $40 per shelf

A shelf in our display cases is appropriate for sculpture, jewelry, potter, glass and fragile objects that need extra space but not floor space. Can be locked upon request by the vendor.

 

 Floor Space

2’x2’: Rental Fee $60

4’x4’: Rental Fee $85

4’x8’: Rental Fee $125

Vendor sets up own free-standing shells, tables and other creative displays for work, or set up folding racks and screens for hanging items.

 

 

 

 

By signing, I am stating that I have read and agree to comply with the LARAC Holiday Shop GUIDELINES AND POLICIES.