LOCAL ARTIST MARKET APPLICATION
The Local Artist Market is held annually, opening on Jingle Bell Holiday (Friday before Thanksgiving) through the third week of December in the Grinnell Arts Center (926 Broad St), with hours set by the Arts Council. To participate, please complete this form, and the Market Coordinator will respond to you. We reserve the right to refuse art that does not fit the criteria (your original fine, hand-crafted items only), or if we have already accepted the maximum number of artists. We will not accept items that are copyrighted or for resale. We are unable to accept every artist who applies.
Please attach a maximum of five photos of your work.
Please read the following guidelines:
The Arts Council will be 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.
The Arts Council will maintain 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.
The Arts Council will take 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 the Arts Council is neither liable nor responsible for any loss due to damage, theft, or natural disaster.
Artists will 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 the Arts Council.
Artists will submit their inventory using the Arts Council inventory spreadsheet template at their delivery appointment, and tag their items with the inventory number and price before delivering to the market. Artists must provide labels for wall art items.