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Direct Questions to Carol Moore, Show Chair: carolmooreprintmaking@gmail.com

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SHOW DATES TO REMEMBER

Online Registration Opens: March 17

Online Registration Closes: April 10

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• REGISTRATION FEE:  $35 per artist due at registration.

• All members registering for the Kay Gallery Exhibition and the Online Gallery Exhibition agree to allow ALOG and BlackRock to use your images for show marketing.

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Artwork Delivery/Cashier Training: Wednesday, April 24, 5-7 pm

Gallery Curating: Thursday, April 25, 12 Noon

Show Hanging: Friday, April 26, 12 Noon

Show Dates: Saturday April 27 - Sunday, June 2, 2024

Opening Reception: Sunday, April 28, 2-4 pm.

ALOG Family Day: Saturday, May 11, 12-6 pm (Mother’s Day Card Craft/Scavenger Hunt)

Closing Reception: Sunday, June 2, 2024, 2-4:30 pm.

• All participating artists are required to attend both receptions and stay to help with take-down of the show after the second reception. To be fair, if you are unable to attend, please provide the name of the person serving as your proxy to the show chair.

Show Take-down: Sunday, June 2, 2024, 5-6 pm

 

Show Hours:

Tuesday – Friday: 12-6 pm (Open for viewing, sales by appointment only)

Saturday & Sunday: 12-6 pm

CLOSED Mother’s Day – May 12, 2024

 

ALOG SPECIAL EVENTS

 

Fine Craft Weekends

• Fine Crafts will be displayed in the Kay Gallery on the weekends only and in the online exhibition. Please see the available weekends below.

• Each artist may have a six-foot table or share with another artist. Tables and tablecloths will be put out for you.

• Artists will set up their table on Saturday from 11-12 pm and take-down their table on Sunday from 6-630 pm, please be on time. Your gallery shifts do not have to be on the weekend, but it would be beneficial if you did.

• Artists submitting work requiring a display stand must supply their own, such as a clear acrylic stand or black velvet jewelry bust. 

• Sales will be made through the ALOG cashier.

• Tables will be monitored during show hours.

• Priority will be given to ALOG Fine Craft Artists; any other available tables will be offered to wall and pedestal artists. Artists can sign-up for more than one weekend, first come, first served. Fine Craft Artists must register for the show.

• You do not have to supply an inventory for your artwork, but you are strongly encouraged to make an inventory for your records. All items must be tagged with your three-letter initials and price.

 

Saturday, April 27 & Sunday April 28

Saturday May 4 & Sunday, May 5

Saturday May 18 & Sunday, May 19

Saturday May 25 & Sunday May 26

Saturday June 1 and Sunday June 2

 

Please follow this link to Sign-Up Genius to register for table space.

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FREE Wednesday Workshops

Each Wednesday during the exhibition ALOG will be offering workshops that are FREE and open to the public. Space is limited and registration is required.

 

• Wednesday May 1: ALOG Membership Meeting in the Kay Gallery

- “Stories Behind the Art” – ALOG members will share their inspiration and backstories about their work in the exhibition. No registration required.

-Social from 6:45-7:15, Meeting will begin at 7:15 pm.

 

• Wednesday, May 8: Live Figure Drawing Session in the Kay Gallery led by Bill Mapes, (4-6 pm),

 - Free and open to the public.

- Follow the link below to Sign-up Genius link to register.

 

• Wednesday, May 15: What is Art? - Photography Panel Discussion, 7-9 pm

- Join us for a captivating evening as our ALOG photographers discuss photography asart and share their artistic interpretations through examples of their work.

- Free and open to the public, follow the link below to Sign-up Genius link to register.

 

• Wednesday, May 22: Art Critique Led by BlackRock Gallery Director, Joshua Gamma, 7-9 pm.

- Free and open to the public

- Registration required for up to 8 critique participants.

- Sign-up Genius link will be in the show prospectus and follow the link to register.

- Audience participation is encouraged, come out and be part of the discussion,

You do not need to register to be part of the audience.

 

• Wednesday, May 29: Needle Felting Workshop led Gail Kaplan-Wassell, 4-6 pm

- Free and open to the public – registration required for needle felting workshop only,

(12 participants max). Follow the link below to register.

