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Hello Foothills Art Club Members,
Welcome back for another stimulating season of creating and learning!
Our season runs from September 1st to August 31st. The annual membership fee is $120.00 regardless of what time of the year you join. It would be appreciated if returning members could pay by September 1st to help plan our budget.
Your membership fee pays for:
- The cost of running 2 art shows per year and all the costs involved.
- The church rental for 30 evenings of creating art with other members.
- Organized workshops at cost and paint-out weekends at Beaupre Hall at no cost.
- Periodic demonstrations or information of mediums, techniques, materials and other helpful information.
- 10% discount at most art stores.
- A website to showcase your art and stay in touch with what is happening in the world of art in Cochrane and area.
- A club calendar and a membership list all served with camaraderie and friendship and a chance to swap ideas and learn new techniques…… PRICELESS
We meet Wednesday nights at St. Andrews Church from 6:30 – 8:30 pm from September until May.
- Refreshments are available using our own dishes and supplies, having some limited access to the kitchen.
- We are asked to take home the garbage we create and leave the space we utilized as we found it.
- We should not put any acrylic water into the sink because it clogs up the pipes
- The door should be locked at all times.
Our fall and spring art shows allow members the privilege to show and sell the art they have produced. It is expected that members will participate in the setup, take down and the actual event to ensure our success.
Our “Critique Night” gives members the opportunity to get suggestions on how to improve a piece of art they are struggling with. Members are encouraged to give presentations sharing something they have mastered and enjoyed.
We start our season with an ice-cream social, have a pot-luck Christmas and Year-end party for members and significant others. Members are encouraged to bring goodies on Wednesday nights to go with the refreshments available.
We hope you all collaborate to have a wonderful and productive year.
The Foothills Executive
Foothills Art Club: Job Descriptions
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Guidelines for Foothills Art Club Show and Sale
General Information:
FAC has two Show and Sale events: one in Spring and one in Fall of each Calendar Year.
You must be a Member in good standing of FAC to participate in these Shows.
Only original paintings in any medium can be entered into the Show and Sale. That is, no
photographs, or prints, or any other reproduction, or any three-dimensional works are allowed, with the exception of art cards.
Currently, FAC rents space at the St. Andrews Church in Cochrane to hold these Art Shows. This
venue is within our budget. Space is limited and therefore we are limited in the number of paintings
we can reasonably display. With changes in membership, we may have to revise these guidelines at
future times.
Details of essential dates, such as door Prize voting, selection of not-for-sale paintings, deadline of
paintings list and declaration form, set-up and show date, will be issued prior to each FAC Show and
Sale.
Volunteering for FAC Art Shows
Only with your help is it possible to have two FAC Art Shows and Sales per year. Therefore, if at all
possible, please assist with set-up for the show on the day before the show (Friday) and during the
show (Saturday). It is your show to display your art to the public and have a chance to sell your
original paintings.
Door Prize
Prior to each FAC Show and Sale event, members of FAC can select a door prize. Each artist can
submit one original painting to be considered as door prize. The paintings must be 9” x 12” or smaller
and need not be framed. Each FAC member has one vote to select one of the submitted paintings
as door prize. Artist’s name on the paintings will be covered before voting by ballot. The winning
artist will receive $100 from FAC. The painting will be framed at FAC’s cost.
In the event that the ballot voting shows a tie for two paintings, a second ballot will be done for only
those two paintings. In the event it is a tie again, the Show Coordinator will make the final selection
of the door prize from those two paintings.
General Information:
FAC has two Show and Sale events: one in Spring and one in Fall of each Calendar Year.
You must be a Member in good standing of FAC to participate in these Shows.
Only original paintings in any medium can be entered into the Show and Sale. That is, no
photographs, or prints, or any other reproduction, or any three-dimensional works are allowed, with the exception of art cards.
Currently, FAC rents space at the St. Andrews Church in Cochrane to hold these Art Shows. This
venue is within our budget. Space is limited and therefore we are limited in the number of paintings
we can reasonably display. With changes in membership, we may have to revise these guidelines at
future times.
Details of essential dates, such as door Prize voting, selection of not-for-sale paintings, deadline of
paintings list and declaration form, set-up and show date, will be issued prior to each FAC Show and
Sale.
Volunteering for FAC Art Shows
Only with your help is it possible to have two FAC Art Shows and Sales per year. Therefore, if at all
possible, please assist with set-up for the show on the day before the show (Friday) and during the
show (Saturday). It is your show to display your art to the public and have a chance to sell your
original paintings.
