Calls for Artists
NEW ARTIST SUBMISSIONS
The Shop at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts will be screening new consignment artists to complement the existing mix represented in the Shop at PCA on Sunday May 17, 2009.
Multi Artist Yard Sale "Yart Sale"
MULTI ARTIST YARD SALE
with
PCA Shop Artists, PF/PCA Artist Members, Staff, and Teaching Artists at PF/PCA
The Shop@PCA is proud to announce plans for a
BLOW OUT YARD SALE!
MULTI ARTIST YARD SALE will be held Sunday July 5th, 2009
Join us for a fun day full of treasure hunters, art lovers and drive & stop by curiosity seekers. We know it has been a tough year for a lot of us, and we would like to help by drumming up the biggest, best, Yard Sale Millionaire's Row has ever seen. This is a yard sale for your art and art-related items, and other goodies that have been taking up space in your studio.
Art, craft, overstocks, seconds, things you are tired of, damaged/dinged/discontinued items, or anything you are ready to part with, for a deal. Anything art-related. That print you traded for but don't want any more? An art gift that would be best given, again? This is the place to sell it all. Think "making lemonade" from "economic lemons". Small furniture, tools, clothing and collectables are welcome, but we would like to project the vibrancy of our "Artist Community", so the majority of wares available should reflect the arts, and the handcrafted, even if they are not crafted from your hands.
Keep in mind, if you don't sell the items, you will be responsible to remove/take with you at the end of the day.
PF/PCA will be cleaning out our storage, and raising some funds too. Old office furniture, equipment, supplies, and anything else not bolted down, or otherwise in use. We will have a "call out" for donated items, should you wish to contribute.
There will be two ways to partner with PCA for the Sale.
1. PCA will retain 20% of all sales. PCA will be responsible for processing Cash, Check and Credit Card transactions, and collection and payment of applicable Sales Tax. Artists will be paid 80% of invoiced revenue from the event by July 31, 2009. Artists will be supplied with basic receipt books, and will write up own items. Customers will "Cash Out" by taking all slips to a pay station when they are ready, have invoice stamped "PAID", then return to Artists to retrieve goods packed by the artists in appropriate materials (old Grocery Bags, Boxes newspaper..)
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2. Artists with Valid Resale License can opt to pay a Flat Participation Fee of $100.00 to PCA prior to the Yard Sale, and be responsible for all transaction details, including invoicing/receipts, making change, processing Credit Cards (optional) and the collection and payment of applicable Sales Tax. Artists will also pack/wrap purchases as needed. Artists will retain 100% of sales from the event, in lieu of the flat fee. Artists that choose the Flat Participation Fee will need to RSVP with a non-refundable $50 deposit by May 5th, 2009 and will need to have available appropriate resale license.
We see a more casual set up, in keeping with the Yard Sale theme. Picnic blankets, tables, lawn chairs and tents are welcome. Bring what you need. PCA will not supply tables, chairs or fixtures. Sorry, there will be no electricity available.
We will need to plan the "Lawn Sprawl" a little, so please RSVP if this sounds like an event you would like to join, and we will continue, "plotting".
Download the event details and RSVP form here
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Presents
Interplay
As part of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 2010 Centennial Year celebration, AAP
will honor its connection with Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and
its affiliated guild artists with an exhibition entitled Interplay.
Interplay is defined as mutual action, influence and interaction. Interplay implies a
reciprocal action and reaction of opposing forces. Some examples are the interplay
between environment and genetics; painting and sculpture; religion and politics; art and
science. The challenge to artists is to consider all of the ways in which people, things or
ideas repeatedly act on and react to each other and explore the tension that is created
when two disparate elements are brought together visually. The concept of interplay can
also embrace the cooperative and creative action and reaction between two artists
involved in a collaboration.
All 2-D and 3-D media will be accepted including film and video. Work should be
created specifically for this exhibition by member artists of AAP, PF/PCA and guilds.
The exhibition will be installed in the second floor galleries of PCA from April16 through
June 13, 2010. This will be an opportunity to showcase the work of local artists and the
organizations that support them, while an international audience visits the Fiberart
International exhibition on the first floor.
AAP will publish an illustrated catalog that will include a description of each organization,
its history and its mission. The catalog will be a promotional tool for AAP, PF/PCA and
all its affiliated Guilds. The catalog will also have an insert that lists details of this
exhibition.
Mark your calendars for April 2010 and start thinking about Interplay. More information
and a prospectus will be forthcoming as details are confirmed.