- Wet Felting Demonstration by Kendra Biddick

- Educational Fiber Display.

- Expanded fiber art sales.

 

Please follow this link to Sign-Up Genius to register for Wednesday Workshops.

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For further information contact the ALOG Spring Show Chair at carolmooreprintmaking@gmail.com

 
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
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​Eligibility: All participating members must meet eligibility requirements to participate in the Kay Gallery and online show. To be eligible, you should have attended two ALOG membership meetings (ALOG Happy Hours do not count) or served as an ALOG volunteer at two BlackRock receptions, or a combination of both since our Spring 2023 show. Also, annual membership dues must be paid. You must attend two ALOG Membership meetings before becoming an ALOG member. Follow the link below to pay your membership dues. ALOG’s Membership Director will be checking eligibility at registration.

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Link to pay For Membership:

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​Images: You will need to provide a quality image (at least 1200 pixels on the shortest side and at least 1 MB in size) for all Wall Art, Pedestal Art, Online Bin Art, and Online Fine Crafts. See registration form. 
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​Virtual Exhibition: Wall art, pedestal art, online bin art, and online fine crafts must be available for sale for the duration of the virtual show. If it sells in the physical show, it will be marked as sold in the virtual show.
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• Wall art artists may submit 2 or 4 bin items that will be for sale in the virtual show only. These items will not be for sale in the physical show, but they can be copies of bin items that are in the physical show.

 

• Fine Crafts artists will be required to provide quality images (at least 1200 pixels on the shortest side and at least 1 MB in size) for items that are in the virtual show only. These items should be separate from the items that you have in the Kay Gallery show. Fine Crafts artists will be able to enter exactly 1, 4 or 8 items that will be for sale in the virtual show only. These items do not need to be a collection; they will be separate listings but will be grouped together. We ask that all participating fine craft artists put at least one item in the virtual show, we want all of our participating artists represented.

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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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WALL ART
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Choose one option: Up to 4 Pieces Total:

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• 2 Large (no wider than 36" in any direction framed), AND 2 Small (no wider than 18" in any direction framed) OR

• 1 Large (no wider than 36" in any direction framed), AND 1 Medium (no wider than 24" in any direction framed) AND 2 Small (no wider than 18" in any direction framed) OR

• 2 Medium (no wider than 24" in any direction framed), AND 2 Small (no wider than 18" in any direction framed) OR

• 3 Medium (no wider than 24" in any direction framed) AND 1 Small (no wider than 18" in any direction framed) OR

• 4 small (no wider than 18" in any direction framed)

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​​All art will be displayed as space permits. If your artwork does not meet the criteria listed above, please contact carolmooreprintmaking@gmail.com so that we can discuss a solution. It is good to have a few larger pieces.

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Replacing Wall Art that sells: If an artist sells work from the wall and the patron needs to take it that day, the artist has the option to replace their work with another piece that is the same size (or close to it).​

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It is the responsibility of the artist to send the show chair the title, medium, and price of the new piece so that a wall tag can be created. Each wall artist is limited to four pieces of wall art at a time. It is up to the discretion of the show chair to decide whether the new artwork flows with the curation of the exhibition.

 

PEDESTAL ART & SCULPTURE

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• ​3 total works (weight 50 lbs max) to be shown on pedestals or at windows as space permits. Any sculpture meant to hang must have a device attached to the back suitable for hanging, weight and size permitting. Weight limits for sculpture hung on the wall will be at the discretion and approval of the ALOG hanging committee with input from the BlackRock gallery personnel as necessary.

 
ARTWORK DELIVERY
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SUBMISSION TAGS: (Information to identify your artwork during delivery and hanging).

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• ALL WALL ART must include two labels (one on front and one on back with the Artist Name, three-letter initials, title, and price (or NFS which should be no more than 1/3 of the work each artist   submits).

• ALL CARDS AND FINE CRAFTS must be clearly tagged or labeled with the artist's three-letter initial, price, and the artist's unique inventory number (this ensures your earnings get accurately credited to you and you can identify the sold pieces).

• ALL OTHER ARTWORK, including bin art must have one label or tag that includes the artist’s name, three-letter initials, title, medium and price.

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Bin work: Will only be displayed on weekends during the exhibition. Bins will be kept in ALOG storage during the week.  They will be wrapped in plastic bags while in storage.

