LOCAL ARTIST MARKET APPLICATION

The Grinnell Area Arts Council (GAAC) holds an annual Local Artist Market in the Grinnell Arts Center (926 Broad St), opening on Jingle Bell Holiday (Friday before Thanksgiving) through the third week of December, with hours set by GAAC.

To apply, please complete this form. Please attach a minimum of one and up to five high-quality photographs that best represent your work. We will assess each applicant’s portfolio according to the attached evaluation rubric.

Please be aware of the following guidelines which apply to all accepted artists:

1. GAAC is responsible for marketing and selling items. There is no fee to participate, but the Arts Council will retain a 25% commission on all items sold to cover overhead.

2. GAAC maintains responsibility for making sales and paying sales tax. After the market has closed, sales reports and checks will be mailed to artists within a month.

3. GAAC takes reasonable steps to ensure that artists’ items are given proper care and storage. By agreeing to sell at the Artists Market, artists acknowledge that they are responsible for insuring their items, and GAAC is neither liable nor responsible for any loss due to damage, theft, or natural disaster.

4. Artists set appointments with the Market Coordinator to deliver and pick up their items. Items not delivered by each year’s deadline will not be accepted. Items not picked up by deadline after the market will be treated as a donation to GAAC.

5. Artists a) submit their inventory using the GAAC inventory spreadsheet template at their delivery appointment; b) tag their items with the inventory number and price before delivering to the market; and c) provide labels for wall art items when applicable.