Artist Resources
Here’s a handy list of dates and details for you!
Topics include:
Love Show Contacts, Key dates, Event info, Artwork info, Sales Terms, and a handy list of stuff you need to do in order to be in this show.
CONTACT INFORMATION
VOLUNTEER QUESTIONS:
volunteer2011@portlandloveshow.com
ART WORK/EVENT QUESTIONS:
2011@portlandloveshow.com
503 427 8704
IMPORTANT DATES
Please copy these to your calender RIGHT NOW! Put them in your phone, tape them to your computer, write them on your arm…. If you know that the drop off/pick up dates are going to be a conflict, make your plans now! We have a lot of artists to coordinate.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD CONSIGNMENT FORM
SHOW DATES:
February 12th-February 27, 2011
ART DROP OFF:
Thursday February 3, 2011
PoBoy Art
1421 SE Stark
12pm-5pm
Friday February 4, Saturday February 5, 2011
Gallery Homeland
12-6pm
Please review the stuff we need from you before you come bring in your work
OPENING:
Saturday the 12th, Feb. 2011, 7pm-12am
WORK PICK-UP (tentative):
Sunday February 27, Monday February 28, 2011
Gallery Homeland
12-6pm
DAY YOU FORFEIT YOUR PIECE IF YOU DON’T PICK IT UP:
March 14th, 2011
OUT OF TOWN ARTISTS- CLICK HERE!
LOCATION
Gallery Homeland at the Ford Building
2505 SE 11th Ave #136
Portland, OR 97202
Google place page
ARTWORK DETAILS
- one piece per artist only, any media, 4 ft x 4ft max (please, don’t all make work this big!!)
- Wired & ready to hang (not pinned to the wall, not clips, not a cleat, no saw-tooth- a WIRE please- See How-To Here, we can consult with you if you need help with this part)
- Labeled in a removable fashion with your TITLE, NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE & EMAIL (taping a business card to the back is a good idea)
TERMS FOR SALES & EXHIBITING
- You do not need to sell your work, but if you do, here’s the basic breakdown:
- We will take a 40% commission on work sold
- You are showing your work at your own risk. While we will handle your work with the highest degree of care, the Ford building is a public space housing many businesses and we cannot control access. Theft hasn’t been a problem there or at any past Love show, but it’s always a possibility. What this means is that the producers of the Love show, the other businesses in the Ford building and the building owner are all free of any liability for your artwork in the case of loss, theft or damage.
- Artists will be paid within 30 days of the CLOSE of the show, if not sooner. (I will personally strive to pay everyone ASAP, as I know we all need the money)
- You MUST pick up your piece at the end of the show. The best days to pick up are February 27th and 28th, when we will have staff there to assist you, and the work will still be on the wall.
If you fail to pick up your work during those times, you will need to schedule an appointment to come get it at our convenience. - REMEMBER, your work becomes property of the Love Show on March 14th, 2011, to do whatever we want with it.
Furthermore, artists who abandon their work without communicating with us will not be welcome in future Love shows or Launch Pad group shows.
STUFF WE NEED FROM YOU
Before the opening:
As soon as you finish your piece, please send us an in-focus 72 dpi .jpg image of your piece along with artwork info in the following format to 2011@portlandloveshow.com so we can post it on the website!
(it would be handy if it’s 1000 px on it’s longest side)
Please name the file firstname.lastname.piecetitle.jpg, replacing the words accordingly.
Please include the following information with your image in the order below; please type it in the body of the email, not a separate document.
Artist:
Title:
Media:
Dimensions (H x W x D):
Year:
Price:
Here’s an example of what you should include:
Ben Pink
The Example
Digital text art
1200 x 700 pixels
2011
priceless
The sooner we get your image the better!
When you drop off your work:
We would like you to pitch in $10.00 towards posters, cards, permits and all of the random stuff that goes into producing a large event. If you cannot afford it, please contact me and we will work something out, no problem.
We will also need a completed consignment form which will be emailed to you around February 1st
There will be a limited number of blank forms available when you drop off, but it’d be faster and easier if you print and fill out the form before you bring in your piece.
At the Opening
Historically, the Love show has been a potluck.
What speaks to every single person more than food? With so many people losing their jobs and this years show being a benefit for Oregon Food Bank, we hope that you will bring a delicious dish of scrumptious food to share with your admiring public as well as A CAN OF FOOD for the Food Bank. You don’t have to spend a lot of money or get super fancy, just plan on bringing something that you personally like to eat and want to share.
*** Food service/grocery workers, see if you can get your job to donate extra food to bring to the opening! We are glad to list them on the site as a supporter for a significant donation, as well as give a tax ID receipt.
PROMO MATERIALS
We’re working on print materials currently, but in the meantime, please post/blog/email etc your own invite using your love show piece. Please include a link back to the love show home page.
The link for the show is at http://www.portlandloveshow.com
BENEFIT INFO
The Love Show is partnering once again with a worthy cause to try and use our collective might to do some good!
We’re collecting cans of food for the Oregon Food Bank at both events and for the duration of the show. Tell your friends, tell your boss, tell your grocery store… Let’s feed some hungry folks together- you never know, the people who benefit from the food bank are often closer to you than you think.
FOR OUT OF TOWN ARTISTS
How awesome to have you in this show! Last year we had quite a few people mail in work from near and far, and it’s a treat to have you involved! Help us by carefully reading the following information.
Here are the specifics that apply to you:
- You pay shipping both ways, please.
Pre-printed mailing labels are the most convenient method & it’s a good idea to include tracking capabilities and insurance. Feel free to include business cards or show cards for us to put out.If your piece doesn’t sell, I will strive to mail your piece back to you within two weeks of the close of the show. I’ll try to include some show cards as well for your files. Please be sure to include a removable label on your piece, and make your $10.00 check out to ‘Launch Pad Gallery’
- NOTE: You must get the work to me on time, by FRIDAY February 5th at the latest!!Because the gallery hours are sparse, I would like you to mail your piece to my home address:Launch Pad Gallery
c/o Ben Pinkowitz
5217 NE 14th Pl.
Portland, OR 97211I will email you when I’ve received it.
Thanks so much! It’s like Christmas in February when all the art arrives!
(If you feel like it, include a note about how you heard about this show)
