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From The Short North Blog:
Calling Visual Artists for Art al Fresco 2009
If you are a visual artist, know a visual artist, or know someone who knows someone who knows a visual artist… then this message is for you! The Short North Arts District is inviting artists to participate in Art al Fresco 2009 (August 15). Artists have until May 22 to submit proposals. Applications are available online at shortnorth.org or by request from CallForArtists@shortnorth.org.
from the perspective of a neighborhood viewer, this was a enjoyable event last year.
$25 application fee? seriously I guess everyone needs a buck to keep the ART in “ARTS district”.
Actual application found here:
http://www.shortnorth.org/files/artalfrescoartistcall.pdf
Who is on the Arts Selection Committee of the SNBA?
Not sure on that Mike. I know that if you follow the links and look at the website for SNBA they list a commitee of folks that represent businesses in the district. Such as Kristen Meyers of the Art Exchange. I don’t know for sure if that is the list of Jury members or just supporting people.
Side Note:
I can’t imagine that it costs them money(or much) to put the show on and I know that last year in many cases businesses paid for materials/needs for some of the artists directly. Anyways I hope to participate this year even if it will cost me out of pocket for materials and submission fees.
The nice thing is that REAL street art never requires prior approval!!!!!
I’m not 100% familiar with the processes, but I’d imagine that any money raised via application fees go into paying for any expenses they have for putting on this event, or towards other SNBA initiatives. They are a non-profit, right?
BTW, Is $25 steep for something like this? I understand there’s a lot of cost going into the material as well. I guess I’ve never cost-compared application fees for art events. I know it’s cheaper than Junctionview, but how does it compare to the Arts Festival or arts events in other neighborhoods like Dublin or Bexley or Upper Arlington? You’ve got me curious. ;)
Well thruth be told if your the kind of person that “pays to play” in the arts world then $25 is average to possibly even low in some cases. With Junctionview events the couchfire and other folks change no more than $10. However when I do C Note I dump my heart and soul into the show and don’t charge a lick. I also for free provide a website with gallery, Over 20,000 distributed flyers, and no comissions. The reality of it is you don’t ever need to pay to show your artwork if you do your homework and have a quality product.
That said I will point out some major differences between a jurried art show and that of Art al Fresco. In either situation as an artist you have cost associated with both material and personal time. If I spend $30 in materials and 5 hours of my time which I will value at $10 an hour. I already have $80 invested and in my mind $10 an hour is a very low paying job. If I had to pay $25 to get into a show that is jurried well then now I have $105 invested in that painting. If the gallery charges 50% commision then to break even I have to charge the collector $210. That will allow me to have the 5 hours of my life valued at $50 minus the $30 for materials gains me $20 for what becomes a ton of work by the time the art is shown and sold. If I want to profit then I need to charge much more to the collector to get my value out of my work which may take a while to sell. Now this whole theory is assuming that you don’t have $400 a month studio rent like some of us.
Now if you take that not so simple concept and apply it to Art al Freso what you have is a far larger project that may cost upwards of $500 for the size and materials needed. In this case I will value materials at $100 and then add the submission fee of $25 and assume it takes me 5 hours to create and 2 hours to install in the short north valued at $10 an hour. My cost is now $195 to have work in this event and this work never has a chance to sell. In return for all of the artists hard work the Short North will benifit from added foot traffic and press which is all due to the artists.
If it’s not obvious why this sucks let me know and I will continute to offer the artist perspective. I know that personally I would never take a $10 an hour job so even the figure that I used are very very low in the reality of hours put into art and the payout for the common artist. This is the reason that starving artist is a far more common term than starving short north business owner.
As for the other questions Walker:
Columbus arts festival fees: $25 jury fee and $425 booth fee
Independents day fee: $25 last year possibly $40 this year
Upper Arlington Arts festival: $20 jury fee and $185 booth fee
However you can sell product and don’t pay comission
The SNBA is a non-profit organization, However the fees to be a member range from $210 to $700. I will say that for the number of employee’s and the service that the SNBA provides to the community from events to the website. They do a great job with the resources they have. John Angelo even if somewhat of a tyrant still makes sure that the art is a focus and that the neighborhood is above par.
Thanks for the well-thought-out and informational post. You answered all of my questions, and I’m sure helped out a lot of other curious people reading. ;)
(I tried to post this before but it disappeared. Sorry if it shows up twice! -PV
Artists can bring the arts back to the Short North anytime they want to. I experimented with such a project a few years ago, called “Art Jam” based on the Columbus City Code 523.03 which exempts artist from the regulations that apply to ordinary street peddlers (agricultural growers & gardeners take note – you are also exempt):
(4) Individuals who sell handiwork where the item as a whole is produced by that individual’s single effort, nor to the agents of such individuals;
Read the code:
http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/columbus/_DATA/TITLE05/Chapter_523_PEDDLERS.html#4
Artists can set up on any public sidewalk and in front of any buiseness. Artists do not need push carts. You still need a tax number from the State of Ohio (easy to do) and some rules apply to all…such as not blocking a public thoroughfare. There were 2 Art Jams, at 4th & High st. but there could be artists lining the sidewalks, or some of the side streets of the short north every weekend.
P.Volker
http://www.volkerworld.com
thanks Paul V for that and it does makes some wheels turn faster that were already turning.
Well long story short my proposal was accepted and I fully look forward to doing a great live painting performance for the show! see you there
Nice!
Sounds like the SNBA could use some more artists to submit and the deadline has been extended until June 30th. Jump on and get creative folks!
Happening this Saturday!
Stoked about the event! I will be doing a live mural painting at Hubbard and High street all day. This will be on the side of Kathryn Gallery.
on a side note I will have free art available during Art al Fresco. The catch is you have to find it! there should be a good 20 pieces of work on display in various places free for the taking. Let the search begin!!!
my brother and i “The Shaw Brothers” are playing today at 1p-2pm in front of Marcellas. Check us out on myspace.com/2shaws. So to reply to Paulvolker’s post….so we can just set up whenever and play? I don’t get this “exemption” thing, I always thought the SNBA was very nazi like with street performers and such which I always thought was sad cuz if you want to have a lively arts district you really should let musicians just play in the street whenever.
getting ready to dance on the ceiling…