Life Is Art Fair
Artist Application/Agreement
Due Date: February 14, 2009
Event Date: March 7, 2009
Please complete all sections of this form and send to: art@lifeisartfest.org
Application
· Artist applications due by February 14, 2009.
· All artists must have primary residence in Southeast Florida.
· Fill out the application below and return
· Include artist statement, biography, and resume.
· Note that this is a NON-THEMED show. Any art format is considered.
· Include at least five (5) images of your art with application. Submission format as follows:
o Emailed in JPG or PDF format, maximum of 2MB per image.
o Uploaded to the Life Is Art Forums, maximum of 20MB per image. Be sure to tell us which post is yours!
o By postal mail to Life Is Art, 1334 Euclid Ave, #10, Miami Beach FL 33139
o With each image, include the following information
§ Artist Name
§ Reference Number (just number them 1 through 5, if you like)
§ Title
§ Size
§ Year
§ Price (including commission)
· All images remain the the property of the artist and may only be used for promotional purposes by Life Is Art if the artist is selected.
· Artists will be notified no later than February 21, 2009 if they have been selected for the fair.
· There is no fee to apply.
· Should you be accepted, set up and take down instructions will be supplied with your acceptance letter.
Artist Exhibition Space
· Each artist will be provided with a display space of at least 20’ x 20’ (400 square feet).
· Life Is Art will charge only a 15% sales commission for each piece sold.
· No display materials will be supplied with the space. Artists are encouraged to bring their own displays and installation materials.
· Artists are encouraged to be creative in the set up of their installations, but all spaces must be returned in the form they were found or a cleaning fee will be assessed to the artist.
· Display and installation materials may be rented from Life Is Art for a small rental. We can supply tables, chairs, temporary walls, lights, and other installation materials. Please contact us no later than February 28th with your needs.
· Art must arrive at the venue ready for hanging or installation.
· Artists must be able to install their own art, or bring personnel to do so.
· Artists are encouraged, but not required, to be in occupation of their space during the hours of the show. If the artist is not available, an artist representative must be onsite at all times.
· Badges will be provided for the artist and up to three (3) representatives for access to back stage and storage areas.
· After the fair concludes, art must be removed by the deadline or a transportation and storage fee will be assessed.
Art Sales
· Life Is Art will handle all art sales.
· Artists need not have a merchant (credit card) account.
· Artists must provide Life Is Art with a list of art for sale at the fair with prices by February 28.
· Life Is Art will take cash or major credit cards as payment.
· After the payments clear (approximately 3 days), Life Is Art will issue a payment to all artists who sold work, minus the 15% sales commission.
· Payment will be made to artists via cash, check, credit card, or Paypal, at the artists request.
Download the Artist Application in Word document format – Click Here
