Art Sales Opportunity Forest Acres Columbia SC

ARTIST'S Sales opportunity

Sell your art and handcrafted items at Richland Mall 3400 Forest Dr. Columbia, SC 29204 Nov 25 and or 26th from 9am-2pm or 6am-6pm. Black Friday and Sat. are the busiest days of the year at the Mall and they are having an antique show at the same time which will draw in potential customers, interested in home and office decor! Radio spots the week before and Facebook and Social media marketing all for you!

Location of sale is right near food court by Belks, first floor. Theatre Rowe Productions and Forest Acres Fine Art Center will mark off an indoor 10x10 space, with 24 hr security and radio advertising of the event. You will need to provide your own display, table, chair, equipment and sales tags etc. We will sell directly to customers and keep the proceeds, no commission!

All art mediums and new hand made items accepted. Remember children may be present, we do ask that you keep this in mind when selecting inventory for the show. Please no kit work, scrapbooks, or classwork.

UPDATE: Set up display equipment Wed. evening and your art inventory Friday morning, you can start selling as soon as you are set up. We can get in the mall at 6AM. Belks will be opening at 4am, so there should be people in the mall. All artists must be set up to show and sell by 9 AM and are required to stay with their space until 2PM. You may stay as late as 6pm, if you like. Rental one day is $25. both days $40. payable Wed. evening at display set up or prior to set up Fri. morning. Checks should be made payable to Theatre Rowe Productions (note spelling, is exactly like that) No commission. You may leave your set up overnight if you are selling both days, but do not leave inventory uncovered. The mall does have 24 hour security.

Send back attached info asap so that I can get you a space. Do not send funds with it. You will pay your fees at the location to Theatre Rowe Productions. Questions, write me on FB or my email. Thank you!

Name___________________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________________

Email ____________________________________________________________

Facebook Name ____________________________________________________

Cell Phone _________________________Home or Work ____________________

Website __________________________________________________________

Blog _____________________________________________________________

What do you plan to sell at the sale? __________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Which days? Friday ___________ Saturday ___________ Both days___________

Emergency Contact __________________________________________________

Signed ____________________________________________________________

Date______________________________________________________________

Please fill in this form, make a copy, print it and send back to me through facebook messages or email it back to artsails1@aol.com with Richland Mall Art in subject line. If you have any questions, please message me through facebook or email me. Or you can fax it by calling 803-926-7405 leave a msg saying you are sending a fax. Then fax at that number after waiting 5 minutes.

The event is sponsored by the newly formed Forest Acres Fine Art Center and Theatre Rowe Productions. A representative of their organization will be on hand Wed. evening, Friday and Saturday morning.

Thank you

Jeanee Bourque

http://artsails1.blogspot.com

Happy Thanksgiving! We are looking forward to seeing you on Black Friday weekend!

Pictured above: painting by Jean Bourque "Pink" painted to live music by DUBA band. 20x16 acrylic on canvas

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For further info please contact Andy Witt directly.


From: andrew witt andy@getcultured.org

Subject: ArtQuarium
For the past year the ArtQuarium in the windows of the Meridian Building Parking garage on Washington Street, between Sumter and Main has exhibited marine themed artwork from Richland One students.

Holder Properties, owners of the space have asked us to create a new show. The schools districts are now overwhelmed with budget cuts, testing etc. and have declined. The space is secure but is not climate controlled. It faces due north so until mid summer does not have any sun exposure. The actual open space is 8-9 fee high, 3 feet deep and about 60 feet long and divided by glass sections every 16 feet or so. The back wall has been painted to look (sort of) underwater, and the floor (seabed) is sand. The student work is primarily 3-D and suspended from the ceiling with monofilament. The space is lit at night and looks terrific.

So here’s the opportunity for Columbia based artists.

This will be a sales opportunity to make that clear. The Cultural Council will collect a 25% commission and remit the sales tax. The tax will be added to the purchase price.
There is no fee involved for participation but we may have some type of jury process if the response is large. In that case the jury will be representatives of Holder Properties and area gallery owners/managers , and/or artists who would not be participating.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

College students and adult artists only please. Residents of SC with preference to those living/working in Richland and Lexington Counties.

Marine themed life – fish, mollusks, corals and other underwater marine life in any media. Particularly tropical and other colorful species. They may also be related to environmentally threatened species. Due to the nature of the space we discourage 2-D and water media (humidity, etc). We do encourage ceramic, metal, wood, mixed media and other works that have a fish swimming in the ocean feeling. Mobiles and similar works are fabulous.

A label with the artist name, title, media, and price will be on a sheet posted in the window and interested buyers can contact the artist directly, or you can go though the Cultural Council.

There is no upper limit on price but we do suggest that you look at more affordable pieces for those patrons interested in decorating beach or other properties.

There is probably some room for 2-D work to be hung on the back wall, and some marine above water landscapes may be appropriate, but please keep in mind we call this the ArtQuarium and are really looking for underwater themed works.

I would encourage the various artist guilds and associations to perhaps think about a joint project and exhibition where your group could take one section of the windows.

Please take a look at what is currently there to get a feel. Please also forward this to others who may be interested in participating.

Please contact me as soon as possible as we’d like to start the changeover as soon as possible.

Thanks for your interest

Call if questions.

Andrew Witt
Executive Director
Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties
930 Richland Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803.231.3131 (direct line)