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 If you have your own display bin, you can bring it with as many unique pieces as you want (please do not overstuff your bins as it overwhelms the patron, make a nice selection). Please limit to only one print of each piece at a time. If you are using ALOG shared bins, please limit to 10 unique pieces at a time. You do not have to supply an inventory for bin items, but your items will be checked at take-in. We strongly encourage you to make an inventory for your records.

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• ​All unframed bin art prints will be displayed in a print rack. NO framed work or canvas are allowed in the bins.

• Each piece must be properly matted, and should be in plastic print sleeves, or wrapped neatly in shrink-wrap. Saran wrap or Ziploc type bags will not be accepted.

• A label made by the artist must be affixed to the back of the packaging with artist name, three-letter initials, title, medium, and price.

• All reproductions (giclee prints or color copies) of your work must be labeled as such.

 

 

Greeting Cards: Will only be displayed on the weekends during the exhibition. They will be stored in ALOG storage at BlackRock during the week.

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You may submit up to 20 greeting cards. You may submit duplicates if they fit in the same holder in the card rack (all duplicates count towards your 20 cards). All cards should be placed in plastic sleeves. You may fill in with new cards as your cards sell. You can purchase sleeves at https://www.clearbags.com/stationery/clear-sleeves.
 

SALES & LIABILITY
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: A 30% commission is taken on the sale of all work sold at the physical Kay Gallery exhibition (15% goes to ALOG and 15% to BlackRock). This commission applies for all artworks sold within 14 days of the Kay Gallery show closing. Artists will collect their own sales and taxes during the two weeks after the show closes and must pay the 30% commission to the ALOG treasurer. 
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Any artwork sold from the online show on the ALOG website will be subject to the 30% commission from April 27 – June 16, 2024. This includes any sales directly related to the exhibition up to two weeks after the exhibition closes.

Customers interested in purchasing art from alog.org will contact the ALOG show chair who will in turn contact the artist. The artist will collect their own sales, including MD  tax (6%) during the virtual show and are responsible for paying the 30% commission to the ALOG Treasurer.

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• During show and until June 16, 2024: 30% commission (split with BR) on all sales. 

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Liability: ALOG members working during the show should take good and reasonable care of the artwork on display. ALOG and BlackRock are not responsible for damage or loss during the show.

CRITERIA FOR SUBMISSIONS
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Wall Art: Fresh, new artwork is always encouraged.​

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• All wall art must be properly framed, with wire attached 1/4 to 1/3 of the distance from the top.  The stretched wire should come no closer than 2" from the top edge of the frame. Gallery wrapped canvases that are painted all the way around are permitted.

• NO smudged mats, wet canvases, clip or poster frames, or damaged frames are allowed.

•  Artists are encouraged that NFS constitutes no more than one-third of the total work submitted.

• Wall & Pedestal Art check-in includes a quality check of frame (if framed), appropriate wiring, and back finishing of each artist’s work, and Submission Tags.

• Our show visitors include small children, so work must be suitable for display in a family-oriented setting.

• No member may show work created by a non-member or by a member who is not registered to show.  

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SHOW DUTY
 
To have a successful show, we need your support and participation. ALOG shows are a team effort! By entering and choosing your 3-show duty shifts you help our show to run smoothly. Please follow the link below to the Sign-Up Genius to choose your mandatory 3 shifts. Remember, it’s not just the great artwork, but your enthusiastic interaction with show attendees that will help make the show a success. We are looking forward to a terrific show!

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Please follow the link below to the Sign-Up Genius.

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​ENTRY CHECKLIST
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Please review list below to aid in a successful entry into the show.
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1.  Entry qualifications met. ____
​2. Read & understand show prospectus. ____
3.  Delivery and pick-up dates checked and listed on your calendar. ____
4.  All Wall Artwork properly framed/labeled. ____
5.  Pedestal work properly labeled. ____​

6. Fine Crafts properly labeled for Fine Craft Weekends. ____
7.  Online registration forms submitted for Wall Art and Fine Crafts, and Pedestal Art. ____
8.  Work duty times selected on Sign-Up Genius and calendared. ____

9. Online Sign-up for FREE Wednesday Workshops. ____
10.  Calendar marked to be at entire reception(s) and entire takedown period. ____