Door Prize
Prior to each FAC Show and Sale event, members of FAC can select a door prize. Each artist can
submit one original painting to be considered as door prize. The paintings must be 9” x 12” or smaller
and need not be framed. Each FAC member has one vote to select one of the submitted paintings
as door prize. Artist’s name on the paintings will be covered before voting by ballot. The winning
artist will receive $100 from FAC. The painting will be framed at FAC’s cost.
In the event that the ballot voting shows a tie for two paintings, a second ballot will be done for only
those two paintings. In the event it is a tie again, the Show Coordinator will make the final selection
of the door prize from those two paintings.
Pricing of your Art, Fees and Commission
Only you, the artist, sets the price of your original paintings. Should you want to, other artists can make suggestions regarding this.
We have basically two different categories of showing your paintings: The Main Gallery and the Boutique. FAC charges a basic fee of $5 per painting that you enter, up to a maximum of $25. The paintings are listed in your Declaration Form and the applicable fee is paid when you submit your Declaration Form. For example, if you only list three paintings, your fee will be $15 if you have no other paintings in the Boutique. If you declare five paintings plus two reserve painting, your total fee will be $25 whether or not you have paintings in the Boutique.
FAC charges a commission of 15 percent for each painting sold. This will be deducted from the sales price, i.e. the artist will receive 85 percent of the sales price set by her or him. The sales price should normally be the declared price of the painting on the declaration form. Please note that FAC spends considerable money to host these shows. While FAC is not in the business to make a profit, we are happy to at least break even. Artists should not make side deals with prospective buyers to circumvent paying the commission because this supports the host of our Art Shows and Sales. Should an artist get an offer for a painting at a price that is lower than his/her declared price of the painting in the Declaration Form, then the Show Coordinator should be informed prior to the sale. The sales commission would than be based on the final sales price.
Declaration Form
Artists wanting to show paintings at FAC’s Show and Sale events are required to list the names, size, medium, and price of their paintings in a Declaration Form. This form must be completed prior to the Show and applicable fees must be paid at the same time. The artists will then be provided with Sales Tags displaying relevant information that he/she can display besides their paintings once they are arranged by the Art Hanging Committee.
The Declaration Form will be sent to FAC Members sufficiently in advance of the Show for members to complete. All members will be informed of deadline date and who to submit the form to.
Only you, the artist, sets the price of your original paintings. Should you want to, other artists can make suggestions regarding this.
We have basically two different categories of showing your paintings: The Main Gallery and the Boutique. FAC charges a basic fee of $5 per painting that you enter, up to a maximum of $25. The paintings are listed in your Declaration Form and the applicable fee is paid when you submit your Declaration Form. For example, if you only list three paintings, your fee will be $15 if you have no other paintings in the Boutique. If you declare five paintings plus two reserve painting, your total fee will be $25 whether or not you have paintings in the Boutique.
FAC charges a commission of 15 percent for each painting sold. This will be deducted from the sales price, i.e. the artist will receive 85 percent of the sales price set by her or him. The sales price should normally be the declared price of the painting on the declaration form. Please note that FAC spends considerable money to host these shows. While FAC is not in the business to make a profit, we are happy to at least break even. Artists should not make side deals with prospective buyers to circumvent paying the commission because this supports the host of our Art Shows and Sales. Should an artist get an offer for a painting at a price that is lower than his/her declared price of the painting in the Declaration Form, then the Show Coordinator should be informed prior to the sale. The sales commission would than be based on the final sales price.
Declaration Form
Artists wanting to show paintings at FAC’s Show and Sale events are required to list the names, size, medium, and price of their paintings in a Declaration Form. This form must be completed prior to the Show and applicable fees must be paid at the same time. The artists will then be provided with Sales Tags displaying relevant information that he/she can display besides their paintings once they are arranged by the Art Hanging Committee.
The Declaration Form will be sent to FAC Members sufficiently in advance of the Show for members to complete. All members will be informed of deadline date and who to submit the form to.
Main Gallery
In the Main Gallery, typically larger paintings are displayed on stand-up metal grids.
Some criteria are as follows:
• All paintings must be wired so they can be hung on hooks to the metal grids.
• The paintings must be framed if the stretched canvas or wood panels have a thickness of ¾” or less, or if the painting is on canvas panel or on water color paper or on pastel paper.
• For Gallery type canvas, here defined as having a thickness of greater than ¾”, or wood panels, the paintings need not be framed but must be nicely finished on the side as well.
Explanation: gallery type canvas is just another stretched canvas but of greater thickness; usually they are a minimum of 1 ½” thick. In order to make a stretched canvas, the staples are in the back. DIY canvas where staples are showing on the sides, need to be framed irrespective of thickness.
• Artists can submit a maximum of five paintings for the Main Gallery. These are declared in the submitted Declaration Form. In addition, you may declare an additional two paintings for the Main Gallery. In the event you sell one of the five paintings hung in the Main Gallery, you may display one of your reserve paintings in that space. Please note that if your paintings are large size, the Art Hanging Committee may reduce the number of paintings you can show. This is simply to give every artist a chance to show paintings in the Main Gallery.
Is the artist wishes to show a "Not for Sale" paint this must be included as one of your five painting hung in the main gallery and included in the declaration form
Boutique
The Boutique consists of smaller paintings that can be displayed on metal grids or on tables. The original art pieces are also declared by the artists in the declaration form. Some particulars are as follows:
• The maximum size of art in the Boutique is 9’ x 12”.
• The paintings need not be framed but must be finished on all sides.
• The maximum price for an art piece in the Boutique is $100. Lower prices would be in decrements of $5, i.e. $45 would be allowed but not $42.
• Unframed watercolours or drawings are to be matted, covered with glass or plastic wrap.
• Artists can submit a maximum of ten paintings and/or art cards for the Boutique.
• FAC’s fee for declared art pieces is $5 per piece. If the artist has only paintings/art pieces in the Boutique, then the maximum fee would be $15.
• Paintings that the artist wants to be hung on the stand-up metal grids must be wired.
• Paintings and other art pieces that will be displayed on the tables need not be wired.
• FAC’s sales commission is 15 percent of the declared prices by the artist in the declaration form.
- Artists set the prices of their art pieces and should be the minimum the artist wants to be willing to sell the piece.
- Artists may sell art pieces at a lower price to a prospective buyer but FAC’s sales commission remains at 15 percent of the artists declared price in the declaration form.
In the Main Gallery, typically larger paintings are displayed on stand-up metal grids.
Some criteria are as follows:
• All paintings must be wired so they can be hung on hooks to the metal grids.
• The paintings must be framed if the stretched canvas or wood panels have a thickness of ¾” or less, or if the painting is on canvas panel or on water color paper or on pastel paper.
• For Gallery type canvas, here defined as having a thickness of greater than ¾”, or wood panels, the paintings need not be framed but must be nicely finished on the side as well.
Explanation: gallery type canvas is just another stretched canvas but of greater thickness; usually they are a minimum of 1 ½” thick. In order to make a stretched canvas, the staples are in the back. DIY canvas where staples are showing on the sides, need to be framed irrespective of thickness.
• Artists can submit a maximum of five paintings for the Main Gallery. These are declared in the submitted Declaration Form. In addition, you may declare an additional two paintings for the Main Gallery. In the event you sell one of the five paintings hung in the Main Gallery, you may display one of your reserve paintings in that space. Please note that if your paintings are large size, the Art Hanging Committee may reduce the number of paintings you can show. This is simply to give every artist a chance to show paintings in the Main Gallery.
Is the artist wishes to show a "Not for Sale" paint this must be included as one of your five painting hung in the main gallery and included in the declaration form
Boutique
The Boutique consists of smaller paintings that can be displayed on metal grids or on tables. The original art pieces are also declared by the artists in the declaration form. Some particulars are as follows:
• The maximum size of art in the Boutique is 9’ x 12”.
• The paintings need not be framed but must be finished on all sides.
• The maximum price for an art piece in the Boutique is $100. Lower prices would be in decrements of $5, i.e. $45 would be allowed but not $42.
• Unframed watercolours or drawings are to be matted, covered with glass or plastic wrap.
• Artists can submit a maximum of ten paintings and/or art cards for the Boutique.
• FAC’s fee for declared art pieces is $5 per piece. If the artist has only paintings/art pieces in the Boutique, then the maximum fee would be $15.
• Paintings that the artist wants to be hung on the stand-up metal grids must be wired.
• Paintings and other art pieces that will be displayed on the tables need not be wired.
• FAC’s sales commission is 15 percent of the declared prices by the artist in the declaration form.
- Artists set the prices of their art pieces and should be the minimum the artist wants to be willing to sell the piece.
- Artists may sell art pieces at a lower price to a prospective buyer but FAC’s sales commission remains at 15 percent of the artists declared price in the declaration form.
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